Chapter 6.1 - The Kingdom of God
After understanding the Biblical definition of "Kingdom of Heaven" the next question becomes: What's the difference between
the phrase "Kingdom of Heaven" and the phrase "Kingdom of God"? Throughout the entire (3rd) Christian Kingdom, the Saints
could never understand the difference - because that information remained "sealed" to them. However, it was always God's Plan
for this Biblical "mystery" to eventually be revealed by the last of the "Wise Virgins", during the current "Season and Time".
The phrase "Kingdom of God" is used seventy (70) times in the Bible and every time it represents the Holy Spirit of God
and/or the souls (but not the bodies) of the "wheat", who have been "born again" (regenerated by His "indwelling" Spirit).
We see [Mat 21:43] the "Kingdom of God" is an earthly Kingdom because it was "taken" from those in the Jewish Kingdom,
and it was "given" to those in the (3rd) Christian Kingdom. In other words, the HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD was "taken" from
the Jewish "Kingdom of Heaven" and was "given" to the Christian "Kingdom of Heaven". And the EVIDENCE of this event
was (a) the "harvest" of Saints (indwelt with the Spirit) out of the (2nd) Jewish Kingdom and into the (3rd) Christian Kingdom
and (b) the "new song" of the Christian Gospel - as many Old Testament "mysteries" were then "unsealed" to the Christian Saints.
Mat 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, the KINGDOM OF GOD [the Holy Spirit of God] shall be TAKEN from you
[taken from the Jewish "Kingdom of Heaven"], and GIVEN to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof
[given to the Christian "Kingdom of Heaven"].
Again, the "Kingdoms of Heaven" are physical Kingdoms containing both the "wheat and tares" preaching the Gospel, while
the "Kingdom of God" is the Holy Spirit of God - and the spiritual Kingdom consisting of only those "indwelt" with His Spirit.
When the Bible commands [Mat 6:33] we "seek ye first the Kingdom of God" it's not teaching we should seek the Christian Church.
Instead, it commands we seek to enter into a spiritual Kingdom by becoming regenerated (we seek to be "indwelt" or "born again").
We are not saved by entering into a temporal "Kingdom of Heaven"... we are saved by entering into the eternal "Kingdom of God".
The Bible speaks of two (2) separate-and-distinct "resurrections". Obviously, the second (or last) resurrection occurs when the Lord
Returns and people are "resurrected" from being in the graves - most people understand that resurrection. What most do NOT understand
is the nature and timing of the FIRST resurrection. This is the reason most people do not understand the MEANING of Revelation 20:5-6,
because they don't understand the CONTEXT of the first resurrection. They don't understand WHAT it is or WHEN it occurs or HOW
it occurs or WHY it occurs. But there are literally dozens of passages in just the New Testament that describes the answer to all
of these questions.
Rev 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power,
but they [of the first resurrection] shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
[during the A-Millennial Kingdom of the (3rd) Christian "Kingdom of Heaven"]
For the Saints in each of the Four Kingdoms on earth, the First Resurrection of regeneration gives life to our "dead" souls,
and the Second Resurrection, when the Seventh Trumpet sounds, completes the process, as it gives life to our dead bodies.
The purpose of the First Resurrection is to transfer OUR SOULS from death into life - to avoid the Second Death [v20 above]
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again
[except a man be regenerated, or saved, or "indwelt"] he cannot see the KINGDOM OF GOD.
John 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water [of the Gospel]
and of the Spirit [of the Holy Spirit of God], he cannot enter into the KINGDOM OF GOD.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is Spirit.
1Jn 3:14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren.
He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
Eph 2:1 And you hath He quickened, [made alive] who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Eph 2:5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us [made us alive] together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
Eph 5:14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
Col 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath He quickened [made alive]
together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
Mat 22:31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
To be clear, the "Kingdom of God" is a SUBSET of the "Kingdom of Heaven" because it only includes the saved "wheat",
and not the unsaved "tares". Therefore, the Bible can use the phrases interchangeably when it focuses only on the "wheat"
within the Kingdom. When focused only on the "wheat", the Bible can use "Kingdom of Heaven" OR "Kingdom of God".
And that is why we have several parallel passages in the Bible that interchange these two phrases.
For example: In the Bible we are commanded to REPENT because the "Kingdom of Heaven" is at hand...
However, in other passages we are commanded to REPENT because the "Kingdom of God" is at hand. In both cases,
the focus is on the (5th) Eternal "Kingdom of Heaven" (not the 3rd Christian Kingdom) since it's ONLY the saved "wheat"
that actually "repent" as commanded. The unsaved "tares" never fulfill the command to "repent and believe" and, as a result,
the unsaved "tares" can never enter into the (5th eternal) "Kingdom of Heaven" or the (one and only eternal) "Kingdom of God".
Another example: In Matthew 11:11 we are told that John the Baptist is the greatest mortal man ever born on earth,
but the LEAST in the "Kingdom of Heaven" is greater than John. However, in Luke 7:28 the phrase "Kingdom of God"
is used interchangeably... because, in both cases, the Kingdom in view is the (5th) Eternal "Kingdom of Heaven". Obviously,
the LEAST in the (3rd) Christian "Kingdom of Heaven" is NOT greater than John the Baptist. Therefore, the context requires
us to understand the interchangeability of these two phrases - whenever the context is focused ONLY on the saved "wheat".
Mat 11:11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist:
notwithstanding, he that is LEAST in the [5th and eternal] Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.
Luke 7:28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist:
but he that is LEAST in the [one and only] Kingdom of God is greater than he.
Another example: In Matthew 13:10-11 the Lord reveals He spoke in parables as understanding of His Words was only given
to the "disciples" (wheat) in the "Kingdom of Heaven". However, in Mark 4:11 the phrase "Kingdom of God" is used because:
(a) it only includes the saved "wheat" in the Kingdom - specifically excluding "them that are without" the eternal Kingdom and
(b) because the verse also has application to mysteries revealed AFTER the (3rd) Christian Kingdom ... at the "time-of-the-end".
The "mysteries" now being revealed during this "Season and Time" are part of the "Mystery of the Kingdom of God", however,
they were never meant to be understood by Saints in the Jewish "Kingdom of Heaven" or in the Christian "Kingdom of Heaven",
they remained "sealed" to all Saints - until the Last Saints who witnessed the rise-and-fall of the Fourth Beast/Revelation Beast.
Mat 13:10 And the disciples [the saved wheat] came, and said unto Him, Why speakest Thou unto them [the tares] in parables?
11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you [given unto the disciples] to know the mysteries
of the [3rd New Testament] KINGDOM OF HEAVEN but to them [to the unsaved tares] it is not given.
Mark 4:11 And He said unto them [the disciples], Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the KINGDOM OF GOD
but unto them that are without [the tares outside the 5th Eternal Kingdom], all these things are done in parables:
Another example: In Matthew 13:32 the Bible likens the "Kingdom of Heaven" to a great tree lodging birds in its branches.
However, in both Mark 4:32 and Luke 13:19 the Bible uses "Kingdom of God" to describe the same tree with "great branches",
allowing birds to "lodge under the shadow of it". In all three passages the birds represent the (saved) wheat and NOT the tares.
Note: Many Bible 'scholars' misunderstand these verses. In the Bible, "birds" can represent EITHER the "wheat" or the "tares",
depending on the immediate context of the specific passage - see Isaiah 31:5, and Matthew 24:27-28, and Revelation 19:17-21.
The "Kingdom of Heaven" and the "Kingdom of God" are both earthly Kingdoms existing throughout all of history.
The best way to understand the difference is to realize the "Kingdom of Heaven" is a PHYSICAL Kingdom on earth
representing the (unsaved) "tares" and/or the (saved) "wheat" within each of the Four Kingdoms in history. However,
the "Kingdom of God" is a SPIRITUAL Kingdom - which includes only the souls of the Saints - from each Kingdom.
The "Kingdom of God" is an earthly Kingdom containing souls of the Saints... it does not include their moral bodies.
In the Bible, the "Kingdom of Heaven" is a PHYSICAL Kingdom including the BODIES of all the "wheat and tares"
associated with preaching the "Word of the Kingdom" (preaching the Gospel) during each of Daniel's Four Kingdoms.
While the "Kingdom of God" is a SPIRITUAL Kingdom containing only the "born again" SOULS of Saints ("wheat").
Of course, the reason why the earthly "Kingdom of God" is a spiritual Kingdom including the souls (but not the bodies)
of those who are regenerated, from each "Kingdom of Heaven", is that only our SOUL is "born again" when we are saved.
Obviously, "flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God"... so our corruptible mortal bodies can never be included.
Obviously, redemption of our bodies does not occur until the Seventh Trumpet sounds - and the Lord Jesus Christ Returns.
1 Co 15:50 Now this I say, BRETHREN, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the KINGDOM OF GOD:
neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
1 Co 15:51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We [the brethren] shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last Trump: for the [Seventh] Trumpet shall sound,
and the dead [brethren] shall be raised incorruptible, and we [living brethren] shall be changed. 53 For this
corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible
shall put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass
the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
While the redemption of our bodies does not occur until the Seventh Trumpet, our souls are redeemed when we become saved.
The souls of Saints enter into the "Kingdom of God" when we are indwelt with His Holy Spirit and our soul is "born again".
The "dead" souls of the Saints enter into the eternal "Kingdom of God" when they are "raised" by the Holy Spirit of God.
The "quickening" of our dead souls, as we are "born again" by the indwelling Holy Spirit of God, is the point in time
when we (our souls) are taken out of the "Kingdom of Babylon" and translated into the eternal "Kingdom of God".
Eph 2:5 Even when we were DEAD in sins, hath QUICKENED us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
6 And hath RAISED US up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
John 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water [the Gospel]
and of the Spirit [and of the Holy Spirit], he cannot enter into the KINGDOM OF GOD.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh: and that which is born of the Spirit is Spirit.
While we enter into the temporal "Kingdom of Heaven" when we become associated with, and preach the Gospel of, one of Daniel's
four earthly Kingdoms - we enter into the eternal "Kingdom of God" when we (our souls) are "translated" from the spiritual death
of Satan's "Kingdom of Babylon" and we (our souls) are "regenerated" or "born again" by the "indwelling" Holy Spirit of God.
While our souls are redeemed when we are "raised" or "quickened" by His Spirit, our bodies are redeemed at the Last Trump.
The "Kingdom of God" represents the Holy Spirit of God - and those "indwelt" with His Spirit.
The "Kingdom of God" represents the souls (but not the bodies) of those who are "born again" (saved)
during each of Daniel's four "Kingdoms of Heaven", and those within the (5th) Eternal "Kingdom of Heaven"
While there are FIVE "Kingdoms of Heaven" on earth... there's only ONE "Kingdom of God".
Daniel's four Kingdoms are physical Kingdoms - the "Kingdom of God" is a spiritual Kingdom.
After understanding the difference between the (five) "Kingdoms of Heaven" and the (one) "Kingdom of God",
the next question becomes: What is the Biblical definition of the phrase "Kingdom of Babylon"? Throughout the
Christian Kingdom, Saints could never understand "Babylon the Great", which is demonstrated as the Bible [Rev 17:5]
actually NAMES this Kingdom "Mystery Babylon". We now reveal the "unsealed" mystery of the "Kingdom of Babylon".
Chapter 6.2 - Difference between the (5) "Kingdoms of Heaven" and the (1) "Kingdom of God"
Since there is often confusion on the differences between the five (5) "Kingdoms of Heaven", and the one (1) "Kingdom of God", it's best
to provide a summary of the differences: The phrase "Kingdom of Heaven" is used thirty-three (33) times in the Bible and EVERY TIME
the phrase represents the unsaved "tares" and/or the few saved "wheat", associated with preaching the "Word of the Kingdom" (the Gospel) in one of four temporal Kingdoms on earth, OR it represents only the saved "wheat" harvested into the (5th) Eternal "Kingdom of Heaven".
The phrase "Kingdom of God" is used seventy (70) times in the Bible and EVERY TIME it represents the Holy Spirit of God and/or the souls (but not the bodies) of the saved "wheat" who have been regenerated by His "indwelling" Holy Spirit. TO BE CLEAR, the "Kingdom of God" IS A SUBSET of the "Kingdoms of Heaven" since it ONLY includes the saved "wheat", and none of the unsaved "tares". Therefore, the Bible can use the phrases interchangeably when the verses are focused on only the saved "wheat" in the Kingdom. When focused only on the "wheat", the Bible can use the term "Kingdom of Heaven" OR "Kingdom of God". And that is why we have several parallel passages in the Bible that,
interchange these two terms... when talking about ONLY the saved "wheat".
Please review the examples (provided in Chapter 6.1) that show these terms being used interchangeably when the CONTEXT is ONLY on the
saved "wheat" in the Kingdom and does not include the unsaved "tares". Therefore, people finding passages (and there are several) where these
terms are interchanged... are showing passages where the CONTEXT is only talking about the saved "wheat" and NONE of the unsaved "tares".
This is a very simple Biblical reality to understand (or confirm in Scripture) but FEW people are able to accept this reality because it represents
NEW INFORMATION to them and, unfortunately, most "Christians" only accept the teachings of men (priests, pastors, theologians, etc.) and
(as foretold in the Bible) cannot accept the teachings of the Last Saints - regardless of how much Scripture is presented and harmonized for them.
Remember, the term "Kingdom of God" is not only used to describe the saved "wheat/sheep" indwelled with the Holy Spirit of God...
the term is also used to describe the Holy Spirit itself. As shown in the passage below, as the Holy Spirit is GIVEN to the Christians.
Mat 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The "Kingdom of God" [the Holy Spirit] shall be TAKEN from you, [taken from the Jewish Kingdom]
and GIVEN to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. [given to the Christian Kingdom] 44 And whosoever shall fall on this
stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees
had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
Do not marvel that the Holy Spirit of God was TAKEN from the (2nd) Jewish "Kingdom of Heaven" when it was replaced by the (3rd) Christian
"Kingdom of Heaven" because the Holy Spirit TAKEN from the (3rd) Christian "Kingdom of Heaven" when it was replaced by Daniel's Fourth
Great Tribulation "Kingdom of Heaven" [Mat 25:1]. In fact, Daniel's Fourth Beast/the Great Tribulation/the 7-Headed Revelation Beast and Satan's
"Little Season" could not begin until the "testimony" of the church* was "finished" [Rev 11:7] and all of the Saints had been saved/sealed [Rev 7:1-3]
and the Holy Spirit had been "TAKEN OUT OF THE WAY", so Satan and his Anti-Christ could RULE last (temporal) "Kingdom of Heaven".
* The two candlesticks and two olive trees represent the New Testament church, not two individuals as so many have falsely guessed in the past.
2Th 2:6 And now ye know what withholdeth [the Holy Spirit] that he [the Anti-Christ or Man-of-Sin] might be revealed in his time.
7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only He [the Holy Spirit] who now letteth will let, until He [the Holy Spirit]
BE TAKEN OUT OF THE WAY. 8 And then [during the Great Tribulation and/or Satan's "Little Season"] shall that Wicked
[Anti-Christ] be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His
Coming: 9 Even him [the Anti-Christ], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
The RULE of the Anti-Christ during the (4th) Great Tribulation "Kingdom of Heaven" (aka, the Revelation Beast) is shown as Daniel's
Abomination of Desolation "standing" (ruling) in the "Holy Place" (the Body of believers) and the Man-of-Sin "sitting" (ruling) in the "Temple"
(the Body of Believers) and LITERALLY dozens of other passages. See chapter 8.5 for some examples of these RELATED passages showing
different perspectives of this same event.
