2. Church members do not know how to distinguish between the Kingdom of God and Heaven.

 2. Church members do not know how to distinguish between the Kingdom of God and Heaven.

 

Church community pastors do not know how to distinguish between the Kingdom of God and Heaven. This is because they do not know Greek.

The Gospel of Matthew was written primarily for the Jewish people, but the pastors of the church community thought it was blasphemous for the Jews to use the word God, so they replaced it with the word heaven. This is a truly worrisome expression. In addition to the Gospel of Matthew, in Mark 16:19 it says, "So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God."

The Greek word translated heaven here is ton uranon. In Luke 24:51, "While he was blessing them, he was taken up [into heaven]." Heaven is ton uranon, the same as in Matthew. In John 1:51, "And he said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter you shall see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man." Heaven is also ton uranon. In other words, it is not only Matthew that uses the word heaven, but also Mark, Luke, and John use the same word.

The Kingdom of God is the Greek word for "Tes Basileia Tou Deu (τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ θεοῦ)", meaning the kingdom of God ruled by God the Father. In Acts 19:8, "Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, arguing and persuading them about the kingdom of God."

The kingdom of heaven is in Greek, "He basileia ton uranon (ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν)". He basileia means kingdom, and ton uranon is a plural noun with an article, grammatically, meaning the kingdom of God that comes into the hearts of the saints. In Matthew 3:2, it says, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near."

The ton uranon translated as heaven means Jesus Christ. The words, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near” mean that Jesus came to the world as the Messiah. The purpose of Jesus coming to the world was to make sinners into heaven. Heaven means the kingdom of God in the heart.

Luke 17:20-21 "The Pharisees asked him when the kingdom of God would come. Jesus answered them, 'The kingdom of God does not come with observation. Nor will people say, 'See here!' or 'See there!' For, truly, the kingdom of God is within you.'" Among the Pharisees was Jesus, and among them, Jesus referred to himself as the kingdom of God.

When sinners living on this earth repent and enter into Jesus Christ, heaven is realized. In other words, a temple is established in the heart, and Jesus is present in that temple, so heaven is realized. Believers who do not have heaven in their hearts cannot be said to be in Christ, and they cannot be called saved saints.

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