The Church and The Kingdom
PART 17 - Many Names, One Kingdom
Dr. Frank Parrish/ www.world-map.com

1. DEFINING “THE KINGDOM OF GOD” ONLY BY LOOKING AT GOD HIMSELF

A. Frequency of use of the following terms in Scripture –

“Kingdom of God” is used in Scripture:
MATTHEW – 4X
MARK– 14X
LUKE – 32X
JOHN – 2X
ACTS – 6X
Used by Paul – 8X
REVELATION – 1X

“Kingdom of heaven” is used in Scripture:
MATTHEW – 33X
JOHN – 1X

The terms “Kingdom of God” and “Kingdom of heaven” are

different, but are describing the thing.

“Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God’” MATTHEW 19:23-24

The “Kingdom of God” and the “Kingdom of heaven” are linguistic variations of the

idea.

Matthew was writing his gospel using Jewish tradition, so he would substitute an

term for “God.”

B. Other Terms

“The Kingdom of the Son of His love” COLOSSIANS 1:13

“The Heavenly Kingdom” 2 TIMOTHY 4:18

All of these different terms are only referring to

Kingdom, the Kingdom of God.

2. THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS HIS KINGSHIP, HIS RULE, HIS AUTHORITY, HIS RIGHT TO RULE

Principles about the Kingdom

A. MARK 10:13-16“RECEIVE THE KINGDOM AS A LITTLE CHILD”
Which means to receive with trust and full submission the rule of God.

B. MATTHEW 6:33“… SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS…”
Which means that the Kingdom is the

of our seeking.

C. MATTHEW 5:20“… EXCEED THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES…”
Which means to have a righteousness that is based on

God Himself and His rule and reign in our hearts.

HEAVEN IS ABOUT BEING IN GOD’S WHEREVER GOD’S PRESENCE IS, THERE IS HIS

3. MAKE A PLACE FOR THE PRESENCE OF GOD IN YOUR MIDST

A. It is God’s Kingdom that

people’s lives.

GOD IS OUR KING HIS KINGDOM IS ALL ABOUT HIS RULE, HIS REIGN AND AUTHORITY NOT JUST IN HEAVEN, BUT HERE ON EARTH