The Difference Between the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven
Posted on August 16, 2019
"...The phrase “kingdom of God” is used 68 times throughout the New Testament. As a comparison, “kingdom of heaven” is only used 32 times and found exclusively in the book of Matthew. Many (in fact, very many) theories exist about the difference between the “kingdom of God” and “kingdom of heaven,” and some even say they are the same thing. It seems there is no one, straight forward answer. "
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Scofield’s View of the Kingdoms
The Scofield Reference Bible makes five distinctions between the KH and the KG, but they boil down to two main points.
First, the KG is made of only believers, both human and angelic, who willingly subject themselves to God’s authority. The KH is made only of humans who profess God, whether they are actual believers or not.
Second, the KG is eternal and spiritual in nature, while the KH is temporary and physical.
Both of these ideas relate to what’s called dispensational theology, which we won’t get into here. But they can quickly be dismissed if you believe the KG and the KH are one and the same."