Ten Aspects of the Kingdom of God

Many Christians have pondered the different terms used in Scripture in connection with the kingdom and have been thoroughly confused. It has not helped that—in an attempt to solve the problem—faulty definitions have been brought forward to explain the differences between the terms. An example is: "'The kingdom of God' refers to those who are real believers, and 'the kingdom of the heavens' has a mixture of both real believers and mere professing believers." This definition is an oversimplification of these terms, and furthermore, it does not fit every reference concerning the kingdom of God and the kingdom of the heavens.



Being conscious that we could cause further confusion on the subject, we proceed with caution and heartfelt dependence upon the Lord. Our aim is to provide a simple, but accurate, explanation of the terms Scripture uses concerning the kingdom.