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T
he Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of God are synonyms terms in the New Testament. The Jewish rabbis used them interchangeably. The table below presents identical statements that Jesus made with the only change being the replacement if heaven for God. They were used interchanged.
 
Passage Matt. Mark Luke
Blessed are the poor in spirit for . . .
5:3
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6:20
Recline with Abraham, Issac, and Jacob . . .
5:3
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6:20
Who is greatest in the . . .
11:11
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7:28
. . . is like a mustard seed
13:31
4:30-31
13:8-9
. . . is like yeast
13:33
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13:21
Hard for a rich man to enter . . .
19:23-24
10:25
18:24-25
 
A through search of all relevant gospel references to the Kingdom of God (Mt 6:33; 21:31; 21:43; Mr 1:15; 9:47; 10:14; 15:43; Lu 8:1;8:10; 9:2; 9:1; 9:60; 9:62;10:9;12:3;13:18;13:20; 13:28; 13:29; 16:16; 17:21; 18:24; 19:11; 23:51; Joh 3:5) and the Kingdom of Heaven (Mt 5:19; 5:20; 8:11; 10:7; 11:12; 13:31; 13:33; 13:44; 13:52; 16:19; 18:1; 18:3; 19:12; 19:14; 23:13; 25:1; 25:14) will reveal that the Jews considered the phrases to refer to the same concept.  

 

 
     
 
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