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- Matthew is clear that this kingdom is not fully realized on earth as we know it, but will reach completion when we see “the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory” (Matthew 24:30). Meanwhile, we turn our backs on the old ways of work, so that the new way of the kingdom of heaven is made visible in us as we live.
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At the beginning of his earthly ministry, Jesus announces that “the kingdom of heaven has come near” (Matthew 4:17). When we read “kingdom of heaven,” we may think of harps, clouds, and angel choirs, but Jesus is clear that the kingdom of heaven refers to God’s rule on earth.
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Jul 13, 2010 · So for Matthew, the doctrine of the kingdom of heaven is the same kingdom that the other writers speak of as the kingdom of God. Matthew talks about the breakthrough of the kingdom and the arrival of Jesus in His incarnation.
Jun 2, 2023 · Why does Matthew's account of the life of Jesus use the phrase "the kingdom of the heavens". And why is this blatantly mistranslated as singular (heaven) and without the definite article (hey - the heaven)?
- Tim Miller
- Denotative difference: Kingdom of God vs Kingdom of Heaven
- Connotative difference: Kingdom of Heaven as Circumlocution
- Metonymic difference: Kingdom of Heaven vs Kingdoms of The Earth
- Implications For Matthew’s Readers
- Conclusion
Two main answers have been given to this question in modern church history. The first answer, given by the early dispensationalists (Scofield, Walvoord, Darby, Larkin, Chafer, Feinberg, and early Ryrie), argued for a denotative difference between Kingdom of God (KG) and Kingdom of Heaven (KH). They believed that the KH could be distinguished from ...
While denotative distinctions between the KG and the KH have been proposed elsewhere, the distinction became widely known through the popular Scofield Reference Bible. Scofield noted five ways to distinguish between the KH and the KG. The essential differences, however, can be summarized in two points. First, the KG only contains beings who willin...
That Matthew used KH in order to avoid using the divine name is the nearly unanimous view of modern Matthean scholarship. It is widely accepted that the Hebrews avoided using God’s name to avoid breaking the third of the Ten Commandments. Rather than using God’s name, the Jews would practice circumlocution, which derives from the Latin circum and l...
Sensing the failure of the circumlocution proposal, some scholars have attempted to propose alternate explanations. For instance, while D. A. Carson is not willing to completely overturn the circumlocution thesis, he argues that there seems to be more to Matthew’s choice than merely avoiding the divine name. Perhaps Matthew intentionally avoided KG...
On the basis of the findings above, KH in Matthew is not designed to show a denotative difference between the KH and the KG. Neither is it designed to avoid the divine name. Instead, KH functions to orientate the Jewish reader back to Daniel 2–7, where the Kingdom from the God of Heaven was promised to supplant the kingdoms of the earth. This under...
While this paper has emphasized the effect Matthew’s KH language would have had on the original recipients, it has a significant impact on modern believers as well. In union with historic believers in Babylon and Rome, modern believers can also have hope that, while the world’s kingdoms continue to rage against the King of Heaven (Ps 2), the KH wi...
The character of the kingdom community is perfected when Jesus returns, “coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory” (Matt. 24:30). With this understanding, we are ready to explore the specific character of each of the beatitudes and explore how it applies to work.
As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’. New Living Translation. Go and announce to them that the Kingdom of Heaven is near. English Standard Version. And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’.
May 1, 2004 · In Matthew chapter 10, Jesus called his twelve disciples together and commissioned them to go throughout Israel preaching the message that “the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Mt. 10:7). The content of their message was identical to the message of Jesus and John before him.
