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The Kingdom of God

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The Kingdom of God is one of those teachings that has been just out of my reach for many years.  There have been times when I thought I understood it, but then it was whisked away as quickly as it came.  I have asked many learned teachers and friends to explain it to me, only to receive answers that I could trace the meaning of, but not abide.  I have returned to study it once again, and the pieces have finally clicked into place for me to begin to comprehend.  My understanding of The Kingdom will not be popular with many people I know, but I must begin to collect my understanding of it in order to keep it.  I write this blog today as a place to collect those verses and thoughts that have formed my current understanding and conviction. When I first began studying The Kingdom, I sought primarily in the gospels.  They are full of references to both the Kingdom of God and The Kingdom of Heaven.  My first task was to determine if those were indeed the same or different kingdoms.  It is