In Matthew and Mark Gospels Jesus started his ministry with these statements.
Repent, the kingdom of heaven is nigh Matthew 4:17
The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. Mark 1:15
In the Gospel of Luke he reads the book of Isaiah and says that the words were fulfilled on that day. The verses are
Luke 4:17-21 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
In all these three accounts he started by preaching Gospel. In the Gospel of John the first sermon was when Nicodemus met him in the night. There also he talked about being a born again in water and spirit.
Now, what is the difference between Kingdom of God and Kingdom of Heaven? Are they same? Or are they different?
Let see in the next part.
Repent, the kingdom of heaven is nigh Matthew 4:17
The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. Mark 1:15
In the Gospel of Luke he reads the book of Isaiah and says that the words were fulfilled on that day. The verses are
Luke 4:17-21 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
In all these three accounts he started by preaching Gospel. In the Gospel of John the first sermon was when Nicodemus met him in the night. There also he talked about being a born again in water and spirit.
Now, what is the difference between Kingdom of God and Kingdom of Heaven? Are they same? Or are they different?
Let see in the next part.
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