I’m not sure if this will be a series of posts or not. I just felt impressed to drop a few questions on this topic, and maybe it will spur others to ponder further.
What is a kingdom?
Ok, I’ll provide Noah Webster’s answer on this one:
The territory or country subject to a king; an undivided territory under the dominion of a king or a monarch.
So, when the scriptures talk about the “kingdom of God,” what are they talking about, and in what contexts? Are there different “kingdoms” over which God has dominion? If there are, do they relate to each other? If so, how? How can the “kingdom of God” be inside of us? How is the “kingdom of God” brought about here on earth? How is the “kingdom of God” like the many things to which it is compared in the scriptures? How does it increase?