What is a kingdom of heaven?
Is it like the kingdom of England?
I've never lived in a kingdom, not sure I'd ever want to?
Right in whos opinion?
When does it happen?
What is a spirit?
Why do you think people's spirits need anything?

What is the wing velocity of an unladen swallow?

God...

What if I don't want to live forever?

What if I don't place value on pearls or gold?

What if there is nobody I want to see again?

What if I reject your concept of heaven and hell?

The kingdom of God is all meaning. The kingdom of heaven is a specific purpose; it is essentially about love, which is described in the New Testament. “Right” in heaven is decided according to our purpose, not by us, you, or the world, but by God. When? Honestly I don’t know, but I know each of us can experience it in part in our individual lives right now, and it will always be there. The spirit is the experiential truth of our being. I am not to judge what people’s spirits need. That is for the individual to define. But when I see a large bridge, standing in alignment with the forces of nature with evident purpose, it is inspiring to me.

Correction:

I would ask His will for me.

I may ask God if I can die after my mom...
So I would have given her all the love and caring she deserves and so much more...please?

Sweet Jesus Christ saves humanity from the calamity of eternal seperation from God, the source of life everlasting(everlasting health)
John 3:16
Sweet Jesus Christ is the bridge between holy loving God and sinful,depraved humanity

What is the kingdom of heaven?
The kingdom of heaven refers to a movement on earth and in the spirit realm,setup by God who gave Jesus Christ
his incarnate(human replica) to die( pay) for the sins and justification(pardon and freedom) of mankind from satan's slavery.
Therefore,'all' who believe in, and recieve Jesus Christ and his sacrificial death on the cross are part of this kingdom.
Christ Jesus is the head of this everlasting kingdom.
Daniel 2 vs 44
''......AND in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven setup a kingdom which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to others but it shall break in pieces and consume all other kingdoms''
About 2450yrs prophesy is fulfilled.

Isn't it a bit presumptuous to answer on behalf of God?


So, this is your answer.

This is your reasoning.

I was taught that heaven is being 'one' with God. Returning to exist in God's presence forever? A reward for believing.


Isn't this a stipulation. A catch clause? A proclamation based on third-party hearsay? Belief without foundational personal experience?


I've never met Daniel. I've never met Nostradamus either. What makes either of them an authority on my life? Is it because Daniel's writings appear in the Bible? What if they didn't?
Would his writings still have significance? What if Edgar Casey's writings appeared in the Bible? Would you quote those as well?


Why the significance of Kingdoms? The world is not made up of kingdoms. Kingdoms imply a ruler. A ruler implies rules. Rules are in place to control people as a means to establish dominance. Compliance is rewarded and non-compliance is punished.

If God gave man "free will", free will implies that there are no kingdoms or rules except that which is man's will.
With no rules of kingdom, there is no need for punishment or reward for compliance. Therefore the concept of heaven and hell falls flat.

There is a difference between believing in God and believing in religion. One is personal and the other is social. Given a choice between the two (there's that free will), I choose personal over social. I don't need a book to tell me what I should or shouldn't believe. I get everything I need from within.

Is there a known chance you won't?

a european swallow or african swallow . can i cross the bridge now

Tom4uhere,the scriptures(holy writ) are the mind of God.
2 Timothy 3:16
'All scriptures are given by the inspiration of God'....
By using them to answer your questions, God is answering for himself.
The bible contains the mind of God.
The works of other authors you mentioned contains their mind or some other's mind.

You know this ... how?

Isn't the Bible subject to interpretation based on belief?

I don't even try to quote passages but isn't there a passage that in essence, states that nobody is allowed to add or subtract from what is written in the Bible?
So it is written as intended and not subject to interpretation to fit any given belief.
Yet, people that quote passages out of context are in effect, changing the intent of what is written.
If God wrote it intending for Man to heed it you would think it would need no interpretation and would be crystal clear to everyone exactly the same. After all, if it is the mind of God, and God is all wise and all knowing, He would be able to make an instruction that all minds could follow without doubt.
The fact that it can be interpreted differently is proof that God did not write it.

Tom4uhere, its either you have some deep rooted bitterness against God which makes you have biased mind toward his inspired word or you outrightly dont understand it.
God will answer Man's questions through his inspired word(rhema),not just the written(logos) as documented in the bible.
To access the rhema out of the logos,the author-God, the Holy Spirit must be involved.
The reason you dont understand the bible is because you lack the presence of the person of the Holy Spirit-the very Spirit of Jesus Christ-the very Spirit of God.
Consider this
1 peter 1 v 20-21
'knowing this that no prophesy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
V21
For the prophesy came not in the old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost'
Therefore, every interpretation not by the Holy Ghost is false,and must be rejected.
Also, every interpretation that does not recognize Jesus Christ ,born of virgin Mary,crucified and shed his blood for the sins of humanity

.....continued
And rose after 3days and ascended to heaven and He is coming back again to rule on the earth-every thing that contradicts this is an error. Christ Jesus,the savior of the humanity is the central theme of the bible...

I know you think that makes sense.
I am under the impression that God is, well...God.
Why would God need a book of written words when God could just make His wishes known in the hearts of all men?

I would ask Jesus Christ how many other God's are up there with you? and do you guys get together and talk "shop"

Dear Tom, it is very important that I show to you the easy steps to Jesus Christ your loving Saviour. Untill you whole heartedly admit him into your heart , these things wont make sense to you.
How to invite Jesus the Christ(saviour) into your heart:
Spiritual Sense 1
Recognize that all humans inherited the nature of sin,including you and hence need the Savior Jesus Christ.
Everyone is\was once a sinner. It is not your fault that you are one.(Romans 3:23)
Spiritual Sense 2
Jesus Christ had paid fully the penalty for your sins and all humanity through his death. He is your righteousness(2 Corinthians 5:21)
Spiritual Step 3
Ask him in. Jesus Christ wants to come into your heart(Revelation 3:20)
'I Stand at the door and knock if any Man hear my voice,and open the door.....

Y'know, I was mildly interested in the OP to see if it would turn into another conversion tactic and it has.
That's what I hate about religion.
Religion will not allow anyone to believe what they want.
There is always some attempt to convert them to 'The Path'.

I am a good person.
I'm a good person because I choose to be, not because somebody or some book tells me I have to be good.
I am content with my life as it is.
I have no desire to hope for promises.
I can die without fear of loss.
I don't need some fairytale to hold onto.

Preach any gospel you want.
Quote any passage you want.
I live in the now, moment by moment.
Life isn't complicated, isn't scary, its just life.
Bored now....