Distinguishing the Kingdom of God/Heaven

" . . . [T]he kingdom of God is at Hand." 

Matthew 3.1 (KJV)

Then Pilate said, "So you are a king!".
Jesus replied, "You say that I am a king.
For this reason I was born,
and for this reason I came into the world--to testify to the truth.
Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."
John 18.37

"And when he was demanded of the Pharisees
when the kingdom of God should come, 

he answered them and said,
The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: 

Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! 

for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you."

Luke 17 (KJV)

"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; 

and all these things shall be added unto you." 

Luke 12.22-34 (KJV)

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying,
"All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost:
Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you:
and, lo, I am with you alway,
even unto the end of the world."
Matthew 28.18-20

 What is the "kingdom of God," 
and what does it mean 
to seek it first? 

When is first?

What is the meaning of 
"the Kingdom,"

After a thorough review of the Bible,
it appears to me that

The Kingdom of God  
IS NOT 
the same thing as "Heaven."

Eliminating the obvious:

Whatever the kingdom is:

To seek it second 
is to not seek it first.

To seek it when I have time 
 or when I get around to it 
is to not seek it at all

To seek it tomorrow is to not seek it today

To seek it later is to not seek it now. 

To seek it in the coming moment is to not seek it in this moment.
To seek it in a linear sense, is to not seek it in a lateral sense.
To think of it being somewhere other than here, 
is to think of it as being somewhere else
Somewhere over there. 

What is the kingdom of Heaven?
or where is it?
Is it a real and tangible place or thing?
Is it a religious thing
A political thing?
Is it a thought or idea?
A state of mind?
If we don't know what it is, 
How do we know what to look for?  
Or where to look for it? 
Are there signposts along the way? 
Is it a place which can be mapped?
 

Is the kingdom of Heaven
A kingdom of kingdoms?
within the heirarcy including
 the mineral, vegetable, animal, or human kingdoms?
Is it among them, a fifth kingdom

Is the kingdom of Heaven
the kingdom of Spirit
The realm of Soul?

If we consider the kingdom of Heaven 

in the context of the Creative Order, 

where Light is created on the first day: 

"let there be light" Genesis 3:1

and the Sun is created on the fourth day, Genesis 1:16

Is the Kingdom of Heaven a creation
If it's a creation, 
When was it created?  
Is it part of this universe? 

Jesus answered:
"My kingdom is not of this world" 
John 18.36 

If something is not of this world
does it not exist?
is it not established?
If his kingdom were of this world
would it not be corrupted 
like every other kingdom 
of this world?

Does anything exist in the future?
Can you can't point to now?
Is the future not merely an imagination?

Can we find something that doesn't exist?

Is the thought realm 

 the kingdom of Heaven?

The realm of Spirit, 

The realm of ideas

of imaginations?

 

We know that a State (like Colorado) 

 exists as a state of mind, 

 by consent of the mind(s)

who believe in it. 

500 years ago the State of Colorado didn't exist, 

but now it does. 

It may not exist 500 years from now. 

Is the State of Colorado of this world?

Does the kingdom (State?) of Heaven exist? 

Is the Kingdom of Heaven 

Ever present everywhere? 

Do you believe it does?  

Do I?

What does eternity mean

If we don't think of it in a linear since? 

When we pray, "Thy kingdom come" 

do we think of the kingom being over there, 

or up there? 

Anywhere but here? 

Where is here?   Its not over there.  Here is not somewhere else. Here is where I am. Here is where everything that is, is.

There is where everything that is, isn't.

I think in the Present, the here and now.

My thoughts are. 

This is simply the beginning 

distinguishing from where, 

I believe, 

we should be looking

when we are seeking 

First 

the kingdom.