Word Study on Kingdom

Mark 1:15

“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”

Question: How is the word Kingdom used here?

Answer: The word Kingdom seems to infer a ruler-ship, or Kingship vs. a physical Kingdom.

Mark 3:24

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

Question: How is the word Kingdom used here?

Answer: Jesus is using the word Kingdom here as an analogy to disprove an accusation against Him.

Mark 4:11

He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables.

Question: What is the description of the word Kingdom here?

Answer: Before explaining the parable, Jesus wanted to explain that their desire to understand the “secret” which are the “principles” of the Kingdom would be revealed to them.

Mark 4:26

He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground.

Question: How is Kingdom used here?

Answer: Kingdom is allegorical to “seeds,” or the process on how the good news is sown and develops to its final harvest.

Mark 4:30

Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it?

Question: How is the Kingdom used here?

Answer: Kingdom is allegorical to a specific seed “mustard seed,” and denotes how such a small seed would develop into a tree. This would be in reference to the growth of the Kingdom of God until Jesus’ return.

Mark 6:23

And he promised her with an oath, “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”

Question: How is Kingdom used here?

Answer: Herod here uses the word kingdom to denote a division “not” of territory, but of ruler-ship.

Mark 9:1

And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.”

Question: How is the word Kingdom used here?

Answer: Kingdom is used to identify the “power” and “authority” of Jesus. His statement of the Kingdom is a declaration of the victory of the “Power” of the resurrection (Philippians 3:10).

Mark 9:47

And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,

Question: How is Kingdom used here?

Answer: Kingdom is used here of the “actual Physical” Kingdom of God. This passage talks about “entering” and references finality at the end of the age for those who don’t make it, “hell.”

Mark 10:14

When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Question: How is Kingdom used here?

Answer: Kingdom is allegorical as to a principle or that of innocent trust in coming into the Kingdom.

Mark 10:15

Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

Question: How is Kingdom used here?

Answer: I think there’s a twofold use here. One is the principle “receive” of the Kingdom in order to “enter” it. Trust and faith.

Mark 10:23

Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”

Question: How is Kingdom used here?

Answer: Kingdom used here denotes an actual place as Jesus mentions one has to “enter” it.

Mark 10:24

The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

Question: How is Kingdom used here?

Answer: Kingdom is used here to denote an actual place.

Mark 10:25

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”

Question: How is Kingdom used here?

Answer: Kingdom is used here to denote an actual place.

Mark 11:10

“Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna in the highest heaven!”

Question: How is Kingdom used here?

Answer: Kingdom is used here to denote an actual place.

Mark 12:34

When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.

Question:  How is Kingdom used here?

Answer: Kingdom is used here to denote an actual place. The reference of distance “far from” represents location. This Pharisee knew the summation of the Law, but there lacked one more thing, Jesus.

Mark 13:8

Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

Question: How is Kingdom used here?

Answer: Kingdom is used here to denote an actual place.

Mark14:25

“Truly I tell you, I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

Question: How is Kingdom used here?

Answer: Kingdom is used here to denote an actual place.

Mark15:43

Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.

Question: How is Kingdom used here?

Answer: Kingdom is used here to denote an actual place.