I believe the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven are the same according to these scriptures.
Yes, they are. It is how I understand too.
Luke 17:20 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: 21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
Mark and Luke used “kingdom of God” where Matthew used “kingdom of heaven” quite frequently. In the same parable, the authors used different words, indicating that the two are referring to the same thing.
Compare Matthew 11:11-12 with Luke 7:28; Matthew 13:11 with Mark 4:11 and Luke 8:10; Matthew 13:24 with Mark 4:26; Matthew 13:31 with Mark 4:30 and Luke 13:18; Matthew 13:33 with Luke 13:20; Matthew 18:3 with Mark 10:14 and Luke 18:16; and Matthew 22:2 with Luke 13:29.
In each of these instances, Matthew used the phrase “kingdom of heaven” while Mark and/or Luke used “kingdom of God.” Clearly, the two phrases are interchangeable because they refer to the same thing. CREATION: Isa 42:5 Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: Jer 10:12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion
DESTRUCTION: Heb 1:10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: Heb 1:11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; Heb 1:12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. 2Pe 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. NEW HEAVENS and NEW EARTH
Isa 65:17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. 2Pe 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
Right. But the most important, from now on, is what is written in 1Corinthians 15:24-27 and 51-55
(combined with Revelation 11:15-18). The time now is of CONQUER.
1 Corinthians 15:24-27 and 51-55:->
24 The END cometh when he shall have delivered up the KINGDOM to GOD, even the Father; when he shall have PUT DOWN all RULE and all AUTHORITY and POWER. (But how? How could the meek inherit the earth? The answer is here: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit(a sharp Sword), saith the Lord of hosts. - Zechariah 4:6. By the way, one of the 7 heads of the Gentile Beast of sea will be wounded to death by the Sword-Revelation 13:3and14, take a look.)
25 For He must reign, till He hath put ALL enemies under His feet.
26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. ->The time now is of CONQUER.
27 For GOD hath put all things under His feet. But when He saith all things are put under Him, it is manifest that He is excepted, which did put all things under Him.
Revelation 11:15-18
15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms OF THIS WORLD are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever.
16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before GOD on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped GOD,
17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord GOD Almighty, which are, and was, and are to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
18 And the NATIONS were (WILL BE) angry, and GOD's WRATH is come(Isaiah 26:20-21, take a look), and the time of the dead, that they should be Judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest DESTROY them which destroy the earth.-> This will LITERALLY be fulfilled from now on, and it just began, thw devilish world will LITERALLY be DISSOLVED as an implosion, in fulfilment of 2Peter 3:11-12 combined with Genesis 19:12-13, and so on, take a look.
Be prepared or else get ready.->Revelation 16:15.
There are three heavens:
First heaven - The firmament, Earths Atmosphere -which is the immediate sky, where the “fowls of the heaven” (Genesis 2:19; 7:3,23; Psalms 8:8, etc.), “the eagles of heaven” (Lamentations 4:19), it is our atmosphere that surrounds the earth.
Second Heaven - Outer Space, the starry heavens (Deuteronomy 17:3; Jeremiah 8:2; Matthew 24:29).
The second heaven is the starry heavens, where our atmosphere ends. It is the heavens in which the sun, moon, and stars are fixed in orbit.
Third Heaven - This is where God, Jesus and the holy angels dwell plus the very breath of just men dwell as when we die it is that breath that returns back to God. It is called “The heaven of heavens,” (Deuteronomy 10:14; 1 Kings 8:27; Psalms 115:16; 148:4). (1Kings 8:27) - “The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. The third heaven is beyond the space and stars. Where no man has seen by telescope. This heaven is the dwelling-place of God (John 3:13).
The description above about three heavens is from a human perspective, a mere description not from GOD's perspective. You know that he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from above is above all-John 3:31. -> The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of GOD: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
An example, is what you say "the third heaven is beyond the space and stars. Where no man has seen by telescope. This heaven is the dwelling-place of God (John 3:13)". Oh no, sister, This human and earthly interpretation has nothing to do with the Word of GOD, understand?(John 3:13). In general are tares. -> Even John 3:27 says: A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. Can you understand this? Good.
By the Word of GOD I must say that GOD is very very near,
he is not so far as you said above - 3rd HEAVEN.
quite the opposite, He is very very near as is written in Isaiah 40. Furthermore, our GOD is Omnipresent.
But what He said by Isaiah? Isaiah 40:
10 Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and His arm shall rule for Him: behold, His reward is with Him, and His work before Him.
11 He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
18 To whom then will ye liken GOD? or what likeness will ye compare unto Him?
21 Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22 It is He that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain
(Isaiah 51:16), and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.