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It way OK. We all have different ways to explain or emphasize things we teach. The conclusion reached was correct. The word Heaven or when words like Heaven or God are used in regard to this Kingdom are not teaching us that it will be located someplace else unknown to us. It is simply a Jewish way to say Kingdom of God or a Kingdom that is authorized by God to exist here on earth at an appointed time. The Apostles knew that it would be here on earth and after all their training and our Lord's further instructions after His resurrection expected it and asked: Acts 1:6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? Were they wrong to think this? No! But now they would simply learn that the timing of this would still be well into the future while the place involving where it would be was correct and our Lord would return here to administer it. Acts 1:11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Now words like sheep are not specific. We can apply words like other sheep to Christ's loyal followers be they Jewish or Gentile believers. This is fine. And we can apply the word Sheep to the Nations of the world both living and dead that are also found worthy of life in this kingdom of God as Matthew chapter 25 teaches. This is why in Revelation chapter 20 John saw such Nations existing together with the holy ones in this Kingdom. As for two different groups of Christians, do we find them involved somehow? No, for our Lord will throw out any evil slaves found among such believers to be with the Nations at His coming before any get to enter into this Kingdom. They (such evil slaves) exist now of course, but will not exist as believers or holy ones then in this Kingdom at least not until after the final test.

Joseph

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