Is there a difference between "see" and "enter" the kingdom of God?

Question

Moses saw the promised land from a high place, but didn't enter it.

John 3: See... Enter
Except a man be born again, he cannot SEE the kingdom of God...
Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot ENTER into the kingdom of God.

1Peter 1:23
Born again of incorruptible seed: grace,
not of corruptible seed: law.

Law: no enter: sinners all, none righteous: all perish
Grace: enter: sinners none, all righteous: none perish

God hath provided some better thing for us, than them?

Answer 1

See = Look but don't touch



Enter = Do whatever you like, have fun, touch anything, break anything and plunder.

Answer 2

yes on different levels too



first being born again of water and spirit. if a person is born again of the spirit, in such a purity of state, such a person can SEE the spirit world.

but he may not see the physical church.

Jesus says in the Lords prayer "thy kingdom come,.. on earth, thy will be done"

so the kingdom of God can be of Earth and of physical bodies and organization. Jesus organized the church on earth. the kingdom of God is on his shoulders.

So by being born of water A person becomes citizen with saints on earth, and enters the kingdom. physically.



now when you talk about the heavenly kingdom of God or the city of the resurrected, there is another specific "place" which a person can enter. Some people testify they can SEE this New Jerusalem or Zion in heaven even though they are in the spirit. but the city of enoch i believe is this same city in heaven. Some people make the mistake of calling this city the actual "heaven". so heaven, city and kingdom in heaven and kingdom on earth can all be misunderstood and used interactively.

Answer 3

In the case of Moses, his disobedience to God's orders caused him to not be able to enter the Promised Land. That does not mean he would not be eligible for resurrection to life in the future.



With John 3, seeing the actual Kingdom of God is impossible for humans. As the Kingdom is heavenly, 1 Corinthians 15:50 shows flesh and blood cannot enter heaven--cannot exist or even survive.



"Born of water" or symbol of dedicating ones life to God by baptism is first necessary. Then to share with Christ as Luke 22:28-30 talks about, one must die before one can be reborn to life as a spirit creature to "enter" the heavenly Kingdom.



There is also living under the protection of that Kingdom. As Revelations 21:4 shows the benefits of living on the planet earth under rulership of that Kingdom. Though we still will not literally "see" that Kingdom, we "enter" it by being within or under that rulership.



We pray for that in the Lord's Prayer. "Let your Kingdom come. Your will be done on EARTH as it is in heaven."



We have an example with Israel. As long as they were faithful no force could stop them. When they were disobedient, one girl with PMS could take them down. That was because God's protection was with them only as long as they obeyed their God.



Today, we can "see" their example of that Kingdom. By obedience to God's will, we can "enter" the true Kingdom rule on earth in the near future.

Answer 4

It means that Moses did not "enter" as in went inside the Kingdom but he did "see" it as in you have a visual representation.

Answer 5

Not much....you cannot see the kingdom without entering into the kingdom.

Answer 6

Didn't you just answer your own question with your first sentence? Duh, obviously you KNOW the difference between the words, "see," and, "enter."

Answer 7

I don't think there is a difference at all.