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Originally Posted by Freedom

I found an interesting discussion at the link below of the the use of the Kingdom of Heaven in Matthew. The explanation given is that Jewish believers would have avoided using the name of God directly, so certain substitutes were used such as 'Heaven'. It seems to be a reasonable assessment if the two phrases are viewed as interchangeable:
http://hermeneutics.stackexchange.co...kingdom-of-god

That is in harmony with the Jewish mentality of respecting God's name.