From man's viewpoint from the earth the scriptures become a blueprint for man's benefit and success. The Kingdom of God is the revelation of what God has purposed for Himself. Man , in his earth bound viewpoint, rejects that kind of a kingdom. The kingdom of man must be rationalized as the Kingdom of God. Man's first thought is for himself, his benefit, his provision, his blessing, his ultimate good.
Man tries to wring a blessing out of each Kingdom scripture.
Even the rapture is seen as God moving into realms of earth to get man out of a desperate situation and solve man's dilemma and provide man a means of escape. Prayer is used for the same reason. Thank God, He has made tremendous provisions for man, but the center of all those provisions is God Himself. If the Kingdom of God is seen as one of the measures God uses to deliver man from his own self-centerness, the Kingdom will be seen in purer light. The Kingdom of God should be first seen as the artillery God uses to blow away the kingdom of man.