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• makes God knowable - sorry, you have asked to have tangible evidence for faith. Faith is the prerequisite, and faith is the evidence of the intangible, so... I cannot meet your request.
• the kingdom of heaven is one of perpetual increase - Isaiah 9:7 "Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end."
• these are superimposed - Earth is not the only dimension of existence. You are a spiritual being living in an Earth body. Two realms; one person.
• It's not "sort of right" - It is half-correct then. The physics of Earth is the 'right' part, but the kingdom realm of the spirit is completely missing, so it is not wholly correct.
We've hit that spot where neither of us are going to convince the other, so we may as well end this. Yes, it is "mystic" in the sense that it is supernatural, a mystery not explainable with Newton's laws. But I am not "mystic" as in arcane, cabalistic occultism where demons trade favors for blood sacrifices and worship.
Of course, I'm going to disagree that it is "fanciful." The Apostle Paul recognized this overlay of physical and spiritual; he wrote to the Ephesians telling them that in his prayers he asked the Father to give them a spirit of wisdom and revelation in their knowledge of Him. (Eph 1:17) Paul taught that God is knowable. (Phil 3:10) The Apostle John also operated in both realms, that's how he received the revelation of the coming interplay between Heaven and Earth from Jesus while he (John) was on an island in the Mediterranean. John 17:3 states his view of "knowability" clearly: "And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent." Supernatural mystic, yes. Spooky mystic, no.
From my standpoint, I am sorry for your knowledge being limited to only what your five senses can verify. In Luke 12:32. Jesus is saying, "Do not fear, little flock, for your Father took delight to give you the kingdom." It made God the Father happy; He found pleasure in opening the "mystical" spiritual realm to them.
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Faith flows the other way