Checkpoint wrote:
onewithhim wrote:
Checkpoint wrote:
The kingdom has a government, yes, which presently rules in the midst of its enemies.
That is the "now" I mentioned.
The "not yet" aspect will come when Kitg Jesus returns .
You are correct. Jesus rules now, but not over the whole earth. He is preparing his people for the
new beginning---Paradise on Earth---and guiding them to tell others about this good news.
His government has been ruling in the midst of its enemies for 2000 years, not just since 1914.
Are you taking into consideration that since the earth has not seen, yet, the promises fulfilled that the Kingdom will provide, it must not have been completely set up over the planet as the Scriptures state will happen?
"And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but
it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever." (Daniel 2:44, KJV)
The passage that describes Nebuchadnezzar's dream about the great idol shows that the Kingdom will be set up over the Earth in the days that are associated with the feet of the idol. (Daniel 2:28-44)
This is after the Roman empire, which appeared as the fourth kingdom represented by the image's legs. The feet represents those governments that sprang off of the Roman Empire after its collapse, including the British and American governments. If one were to research the histories of these governments they could see that they could, indeed, say they extended from Roman times.
So, no, the Kingdom hasn't been ruling since the first century. If you want to know how we can tell that 1914 was a significant year, perhaps more research is a good idea. I can't believe that none of the links that Jehovah'sWitness supplied on these threads have been able to provide acceptable information to answer your misapprehensions.