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by James T. Bartsch


"But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne." Matthew 25:31





























Reasons Why Jesus' Kingdom Has Not Yet Begun


  1. The Jewish people do not believe He is their Messiah. (Zechariah 12:10-14)

  2. The Nation of Israel is the most despised nation in the world. (Isaiah 60:1-22)

  3. God's name is not being set apart around the earth. (Matthew 6:9)

  4. God's will is not being done on earth the same way it is being done up in heaven. (Matthew 6:10)

  5. The House of God Jesus, the Greater Son of David, will build, does not yet exist upon earth. (Ezekiel 40:1-46:24)

  6. The King-Designate told his followers he would go to a distant country to receive His Kingdom. When He received it, He would return. The King has not yet returned! (Luke 19:11-12)

  7. The profound changes in topography and nature itself that will take place when He returns have not taken place. (Isaiah 11:6-9; 35:1-10; Ezekiel 47:1-12)

  8. The wicked are prospering all over the world. (Isaiah 11:1-5; Psalm 2:1-12; Revelation 19:11-21; 2 Thessalonians 1:3-10)

  9. The wedding of the Church to her bridegroom, King Jesus, aka, the Lamb, has not yet taken place. (Revelation 19:7-9; John 14:1-6)

  10. God revealed to the statesman and prophet Daniel the substance and interpretation of King Nebuchadnezzar's dream, a huge statue of metals declining in value (Dan. 2:31-33). There would be a succession of four great World Empires, marked by a decline in the authority and power of each Empire. The fourth Empire, the Roman Empire, was in existence in Jesus' day, but at the time of the end, it will be resurrected as the Revived Roman Empire. Jesus Christ will be the stone that will strike the Revived Roman Empire on its feet of iron mixed with clay and will crush it completely (Dan. 2:34-35). The entire statue, representing the major empires from a Biblical point of view, will be crushed to pieces at the same time, and will be like chaff blown away by the wind. Then the stone which struck the statue will become a great mountain that will fill the earth. That stone is none other than Jesus Christ, who will strike the earthly empires in existence at His return. He will set up His kingdom that will engulf the whole world! Earthly kingdoms are still in existence today and some are very powerful. The Revived Roman Empire has not yet been re-established, and the stone has not yet obliterated it along with all other kingdoms. So how can we say Christ's kingdom has begun?

  11. The "Horn of Salvation" God has raised up for Israel in the house of David His servant has not yet provided the following for Israel as God's holy prophets have testified from ancient times:
71 Salvation from our enemies,
And from the hand of all who hate us;
72 To show mercy to our fathers,
And to remember His holy covenant,
73 The oath which He swore to our father Abraham,
74 To grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies,
Would serve Him without fear,
75 In holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.

(Luke 1:67-75)


(Scripture quotation taken from the NASB.)


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Posted February 3, 2026

Updated February 5, 2026