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. Thus, we can say that His Kingdom has not yet begun (Matthew 6:9).
   
   
4. God's will is not being done on earth the same way it is being done up in heaven. Therefore, we can affirm that God's kingdom has not yet begun (Matthew 6:10).


5. The House of God Jesus, the Greater Son of David, will build, does not yet exist upon earth. Consequently, we can affirm that Christ's Kingdom has not yet begun (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, so He has not yet received His Kingdom (Luke 19:11-12)!


7. The profound changes in topography and nature itself that will take place when Christ 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). This will not be true during Christ's Kingdom.
   


9. Jesus has not yet descended from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ have not risen (1 Thess. 4:16). Living Christians who are alive and remain have not yet been caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and always be with the Lord (1 Thess. 4:17; Rev. 4:1-2). So, how can we say the Kingdom of Christ has already begun? (This event is called the Rapture.)
   


10. The hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world to test those who dwell on the earth has not yet arrived (Rev. 3:10). That time of testing, also known in Scripture as the great tribulation, tribulation that has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will has not yet arrived (Matt. 24:21; Rev. 7:14; Rev. 6:1-19:6). So, how can we say Christ's Kingdom has already begun?


11. The Antichrist, "the man of lawlessness" (2 Thess. 2:3) has not yet been revealed. He has not yet taken his seat in the temple of God displaying himself as being God (2 Thess. 2:4). This lawless one, after he has been revealed, will the Lord Himself slay by the breath of His mouth, and will bring to an end by the appearance of His coming (2 Thess. 2:8). None of that has happened yet, so, how can we say that Christ's kingdom has begun?


12. During that time of "Great Tribulation" an angel will ascend from the east having the seal of the living God. He will cry out to four angels who will have power to harm the earth and the sea, "Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the slaves of our God on their foreheads." The number of those who will be sealed is 144,000, 12,000 from each of the twelve tribes of Israel. These tribes are mentioned: Judah, Reuben, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin (Rev. 7:1-8). I take it that these Jewish slaves of God will be endowed with God's Spirit to be extraordinarily effective evangelists. For after this, John looked, and there was a great multitude so large they could not be counted. They were from every nation, and from tribes and peoples and tongues. They were standing before the throne and the Lamb up in heaven. They were clothed with white robes and holding palm branches. They cried out with a loud voice, "Salvation to our God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb." (Rev. 7:9-10). One of the 24 elders (Rev. 4:4) asked John, "Those who are clothed in white robes, who are they, and where have they come from?" (Rev. 7:13). Since John didn't know, the elder replied, "These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb. For this reason they are before the throne of God; and they serve Him day and night in His temple; and He who sits on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them. They will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore; nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any heat; for the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and will guide them to springs of the water of life; and God will wipe away every tear." (Rev. 7:14-17). Since none of this has yet happened, how can we say that Christ's Kingdom, which does not begin until Rev. 20:1-6, has already begun?


13. John described what he saw – a vision of a beast coming up out of the sea. He is the Antichrist. The dragon (the Devil) gave him his power, his throne, and great authority (Rev. 13:1-2). The whole earth was amazed and followed after the beast; they worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast. They said, "Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?" He was given a mouth to speak arrogant words and blasphemies. He had authority to act for 42 months. He opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, those who dwell in heaven (Rev. 13:3-6). It was given to him to make war against the saints, and to conquer them, and authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him. All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who had been slain (Rev. 13:7-9).
    
    A second beast came up out of the earth. He compelled those dwelling upon the earth to make an image of the first beast. He was able to give breath to the image, with the result that the beast could speak and cause as many as do not worship the beast to be killed! He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their forehead or on their right hand. No one will be able to buy or sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name. The number of the beast is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six (Rev. 13:11-18). Since these things have not yet happened in human history, how can we say the Kingdom of Christ has begun? It does not begin until Revelation 20:1-6.
    


14. There will be, in that future time of "Great Tribulation," two witnesses who will prophesy for 1260 days, clothed in sackcloth. If anyone seeks to harm them, fire will erupt from their mouths and devour their enemies. They will have the power to shut up the sky so that it will not rain while they are prophesying. They will have power over the waters of the earth to turn them into blood, and to stike the earth with every plague as often as they desire (Rev. 11:1-6). After they have finished their testimony the "beast that comes up out of the Abyss" (the Antichrist), will make war with them and kill them. People who dwell on the earth will celebrate and give one another gifts in their celebrations of the deaths of these two witnesses. But after three and a half days, the breath of life from God will come into them, and they will stand on their feet.  They will hear a loud voice from heaven saying, "Come up here." They will ascend into heaven in a cloud while their enemies below watch them dumbfounded. In that hour there will be a great earthquake that will destroy a tenth of the city. 7,000 people will die in the earthquake, and the rest will be terrified and give glory to the God of heaven (Rev. 11:7-13). None of this has yet happened, so, how can we say the Kingdom of Christ has already begun?
    


15. 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 then can we say Christ's kingdom has begun?


16. One of the seven heavenly messengers who had the seven bowls of the wrath of God (Rev. 16:1) showed the Apostle John the judgment of the Great Prostitute "who sits on many waters, with whom the kings of the earth committed immorality, and those who dwell were made drunk with the wine of her immorality" (Rev. 17:1-2). Several observations can be made about this Prostitute. (1) She represents a dominant false religion. (She is called a prostitute, and the kings of the earth and the Earth-Dwellers commit immorality (porneía, 4202) with her.) (2) She will be headquartered in a literal city, Babylon (Rev. 17:5, 18; 18:2, 10, 21). (3) For a time this false religion will exercise enormous political control over the Revived Roman Empire (the scarlet beast full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns). We know this because she sits astride the beast, a position of power and control (Rev. 17:3). (4) This false religion is very wealthy (Rev. 17:4). (5) This false religion will be drunk with the blood of the saints, of the witnesses of Jesus, and of prophets (Rev. 17:6; 18:24; 19:2). (6) This false religion will gain control, for a brief time, over the entire globe. This can be concluded because the waters on which the Prostitute sits represent peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues (Rev. 17:15). (7) After a time, the Revived Roman Empire will turn against this false religion and burn her with fire (Rev. 17:16). As a result, First, the kings of the earth who have committed immorality with her will weep and lament over the smoke of her burning (Rev. 18:9-10). Second, the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes any more (Rev. 18:11-16). Third, the mariners of the earth – every shipmaster, and every passenger, and every sailor will weep and mourn over her demise, because they can no longer grow wealthy from trading (Rev. 18:17-19). [Note: This Prostitute is in direct contrast to the Bride of Christ, the Church, who is Holy, and who will inhabit the Holy City, New Jerusalem for eternity (Rev. 19:7-9; 21:2, 9-11; 22:17). For more information, read "What is the Identity of the Great Prostitute in Revelation 17-18?"] None of these things have been completely fulfilled in history. Though tendencies are already present, these Scriptures have not yet been completely fulfilled. How, then, can we say that the Kingdom of Christ has already begun, when, clearly, in the Book of Revelation, that does not occur until Rev. 20:1-6?
    


17. 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:

Posted February 3, 2026

Updated February 22, 2026