Cheryl Schatz

Hi Amy, Luke 17:21 also has the present tense. The kingdom is a now and in the future event. It is now because people enter the kingdom through faith, yet there is a fulfillment of the complete reign of Christ on the earth that is future. The gospel that was preached was repent for the kingdom of God is at hand (here). The Jews did not get it because they did not know that there were two comings of the Messiah. The first coming as the suffering Servant and the second as the victorious King. The grammar is very important especially in difficult passages. Thanksfully the English usually gets it right. The question we all need to answer is why is John not in the kingdom but others are? Thanks for the comment!