This Age and the Age to Come

The Jews believed that a complete realization of God’s Kingdom would come only when God broke the rule of Rome. Thus, when Jesus stated that the Kingdom of God had arrived, many Jews found this difficult to accept. How could the Kingdom of God be present on earth if the Romans still ruled in the land promised to Israel? God’s Kingdom could not be present, they thought, for His kingly power had obviously not been displayed in judgment. How did Jesus address this difficulty in the minds of His people?