Does the kingdom of God exist?

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What’s Your Question? for Sept. 9, 2009

Daniel said the kingdom would be established in the last days and would stand forever (Dan. 2:28,44). Isaiah said the mountain of the Lord’s house (the church, 1 Tim. 3:15) would be established in the last days in Jerusalem (Isaiah 2:2-4). Joel said the Holy Spirit would be poured out in the last days (Joel 2:28,29). John the Baptist came preaching “the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Mt. 3:2). Jesus said some who heard him speak would not die till they had seen the kingdom (Mk. 9:1). Peter said, “this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: and it shall come to pass in the last days…” (Acts 2:16,47). Premillennialism says God changed his plan to establish His kingdom because Jews rejected Jesus. The Bible says the Colossians had been translated into it, therefore the kingdom exists (Col. 1:13).