First off, did the kingdom of God become a reality at Jesus’ first coming? This is a fundamental question to ask in any discussion about the nature of the kingdom of God. Historically, people who would answer “yes” to this question sort of assume that then the kingdom is the church, is the church age, is our present age. That has become known as “amillennialism”—“a” meaning “no” and then “millennial” being equated with the “thousand-year literal reign” idea. So, amillennialists are not looking for