read a contemporary letter to the editor of a major newspaper, written by a Jewish person, who refers to the Almighty as “G-d” out of respect and reluctance to write the Divine Name. Matthew uses this reverent circumlocution, “kingdom of heaven” more than thirty times in his Gospel. But on at least four occasions, Matthew also reverts to the explicit term “kingdom of God” (Matthew 12:28; 19:24; 21:31, 43). The Old Testament prophet Daniel reported a vision of the Messiah. I saw in the night visions,