When Jesus Christ says in John 14, “I will come again,” there’s the knowledge of where He’s headed the very next day. At the Cross, through the battle and conquest that takes place at Calvary, He’s going to win all authority in heaven and earth.
Jordan says, “He’s now got every right to assign every position of governmental authority; every position of spiritual acceptance—He’s going to win that right at the Cross.
“By the way, all of the parables that Jesus teaches have in view the delay of the kingdom. They have in view setting the disciples understanding that there’s the suffering of Christ and there’s the glory that follows.
“The kingdom doesn’t come until Jesus returns with it, by the way. We’re not in the kingdom today. People say, ‘Well, the kingdom of God is ruling today.’ Wouldn’t it be a strange thing if this is the best it gets?!
“The doctrine of Preterism is the basic covenant Calvinistic idea. Amillennialism. It says all the prophecies were filled in 70 AD. This is the Christian worldview:
‘You need to reclaim America, reestablish the kingdom out here in the world and if you just teach people to obey God’s laws you’ll have a society of perfection.’
“Problem with that is everybody that every tried to keep God’s laws did what? The same thing John Calvin did when he tried to turn Geneva into a spiritual city by enforcing the Decalogue and the laws of God in the city. He wound up killing a guy, burning him at the stake as a heretic for believing what I believe. He’d have burned me at the stake!”
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