The idea that Jesus somehow changed, reinterpreted, or spiritually realized the hope of the Jewish messianic kingdom is a grave misunderstanding. Along with the day of the Lord, the resurrection of the dead, and messianic expectations, the cross did not change the hope of the kingdom of God. Rather, it only amplified the first-century Jewish apocalyptic expectations. Concerning our “entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 1:11), “we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed” (v. 19). -John P. Harrigan, The Gospel of Christ Crucified, pp.4-5