In Jesus’ teaching, parables and declarative statements generally match Jewish prophetic and apocalyptic hopes. Passages like Matthew 12, Luke 17, and others often cited for realized eschatology can be read instead as future-oriented, warning of divine judgment, not present spiritual fulfillment. Key translation issues (e.g., Greek verbal aspect) further support a future reading. Similarly, Paul’s fourteen kingdom references overwhelmingly look ahead to the return of Christ, resurrection, and judgment. Romans 14, 1 Corinthians 4, and Colossians 1, when read in context, address practical discipleship and eschatological hope, not mystical present fulfillment.  -  John P. Harrigan, Discipling the Gentiles into the Hope of Israel