Luke 19:11
They were close to Jerusalem. They assumed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately. Jesus responded to their assumption with an illustration.
Luke 17:20
The Pharisees asked: When does the kingdom of God come? Jesus answered them: The kingdom of God does not come with observable signs.
Acts 1:6
When they met they asked him: Lord will you restore the kingdom to Israel at this time?
2 Thessalonians 2:1-3
Now we ask you, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together to him,
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And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
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Luke 17:20
The Pharisees asked: When does the kingdom of God come? Jesus answered them: The kingdom of God does not come with observable signs.
Acts 1:6
When they met they asked him: Lord will you restore the kingdom to Israel at this time?
2 Thessalonians 2:1
Now we ask you, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together to him,