The Kingdom of Jesus Christ was set up and established in the 1st Century

Interesting. "I forgot one other request. When citing passages, please insert the passage for convenience (so that readers will not to look it up)." Does my opponent not trust her readers to be able to check for themselves? All who wish to, or who wish to consult alternative translations, can do so at studybible.info or as I usually do at http://wol.jw.org.... All are happily invited to imitate the Beroeans and be noble by checking that "these things are so". Acts 17:10-12 ASV(i) 10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so. 12 Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of honorable estate, and of men, not a few. None the less I shall do my best to comply with her request. I shall hope to demonstrate here that time in God's terms is not the same as it is in our purely human terms, thus a "day" can be any length of time that God wishes it to be. "Close" for example, when compared to eternity, in terms of which all who follow Christ are encouraged to think, can mean anything from a week to a million years, since: Psalms 90:4 ASV(i) 4 For a thousand years in thy sight Are but as yesterday when it is past, And as a watch in the night. 2 Peter 3:8 ASV(i) 8 But forget not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. Both very important verses to keep in mind when looking at bible chronology, as Peter stresses. I shall also hope to demonstrate that prophecy was never written to be as easy to understand as my opponent here believes it to be, nor as simply fulfilled. I shall also hope to demonstrate that the "Kingdom" was never to be an overnight things, that God always purposed it to be slowly and carefully developed. That it was always to be established a step at a time, as God's answer to Satan's challenge progressed. From the Garden of Eden the time-scale of that answer was set, to give Satan a fair chance to prove his case, just as courts of Law do in most human legal systems. Scripture is the record of the careful and patient out-working of that "court case". God does nothing in a hurry, after all He literally has all the time there is, or ever was, to do things in. I shall also use a translation which my opponent has already agreed, in past discussion is acceptable, the American Standard Version, though I would as happily use any other translation, and as above, invite all to check anything and everything I say against scripture in any translation they wish, since the same thins can be demonstrated from all. The other thing I shall be doing is, as did Paul and the other Apostles before me and "Reasoning from the scriptures" using as little exterior material as possible. Acts 17:2-3 ASV(i) 2 and Paul, as his custom was, went in unto them, and for three sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 opening and alleging that it behooved the Christ to suffer, and to rise again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom, said he, I proclaim unto you, is the Christ. I hope all will bear in mind that my opponent, from her activity on this site, appears to be in the USA, whilst I am in the UK, which means a large time difference between us, and also a very different spell-checker, lol. Above all I hope to demonstrate the proof of Paul's plea "Let God be found true, though every man be proved a liar" (NWT wording of part of the scripture below). Romans 3:3-4 ASV(i) 3 For what if some were without faith? shall their want of faith make of none effect the faithfulness of God? 4 God forbid: yea, let God be found true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.