The Times, I don`t believe that the Lord will set up a spiritual kingdom rule here on earth through the Body of Christ. Not sure where you got that idea.
Marilyn.
God is not into half and half measures or half glass full and half glass empty scenario as far as the establishing of his Kingdom.
Luke 17:20–21, is a clear statement that Christ's own coming is the coming of the kingdom.
Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them, "The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; nor will they say, 'Lo, here it is!' or 'There! for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.'"
First, Jesus begins to correct a misunderstanding of the kingdom—namely, that it would come with such observable signs that it would be unmistakable: Rome would be overturned, Israel would be vindicated, and an earthly kingdom would be established. Jesus said, "No, it is not coming in a way that can be observed like that. There is a mystery about the coming of the kingdom. It is here in your midst without those kinds of observable signs. It is here because I am here. I am the arrival of the kingdom, even though I will not overturn the Romans or set up an earthly kingdom"
Another clear statement about the presence of the kingdom is
Matthew 12:28 (cf.
Luke 11:20). The Pharisees accuse Jesus of casting out demons by the power of Beelzebub (v. 24). But Jesus has a very different interpretation of what's happening. He says in verse 28, "If it is by the power of the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you." When Jesus does battle with Satan by the Spirit of God, and begins to plunder the strong man's house (v. 29), freeing people from his bondage, the powers of the kingdom are at work and the kingdom is already present.
Are not the powers of the Kingdom at work for the last 2000 years and counting?
Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. (John 14:12)
If he did not establish a physical kingdom on earth the 1st time, then what makes you sure that he will establish it the 2nd time he comes?
It is not as if he is making a 2nd go or attempt at it, is he?
His Kingdom is one that he established according to the prophesy of Daniel 2:44-45. This Kingdom is directly connected to the Kingdom in Heaven that awaits the resurrected believers, in his Father's house (John 14:2-3)
So as the Lord's prayer goes thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
Therefore the Cornerstone Christ Jesus established this Kingdom Church as a portal to the Heavenly Kingdom. It is a migration process from this temporal life, death, then leading to resurrection to eternal life, to be forever with the Lord. We are reigning with him now and will endure God willing, even unto death and leading to resurrection to eternal life.
Treasures in Heaven
19“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
It would be a contradiction if Jesus setup a physical kingdom on earth.