John seems to understand the coming of Jesus’s Kingdom in a way that’s almost ironic. Normally when we hear Jesus’s words, “I won’t taste the fruit of the vine until my kingdom is established,” we think of what? The second coming, his final advent at some point in the future when he returns to establish his Kingdom.
But in John’s Gospel, you discover that Jesus’s Kingdom is not primarily a political or military institution, it is a manifestation of mercy and divine love. In other words, it’s when Jesus Christ is lifted up that the ruler of this world is cast out and Jesus is enthroned as King. This is the language that you find in John 12.
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