CMP Review 2025-10-19

In Luke 17:20–21 we read, “Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, ‘The kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say, “See here!” or “See there!” For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.’”

D. L. Bock states that the ending phrase of this passage “is one of the most discussed in Luke’s Gospel. It is one of the few statements of Jesus that puts the kingdom in the present. In fact, so unprecedented is this statement that some argue the idea is really futuristic.”

In the discussions about this verse, many interpretations have been offered. Charlotte Mason offers her own in her poem “Lo, here! or, There!” In beautiful verse she assures us that we need not run after signs and wonders to find the Kingdom of God. Instead, she promises that we can find it now. Read or hear her poem here.

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🖼️: The Pharisees Question Jesus by James Tissot