Thank you for your lengthy reply. Doctrinal/Dogma positions always pick and choose what suits their argument, indeed as your exegesis on the Preterist position has done. Let me point out the bits you chose to omit. The mustard seed and leaven in the THREE portions of dough – Ham, Shem and Japheth - relates to the Great Commission of Jesus Matthew 28:18-20. Which sadly we have failed to achieve and in reality, as Jesus expected [Luke 18:8 when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”] Daniel 2 is not fulfilled as you assert – though you seem to be confused as you then say “… and being done more so every day” I note later you appeal to Calvin on this. Daniel 2 deals with the four empires of man, as God revealed to Nebuchadnezzar through Daniel. The empires of man and in particular the legs – Rome and feet yet to be fully revealed have not ceased to remain. Rome itself was sacked by the vandals and goths in the 5th Century AD but the Eastern part of the Roman Empire continued until 15th Century AD, and by the 6th Century had retaken Italy. The Italian end of the empire whilst suppressed for a period re-emerged as the Papal States -> Holy Roman Empire -> various German Empires/Reich’s and today as the EU formed by the ‘Treaty of Rome’. Daniel 2 to be fulfilled requires the return of Christ – the stone cut without hands – when this happens the stature of the empires of man will be completely destroyed ‘blown away as chaff’ and the earth will be filled with Chrit’s Kingdom. There is nothing in Daniel 2 to suggest the Kingdom will be formed until then. At the Ascension the disciples ask Acts 1:6 Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” Jesus responds and says it’s not for you to know – He tells them to wait for the power of the Holy Spirit and to be witnesses for Him. There is nothing her about Jesus ‘His kingdom has come’ in fact quite the opposite – I don’t see how you think Jesu gave any such command. You paragraph commencing Isaiah 9 is long and confusing as to what you seek to convey. Isaiah 9:6-7 is a prophesy of Christ’s coming to rule on the earth only then will we see the peace and good government which no government of man has yet, not can produce. He will as Gabriel told Mary [Luke 1:32] sit on the throne of David – an earthly throne not a heavenly one – but this has not happened. Isaiah 2:3-4 a prophesy of the future Millennial Kingdom – the witness to this is that oppression and wars have continued to this day, they have not ceased, indeed Jesus told us this, [Luke 12:51 Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division.] and that division even in families, again this has been seen. Jesus taught us to pray ‘… thy Kingdom come’ an invocation to God to allow the Kingdom to come – but it’s not here yet. Today Christ is seated at the right hand of God – He is not King He is not reigning. You can only have one King of a Kingdom at a time. Revelation 20 deals with His reign for a 1,000 years on the earth – that described by Isaiah. Then comes the final Great White Thone judgements – BUT then He hands the Kingdom back to God the Father – who has been enjoying His 1,000 year Day of rest. [1 Corinthians 15:24-26 Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. 25 For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. 26 The last enemy that will be destroyed is death.] His reign comes to an end when Death is destroyed [Revelation 20:14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.] The parable of the Minas in Luke [Luke 19:12 … He said: “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.] He speaks of Himself going to receive a Kingdom and return – He hasn’t returned yet! You quote Calvin but he was confused about much, his view on ‘Monergistic Converion’ is just wrong John 3:16 says ‘whoever will believe shall not perish’ the offer is free to receive. ‘Perseverence of the Saints’ – blown away by Hebrews 6:4-6. I enjoyed R C Sproul’s discomfort in teaching on this [I regularly listened to him whilst he was with us and learnt much from him], and I recall him saying that this was a most difficult passage from the Calvinist because it contradicts the doctrine. He fudged at the end relying on verse 9 to get him out of his predicament – but it was holllow. As I said above the problem with almost all doctrines and dogma is what is left out, the whole word of God is not taken into account, and I think you will now see why Revelation having been fulfilled in AD70 is plain wrong. It is all yet to come and indeed given the present state of the world the sooner the better. You suggest I study your link – but the fact is I have studied all the eschatological positions to reach my conclusion and position which is what Peter told us to do.