Daniel the prophet declared that "the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed" (Daniel 2:44). It is a kingdom that shall stand forever. Messiah, our Lord Jesus, is the kingdom stone who will establish the kingdom. He shall reign forever. His kingdom shall fill the whole earth (Daniel 2:35).
Messiah, the kingdom stone, was "cut out of the mountain without hands" (Daniel 2:45). That is a way of speaking about the supernatural work of God. Jesus the Messiah had a supernatural birth. He was raised from the dead through the supernatural power of God. His second coming will be in supernatural power and great glory.
At his first coming, Jesus declared the kingdom of God is at hand. His miracles of healing, delivering people from demons, and raising the dead, were all signs of the kingdom. He came preaching the gospel of the kingdom. He taught that all who are born again enter the kingdom of God (John 3:3).
The kingdom stone is at work in our world. After his glorious resurrection, Jesus declared, "All authority is given unto me in heaven and on earth" (Matthew 28:18). As the chief cornerstone, he is building his church. He said, "I will build my church and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it" (Matthew 16:18). The kingdom works through "righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit" (Romans 14:17).
