I think yer stretchin' it a little...As I pointed out and you concurred, the Kindom He is referring to is 'not at this time' located on earth...
You are suggesting that even so, He is still the King, at this time...
However, He states that if He were the King here and now, His servants would fight for him...Is a King only a King when he's in his own Kingdom??? Not generally...
What Greek are you alluding to, specifically???
No offense, FRiend, but you are starting to change your tune a little bit. In your initial response to me, you stated, I don't have a problem with it...Jesus is not YET the King...But He will be...
You said nothing about "not at this time" located on earth. You said "not YET the King...but He will be..."
I'm very sorry, but he has always been King of the Jews. Even the magi knew this (Matt 2).
You are suggesting that even so, He is still the King, at this time...
Of course I am.
However, He states that if He were the King here and now, His servants would fight for him...Is a King only a King when he's in his own Kingdom??? Not generally...
Proving that He was rejected by His own, as prophesied.
He could have easily called for twelve legions of angels to fight for him (Mt 26:53), but He voluntarily didn't, so that he could be the authentic paschal sacrifice (Heb 9:12), the first-born lamb born without spot or blemish (1 Pe 1:19).
What Greek are you alluding to, specifically???
I cited two greek words in my previous post (eimi and enteuthen). I think, if you read the post carefully, it's fairly evident how they are used.