Scripture like Matthew 26:29?
...This product of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in the kingdom of My Father.
He drank it new with them after the resurrection (Acts 10.41) under the Kingly Rule of God into which they had already entered. His words were an assurance that though He might die, He would rise again.
However I am quite happy to see it as also referring to the fact that when they died they would drink with Him in heaven.
Zechariah 14:2-16
I'll gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city will be captured, and the houses plundered, and the women ravished...Then Jehovah will go forth and fight against those nations...And His feet will stand in that day on the Mount of Olives...Jehovah my God will come, and all the saints with Him...And Jehovah will be King over all the earth...and there will be no more curse, for Jerusalem will dwell securely...And everyone left from all the nations that went forth against Jerusalem will go from year to year to worship the King, Jehovah of hosts.
well you need to see this in its whole context of Zech 12-14 in order to fully see it. but when was this fulfilled.? The destruction of Jerusalem occurred in 70 AD, God went forth to do battle with the nations in Acts (see Isaiah 59.17-20; 1 Thess 5.8), with His people as soldiers of Christ (Eph 6.10 ff; 2 Ti 2.3-4), and the curse was removed from all who believed (Gal 3.10-13), and there was continual day (John 8.12), all darkness was removed, .Jerusalem dwells securely (Gal 4.20 ff; Heb 12.20-22) and all who believe in Him enter the Holiest through the blood of Jesus (Heb 10.19 ff) and rejoice in worship before God (Heb 13.15).
John 8:58
Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am. So they picked up stones to throw at Him.
I'm not sure what your point is here?
Acts 1:9-12
While they were looking on, He was lifted up, and a cloud took Him away from their sight. And while they were looking intently into heaven as He went, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them, Who also said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you beheld Him going into heaven. Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet.
yes Jesus will return to the earths atmosphere and will take His people to be with Himself. bringing judgment on the world.
Daniel 2:34-35
A stone was cut out without hands, and it struck the image at its feet of iron and clay and crushed them...And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth...
and that has happened and is happening even NOW.
Hebrews 1:6
He brings again the Firstborn into the inhabited earth.
oh come on don't play with the Greek to make Scripture mean what you want it to mean. Besides He brought His Firstborn again into the world at the incarnation. that is what the writer to the Hebrews means.
Revelation 10:1-5
And I saw another strong Angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon His head, and His face was like the sun, and His feet like pillars of fire; and He had in His hand a little opened scroll. And He placed His right foot on the sea and the left on the land...And the Angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land...
You must have a strange mind if you think that this refers to Jesus taking an earthly throne. It simply indicates the sovereignty of God in judgment.
5:10
Made them a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign on the earth.
we are a kingdom and priests, and we are reigning on the earth
20:7-9
Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog...And they went up upon the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, and fire came down out of heaven and devoured them
this is already in process. it will end as in Rev 19.
21:1-3, 10, 24-26; 22:2-3
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth...And I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven...Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will tabernacle with them, and they will be His peoples and God Himself will be with them...The holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven...And the kings of the earth bring their glory into it. And its gates shall by no means be shut by day...And they will bring the glory and honor of the nations into it...And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations...And the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it.
22:20
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus
this refers to the eternal future
I think you're saying Scripture doesn't reveal any motive of God for your interpretation's view.
not at all. I am simply saying that I am not God and cannot determine ALL His motives. His main motive was that any future earthly kingdom would be an irrelevance. Now that Christ is victorious all that awaits is the eternal kingdom.
As to Christ's motive to return to earth: earth is what He made for man and made man from. And man is made to contain Him.
Rubbish. Earth was for man's initial probation. But when man rises again he will be heavenly, not earthly. Christ's motive is that we share the eternal kingdom with Him. 'My kingdom is not of this world -- flesh and blood will NOT inherit the kingdom of God.
2 Corinthians 4:7
We have this treasure in earthen vessels.
but only until the resurrection. then we will be heavenly vessels.
Revelation 21:2
I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
but this is to the new spiritual earth in which we will dwell with the Father and the Son. There is never any thought that the Father will become man. The New Jerusalem is the wife of Christ, and is made up of His true people.
Isaiah 65:25
The wolf and the lamb will feed as one, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, and dust will be the serpent's food; they will not harm nor destroy in all My holy mountain, says Jehovah.
symbolic of eternal peace. whether the new spiritual, heavenly earth will really contain animals I would not hazard a guess, but it may well do so
So then when He states in Scripture that
The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever;
He means clearly
MY KINGDOM IS NOT OF THIS WORLD ?
you've got it at last. as it says this is the ETERNAL kingdom not some paltry earthly kingdom. All the redeemed from earth share eternity with Him.
Is that also what He means when He says
Now is the judgment of this world; now shall the ruler of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself
This was referring to the fact that His cross and resurrection would result in men of all kinds being drawn to Him. What else?