• John the Baptist announces the return of the Kingdom of God • Jesus offers to restart the Kingdom • The Kingdom is rejected • Jesus explains the interim period in eight parables When Jesus began His ministry on earth He announced that the Kingdom of Heaven was at hand. Why didn't that occur? Listen to this lesson to learn that when the leaders of Israel rejected Him, an interim period called the Church Age happened instead. Hear an explanation of the first three of Jesus' parables where He explained this. Find out how God always achieves His goals for mankind even when they reject His plan, and why it was important that Jesus cast a demon out of a man who was both blind and mute.