After the arrest of John the Baptist, Jesus showed that others could hope to share in that Kingdom when he said: “From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of the heavens is the goal toward which men press, and those pressing forward are seizing it. ” ​ — Matt.
बाप्तिस्मा देणाऱ्‍या योहानाला अटक झाल्यानंतर येशूने हे स्पष्ट केले की इतरजणही त्या राज्यात सहभागी होण्याची आशा बाळगू शकतात.