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. 11: 12.
لَقَدْ تَبَيَّنَ أَنَّ ٱلْجُزْءَ ٱلرَّئِيسِيَّ مِنْ نَسْلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ هُوَ يَسُوعُ ٱلَّذِي مُسِحَ سَنَةَ ٢٩ ب‌م بِٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ وَصَارَ ٱلْمَسِيَّا ٱلْمَوْعُودَ بِهِ ،‏ أَوِ ٱلْمَسِيحَ .‏