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Is Christ reigning in the fashion He prophesied He would? How's He doing right now with Ahmadinajad? How about Kim Jong Un? What about the Taliban and Alqaeda? Or Kony? Is this the explanation you have for the fulfillment of Dan 2:44?

Dan 2:44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

Show me where this one has been fulfilled...

Isa 45:23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

Or is it just a mystical allegory that we cannot really see?
John,

Christ is ruling in the midst of enemies right NOW:

Col. 1
1Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Hebrews 8
1 The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, . . .
I Cor. 15
22For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
23But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming,
24then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power.
25For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
26The last enemy that will be abolished is death.
And the Kingdom rule of Christ is not allegory and so on . . . it is active and powerful. And one of the many examples of the active rule of Christ Jesus today is the preaching of the Gospel itself:

Mark 16
15And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
16“He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.
17“These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues;
18they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
19So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.