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This is more than a perfecting of the kingdom of David; This is a fulfillment, much like Jesus “fulfilled” the law. In each case, he takes both “the kingdom” and “the law” to a level that could not have been imagined by the people of God before the coming of Christ. “Love one another as I have loved you” (John 13:34) is truly a new commandment or new law because it transcends the Old Law (while not contradicting or destroying it) as far as the east is from the west.
Why? Because Christ gives us the grace to be able to love beyond our human capacity. Analogously, the kingdom of David is fulfilled in that the promises of the kingdom are fulfilled, but they are exceeded immeasurably, because Jesus’ kingdom is “not of this world” and surpasses the kingdom of David to the point that St. Paul says, “Eye had not seen nor has ear heard what God has prepared for those who love him” (1 Cor. 2:9).