It was more than fifty years later, not until after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman armies, that this concept of the kingdom began to change into the cult of eternal life as its social and institutional aspects were taken over by the rapidly expanding and crystallizing Christian church.
Enam kui viiskümmend aastat hiljem, pärast Jeruusalemma hävitamist Rooma vägede poolt, hakkas see arusaam taevariigist muutuma igavese elu kultuseks, kui kiiresti laienev ja kristalliseeruv ristiusu kirik selle sotsiaalsed ja institutsioonilised aspektid üle võttis.