Simon tries to explain Jesus’s way to Daniel. To Jesus’s followers, the kingdom of God isn’t dependent on concrete realities. That doesn’t mean the kingdom won’t arrive in an earthly sense someday. It does mean that nobody must wait for that kingdom’s arrival in order to enjoy its blessings—even, or especially, those who are weakest. This way of thinking is completely alien to Daniel, and he doesn’t trust it. At this point, he thinks Jesus is just another leader who makes big promises he can’t deliver.