Jesus Politician? Part 2

Jesus was more concerned about the fact that the Pharisees and Zealots were the people getting in the way of the liberation of the "kingdom". Jesus says that it is not so much the oppression of the Roman government that is ruining the chances of a "kingdom", but the extreme measures to which the leaders of Judea take their religion. Nolan retells how Jesus thinks, "the only way to be liberated from your enemies was to love your enemies, to do good to those who hate you, to pray for those who treat you badly." However according to Jesus the Pharisees, Zealots, and Essenes took part in a loveless religion, so unless they change, the kingdom Jesus is working for will never come.