Legendary baseball player Frank Robinson said, “Close only counts in horseshoes and handgrenades.”  No one remembers the runners up - those who were close but didn't make the cut don’t get remembered.  They might have been close but close enough doesn’t count.  Here in Mark 12 Jesus says pretty much the same thing about his kingdom.  When approached by a religious leader - Jesus says it’s possible to be close to his kingdom but not in his kingdom.