No! It has NOT failed! It merely still working.

“In the days of those kings

“shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty of it be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.”
Dan 2:44

See the earlier blog “The Kingdom HAS come!” and search at the top right of this blog for posts concerning the kingdom.

God still rules in the kingdom of men.

“He changes the times and the seasons; he removes kings, and sets up kings; …”
Dan 2:21

Likewise, Paul says,

“… there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.”
Rom 13:1

Further, that authority in our times is exercised by Rabbi Jesus of Nazareth, the One and Only Christ.

“… All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.”
Mtt 28:18

Jesus can do as He pleases with rulers of the earth Psa 2:10-11, and they are warned.

“Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,
For his wrath will soon be kindled.
Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.”
Psa 2:12

In fact even Psalm 2 also describes the insane revolt against the Son’s rule near the end of our present age.

But there is more!

Then all the material of the Daniel 2 image, “the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold,” was broken into powder and the wind blew it away. These ancient empires were to no longer be found, which of course is what has happened. All of these empires disappeared, Dan 2:35.

Notice, although the church / kingdom was not a political entity, was not of this world (Jn 18:36), but the truth which it taught, did destroy all of these pagan empires. The crowning point or this verse comes in the very last part.

… and the stone that struck the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.”
Dan 2:35

This is the stone cut without hands, the kingdom / church which was established “in the days of those kings,” Dan 2:44. A spiritual kingdom. However, any which way you take it, this last part of Dan 2:35 has NOT happened Yet! The church, the Lord’s kingdom in this world, has not filled the earth, YET !

But when the Jews turn to Jesus of Nazareth,

when they turn in the time of great stress, it says that then God

“… will send such as escape of them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the isles afar off, who have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the nations.”
Isa 66:19

The Jews will lead the way in completing the Great Commission of preaching the gospel to all men. Then will the last part of Dan 2:35 be fulfilled. Then the end will come, Mtt 24:14

Scriptures are from the World English Bible WEB, a copyright free revision
of the original ASV American Standard Version 1901.