BIBLE DOCTRINE 19: CHRIST MILLENNIAL REIGN<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God\u2019s Word teaches
That Christ\u2019s Millennial Reign is the 1,000 years literal reign of Jesus on earth, which will be ushered in by the coming of Jesus back to earth with ten thousands of His saints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At this time, He will judge the nations that dwell upon the face of the earth \u2013 Jude 14,15; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jude 1:14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 1:15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2 Thessalonians 1:7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 1:9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 1:10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During this time the devil will be bound \u2013 Revelation 20:2,3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Revelation 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 20:3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s will be a reign of peace and blessing – Isaiah 11:6-9; 65:25; Hosea 2:18; Zechariah 14:9-20; Isaiah 2:2-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Isaiah 2:2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 2:3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. 2:4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Isaiah 11:6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. 11:7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 11:8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The word Millennium is a compound derivative from Latin, which simply translates into a thousand years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thus, Christ\u2019s Millennial reign is a thousand years of full manifestation of the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is sequel to the great tribulation period, which is a period of intense suffering for every one on earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to God\u2019s revealed timetable, the Church will suddenly be taken away by Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) in a mysterious event known as the \u201cRapture\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then will follow a seven-year period of great suffering for sinners left behind (Matthew 24:21,22).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the end of the seven-year period, Jesus will come again with the Church to establish His government (Jude 14).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government of this world at that time will resist His coming. But the Lord will overcome at the battle of Armageddon (Revelation 19:15-21).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Revelation 19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 19:17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; 19:18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. 19:19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 19:21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
Satan will be bound and imprisoned for 1,000 years (Revelation 20:1-3). The kingdom of this world will then become the kingdom of our God and His Christ (Revelation 11:15). Christ\u2019s Millennial reign will be a time when the purpose of God will be fully realized on earth as theocracy (government of the state under the firm control and direction of God) will be established. Christ, as the divine representative of God will at this time speak and act for God. He will be given a universal and glorious dominion with absolute power to govern (Isaiah 9:6; Psalm 45:4; Isaiah 11:4; Psalm 72:4). It will be the responsibility of Christ at this age to announce God\u2019s will and law (Isaiah 2:3,4; 33:21,22; 42:4; Acts 3:22). Christ\u2019s Millennial reign will be a manifestation of the promise God gave David that his throne shall have no end. Christ, as David\u2019s \u201cson\u201d, will first establish a glorious house and throne over an equally glorious kingdom (2 Samuel 7:12-16; Psalm 72; Isaiah 11;10). Divine mercy, goodness, and truth will be displayed through Christ as the glory associated with His deity, Omniscience, Omnipotence and righteousness will be fully made manifest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Gentile world system (humanity without Christ) as it is at present organized under the direct influence of Satan, will thus become an outmoded set-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In its stead comes Christ\u2019s Millennial reign, void of sin and all forms of unrighteousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Satan, having been defeated and bound, will lack the power to induce people to sin (Revelation 20:1-6; Matthew 19:28; Ephesians 5:25-27).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What are the components of the Millennium? 1) The Millennium shall witness an unprecedented of national and individual peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There will be a complete cessation of the scourge of wars, as the kingdoms of the world will be fused together under the reign of Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ensuing peace will herald an era of economic boom and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The beauty of this age is that hitherto antagonistic and irreconcilable foes will henceforth co-habit as \u201csheep and lambs\u201d; 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There will be joy unspeakable (Isaiah 9:3,4; Jeremiah 30:18,19); 3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There will be holiness (Ezekiel 43:7-12; Isaiah 1:26,27); 4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Glory (Isaiah 24:23; 60:1-9); 5) Comfort<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Isaiah 12:1,2; Jeremiah 33:23-25);<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6) Justice (Isaiah 9:7; 11:5; 42:1-4);<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7) Full knowledge (Isaiah 11:1,2,9; 41:19,20; 54:13; Habakkuk 2:14).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additionally, the following benefits will also accrue to the inhabitants of the age: a)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The original curse placed upon mankind at creation will be removed, resulting in abundant productivity of the earth (Isaiah 11:6-9; 35:9; 65:25), b)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sicknesses will become a thing of the past (Isaiah 33:24; Jeremiah 30:17; Ezekiel 34:16); c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
) Healing will be naturally available to the deformed (Isaiah 29:17-19). Against the background of the above there shall be a) preservation of life (Isaiah 41:8-14; 62:8,9; Jeremiah 32:27; Ezekiel 34:27; Joel 3:16,17; Amos 9:15; Zechariah 14:10,11) and b)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
complete freedom from all forms of oppression that at present ravage mankind (Isaiah 14:3-6; 42:6,7; 49:8,9; Zechariah 9:11,12).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who are those expected to partake in Christ\u2019s Millennial Reign? i) The glorious Church (Ephesians 5:25- 27).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 5:26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 5:27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This will exclude the apostate church that is married to the world (Revelation 17:1-7).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ii) The poor in spirit (Matthew 5:3). These are those who recognize and admit their state of spiritual poverty (life on earth without assurance of salvation) and are willing to turn away from sin and surrender to Christ. Iii)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The watchful, prayerful (Hebrews 9:28; Matthew 25:34).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God’s unfailing grace will be sufficient for you too in Jesus name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let us pray.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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