What will it be like to live during this special time in history?
Welcome back! In this piece, we will finish up our study on what it will be like to live on this earth during Christ’s 1,000 year rule and reign of peace on earth. This last period of human history is one of the most fascinating biblical topics you could ever consider. Remember this is the “4th leg” of the “6 legs” in our prophetic relay race to the end of time as we know it.
In Part 1 of this 4th leg, we started to consider various characteristics of life in general during this time period. The last topic in Part 1 was Christ’s actual government and what it might be like. Here are the additional points we will focus on here in Part 2.
- What people will be there...as the millennial kingdom begins?
- What will family life be like?
- What will the relationship between people and animals be like?
- What will languages and communications be like?
- What will law enforcement be like, from police forces to standing armies?
- What will farming and agriculture be like?
- What will the weather be like?
- What will Medicine, Science, and Technology be like?
- What will happen at the end of this 1,000 year period?
What people will be there...as the millennial kingdom begins?
...The first group of people who will be there are those who survive the great tribulation period. They will have just come out of three and one half years of a hell-on-earth environment. They will go on living their human lives, having families, working or running businesses, etc... They are unique, because they will remember what it was like before, when sin and lawlessness abounded, under the oppression of the antichrist during that last 3 ½ year period of the tribulation period.
...The second group of people there will be those who are born during the millennium. As they grow up, they will not have known any other kind of environment to live in, similar to those born to Noah’s 3 children after the flood. These people never knew what the pre-flood world was like. Noah, his wife, his three sons, and their wives knew what the pre-flood world was like and they got to experience what the post-flood world was like. The contrast had to be sobering.
It appears many, who are born during the 1,000 year period will genuinely embrace and trust Christ as their Lord and Savior and enjoy this time and His kingdom, while others will quietly put up with it (remember they were all born with sinful natures as the off-spring of those who survived the tribulation period).
No one will be forced to believe in and trust Christ as their Lord and Savior against their will. Even though every person in the world will see Christ in person and realize who He is, they can still reject Him. Despite His presence and His power everywhere, some will not accept Him in their minds and hearts. These will simply conform outwardly to avoid trouble.
We know this from what happens at the end of the 1,000 year period when God releases Satan from the Abyss. He is allowed to go around the world one more time and gather together all of those people who never really embraced Jesus Christ and trusted Him as their personal Lord & Savior...during this 1,000 year period of peace.
This entire group of unbelieving people, who lived during Christ’s reign of peace, will now join Satan in his final attempt to conquer and overthrow the Lord Jesus Christ. This seems so foolish to us who know the Lord, if we sit here and think about it, but such is the deceptive nature of Satan and sin.
Revelation 20:7-9: When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison (the Abyss) and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—and to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the city He loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them.
Think back to how utterly foolish Lucifer (who became Satan) was to think he could overthrow God and replace Him in heaven (at some point after the original creation). This is described in Isaiah 14:12-14, Ezekiel 28:12-18, and Luke 10:18. A created being decided he could overthrow the creator. In Lucifer’s great pride and self-delusion, he had to be convinced he could really pull it off and replace God or he would have never tried it.
This large group of people, who had lived during the millennial kingdom in peace will also be so deceived, as they are convinced they can join Satan, and finally conquer and overthrow our sovereign Lord Jesus Christ. If Satan and one-third of the angels could not pull-off the original rebellion...the first coup d’etah, what will make him think he can do it at the end of the millennial kingdom?
Satan already knows about the eternal Lake of Fire and God’s plan to put him in it. He has been able to read about it in the Book of Revelation since the Apostle John finished it 2,000 years ago. BUT...what does Satan have to lose (nothing)? So, when God lets him out of the Abyss, he immediately tries this one last coup d’etah?
Satan’s attitude and actions (along with all of the things he is aware of) are mirrored (reflected) in human beings, who have lived down through the ages, who have known the truth, history, and prophecies in the Bible and yet they just want to do their own thing. No one will have any excuses.
The important point here is how all of the children born during the 1,000 year kingdom will need to make a personal, individual decision to believe in Christ as their personal Lord & Savior (and really trust in His atoning death and resurrection) before Satan is freed from the Abyss or they will face judgement and an eternity in hell with the Devil and all of those demons. Can you imagine what living with those creatures will be like for all of eternity?
...The third group of beings will be all the believers who have lived throughout history, from Adam and Eve to the last person to believe in Christ, during the tribulation period. This entire group of people will join Christ in resurrection form (in resurrected bodies) at His 2nd coming. They will appear with Him as He comes down from heaven and lands on the Mount of Olives. As Jesus begins His millennial reign, each resurrected believer will be given an assignment to serve in His international administration somewhere in the world. They will have the privilege and pleasure of serving Him, as overseers of His kingdom, during this entire 1,000 year period.
...The fourth group of beings will be the supervising angels, moving to and fro throughout the earth, as needed, to support Christ’s will, His work, and His government. It will be awesome, if those alive on the earth can see this multitude of holy angels watching and moving about as needed, like King David was enabled to see the one powerful angel who was about to destroy Jerusalem...described in this passage below.
1 Chronicles 21:14-16: So, the Lord sent a plague on Israel and seventy thousand men of Israel fell dead. And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But as the angel was doing so, the Lord saw it and relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand”. The angel of the Lord was then standing at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. David looked up and saw the angel of the Lord standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand extended over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell down on their faces.
- How long might people live when there is such peace on the earth? There are two very interesting bible verses that address this. It appears that the environment of peace, safety, productivity, abundance of food sources, and great improvements in preventive health will contribute to longer life spans than you and I have ever known.
Isaiah 65:19-20: I will also rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people. There will no longer be heard in her the voice of weeping and the sound of crying. No longer will there be in it an infant who lives, but a few days or an old man who does not live out his days. For the youth will die at the age of one hundred and the one who does not reach the age of one hundred will be thought accursed.
Isaiah 65:22: For as the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people.
Note: God’s analogy of tree longevity fascinated me, so I looked up some basic stats on the lives of trees. From the URL below, you will be able to see illustrations of the possible lifespans of people during this 1,000 year period.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trees-have-the-potential-to-live-indefinitely/
Will people have good health during this 1,000 year period?
...It appears that infirmities like miscarriages, sicknesses, diseases, lameness, etc., will not be natural or normal then, but the exception.
Isaiah 29:18-21: In that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll and out of gloom and darkness - the eyes of the blind will see. Once more the humble will rejoice in the Lord and the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. The ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who have an eye for evil will be cut down...those who use their words to make someone out to be guilty (who is not) and who ensnare the defender in court with false testimony and deprive the innocent of justice.
Isaiah 65:23: They will not labor in vain or bear children for calamity. For they are the offspring of those blessed by the LORD.
What will family life be like?
...Those who survive the tribulation period will continue with what ever family members survived with them.
...People will marry, have children, grandchildren, etc., and the earth will begin to repopulate. Families will prosper and grow in this environment of peace.
...There will only be the husband (male) - wife (female) relationship. There will absolutely be no sodomy (homosexuality), binary, or trans-conversions. The two genders God created will be restored and prosper. No perversions will be allowed.
What will the relationship between people and animals be like?
...The relationship between humans and animals will be really awesome and there will be peace. There will be peace between animals and there will be peace between animals and people.
...This will be a fun time for all of us who love our pets, when literally any creature could be available for loving and playful interaction. Organizations like ASPCA, with their fund-raising activities, won’t have anything to do. Child abuse or animal/creature abuse will not be tolerated. PRAISE GOD!
Isaiah 11:6-9: The wolf will live with the lamb. The leopard will lie down with the goat. The calf and the lion and the yearling will live together and a little child will lead them. The cow will feed with the bear and their young will lie down together. The lion will eat straw like the ox. The infant will play near the cobra’s den and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
Isaiah 65:24-25: Before they call I will answer. While they are still speaking I will hear. The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain...says the Lord.
Ezekiel 34:25-27: I will make a covenant of peace with them and rid the land of savage beasts, so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety. I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season. There will be showers of blessing. The trees will yield their fruit and the ground will yield its crops. The people will be secure in their land.
What about traditional work (jobs), careers, businesses, and the like?
...These types of activities will continue and allow people to be responsible for themselves and enjoy being productive, as God originally designed in the Garden of Eden. But now they will be free from the pressures of corruption, unjust taxation, or any kind of abuse from any government or mafia type operations. Labor Unions will have to go away.
...People will enjoy their work and see the fruits of their labor.
Isaiah 65:21-23: They will build houses and dwell in them. They will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. No longer will they build houses and others live in them or plant and others eat. For as the days of a tree, so will be the days of my people. My chosen ones will long enjoy the work of their hands. They will not labor in vain, nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune, for they will be a people blessed by the Lord, they and their descendants with them.
Will there be a need for schools or educational institutions?
I did my best to find any direct references to education or training during Christ’s millennial kingdom, but came up short. That does not mean there aren’t some. It just means I failed to find them.
When it comes down to it, the need to learn may be very different, because of Christ’s presence on earth, as Isaiah 11:9 stated above, that the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
So, that leaves me to theorize based on a few Scriptures.
Isaiah 2:2-4: In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains and it will be exalted above the hills. All nations will stream to it and many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord and to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths”. The law will go out from Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples.
Isaiah 11:9: They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD...as the waters cover the sea.
Jeremiah 31:34: They shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, says the LORD.
Luke 2:52: And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.
From key words in these three Scriptures, we can infer a few things.
- Christ Himself will be imparting knowledge to all people.
...He will teach us His ways...so we can walk in His paths.
...We will receive His Word and His law from Jerusalem. This will provide the enlightenment for learning any needed skill, trade, or discipline with Biblical morality.
...People around the world will know who He is and will have the chance to know Him personally. From this relationship will come vital knowledge, wisdom, and character.
...Those born and growing up during this 1,000 year period will have the opportunity to emulate the young life of Jesus during His growing and maturing years on earth at home in Nazareth – as He increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man. - There very well could be godly home schools and/or temple-like group studies.
- There could be online classes or even hologram-type classes directly from Jerusalem.
- There could be solid mentoring relationships and internships like Jesus working with Joseph in his carpentry shop, including high-tech training that will make today’s approaches look simple or primitive.
- Ungodly, empty, and vain philosophical educational structures will not be allowed at any level. What a blessing compared to what we see going on today from pre-school through doctoral programs.
2 Timothy 3:7: Always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Will there be taxes?
Revelation 21:6: The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.
...We know from Deuteronomy 16:10, there was a type of freewill offering in place for the nation of Israel. Maybe this will be the model in the millennial kingdom, without the need for direct taxation. For those who know and love the Lord then, giving will be such a great joy and an exercise in true spiritual worship.
Deuteronomy 16:10: Then celebrate the Festival of Weeks to the Lord your God by giving a freewill offering in proportion to the blessings the Lord your God has given you.
Zechariah 3:9: From beyond the rivers of Cush my worshipers, my scattered people, will bring me offerings.
Note: Won’t it be nice when there is no waste of money or resources in the administrative operations of the government of Christ? No one will be trying to bring home the bacon to their administrative districts. People will ask, “Pork Barrell Spending”...what is that? They will have to go do an internet search to learn about it on a site like:
https://www.heritage.org/budget-and-spending/report/50-examples-government-waste
What will worldwide languages and communications be like?
According to Ethnologue, there are currently 7,164 languages spoken around the world. There are a lot of things to appreciate about such diversity, but there will be so many benefits to an established universal language. There was only one language in the world before the flood in Noah’s day. This was from Adam and Eve all the way down in Noah and his family who built the Ark (1,500 years after the creation event).
https://www.theintrepidguide.com/how-many-languages-are-there-in-the-world
Isaiah 33:19 refers to how speech between people and people groups will be changed to a pure speech.
Isaiah 33:19: You will see those arrogant people no more, people whose speech is obscure, whose language is strange and incomprehensible.
Zephaniah 3:9: Then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that all of them may call on the name of the Lord and serve him shoulder to shoulder.
...Maybe God will reinstitute the language of Hebrew as the universal language, similar to what English is today, but better, because there are still many people groups in the world today, who don’t speak English.
...Will people maintain their own unique language and dialects when communicating within their own ethnic groups? Possibly, but they will also be enabled to speak this pure language (whether it is Hebrew or something else we don’t understand yet) when conversing cross-culturally. Again...something fun to think about!
...This pure language will allow people to truly call on the name of the Lord Jesus together in harmony and serve Him shoulder to shoulder.
What about law enforcement?
As you ponder this question, remember these two verses, which were quoted earlier.
Isaiah 2:1-4: This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains. It will be exalted above the hills and all nations will stream to it. Many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in His paths”. The law will go out from Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.
Micah 4:14: In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains. It will be exalted above the hills and peoples will stream to it. Many nations will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths”. The law will go out from Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He will judge between many peoples and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. Everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree and no one will make them afraid, for the Lord Almighty has spoken.
...Any Law enforcement needed will be carried out by resurrected believers all over the world and guaranteed by the presence and power of holy angels.
...Our Sovereign Christ will be aware of every single thing going on in the hearts and minds of people and anything they might want to try, but it appears He will leave the execution of law and justice to His saints.
...He could step in anytime He wants, but I don’t think He will need to. He will get much joy in watching His saints (every believer from history) serve Him on the earth and enforcing His righteous ways.
...There will be no more war or weapons of war and no more money spent on weapons, national defense, or the strategies of war.
...There will be no more regional conflicts, tribal disputes, or land- grabbing nations. If there are attempts at this, the saints (resurrected believers) will resolve them quickly, without any disruptions to society.
...What a blessing to never again have the need for weapons, for either self-defense or law enforcement! The saints, backed up by the angels, will have the authority to enforce the will of Christ and righteous living.
...People will no longer have to financially support law enforcement or military forces. As one of these saints serving then, I will not need to wear a pistol around my waist or need my concealed carry permit, to enforce the King’s rule.
Zechariah 14:16-19: Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles. If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord Almighty, they will have no rain.
What will agriculture be like?
It will not take long, under the rulership of Christ, for the earth to bounce back to fruitfulness and productivity, after all of the destruction it experienced during the tribulation period. It won’t quite be like the original and perfect Garden of Eden, but there will be a lot of similarities.
Isaiah 29:17: In a very short time, will not Lebanon be turned into a fertile field and the fertile field seem like a forest?
Isaiah 55:12-13: You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song before you and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper and instead of briers the myrtle tree will grow. This will be for the Lord’s renown, for an everlasting sign, that will endure forever.
Note: I learned while living on the southern Oregon coast for 4 years (in Brookings, Oregon) right across the border from Crescent City, CA) that Myrtle trees only grow two places in the world right now...Israel and Oregon. So, it was fun to go visit a Myrtle grove within a 90 minute drive of our house. I have also had the pleasure of seeing Myrtle trees in both Oregon and Israel.
What will the weather be like?
...It appears there will not be any more natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, and the like.
...After God finishes pouring out His wrath during the last half of the tribulation period, it appears natural disasters are no longer needed, as one of God’s tools to discipline unfaithful groups of people.
...He will withhold rain from any people groups who fail to go to Israel once a year for the annual festival and worship of the King. Remember Zechariah 14:16-17.
Zechariah 14:16-17: Then it will come about that any who are left of all the nations that went against Jerusalem will go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Booths. And it will be that whichever of the families of the earth does not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, there will be no rain on them. {They will know why they are experiencing a dry spell.}
...Scriptures point to the Lord restoring the natural fruitfulness, productivity, and balance to the soils and the weather.
Psalm 98: Sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things. His right hand and His holy arm have worked salvation for Him. The Lord has made His salvation known and revealed His righteousness to the nations. He has remembered His love and His faithfulness to Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth, and burst into jubilant song with music. Make music to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing, with trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn. Shout for joy before the Lord...the King. Let the sea resound and everything in it, the world and all who live in it. Let the rivers clap their hands and let the mountains sing together for joy. Let them sing before the Lord, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.
Joel 3:18: And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine and the hills will flow with milk. All the brooks of Judah will flow with water and a spring will go out from the house of the LORD to water the valley of Shittim (or the valley of acacias).
Ezekiel 34:26-27: I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season. There will be showers of blessing. The trees will yield their fruit and the ground will yield its crops. The people will be secure in their land.
Will people die during this 1,000 year period of peace and prosperity?
Remember Isaiah 65:20 explained how someone who dies before the age of 100 will be considered to have died young (a mere youth), but this may not be a good sign. There may have been some kind of disobedience that caused a death at this young age. So, they can and will still die, but expanded ages will be the norm.
...Maybe people will not see any gray hair until they are least 300 or 400 years old. What will happen to the hair coloring business?
Will there still be the desire and need for space exploration?
...Once again, I looked long and hard for biblical insights into this topic, but came up short. I would have to question why there would be any need to do further space exploration then, but the Lord may have some purposes for it, that will honor and glorify Him.
...People would easily learn from the Lord, that there is no life on other planets, so that philosophical question will be answered, without going anywhere. How much time and money is being spent on trying to discover the origins of the universe and if there is life anywhere in the cosmos? I just read today, a brand new article from POPULAR MECHANICS about these quests. Here is the title to the article and the URL where you can read it.
“A New Study Suggests Aliens Aren’t Little Green Men. They’re Purple People Eaters.”
We might have had it wrong this whole time.
I broke out laughing, as I feel you will if you look at the report. For them to say they might have had it wrong is the understatement of history. It is so sad and really heartbreaking when people cannot simply believe what God has revealed to us about the creation of the universe and life itself...in His Word. Dreamers will not be imagining these kinds of reports when the creator God is here in bodily form.
Can you visualize a scientific publisher, during the Millennial Kingdom, about to release a new research paper with the headlines above? Then they get an alert from Jerusalem saying, “You better come sit down with the Lord Jesus for a few minutes!” We know an alert like this would never be necessary, because everyone in the world would have already gazed on the power and glory and majesty of our Lord Jesus Christ and know the idea of little green men or purple people eaters is garbage.
Note: I think the authors of this Popular Mechanics piece listened too much to that oldies song called “The Purple People Eater" written and performed by Sheb Wooley. It which reached No. 1 in the Billboard pop charts in 1958 from June 9 to July 14. If you have never heard this song, you have been culturally deprived. You cannot consider yourself a 21st century culture vulture if you do not have this song in your personal repertoire of classical music. I would not want that for you, so I am sharing the URL where you can watch Sheb Wooley perform this classic-scientific prophecy on the Ed Sullivan show on July 27, 1958: https://youtu.be/67tKNEsJjTI
...Maybe the Lord will allow people to reach other destinations in space to glorify Him, in allowing human beings to see more of the universe from space, rather than the limited views we have on earth.
...This experience would only cause those space travelers to praise Jesus even more for His power in creating such a glorious cosmos. They would look out and see the great expanse of the universe and look down and see the creator reigning in Jerusalem.
Psalm 19:1: The heavens declare the glory of God and the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
...Maybe the Lord will allow people to reach other destinations in space to bring back rare minerals to be used in technology for His glory.
...Astronauts would have fun and technology companies would have raw resources to use, but this would not be a necessity, because the Lord Jesus is fully able to open up endless resources right here on earth - that we may or may not know about right now.
...With the expanded life spans during this time and exponential population growth, maybe the Lord would choose to let people travel to and live other places in outer space. Again, this would not be a necessity, as the Lord is fully able to sustain as many people as He wants right here on earth. BUT, it could open up a whole new world of experience for anyone alive then and interested in pursuing this.
...James 1:5 says that if we lack wisdom, we should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to us. Those human beings who have the pleasure to live in the flesh during the millennial kingdom might be curious about a lot of things and have the desire to continue developing scientific principles and technology. If they cannot figure out something they want to know, for work and productivity purposes – like outer space, they could ask the Lord Jesus Christ Himself...THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS.
Colossians 1:15-17: The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in Him all things were created...things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities. All things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
...It is possible He would delight in answering their questions and allowing them to take His knowledge and using it for productive purposes. In His deity and in His humanity - He has the ability to take joy in what He has made/created.
...Maybe it will give Him great pleasure to explain things to those who really want to know. If so, people who asked Him for wisdom and understanding will get answers. Those who are not as curious or ambitious and don’t bother asking Him, would not get answers.
What will Medicine, Science, and Technology be like?
...These fields could be similar to the discussion of space exploration above.
...The current knowledge base could continue to grow in an environment of peace and stability – with the Lord’s oversight. Any advances in science, medicine, and technology will be used for the good of mankind and His glory.
...With no wars, there would not be any wounded or disabled soldiers to care for. This would free up so much time, money, and resources for medical professionals to use just for healing and to relieve suffering, as well as the expansion of longevity (which we have addressed earlier in this study).
...And again, how much good could happen, if medical professionals go to Christ for problems they cannot figure out? The quality of life during this 1,000 years of history can proliferate or skyrocket.
Note: Today, analysts claim the volume of knowledge is doubling every 12 hours. Can your grasp this? Think what this will be like during the millennial kingdom, with peace and prosperity abounding, and Jesus Christ (the source of all knowledge) here Himself?
How does one sum up the greatness of the millennial kingdom?
I cannot do it! It is too much! It is beyond the scope of my imagination! Therefore, all I can do is leave you with a few of the highlights that we covered in this study, so you can continue pondering it on your own...for your pleasure and edification. May our “sanctified pondering” cause us to fall down on our faces and worship Jesus Christ, who is planning all of these incredible things for us!
- During this 1,000 year period, Jesus will fulfill all of those promises (prophecies) He gave to the nation of Israel, that have not materialized yet. Not one of His promises will fail.
- During this 1,000 year period, Jesus will also fulfill so many of the awesome plans He has expressed throughout history, to bless the nations of the world and the whole earth.
- God the Father will also fulfill the promises He made to His only Son – Jesus Christ – that He would rule this whole earth in righteousness.
Psalm 2:6-12: I (the Father) have installed My King on Zion...My holy mountain. I (Jesus) will proclaim the Lord’s (the Father) decree. He (the Father) said to me (Jesus), “You are My Son. Today I have become your Father. Ask Me and I will make the nations Your inheritance and the ends of the earth Your possession. You (Jesus the Son) will break them with a rod of iron. You will dash them to pieces like pottery”. Therefore, you kings, be wise. Be warned, you rulers of the earth. Serve the Lord (Jesus) with fear and celebrate His rule with trembling. Kiss His Son (kiss the Father’s Son) or He will be angry and your way will lead to your destruction, for His wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
Psalm 110:1-4: The Lord (the Father) says to my lord Jesus: “Sit at My right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for Your feet”. The Lord (the Father) will extend Your mighty scepter from Zion, saying, “Rule in the midst of your enemies”! Your troops will be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, Your young men will come to You like dew from the morning’s womb. The Lord (the Father) has sworn and will not change His mind: “You (Jesus) are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek”.
Daniel 7:14: He (Jesus) was given authority, glory and sovereign power. All nations and peoples of every language worshiped Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
Revelation 11:15: The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Messiah (Jesus), and He (Jesus) will reign for ever and ever.
- You, as a child of God and a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ, will enjoy and be so blessed by Christ’s theocratic government, with His absolute rule. In His holy and pure love, He will rule with truth, righteousness, peace, equity, and perfect justice. He will fulfill the Father’s will and purposes.
- For the first time, since Adam and Eve sinned and brought evil into the world, human beings will know what it is to live in real peace and security. Remember Isaiah 32:16-18: The Lord’s justice will dwell in the desert and His righteousness will live in the fertile field. The fruit of that righteousness will be peace and its effect will be quietness and confidence forever. My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, and in undisturbed places of rest.
- What a contrast to the previous 6,000 years of history!
- Mankind has never known this kind of life, but now they will. They will experience first hand the kind of life God had originally planned for human beings created in His image. Oh what a glorious time!
- The famous Lord’s prayer in Matthew 6 will be answered during this 1,000 year reign of Christ on earth.
...Our Heavenly Father’s name will be hallowed (considered and treated as holy, consecrated, and sacred...His name will be revered).
...His kingdom has now come on this earth.
...His will, as it is in heaven, is now being done through Christ’s reign on earth.
See you there...my brothers and sisters in Christ!
Next time, we will study what happens at the end of the 1,000 year period of peace on earth and the GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGEMENT. Thanks again for your precious time!
Gene
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As I read, I am often coming up with questions. One being: people often look forward to meeting “loved Ones” upon facing death themselves. Will they and at what age will that be when they do meet. Also, there is the status of what society; will people share the same wealth? What about the talent that many shared while alive (music – scientist – medicine – and so)? Will there be celebrations like we have now from varios regions or being able to travel like many do while alive? That also brings up the point of mode of transportation. How about advancement during stated timeline after death? Anyone wonders about “Politicians”?
Summation: It is so much easier to not expect rewards when one has never known peace and pay-back to the many that have and are doing “EVIL”!
This was an interesting read. Thanks.
Ruben
Ruben,
Believers who go to into the millennial kingdom will know each other.
At that point, they (we) will be in resurrected bodies and will not really have
an age, but they will be recognizable to each other.
Their status will be VIP’s as resurrected believers / children of God.
They will not need wealth in their resurrected bodies.
The Lord may use the talents they had when they were resurrected or may give them
new talents, but they will be fully equipped to serve Christ the way He wants.
There probably will be celebrations, but most of those will be carried on by those
living on the earth still in their un-resurrected bodies…in their regular human bodies that
grow up, marry, have children, etc…
Those living in their un-resurrected bodies throughout the 1,000 year period will
travel just like we do now, along with any other advances made in aviation in that
era. Those of us in our resurrected bodies will probably be able to travel like Christ
did from place to place after His resurrection, when He was going here and there
appearing to different Christians at different times in different places. There would be
nothing to stop us from traveling with un-resurrected humans in traditional modes of
transportation, If we wanted to make a car trip or flight or whatever with a traditional human (like we used to be).
There won’t be any politicians…just servants of Christ serving at His will in their assigned
positions.
If you are asking about believers who are already in heaven, that is a different environment
with different conditions.
Gene
Gene – Such an exciting read. Informative. Encouraging. Enlightening. Promising.
Thank You, Jesus, for inspiring and enabling Gene.
Come Lord Jesus.
MAP
Thank you brother for all your hard work and study!