The Millennial Kingdom

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1 The Millennial Kingdom

2 Today and the Next Few Weeks A Time Line Review An Introduction to Millennial Theology 7 Characteristics of the Millennium

3 Time Line Overview

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6 Introduction to Millennial Theology

7 We will review Post-Millennial Theology A-Millennial Theology Pre-Millennial Theology

8 Post-Millennialism 1) Jesus Returns after the Millennium 2) Millennium began at Christ s first coming and continues to the Second Coming 3) Church replaces Israel Replacement Theology 4) Prophesy and fulfillment are often interpreted allegorically or spiritualized 5) Christ Rules Spiritually through the Church

9 Post-Millennialism ( 6) Jesus influence through the Church transforms spiritual, social and economic life in the earth i.e. The world slowly becomes Christianized a) Pietistic Postmillennialism: Believes only a major segment will convert to Christ b) Theonomic Postmillennialism: Believes the whole world will convert to Christ 7) Jesus Returns to the earth after it is prepared for His coming by conversion and overall health This is Kingdom Dominion Theology

10 Problems with Postmillennial Theology 1) Not a literal 1000 years 2) Jesus does not physically reign from Jerusalem on the throne of David - as King 3) Church replaces Israel 4) Prophesy and fulfillment are often interpreted allegorically or spiritualized 5) Wicked Men and Seducers will wax worse and worse 6) God fails to keep His Word and promise to Israel

11 Problems with Postmillennial Theology -Bible does not predict a worldwide conversion to Christ as a result of the work of the Church or the work of the Holy Spirit through the Church.

12 A-Millennialism 1) No literal 1000 year reign of Christ (Spiritualized and allegorical) 2) Church age is the millennium 3) Church is Spiritual Israel Replacement Theology (National Israel forfeited all and is totally rejected) 4) Old Testament Prophesies are fulfilled spiritually in Christ and with the Church

13 A-Millennialism (Continued) 5) Christ reigns spiritually through the Church 6) Satan is spiritually bound since the crucifixion of Christ 7) Satan will be loosed briefly just before the Second Coming of Jesus 8) The rapture, first resurrection and the second coming of Christ are all seen as simultaneous 9) Great White Throne Judgment occurs at the time of the Second Coming of Jesus

14 Problems with Amillennial Theology 1) No Literal 1000 Year reign 2) Jesus does not physically reign from Jerusalem on the throne of David as King 3) Satan is clearly not bound today He is as a roaring lion going about seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8)

15 Problems with Amillennial Theology 4) The rapture, second coming, first resurrection, great white throne judgment and second death are not simultaneous 5) Makes God a liar! He would have told Abraham (and others) things He knew He would never perform or fulfill

16 Pre-Millennialism 1) Jesus Second Coming is before His Millennial Reign 2) Millennium is a literal 1000 years 3) Jesus Physically Reigns from David s Throne in Jerusalem 4) Satan is Bound 1000 Years 5) A Clear Distinction between the Church and Israel

17 Problems with Premillennialism: None This is the Biblical View

18 The Millennial Kingdom Part 2

19 Time Line Review Introduction to Millennial Theology

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23 Millennial Theology

24 Post-Millennial Theology A-Millennial Theology Pre-Millennial Theology

25 We see no problems with Premillennialism It is the Biblical View

26 In the Millennium / Kingdom Age 1) Christ fulfills the prophecies of both the Old and the New Testaments foretelling the dispensation and its attributes. 2) God demonstrates His blessings upon every believer. 3) God demonstrates what the world can be when He reigns supreme. 4) God demonstrates that even under ideal conditions, with Satan bound, men born during the Millennium manifest their innate sinfulness, the wickedness of the human heart, and at the end of the age rebel.

27 Part 3 Characteristics of the Millennium From a Biblical View (Pre-Millennial) 7 Points To Examine

28 Characteristics of the Millennium 1. Christ Physically Reigns On The Earth 2. We Reign With Him 3. Mortal and Immortal Together 4. Satan Bound 5. Mortals Will Procreate 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered 7. Social Life Will Be Altered

29 Characteristics of the Millennium 1. Christ Physically Reigns On The Earth 2. We Reign With Him 3. Mortal and Immortal Together 4. Satan Bound 5. Mortals Will Procreate 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered 7. Social Life Will Be Altered

30 1) Christ Physically Reigns on the Earth a. From the throne of David In Jerusalem b. The Temple will be re-build in Jerusalem I) By Jesus II) By Believing Jews III) By Believing Gentiles c. Jerusalem shall be fully established by the Lord d. Jerusalem will be the world s capitol

31 1) Christ Physically Reigns on the Earth e. Jerusalem will be the place of worship for all nations f. The Land will be altered I) Mount of Olives will be split II) Dead Sea will be revived III) Land shall be cleansed IV) The Land will be re-subdivided

32 a. From The Throne of David In Jerusalem Isaiah 2:2-4 also found in Micah 4:1-3 Now it shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow to it. Many people shall come and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, and rebuke many people; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.

33 a. From The Throne of David In Jerusalem (Continued) Excerpt: Ezekiel 43:1-4 (Ezekiel In its Entirety ) Afterward he brought me to the gate, the gate that faces toward the east. And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east. His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with His glory. It was like the appearance of the vision which I saw; like the vision which I saw when I came to destroy the city. The visions were like the vision which I saw by the River Chebar; and I fell on my face. And the glory of the LORD came into the temple by way of the gate which faces toward the east.

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35 a. From The Throne of David In Jerusalem (Continued) Excerpt: Ezekiel 48:35 and the name of the city from that day shall be THE LORD IS THERE. Luke 1:31-33 Gabriel said to Mary, "And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end."

36 b. Temple will be re-built in Jerusalem: I) By Christ: Zechariah 6:12-13 " 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, saying: "Behold, the Man whose name is the BRANCH!... He shall build the temple of the LORD; yes, He shall build the temple of the LORD. He shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule on His throne

37 b. Temple will be re-built in Jerusalem: II) By The Believing Jews (Ezekiel describes the activities ) Excerpt: Ezekiel 43:10-12 "Son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, make known to them the design of the temple and its arrangement, its exits and its entrances, its entire design and all its ordinances, all its forms and all its laws. Write it down in their sight, so that they may keep its whole design and all its ordinances, and perform them. This is the law of the temple: The whole area surrounding the mountaintop is most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple.

38 b. Temple will be re-built in Jerusalem: III) By The Believing Gentile Nations Zechariah 6:15 "Even those from afar shall come and build the temple of the LORD.

39 b. Temple will be re-built in Jerusalem: III) By The Believing Gentile Nations (Continued) Haggai 2:6-9 For thus say s the Lord of hosts, Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land; and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,' says the LORD of hosts. The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,' says the LORD of hosts. The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,' says the LORD of hosts. 'And in this place I will give peace,' says the LORD of hosts.

40 c. Jerusalem Shall be Fully Established by the Lord Isaiah 60:10-12 The sons of foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you; For in My wrath I struck you, But in My favor I have had mercy on you. Therefore your gates shall be open continually; They shall not be shut day or night, That men may bring to you the wealth of the Gentiles, And their kings in procession. For the nation and kingdom which will not serve you shall perish, and those nations shall be utterly ruined.

41 c. Jerusalem Shall be Fully Established by the Lord (Continued) Jeremiah 33:14-18 Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah: In those days and at that time I will cause to grow up to David A Branch of righteousness; He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell safely. And this is the name by which she will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. For thus says the LORD: 'David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel

42 c. Jerusalem Shall be Fully Established by the Lord (Continued) Zechariah 8:3-8 Thus says the LORD: I will return to Zion, and dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called the City of Truth, the Mountain of the LORD of hosts, the Holy Mountain. Old men and old women shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each one with his staff in his hand because of great age. The streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets. If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, will it also be marvelous in My eyes? Says the LORD of hosts. Behold, I will save My people from the land of the east and from the land of the west; I will bring them back, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. They shall be My people and I will be their God, In truth and righteousness.

43 c. Jerusalem Shall be Fully Established by the Lord (Continued) Ezekiel 11:17 Therefore say, Thus says the Lord GOD: I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. Genesis 15:18 On the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying: To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates.

44 Genesis 15:18 To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates

45 d. Jerusalem will be the world s capitol Deuteronomy 28:13 And the LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them.

46 e. Jerusalem will be the Place of Worship for all Nations Zechariah 8:20-23 Thus says the LORD of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, Inhabitants of many cities; the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us continue to go and pray before the LORD, and seek the LORD of hosts. I myself will go also. Yes, many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. Thus says the LORD of hosts: In those days ten men from every language of the nations shall grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.

47 e. Jerusalem will be the Place of Worship for all Nations (Continued) Zechariah 14:16-17 And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, on them there will be no rain.

48 f. The Land will be Altered I) Mount of Olives Split Zechariah 14:4 And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the east. and the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, from east to west, making a very large valley; half of the mountain shall move toward the north and half of it toward the south.

49 f. The Land will be Altered (Continued) II) Dead Sea Revived Zechariah 14:8-9 And in that day it shall be that living waters shall flow from Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea and half of them toward the western sea; in both summer and winter it shall occur. And the LORD shall be King over all the earth. In that day it shall be; "The LORD is one," and His name one.

50 f. The Land will be Altered (Continued) III) The Land shall be cleansed Ezekiel 39:12, For seven months the house of Israel will be burying [the dead], in order to cleanse the land. The search party will pass through the land; and when anyone sees a man's bone, he shall set up a marker by it, till the buriers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon Gog. [east of the dead sea] The name of the city will also be Hamonah. Thus they shall cleanse the land.

51 Genesis 15:18 To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates

52 f. Land will be Altered (Continued) IV) The Land will be Re-Subdivided Ezekiel 47:13 Ezekiel 48:35 Excerpt Thus says the Lord GOD: These are the borders by which you shall divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel

53 The Lost Tribes? No! God Knows His Own

54 The Millennial Kingdom Part 3

55 Review Time Line Introduction to Millennial Theology 7 Points 1) Christ Physically Reigns in the Earth!

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59 Millennial Theology

60 Post-Millennial Theology A-Millennial Theology Pre-Millennial Theology

61 We see no problems with Premillennialism It is the Biblical View

62 Characteristics of the Millennium From a Biblical View (Pre-Millennial) Continued 7 Points

63 Characteristics of the Millennium 1. Christ Physically Reigns On The Earth 2. We Reign With Him 3. Mortal and Immortal Together 4. Satan Bound 5. Mortals Will Procreate 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered 7. Social Life Will Be Altered

64 2) We Reign with Him a. Old Testament Saints b. Church Age Saints c. Tribulation Saints

65 a. Old Testament Saints Bodies raised at Second Coming Daniel 12:1-3 "At that time Michael shall stand up, the great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation, even to that time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone who is found written in the book. And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever.

66 a. Old Testament Saints Bodies raised at Second Coming (Continued) Zechariah 14:5b Thus the LORD my God will come, and all the saints with You.

67 b. Church Age Saints Come back at the Second Coming 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.

68 b. Church Age Saints Come back at Second Coming (Continued) 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? For you are our glory and joy. Jude 1:14b-15 Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.

69 b. Church Age Saints Come back at Second Coming (Continued) Rev. 19:14 And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.

70 To the Church of Philadelphia Jesus said: Revelation 3: 12 He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. And I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name.

71 There is no temple in the New Jerusalem - so this by default refers to the Millennial Reign and the Millennial Temple Revelation 21:22 (Concerning the New Jerusalem) But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

72 To the Church of Thyatira Jesus Said: Revelation 2:26-27 And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations; He shall rule them with a rod of iron; they shall be dashed to pieces like the potter's vessels;' as I also have received from My Father.

73 The 24 Elders Represent the Redeemed Revelation 5:8-10 Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying: You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; for You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth.

74 c. Tribulation Saints Raised up at the Second Coming Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they (The 24 Elders) sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

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76 Revelation 20:6 (NKJV) Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.

77 Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Matthew 28:1 8 (NKJV)

78 Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many. Matthew 27:51 54 (NKJV)

79 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words. 1 Thessalonians 4:13 18 (NKJV)

80 Now after the three-and-a-half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, Come up here. And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them. Revelation 11:1-12 (NKJV)

81 At that time Michael shall stand up, the great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; and at that time your people shall be delivered, every one who is found written in the book. And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting contempt. Daniel 12:1 3 (NKJV)

82 Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Revelation 20:4 6 (NKJV)

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84 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it and I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and the dead were judged The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. Revelation 20:11 15 (NKJV)

85 We Inherit the Kingdom!

86 Characteristics of the Millennium 1. Christ Physically Reigns On The Earth 2. We Reign With Him 3. Mortal and Immortal Together 4. Satan Bound 5. Mortals Will Procreate 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered 7. Social Life Will Be Altered

87 3. Mortal and Immortal Together Immortals: Covered in Point 2 We reign with Him Mortals: Surviving population of the nations

88 3. Mortal and Immortal Together Zechariah 14:16-19 And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, on them there will be no rain.

89 3. Mortal and Immortal Together Zechariah 14:16-19 (Continued) If the family of Egypt will not come up and enter in, they shall have no rain; they shall receive the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. This shall be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.

90 3. Mortal and Immortal Together Isaiah 11:10-12 And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; for the Gentiles shall seek Him, and His resting place shall be glorious. It shall come to pass in that day that the LORD shall set His hand again the second time to recover the remnant of His people who are left, from Assyria and Egypt, from Pathros and Cush, from Elam and Shinar, From Hamath and the islands of the sea...

91 3. Mortal and Immortal Together Isaiah 11:10-12 Continued He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

92 3. Mortal and Immortal Together Judgment of the Sheep and Goats Matthew 25:31-32 and 34 "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats, Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

93 Characteristics of the Millennium 1. Christ Physically Reigns On The Earth 2. We Reign With Him 3. Mortal and Immortal Together 4. Satan Bound 5. Mortals Will Procreate 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered 7. Social Life Will Be Altered

94 4. Satan will be Bound Revelation 20:1-3 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.

95 4. Satan will be Bound Demons? The Gospel of the Kingdom

96 Characteristics of the Millennium 1. Christ Physically Reigns On The Earth 2. We Reign With Him 3. Mortal and Immortal Together 4. Satan Bound 5. Mortals Will Procreate 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered 7. Social Life Will Be Altered

97 5. Mortals will Procreate a. There Will Be Children Zechariah 8:3-5 Thus says the LORD: 'I will return to Zion, and dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. The streets of the city Shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.

98 5. Mortals will Procreate Isaiah 65:23 They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth children for trouble; For they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the LORD, And their offspring with them.

99 5. Mortals will Procreate b. Naturally Assumed Revelation 20:8 Satan will go out to deceive the nations whose number is as the sand of the sea

100 5. Mortals will Procreate b. Naturally Assumed Natural man procreates There is no reason to think otherwise.

101 Characteristics of the Millennium 1. Christ Physically Reigns On The Earth 2. We Reign With Him 3. Mortal and Immortal Together 4. Satan Bound 5. Mortals Will Procreate 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered 7. Social Life Will Be Altered

102 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered Curse will be Restrained Not Removed Until the New Heaven s and New Earth Rev. 22:3 And there shall be no more curse

103 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered a. Longevity of Life Isaiah 65:20 No more shall an infant from there live but a few days, Nor an old man who has not fulfilled his days; For the child shall die one hundred years old, But the sinner being one hundred years old shall be accursed.

104 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered a. Longevity of Life Sickness and Disease? The Gospel of the Kingdom

105 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered b. Economy Healed Isaiah 65:21-23 They shall build houses and inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. They shall not build and another inhabit; They shall not plant and another eat; For as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people, And My elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labor in vain

106 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered b. Economy Healed Joel 2:21-27 Fear not, O land; Be glad and rejoice, For the LORD has done marvelous things! Do not be afraid, you beasts of the field; For the open pastures are springing up, and the tree bears its fruit; The fig tree and the vine yield their strength. Be glad then, you children of Zion, And rejoice in the LORD your God;

107 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered b. Economy Healed For He has given you the former rain faithfully, and He will cause the rain to come down for you; the former rain, And the latter rain in the first month. The threshing floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the crawling locust,

108 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered b. Economy Healed the consuming locust, and the chewing locust, my great army which I sent among you. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; and My people shall never be put to shame. Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the LORD your God And there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame.

109 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered b. Economy Healed Joel 3: 18 And it will come to pass in that day That the mountains shall drip with new wine, The hills shall flow with milk, And all the brooks of Judah shall be flooded with water; A fountain shall flow from the house of the LORD And water the Valley of Acacias.

110 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered b. Economy Healed Amos 9:13-15 Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, "When the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him who sows seed; the mountains shall drip with sweet wine, and all the hills shall flow with it

111 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered b. Economy Healed I will bring back the captives of My people Israel; they shall build the waste cities and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them; they shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them. I will plant them in their land, and no longer shall they be pulled up From the land I have given them, Says the LORD your God.

112 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered c. Beasts of the Field will be at Ease Isaiah 65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, The lion shall eat straw like the ox, And dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain," Says the LORD.

113 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered c. Beasts of the Field will be at Ease Isaiah 11:6-9 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze; Their young ones shall lie down together; And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

114 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered c. Beasts of the Field will be at Ease The nursing child shall play by the cobra's hole, and the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper's den. 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.

115 Characteristics of the Millennium 1. Christ Physically Reigns On The Earth 2. We Reign With Him 3. Mortal and Immortal Together 4. Satan Bound 5. Mortals Will Procreate 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered 7. Social Life Will Be Altered

116 7. Social Life Will Be Altered a. Jesus Rules with a Rod of Iron Revelation 19:15 Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron.

117 7. Social Life Will Be Altered a. Jesus Rules with a Rod of Iron Daniel 7:14 Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, and His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed.

118 7. Social Life Will Be Altered a. Jesus Rules with a Rod of Iron Executing the Rebellious Isaiah 11:3-4 His delight is in the fear of the LORD, and He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, nor decide by the hearing of His ears; but with righteousness He shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.

119 7. Social Life Will Be Altered b. Sacrificial System will be Memorialized / Reinstituted Ezekiel 46:2-7 The priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings. He shall worship at the threshold of the gate. Then he shall go out, but the gate shall not be shut until evening. Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the entrance to this gateway before the LORD on the Sabbaths and the New Moons

120 7. Social Life Will Be Altered b. Sacrificial System will be Re-instituted The burnt offering that the prince offers to the LORD on the Sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish; and the grain offering shall be one ephah for a ram, and the grain offering for the lambs, as much as he wants to give, as well as a hin of oil with every ephah.

121 7. Social Life Will Be Altered b. Sacrificial System will be Re-instituted On the day of the New Moon it shall be a young bull without blemish, six lambs, and a ram; they shall be without blemish. He shall prepare a grain offering of an ephah for a bull, an ephah for a ram, as much as he wants to give for the lambs, and a hin of oil with every ephah.

122 7. Social Life Will Be Altered b. Sacrificial System will be Re-instituted Memorial

123 7. Social Life Will Be Altered c. Everyone will know the Lord Jeremiah 31:34 No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the LORD

124 7. Social Life Will Be Altered c. Everyone will know the Lord Numbers 14:21 But truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.

125 7. Social Life Will Be Altered d. An Outpouring of the Spirit on Israel Ezekiel 36:24-27 For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land. Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you;

126 7. Social Life Will Be Altered d. An Outpouring of the Spirit on Israel I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.

127 7. Social Life Will Be Altered d. An Outpouring of the Spirit on all flesh Joel 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions.

128 7. Social Life Will Be Altered e. Peace will be upon the earth Micah 4:3 He shall judge between many peoples, And rebuke strong nations afar off; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war any more.

129 7. Social Life Will Be Altered e. Peace will be upon the earth Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever.

130 7. Social Life Will Be Altered f. Joy to all the obedient Psalm 30:1-5 (Law of Double Reference) I will extol You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up, And have not let my foes rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me. O LORD, You brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit

131 7. Social Life Will Be Altered f. Joy to all the obedient Sing praise to the LORD, You saints of His, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.

132 7. Social Life Will Be Altered g. The Wicked Heart Revealed Revelation 20:7-9 Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea

133 7. Social Life Will Be Altered g. The Wicked Heart Revealed They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.

134 7. Social Life Will Be Altered h. Christ s Kingdom Shall Have No End! Luke 1:32-33 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.

135 Characteristics of the Millennium Review 1. Christ Physically Reigns On The Earth 2. We Reign With Him 3. Mortal and Immortal Together 4. Satan Bound 5. Mortals Will Procreate 6. Natural Life Will Be Altered 7. Social Life Will Be Altered

136 In Pre-millennial Theology 1) We see God keeping all His promises to Israel and the Church 2) The Church looks with anticipation for the Pre-Trib Rapture 3) The Jews look forward to Christ s physical return to earth 4) We see Christ being visibly exalted in the earth - in the presence of every man, woman and child 5) We see Satan bound and all mankind being shown the nature of sin and their innate sinfulness Mankind is left with no excuse

137 YES! and Forever we will be with the Lord! The Millennium Will It Ever Come?