The Social, Economic And Environmental Conditions During The Millennial Reign Of Christ (Doctrinal Bible Church in Huntsville, Alabama)

Doctrinal Bible Church

Pastor-Teacher Bill Wenstrom

Wednesday January 29, 2025

The Day of the Lord Series: The Social, Economic And Environmental Conditions During The Millennial Reign Of Christ

Lesson # 56

During the millennial reign of Christ, there will be perfect environmental, social, economic and political conditions.

As we noted, during the millennial reign of Christ, Satan will be imprisoned for a thousand years, which will contribute to the perfect environmental, social, economic and political conditions during this period.

Further contributing to the perfect social, economic and political conditions during the millennial reign is that all unbelievers will be removed from the earth as a result of the Lord Jesus Christ judging the nation of Israel and the Gentiles.

The judgment of “Israel” will take place immediately after the Second Advent and prior to the millennial reign.

It involves the removal of unregenerate Israel from the earth leaving only regenerate Israel to enter into the millennial reign of Christ (Ezekiel 20:37-38; Zechariah 13:8-9; Malachi 3:2-3, 5; Matthew 25:1-30).

The judgment of the “Gentiles” also takes place immediately after the Second Advent of Christ and prior to His millennial reign and involves the removal of unregenerate, anti-Semitic Gentiles from the earth (Matthew 25:31-46).

These judgments are designed to produce perfect government and environment on planet earth.

Every home in the millennium will start off with believers.

The “overcomers” of the church age dispensation will reign with Christ during the millennium (Revelation 3:21).

Those believers who survived the Tribulation who remain on the earth and have yet to receive their resurrection bodies will repopulate the earth and those born will have sin natures and will thus need to get saved through faith alone in Christ alone.

Another factor contributing to the perfect social, economic and political conditions during the millennium is that the King, the Lord Jesus Christ will administer to every need and as a result there will be complete comfort and rest in the millennium (Is. 12:1-2; 29:22-23; Jer. 31:23-25; Zeph. 3:18-20; Zech. 9:11-12; Rev. 21:4).

Zechariah 14:1 A day of the Lord is coming when your plunder will be divided among you. 2 I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city. 3 Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights in the day of battle. 4 On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south. 5 You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with him. 6 On that day there will be no light, no cold or frost. 7 It will be a unique day, without daytime or nighttime—a day known to the Lord. When evening comes, there will be light. 8 On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half to the eastern sea and half to the western sea, in summer and in winter. 9 The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name. 10 The whole land, from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, will become like the Arabah. But Jerusalem will be raised up and remain in its place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses. 11 It will be inhabited; never again will it be destroyed. Jerusalem will be secure. (NIV84)

There will be the administration of perfect justice to every individual (Is. 9:7; 11:5; Jer. 23:5; 31:23; 31:29-30).

Jeremiah 23:5 “I, the Lord, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land.” (NET)

Another major factor contributing to the perfect environmental, social, economic and political conditions during the millennium is that there will be peace (Isaiah 2:1-4; Zech. 3:9) and there will be no war.

The life of man being during the millennium will be greatly increased (Isaiah 65:17-66:1).

There will be no deserts on the earth (Isa. 35:1-3) and the animal kingdom will be changed (Isa. 11).

The original Adamic curse placed upon the creation that is recorded in Genesis 3:17-19 will be removed so that there will be abundant productivity to the earth (See Romans 8:19-22).

The animal kingdom will be at peace as well (Isa. 11:6-9; 35:9; 65:25), all sickness will be removed (Isa. 33:24; Jer. 30:17; Ezek. 34:16) and all deformities will be healed (Isa. 29:17-19; 35:3-6; Jer. 31:8).

There will be a supernatural work of preservation of life through the King (Isa. 41:8-14; Jer. 32:27; Ezek. 34:27; Joel 3:16-17; Amos 9:15; Zech. 8:14-15; 14:10-11).

There will be freedom from oppression (Isa. 14:3-6; Zech. 9:11-12).

There will be a perfect economic system during the millennium in which the needs of men are abundantly provided for by labor in that system, under the guidance of the King.

There will be a fully industrialized society (Isa. 62:8-9; 65:21:23; Jer. 31:5; Ezek. 48:18-19) and agriculture as well as manufacturing will provide employment.

There will be economic prosperity because of the perfect labor situation (Isa. 4:1; 35:1-2; 30:23-25; Jer. 31:5; Ezek. 34:26; Mic. 4:1; Zech. 8:11-12; Ezek. 36:29-30; Joel 2:21-27; Amos 9:13-14).

There will be a tremendous increase of solar and lunar light during the millennium (Isa. 4:5; 30:26; 60:19-20).

There will be unified worship of the Father and the Messiah (Isa. 45:23; 52:1; Zech. 13:2; 14:16; Zeph. 3:9; Mal. 1:11).

Zechariah 14:12 This is the plague with which the Lord will strike all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. 13 On that day men will be stricken by the Lord with great panic. Each man will seize the hand of another, and they will attack each other. 14 Judah too will fight at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected—great quantities of gold and silver and clothing. 15 A similar plague will strike the horses and mules, the camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps. 16 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 Feast of Tabernacles. 17 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. 18 If the Egyptian people do not go up and take part, they will have no rain. The Lord will bring on them the plague he inflicts on the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. 19 This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. 20 On that day holy to the Lord will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the Lord’s house will be like the sacred bowls in front of the altar. 21 Every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the Lord Almighty, and all who come to sacrifice will take some of the pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the Lord Almighty. (NIV84)