The Millennial Kingdom
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1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; 3 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.
4 And I saw thrones, and they 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. 5 But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 6 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.
7 Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison 8 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. 9 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. 10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. 13 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. 14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
We have been talking about the Last Days
the beginning of sorrows - time before the tribulation
then the tribulation
the faithful witnesses
the beast and the false prophet
the second coming of Jesus Christ
Today, should be the conclusion
The Devil is Defeated
The Devil is Defeated
When Jesus returns the first order of business will be the destruction of the beast and the false prophet and all that follow them
remember, the beast and false prophet are countries/empires, not individuals
So, there will be an end of all of these countries
it is ironic that the sinister powers of the world right now working for a new world order, of one world government, are going to get it
but it won’t be what they have in mind. Instead of a Prime Minister or a President, it will be lead by a KING
and this King will rule forever!
Also “the remnant”, everyone else who is left that followed them are cast into that lake of fire with them (Rev. 19:20-21)
This should give chills to all those pseudo-Christians out there who place the will of government over the will of God
The nominal church today is nearly full of false Christians who define their faith by their political values, and decide what is right by how it will affect them
this is not the gospel that Jesus Christ taught us. These men are false christs and false prophets
You can see them everywhere, and on both sides of the political divide.
In so many ways, the Evengelical church of today has become the whore of Revelation 17
This whore commits fornication with the governments of the world, she loves their delicacies
not unlike the German church that compromised with Hitler, in exchange for autonomy -
she found him distasteful, but desired his reward - so she sold herself
But today’s church is so ignorant she doesn’t even know she is selling herself, she believes that serving her lust is serving God
My only advice to her, is read the bible, especially the gospels and Acts for yourself, without the commentary or the preacher, and find Jesus and follow Him!
This event will be the annihilation of every living person on the planet who is not already following Jesus
it will be too late to get saved on that day
it will be too late to repent
and there will be no place to hide
The church, those who have been in hiding since the mid point of the tribulation will, at the same time, be caught up to meet Him in the air
our bodies will be transformed in that moment, by Jesus
whatever the event is that brings the destruction of all those remaining, it will have no power on us
we do not know exactly what it will be like, but it will be like Him.
51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed—52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
We will be transformed at that time, to be immortal. No longer subject to death and sickness and disease
we will meet Jesus in the air (yes, in the air), as He returns with the armies of heaven
All those who died in faith, from faithful Abel until then, will be returning with Him, raised to life from the dead.
So, this will be at the same time, the most wonderful day in history and the most terrible day in history.
And then, and Angel will lay hold on the dragon, which is the devil, and will shut him up in the bottomless pit for a thousand years
notice that neither the devil nor the remnant are “killed” in the sense of anhilation.
spirits are not destroyed - apparently they cannot be destroyed.
they can suffer, andn they can rejoice, but they are alive and cannot die
they are eternal beings in that they have no end - a beginning yes, but no end
We are eternal beings, we were created in the image of God
we all had a beginning, and no one can control that - you are, and you cannot not be.
You will either spend eternity in the place that God intended when He created you, or forever separated from Him in the only place that is separate - hell
The devil is “shut up” for this next period of time. God still has a purpose for even the devil, and so he is not yet in the lake of fire
during his time, shut up means there will be no demons tempting anyone
the earth will exist for a thousand years in perfect harmony
the devil who tempts and accuses will be silenced
everyone who has followed him, who has believed him, will also be gone
“believing” the lie is the sin
some people are “willingly ignorant”, thinking that if they don’t know better, if they are tricked, then it isn’t their fault
don’t believe such nonsense. The bible says that Eve was deceived.
We have been given a Word from God, and then many lies., We must choose what to believe. Every man has a measure of faith, the capacity to know to choose right.
Only those who have passed the test of faith, will remain. Those who have been tempted, and chose Jesus Christ, and His righteousness
do not be deceived into thinking you can “say” Jesus and then live for the world
Where there is not choice, there is no faith. The just shall live by faith.
They Live and Reign with Christ for a Thousand Years (vs. 4)
They Live and Reign with Christ for a Thousand Years (vs. 4)
During this time, the earth will remin
we will be alive - although different
apparently we may have supernatural power - over gravity
Every condition on earth will be as it was before the fall of man
19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, 20 and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, 21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.
As you see, there will be a restoration of all things
the earth will have its sabbath rest
this is the reason for the six days of creation, and the sabbath day
this is the reason for the thousand year reign
the earth will still be filled with enterprise and industry - it will not be boring
There will be many rewards and assignments - and what we do here will determine it - their works do follow them
15 “And so it was that when he returned, having received the kingdom, he then commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading. 16 Then came the first, saying, ‘Master, your mina has earned ten minas.’ 17 And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.’
11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
every person’s works will be tried by fire
gold, silver precious stones - that which is done for Christ, that which is by faith
wood hay stubble - everything else
If the works survives there will be reward - if not,t he saved are still saved, but like a person saved from a fire -
most people don’t get to take very much with hem from a burning house
there are so many people building houses of straw who will arrive on the other side naked
There will be a great deal of reward, and glory, and many levels of it
the lowest level there will still be better than not being there
but you can build a storehouse now, if you will!
We will have much to do also, we will not be just sitting around on clouds
Ezekiel (39:11-12) says it will take seven months to bury the bodies
Although the earth will be transformed, it will still be a physical earth
there will be great things to accomplish, and no sin to hinder it
the will of God will be done
and Jesus Christ Himself will be King of all the earth
There Will Be Peace and Harmony Worldwide
There Will Be Peace and Harmony Worldwide
This is the time that Isaiah speak of in chapter 11 and 65
it is the time Daniel spoke of when the judgement is given tot he saints and the victory over anti christ
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.
4 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.
5 Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins,
And faithfulness the belt of His waist.
6 “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.
7 The cow and the bear shall graze;
Their young ones shall lie down together;
And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
8 The nursing child shall play by the cobra’s hole,
And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper’s den.
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.
The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea
friends, this is what we look forward to
there will be no better time
if you want to be prepared for the future, begin now - lay up your treasure
Jesus said,. do not lay up treasure in earth, where moth and rust do corrupt -
but lay up your treasure in heaven, where no moth can corrupt, and no man can break through and steal
There are so many Christians saving for retirement here only to enter the kingdom broke and naked.
Even that will be far richer than anything on this side - but there is so much more.
Let’s live our lives in such a way, that when He comes, we will have treasure waiting
only what is done for Him will last
Preach the gospel - live His Word - Do His Will - Love God, Love Poeple
there is no better life here
Great will be your reward.