The Social, Economic And Environmental Conditions During The Millennial Reign Of Christ
Wenstrom Bible Ministries
Pastor-Teacher Bill Wenstrom
Sunday February 7, 2010
The Day of the Lord: The Social, Economic And Environmental Conditions During The Millennial Reign Of Christ
Lesson # 34
Please turn in your Bibles to Zechariah 14:1.
This morning we will continue with our “Day of the Lord” series and in particular our study of the millennial reign of Christ, which helps to compose this prophetic period of history.
Today, we will study that during the millennial reign of Christ, there will be perfect environmental, social, economic and political conditions.
As we noted last month, 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 and 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.
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 14:1-4, “Behold, a day is coming for the LORD when the spoil taken from you will be divided among you. For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city will be captured, the houses plundered, the women ravished and half of the city exiled, but the rest of the people will not be cut off from the city. Then the LORD will go forth and fight against those nations, as when He fights on a day of battle. In that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which is in front of Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in its middle from east to west by a very large valley, so that half of the mountain will move toward the north and the other half toward the south.”
Zechariah 14:5, “You will flee by the valley of My mountains, for the valley of the mountains will reach to Azel; yes, you will flee just as you fled before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD, my God, will come, and all the holy ones with Him!”
Zechariah 14:6-7, “In that day there will be no light; the luminaries will dwindle. For it will be a unique day, which is known to the LORD, neither day nor night, but it will come about that at evening time there will be light.”
Zechariah 14:8, “And in that day living waters will flow out of Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea (Dead Sea) and the other half toward the western sea (Mediterranean); it will be in summer as well as in winter.”
Zechariah 14:9-11, “And the LORD will be king over all the earth; in that day the LORD will be the only one, and His name the only one. All the land will be changed into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem; but Jerusalem will rise and remain on its site from Benjamin's Gate (North wall) as far as the place of the First Gate (Northeastern corner of the city) to the Corner Gate (northwestern extremity), and from the Tower of Hananel (at the opposite extremity of the “corner gate,” in the northeastern part of the city, Jer. 31:38) to the king's wine presses. People will live in it, and there will no longer be a curse, for Jerusalem will dwell in security.”
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, “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, ‘When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; And He will reign as king and act wisely and do justice and righteousness in the land.”
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 14:12-16, “Now this will be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the peoples who have gone to war against Jerusalem; their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, and their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongue will rot in their mouth. It will come about in that day that a great panic from the Lord will fall on them; and they will seize one another’s hand, and the hand of one will be lifted against the hand of another. Judah also will fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be gathered, gold and silver and garments in great abundance. So also like this plague will be the plague on the horse, the mule, the camel, the donkey and all the cattle that will be in those camps. 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.”
This leads us to the communion service and so therefore, could we have our ushers pass out the communion elements and let us take a few minutes to meditate upon the Lord and prepare ourselves for the Lord’s Supper.
Luke 22:14, “When the hour had come, He reclined at the table, and the apostles with Him.”
Luke 22:15-16, “And He said to them, ‘I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer for I say to you, I shall never again eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.’”
Luke 22:17-18, “And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He said, ‘Take this and share it among yourselves for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.’”
Luke 22:19, “And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.’”
Luke 22:20, “And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, ‘This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.’”