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The Millennial Reign Of
Christ.
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Bible has to say about this period
1.Introduction:
The Millennial Reign Of Christ.
a)
Applications Of The Messianic Era Scriptures, Is Like A Two
Edged Sword.
b)
Interpreting The Scriptures
Discussing The Millennial Age.
c)
Expectations Of The Messianic Era
By Different Religions.
d)
What Does The Bible Says About The Millennial Age?
2.Establishment Of
The Millennial Reign Of Christ.
a)
PART 1: The Millennial Age On Earth.
b)
PART 2: Jesus Christ Will Govern The Earth During The Millennial
Age.
c)
PART 3: Israel And The Middle East During
The Millennial Age.
d)
PART 4: The City of Jerusalem And The Jews
During The Millennial Age.
e)
PART 5: The Saints And The Church During
The Millennial Age.
f)
PART 6: World Nature And System Will Change During The Millennial
Age.
g)
PART 7: Satanic And Demonic Influences Eliminated During The
Millennial Age.
Introduction: The Millennial Reign
Of Christ
In Revelation
1 verse 1 and 4 verse 1, Jesus
Christ gave a series of revelations to John (his disciple) concerning events that will mark the establishment of
His everlasting kingdom on planet earth. One notable event is the millennial
age which is described in Revelation
chapter 20. The millennial age is the reason why there will be a second
coming of Jesus Christ. All other end time events including the Rapture and a period known as Great Tribulation mentioned from Revelation chapters 1 – 19 are
preparations towards the establishment of 1,000 years reign of Jesus Christ on
earth (also known as the Millennial age).
While the Rapture of the Christian Church
is necessary to prepare all of God’s people to reign with Christ during this
time, the period of the Great Tribulation
is necessary to judge, punish and purge the world from sins before the commencement of the
millennial era.
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Applications Of The Messianic Era Scriptures, Is Like A Two Edged Sword
Majority of prophecies given in the old testaments relates to the
Millennial age. The word of God is
described as double edged sword (Hebrews
4 verse 12). As a result it can be
used to address any problem areas of life even though such passages might have
a literal interpretation which relates to the Millennial
age. For example a passage like Isaiah 9 verses 6 & 7 talks about
Jesus Christ’s government during the millennial age, however because the word
of God is like a double edge sword, that same passage can be used by a woman
looking for a child that will be expected to become great in life. If this
woman keeps believing this passage as a promise of God to her (i.e under the law of faith or double reference ,shown in Mark
9 verses 23,24 and Luke 8 verses 11
– 15) she will experience her desire in relation to her having this
type of child even though that passage of the Bible was originally written to describe the establishment of Christ’s
kingdom on earth.
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Interpreting The Scriptures Discussing The Millennial Age.
It is therefore important to understand that a lot of promises
which members of the body of Christ uses as promises assuring them of God’s
protection and loving care also relates to the literal establishment of the
kingdom of God on earth.
To understand the application of these scriptural passages to the
era of the millennial age requires thorough study of the Bible. Sometimes, a
peripheral review of these scriptures will not immediately identify their
messianic connotations. For example, Daniel
7 verse 27 talks about dominion being given to the saints of God. To a casual reader, this passage of the Bible
would appear to suggest that it is a promise for God’s children to dominate
their current world (and yes, this is
true for those believers who can believe God to promote them to place of honour
in the current world according to Mark
16 verse 17a) , however when compared to the book of Revelation 5 verse 9, it is then clear
that the passage is a messianic era prophecy about a time in history when all
of God’s saints will literally rule and reign with Jesus Christ on earth.
The above is a good example of interpreting messianic era
scriptures not just by reading a particular passage in isolation, but comparing
it to other parts of the Bible which also talks about the same subject. As we
interprete scriptures using this method, then we come to understand that the
Bible is not just a book of the past (i.e simply telling
stories about heroes of the Bible and past events), but that it is a book
abundant with prophecies concerning the future of mankind.
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Expectations Of The Messianic Era By Different Religions
Among the different religions in the world, there is an
expectation of a period of utopia which is destined for planet earth. Each
religion has its own version of this era, however what they all have in common
is that this period will be characterised by universal peace and prosperity.
In Islam, the Quran
believes that “Isa ibn Maryam”
(Jesus the Son of Mary) will become the messiah after returning to earth to
defeat “Masih ad-Dajjal”
(the anti-christ). The Quran then states that Jesus
Christ will establish spiritual reform and an age of peace on earth. The age is
characterised by the assembling of mankind under one faith which will be Islam.
In Bahai Faith, it believes that the 1,000 year period has already begun since
the declaration of Bahaullah in 1863 and that the period of peace and
prosperity is gradually unfolding.
In Judaism, the Torah
states that the messiah will arrive on earth after 6,000 years from the
creation of Adam and Eve. The Hebrew Calendar believes this corresponds to the
year 2,230. While some of these beliefs in the Torah aligns
with most of the teachings found in the Judeo-Christian old testament Bible,
the Torah does not however accept that the Jesus Christ, who came into the
world 2,000 years ago will become the messiah.
In Christianity: there are
also different concepts concerning the millennial age such as Premillennialism,
Amillennialism and Postmillennialism. Premillennialism is the belief that Jesus Christ will
literally and physically return to earth to establish the millennial age. This view is shared mostly by the
evangelicals and Pentecostal assemblies. Amillennialism rejects the
concepts of the literal reign of Christ. This view is shared by the Catholic
Church and some protestant denominations. Postmillennialism
believes that Jesus Christ will return to the earth, but not until after the
Christian church has successfully converted the entire world and prosper
materially with the entire earth experiencing an age of peace and prosperity.
This view is more prominent with some protestant churches and Evangelicals and
Pentecostal movements. This view is aligned towards churches who embrace the
concept of “Dominion Theology”. The “Dominion Theology” teaches that Christians
should strive towards taking over the world politically.
Please note that in Christianity, emphasis is placed more on the
need to acquire Salvation through Jesus Christ than what dogma or doctrine each
church teaches. However it is important to review scriptures (i.e and not just trust what Man says) in
order to establish Biblical truths.
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What Does The
Bible Says About The Millennial Age?
Irrespective of the concept, doctrine or opinion of man concerning
the millennial age, it is important to establish what the Bible has to say
about this period. If we believe that the Bible is the word of God and Man is
required to apply all it’s principles to different areas life, then it is pertinent on us not
to just focus on areas we feel comfortable with, but to focus on the entire Bible in order to gain
an understanding of other areas including teachings about the millennial age.
In writing this topic you are about to go through at this website,
this ministry has taken the effort to include many scriptural passages to
justify what is being taught about the Millennial age. Christ Coming Ministry
believes that as intelligent people, reading this subject, you should be able
to come to your own conclusion about the assertions of these scriptural
passages in relation to whether there will be a period called the millennial
age or not.
We will recommend that you use the Kings James Version of the Bible to read the several scriptures
listed below. While there is nothing wrong with other versions of the Bible,
the king James Version is one of the Bibles that is
best aligned to the original Hebrew text from which most Bibles are translated.
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