No 8

(The millennium period)

After the Second Coming of Jesus Christ (Rev 19: 11) and the banishment of Satan to the bottomless pit (Rev 20:1), the world will placed under the reign of Jesus Christ and His saints for a thousand years: “Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years” (Rev 20:6). Here are some of the conditions that will exist during the millennium period:

A)National and individual peace – The fruit of Christ’s millennium reign : Isaiah 2:4 “And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more”

B)Fullness of joy – A distinctive mark of this age : Isaiah 12:3,4 “Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted”.

C)Holiness – The King and His subjects shall be holy : Ezekiel 45:1 “Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about”

D)Comfort – The King will personally minister to every need : Zephaniah 3:18,19 “I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden. Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame”

E) The removal of the curse (Gen 3: 17-19) – The millennium kingdom will be like the pre-flood period (Gen 9:2) where the animals will lose their venom and ferocity : Isaiah 11:6-8 “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den”

There are many, many more wonderful things that will exist during the millennium period. Don’t we have a gracious God and a loving Heavenly Father?