| Event 4: Jesus Christs Kingdom on Earth |
Characteristics:
-Satan bound for a thousand years in the bottomless
pit
-Israel gathered from all over the world
-The
nation of Israel is restored and blessing to Gentiles
-Messianic Prophesies fulfilled
-The
Saints shall live and reign with Jesus Christ the Messiah for a thousand years
Description:
When the judgments have stopped and evil destroyed,
and Israel refined, God can begin his everlasting plan on earth. The promise to the nation of Israel
given in Genesis to Abraham will finally be established during this period. Genesis and other Old Testament prophets
wrote of Israel and Gentile nations living in a time that is characterized by
Gods eternal blessings. More
important is the Messianic prophesies of the king of kings reigning and dwelling
on earth will be fulfilled, that being Jesus Christ the Righteous Branch of
David. (Jeremiah 23:5-6)
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His reign will be with
justice and righteousness
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He shall have dominion over
all nations
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He shall dwell with Israel
in Jerusalem
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His reign shall be
forever
Behold, the days come,
saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King
shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
In his days Judah shall be
saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he
shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. (Jeremiah
23:5-6)
He shall be great, and
shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the
throne of his father David:
And he shall reign over
the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. (Luke
1:32-33)
The kingdom from above will finally be established and
its center will be Jerusalem. (Isaiah 2) A restored temple, a new river, a new land, and new
city built by the nation of Israel are described in Ezekiel 40 to 48 centered
on Jerusalem. Ezekiel
also proclaims King David will be raised and be a ruler for Jesus. There are many prophesies referring to
Jesus Christs reign and dwelling in His everlasting kingdom. More references are given
below.
John, in Revelation 20, adds more detail not seen by
the Old Testament prophets. Satan,
the dragon, is bound and cast into the bottomless pit for a thousand years. He sees a judgment of the souls who
survived the great tribulation and did not worship the beast. These tribulation saints will live and reign
with Jesus Christ for a thousand years. Revelation 5:10
notes they will be reigning on earth.
What about the church saints that returned with Jesus? (Event3) Revelation 19 tells us they will be
dressed in fine linen, white and clean, so it is my best scriptural
interpretation that they also will be reigning in their glorious and resurrected
body. Overall both will be priests
of God and Christ over the nations of the earth. The fact that a finite time period of a
thousand years is seen indicates another event will occur at the end of it
(event5).
Its a wonderful period on earth:
This
plan for Israel and the Gentile nations is everlasting, but one more event will
occur before His perfect kingdom is established with no end. (Event
5)
Isaiah 60 describes that the Gentile nations will bring gifts into the city and honor the nation of Israel. However, as seen in verse 12, not all nations and people will serve Israel and they will be dealt with by Jesus. Zechariah 14 also describes nations that came against Israel will now worship the Lord, and what will happen to those that do not.
And it shall come to pass,
that every one
that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up
from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast
of tabernacles.
And it shall be, that whoso will not come
up of all the
families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts,
even upon them shall be no rain. (Zechariah 14: 16-17)
This
signifies that people born in this period still have a free will, even with
Satan bound and the presence of Jesus Christ. The next event will show the
repercussions of this free will.
As can be seen, the word of God from the Old Testament prophesies and the Revelation of Jesus Christ declares this wonderful and glorious event.
Scripture Reference:
Zechariah
14:9 He shall be king over all the earth
Psalm
72:8-11 He shall have dominion over nations of the earth
Micah
4:7 The Lord shall reign in mount Zion forever
Isaiah 9:7 He will
establish
peace with judgment and justice for ever
Psalm 146:10 The Lord shall reign for
ever and ever into all generations
Psalm 72:8 He shall have dominion from
sea to sea, and from the rivers unto the ends of the earth
Joel 3:17 The Lord shall dwell in
Zion
Isaiah 24:23 The Lord shall reign in
mount Zion and Jerusalem
Zechariah 8:3 I will dwell in the midst
of Jerusalem
Revelation 20: 1-6 - Thousand year period
And I saw an angel come
down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his
hand.
And he laid hold on the
dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a
thousand years,
And cast him into the
bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive
the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that
he must be loosed a little season.
And I saw thrones, and
they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls
of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God,
and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received
his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and
reigned with Christ a thousand years.
But the rest of the dead
lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first
resurrection.
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.
Revelation 5:9-10 Tribulation
Saints reign on earth
And they
sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals
thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of
every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
And hast
made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
Revelation 11:15 His
reign forever
And the
seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The
kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his
Christ; and he shall reign for ever and
ever.
Ezekiel 36: 24-33
Israel gathered
For I will take you
from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you
into your own land.
Then will I sprinkle
clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from
all your idols, will I cleanse you.
A new heart also will
I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the
stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
And I will put my
spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my
judgments, and do them.
And ye shall dwell in
the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be
your God.
I will also save you
from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it,
and lay no famine upon you.
And I will multiply
the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no
more reproach of famine among the heathen.
Then shall ye
remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and
shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your
abominations.
Not for your sakes do
I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you: be ashamed and
confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.
Thus saith the Lord
GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will
also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded.
Ezekiel 37: 22-28 - Israel
one nation and King David and ruler for Jesus
And I will make them one
nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to
them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided
into two kingdoms any more at all:
Neither shall they
defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things,
nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their
dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they
be my people, and I will be their God.
And David my servant
shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall
also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
And they shall dwell in
the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have
dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and
their children's children for ever: and my servant David shall be
their prince for ever.
Moreover I will make a
covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with
them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the
midst of them for evermore.
My tabernacle also shall
be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
And the heathen shall
know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst
of them for evermore.
Isaiah 2 Established
the word and law from Jerusalem
Isa 2:2 And it shall come to pass in the last
days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the
top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations
shall flow unto it.
Isa 2:3 And many people shall go and say, Come
ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of
Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out
of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from
Jerusalem.
Isaiah 60: 11-15 Gentile Nations and the glory of
Israel
Therefore thy gates
shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men
may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their
kings may be brought.
For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine
tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will
make the place of my feet glorious.
The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto
thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of
thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy
One of Israel.
Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went
through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many
generations.
Isaiah 61:6 - Riches of the Gentiles
But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
Micah 4:3-4 No more wars
And he shall judge
among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their
swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not
lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.
Genesis 17:7-9 The everlasting covenant to the nation
Israel
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed
after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto
thee, and to thy seed after thee.
And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land
wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting
possession; and I will be their God.
And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my
covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.