Future Events - The Millennium

 

The Millennium

Daniel's Days

From the Abomination of Desolation (Dan 11:30-31) to:

• 1,260 days - (Dan 9:27, Dan 7:25-25, Mat 24:16-22, Rev 12:6, Rev 12:14) - The Second Coming of Jesus (Dan 7:26-27, Rev 2:26-27, Rev 5:10, Rev 11:15, Rev 11:17-18)
  

• 1,290 days - (Dan 12:11) - Possibly to the gathering of saints to Jerusalem (Isa 27:13)
  

• 1,335 days - (Dan 12:12) - Possibly to prepare for the inauguration of the Millennium. (Beginning of Great Trib to beginning of Millennium)
  

• 75 Days - (1335 minus 1260) The second coming sometime during this span.
  

Note: The 2300 days of (Dan 8:14) is historical and fulfilled.

The Millennial Kingdom Offered and Rejected

• Offered - Mat 11:14 - The "it" in context of Mat 11:8-13 is the Messianic Kingdom
  

• Rejected - Mat 11:20 

The Second Coming of Christ to Millennial Rule

• Jesus Christ is established in the beginning of the Millennium as King - (Rev 19:16) See also - ( Dan 2:44, 2 Sa 7:16, 1 Ch 17:14) See also (Mic 4:1-13)
  

• Fulfilling the Davidic covenant - (Psa 2:1-9, Isa 9:6-7, Isa 11:1-2, Isa 55:3, Isa 55:11, Jer 23:5-8, Jer 33:20-26, Eze 34:23-25, Eze 37:23-24, Luk 1:32-33)
  

• The Millennium will begin with only believers.
  

• Those who are alive at the end of the Tribulation  

  Those who are dead are brought back to life at the end of the Tribulation (Rev 20:4)

• Jews have a special relationship due to the covenant relationship - (Psa 2:8, Isa 2:4, Isa 42:1, Dan 2:35, Dan 7:14, Dan 7:27)
  

• Suggestions regarding the mechanics of Christ's rule:

• Jesus once promised to reward the twelve apostles by granting them the right to sit on the twelve thrones, ruling the twelve tribes. (Mat 19:28)

• King David might have a special place of rulership under Jesus in the millennial age, based on (Eze 34:1-31) and (Eze 37:1-28)

• Others will rule under Christ's authority (Luk 19:12-27, Rev 5:10, Rev 20:4, 1 Co 6:2, 2 Ti 2:12)
  

• Satan bound for 1000 years - (Rev 20:1-3)

• • Stage set for coming judgments, Tribulation martyrs resurrected - (Rev 20:4-6, Mat 24:45 to Mat 25:46) Old Testament saints resurrected at this time - (Dan 12:1-2)
    

• Jesus builds up Zion (Jerusalem) - (Psa 102:16, Zech 12 through Zec 14)
  

• Jesus brings restoration to all things - (Rev 21:1 quote of Isa 65:17 (OT Millennial context), Act 3:21, Mat 19:28, Rom 8:19-21)
  

• New heaven and earth - (Rev 21:1)

• • New Jerusalem comes down - (Rev 21:2), those who can enter it are written in the Lamb's Book of Life - (Rev 21:27, Joh 14:23) Hidden during the wrath - (Isa 26:20-21, 1 Th 1:10, Rev 3:10)
  
  

• Sun and Moon go dark - (Mat 24:29)

• New Jerusalem doesn't need sun or moon - (Rev 21:23)
• New Jerusalem is light of the nations - (Rev 21:24, Rev 22:5)
• The throne of God on earth - (Rev 22:1-5 quote of Eze 47:1-12) New Jerusalem has no temple - (Rev 21:22), so this passage is millennial. See also - (Eze 43:6-7)
  
• While eternity will be pure, (Rev 21:27, Rev 22:15) indicates a time when both pure and defiled exist, thus, millennium timeframe.

The Judgments At The Start of the Milliennium

• Sheep and Goat Judgment of living Gentiles (Mat 25:31-46)

• Saved Gentiles to Millennial Kingdom (Mat 25:33-40) To become the nations (Isa 11:10)

• Judgement of living national Israel

• Gathered to Israel - (Mat 24:31) (Eze 20:33-38) See also - (Dan 9:24, Rev 12:1)
• The saved to everlasting life, the unsaved to shame and everlasting death - (Dan 12:1-2)
  
• Unsaved gentiles to Hades - (Mat 25:41-46)

• Resurection of Old Testament Saints and Saints who Perished in Tribulation (Rev 20:4-6, Dan 12:2, Dan 12:13, Rev 6:9, Mat 16:27)

• These saints are given their resurrected bodies and rewards at this time.
• See also Eze 20:34-38, the righteous enter the land, the unrighteous do not like those in Moses' day.
• Dan 12:2-3 with Dan 12:13 and Isa 26:19 shows OT saved before Millennium, Rev 20:4-6 and Isa 26:14 shows unsaved after Millennium, John assures it will happen (Joh 5:25-29) and only the wicked dead remain in their graves.

• Judgement of the Beast and False Prophet

• Cast into the bottomless pit - (Rev 19:20)
  

• Binding of Satan in the Bottomless Pit (Rev 20:1-3)
  

• Satan and his hosts will not be able to exercise any influence during the Millennium.

  
  

The Nature of the Millennium

• 1000 Years of peace - (Isa 2:1-5, Isa 11:1-10, Isa 65:25, Eze 34:25, Hos 2:18) And (Rom 8:19-22)

• Swords will be beat into plowshares - (Isa 2:4).

• Agricultural abundance - (Amos 9:13).

• There will be no homeless or hungry people. Every man will have his own vineyard and orchard (Mic 4:4).

• Lifespans will be extended (Isa 65:20)

• Sin nature remains (Jer 17:9), but Jesus will rule with a "rod of iron" - (Psa 2:9, Rev 2:26-27) See also (Isa 11:4-5)
  
  

The Final Rebellion

• Satan released after 1000 years - (Rev 20:7)

• The second Gog and Magog war - (Rev 20:8-9)

• Satan cast into the Lake of Fire with the beast and false prophet - (Rev 20:10)
  
  

The Judgments At End of Millennium

• Judgment of Satan and the Fallen Angels

• Satan, after being released a short time (Rev 20:3, Rev 20:7), cast into the Lake of Fire (Rev 20:10)

• Final judgment of fallen angels - (Isa 24:21-22, 2 Pe 2:4, Jud 1:6), and the wicked (Rev 20:14-15, Rev 21:7-8)

• Saints participate in this judgment (1  Co 6:3)
  

• Judgment of Heavens and Earth

• Due to remaining elements of the curse - (2 Pe 3:10, Mat 24:35, Rev 20:11)
  

• Judgment of Unbelievers at the Great White Throne at the end of the Millennium (Joh 5:25-29, Rev 20:5, Rev 20:11-15)

• Jesus is the judge - (Act 17:31, Joh 5:21-23, Joh 5:27, Act 17:31) His judgements will be fair (Joh 5:30, Isa 11:4-5, Rev 1:14, Rev 2:18) He is holy (Rev 3:7, Eze 33:11, Eph 2:4-5)

• Based on the Book of Life and the Book of Works - (Rev 20:12)

Judged are nonbelievers who were not resurrected at the time of the Rapture - (Rev 20:5) on the basis of works - (Luk 12:46-48)