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This week is our next-to-last lesson on the Millennium—the Millennial Reign of Christ. As you’ve probably noticed, the title for today’s Prophecy Perspectives is a little different because I don’t focus on a single Bible passage, but refer to many passages to help us understand this broad question. Next time we’ll talk about what I call Satan’s last stand, when he’s released from the Abyss at the end of the Millennium. But before we leave this topic, I want to devote one video to a really important question that sometimes gets overlooked: Why is there going to be a Millennium? Why the millennium? Amillennialists and Postmillennialists would say we’re currently in the Millennium and when Jesus comes, there’ll be a general resurrection and judgment, then straight to the Eternal State. But the Premillennial position believes Christ will come to establish His Messianic Kingdom on earth for a literal thousand years. So what’s the purpose of Christ’s reign on earth? Why can’t we just go from the Second Coming straight to Eternity? I want to mention three important functions of the Millennium: to reward the faithful, to redeem creation, and to recognize the promises of God.
Key Facts
* Three Views on Millennium: Amillennial/Postmillennial—we’re in Millennium now (symbolic thousand years between first/Second Coming), general resurrection/judgment, straight to Eternal State; Premillennial—Christ comes to establish literal 1,000-year Messianic Kingdom on earth after return, ten centuries between Second Coming and New Heaven/Earth
* Three Purposes of Millennium: (1) Reward faithful—Daniel 7:18,22,27 saints possess Kingdom; 1 Corinthians 6:2 judge world/angels; Revelation 2:26–27 authority over nations; Revelation 20:4,6 reign with Christ 1,000 years; Revelation 5:10-11 “will reign upon earth” (future); Luke 19:11–26 believers given rulership based on faithfulness with treasure/talents—some rule 10 cities, some 5 cities; (2) Redeem creation—Romans 8:19–22 creation subjected to futility/groaning, will be set free from slavery to corruption; Adam/Eve sin brought curse on serpent, Satan, woman, man, nature (thorns/thistles); Isaiah 35 deserts bloom like rose, earth like Garden of Eden; fulfills God’s original purpose for Adam/Eve—bring all things under dominion; Dwight Pentecost: without millennium “God’s purpose for earth unrealized, Satan’s rebellion never resolved”; Jesus Second Adam accomplishes what first Adam failed; (3) Recognize God’s promises—four great unconditional Covenants: Abrahamic (Genesis 15), Land (Deuteronomy 30), Davidic (2 Samuel 7), New Covenant (Jeremiah 31); none literally fulfilled yet; fulfilled when Jesus sits on David’s throne ruling from Jerusalem over Israel; God is promise-making, promise-keeping God
* James Boice Quote: “Best and ultimate reason why there must be literal Millennium is that only in literal Millennium do we have meaningful culmination of world history”
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