Christ’s Millennial Reign [Lesson 15]

Following the Battle of Armageddon and the close of the Seven Year Tribulation, the Millennium, or Thousand-Year (literal) Reign of Christ and His saints will begin. Jesus will be crowned King of kings and Lord of lords, and will judge the nations (See Matthew 25:31-32). This will be a time of peace and blessing, in which the people of earth will enjoy a “Garden of Eden” existence. The curse, which came upon the earth when Adam and Eve disobeyed God, will be lifted from creation, and the glorious and everlasting Kingdom of Christ and His saints will be established in peace. 

The Millennial Kingdom will have the following characteristics:

• Jesus will rule from Jerusalem. The Lord is going to rule the world with the seat of His government in Jerusalem. Christ’s kingdom will never be destroyed (Zechariah 14:9; Isaiah 24:23; Daniel 2:44).
• Saints will reign with Jesus. The armies that follow Jesus from Heaven, after the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, will rule and reign with Him. Among this group will be the prophets, apostles, and martyrs of ages past, who will also return in glorified bodies to take part in Christ’s government (Jude 14-15).
• Satan will be bound. An angel will come from Heaven and bind Satan for a thousand years, casting him into a bottomless pit. For the first time since the fall, people will dwell in the world without the power of Satan to tempt or torment them (Revelation 20:1-3).
• War will end. Nation will no longer fight against nation, and the preparations and the equipping for warfare will be over (Isaiah 2:4).
• Sickness and disease will be eliminated. After the curse has been lifted, all who remain and come under the rule and dominion of Christ will be set free from every disease and sickness (Isaiah 35:5-6).
• Mankind will enjoy longevity. Men will live long to enjoy the blessed reign of Jesus (Isaiah 65:20).
• Animal nature will be changed. The venom of the serpent, the sting of the scorpion, the instinct to kill in the wolf and the lion—everything that is savage and brought on by the curse in the animal kingdom, will be done away with (Isaiah 11:6-9).
• Vegetation will be luxuriant. In our world today, even vegetation is dwarfed as a result of the curse. Nothing grows as lushly now as it will when Jesus reigns on earth (Isaiah 55:12-13).
• Nations will rebuild. The people who survive the Great Tribulation will rebuild (Isaiah 65:21).
• Annual visits will be made to Jerusalem. Everyone will be required to make a yearly visit to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts (Zechariah 14:16-19).
• Nations will worship God. All nations that remain will be brought into subjection to the Son of God. They will then obey the Word of God (Micah 4:1-2; Zechariah 8:20-22).