The 1,000 Year Reign Of Christ - Part Six

Revelation Chapter 20 describes all the events that will take place at the end of the 1,000 year reign of Christ. Verse 11 says, "Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it." This verse is describing what is known as the "Great White Throne Judgement." Our message will describe this God - Ordained event and its extreme importance for all people - Jews and Gentiles.

A detailed description of the Great White Throne Judgement can be found in John 5:24-29 in which Jesus says, "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has ever lasting life and shall not come into judgement but has passed from death into life. Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. For as The Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself. And has given Him authority to execute judgement also, because He is the Son of Man. Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the grave will hear His voice and come forth - those who have done good to the resurrection of life and those who have done evil to the resurrection of condemnation." 

Notice that God The Father has given all the authority of judgement to Jesus The Son. Verse 24 is very important because it says that those who believe in Jesus as their Savior will go to Heaven when they die and will not stand before Jesus at the Great White Throne Judgement!

John 5:25-29 describes all unsaved people standing before Jesus as He judges their lives. Verses 25, 29 says "The hour is coming" in describing this event that will happen at the end of the 1,000 year reign of Christ. Verse 29 is critically important because it clearly separates those saved from those unsaved. The saved will spend Eternity in Heaven with God The Father and Jesus The Son while the unsaved will spend eternity in "condemnation" or in hell.

We come now to the most critical time of our series on the 1,000 year reign of Christ and ask the question - Are You Saved, Do You Know Jesus As Your Lord And Savior? Romans 10:9 says, "That if you confess with your mouth The Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead you will be saved."

If you realize it is time to receive Jesus as your Savior, please pray with me:

Jesus, I know I am a sinner . . . Please forgive me of all of my sins - past, present, future . . . I confess Jesus as my Lord . . . I believe in my heart that God raised Him from the dead . . . I am saved!

Hallelujah, Bless His Holy Name!

Frank

 

The 1,000 Year Reign Of Christ - Part Five

Revelation 20:7-8 says, "Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea."

When believers in Jesus Christ read the above verses, I would think most of them wonder why will Jehovah God release Satan at the end of the 1,000 year reign of Christ? This is an excellent question because Satan once again will gather a large army to destroy Jerusalem.

To properly understand why Jehovah God will allow this event to happen we need to look at the Garden of Eden and the fall of Adam and Eve. God created man and woman with the ability to decide what is good and what is evil. This is known as Freewill. Genesis 3:6 shows Adam and Eve disobeying God and bringing sin into the world.

Many Bible scholars believe Satan is released at the end of the 1,000 years to give those living at that time one more chance to receive Jesus as their Lord and Savior. We need to realize 1,000 years is a very long time and many people will be born in that time period. 

God Desires For ALL People - ALL Of His Creation - To Be Saved!

However, they must decide for themselves. The release of Satan means they must decide to spend Eternity in Heaven or Hell. The 1,000 year reign of Christ will be so peaceful it will be similar to living in Heaven but be on earth. Even living in these glorious conditions it is believed there will be those who still refuse to accept Jesus as their Savior. We all need to know without a doubt that Jesus is our Lord and Savior!

In conclusion, what will happen when Satan and his armies attempt to attack Jerusalem? Revelation 20:9-10 says, "They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of Heaven and devoured them. And the devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire." This time Satan is cast into the lake of fire for eternity! 

What A Mighty God We Serve!

Frank   

The 1,000 Year Reign Of Christ - Part Four

Our messages about the 1,000 Year Reign Of Christ illustrated the major theme of Jehovah God being the God of Restoration. We have learned during Christ's Reign God will restore:

His Presence Among His People

True Peace On Earth

The Total Land Given To His Chosen People

The message this week will concentrate on the Restoration of the Jewish people as a Blessing to the world. Genesis 12:2,3 shows God speaking to Abraham, "I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing . . . and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." These verses are a prophetic word in which God is saying to Abraham that your descendants will become a nation that will be a "Blessing To All Families Of The Earth." This Word from God has happened somewhat but not to the degree planned by Jehovah God.

However, during the Reign Of Christ this desire of God will take place. God's love and favor for His Chosen People will be recognized by all the nations of the earth. Zechariah 8:22,23 says, "Yes, many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek The Lord of Hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before The Lord. Thus says The Lord of Hosts: 'In those days ten men from every language of the nations shall grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.'" God's Chosen People will be teachers and proclaimers of His Word and nations will come to Jerusalem to learn.

At least two of God's Feasts will be celebrated during the Reign Of Christ. Zechariah 14:16,17 says, "And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall 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 whichever of the family of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship The King, The Lord Of Hosts, on them there will be no rain."

Notice the importance God places on keeping His Feasts. There will be no rain for those who do not keep the Feast Of Tabernacles. It is also believed Passover will be observed during the Reign Of Christ. 

WE SERVE A GOD OF RESTORATION . . . BLESS HIS HOLY NAME!

May The Lord Bless You And Keep You This Day And Every Day,

Frank

  

 

 

The 1,000 Year Reign Of Christ - Part Three

This will be the third in our series of messages about The 1,000 Year Reign Of Jesus Christ over all the earth. In our messages to date, we have learned: 

God Will Restore True Peace On Earth

God Will Restore His Living Among His People

Jesus Will Be King Over All The Earth

Jesus will reign from the rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem in the restored full State of Israel. What do we mean by the restored full State of Israel? We need to first realize that the current land of Israel is just a portion of the total land given by God to His Chosen People as part of the Abrahamic Covenant.

When God was establishing His Covenant with Abraham and His descendants, who are the Jewish People, He said to Abraham in Genesis 15:18, "To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates."  This land covers a major part of the current Middle East including North Egypt, current Israel, Gaza, Judea, Samaria, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. The Jews have never lived on all of this God given land. During the 1,000 Year Reign of Christ and into Eternity they will indeed live in all of this land! Hallelujah! 

There are two vitally important reasons why Jehovah God will open all this land to His Chosen People. We live in a prophetic time when the Jewish people are moving back to Israel from every part of the world. There are over 700 Scriptures in the Word of God predicting this event. It is believed the year 2020 will see more Jews moving back to Israel than ever before. This relocation of God's People will be completed at the start of The Reign of Christ.

Additionally, since the Fall of Man in the Garden of Eden, Jehovah God has desired to live again among His people. The Reign Of Christ will restore this 6,000 year desire of God. It is also believed that the restored Land of Israel is approximately the same size as the Garden of Eden and in the same location!

What A Mighty God We Serve! He Is The God Of Restoration!

May The Lord Bless You And Keep You This Day And Every Day,

Frank