The Millennial Kingdom

Here we will only briefly touch upon these topics for brevity's sake, but I urge you to study these topics in detail, throughout the Bible. All these four truths are believed in by the Church, they are actual physical events occurring upon the earth. Throughout this blog, the words, Second coming, Jesus Return, Millennial Kingdom are used interchangeably. They denote the next chain of events, which once started cannot end but in the rule of Jesus Christ on earth.

(This section Millennial Kingdom is one of the four views of Christ one needs to have, to comprehend Lord Jesus and his mission fully. You can read more about what these Four views are in Why I write under About.

1.Rapture of the Church

The trumpet shall sound, the Lord himself will descend from Heaven with a shout, the dead in Christ will rise first, then we who are alive shall be caught up together with them to meet the Lord Jesus in the air. So shall we be forever with the Lord. 1 Thess 4: 13-18. The believers body will be transformed in an instant from a moral body to immortal (1 Cor 15) and then we will go up in the clouds and meet Lord Jesus Christ and go into Heaven with him.

Firstly this is a truth told to us in great detail by the Lord Jesus Christ while he was on the earth. Sitting on the Mount of Olives, Jesus describes his Return to Peter, John, Andrew and James (Mk 13:3). And explains his Second coming in Matthew 25 and Luke 17. In Matthew 25:1-13, he tells us the Parable of the 10 virgins, where the 5 virgins who were ready, went into the marriage supper while the other 5 are left behind.

Jesus is waiting for His bride, the Church to take her away to Heaven. And there will be a Marriage supper and a lot of happy time with Christ himself there. Also remember the lamb's wife is Perfect, without spot or blemish. It is a high standard that God has set for the bride of Jesus. We have to meet the Father's expectations.

"From Heaven he came and sought her, to be His holy bride,

And with his own blood he bought her, and for her life he died."

Secondly, in Luke 17:26-37, Jesus explains to us the manner of His coming, that it will be like the days of Noah. Two men will be in the field, one will be taken up and the other left behind. Two women grinding at a mill, one is taken up, other left behind; two people are in a bed, one is taken up, the other left behind. He gives us three everyday scenarios, so that the reality of this event sinks into our minds.

The Church universally believes in Rapture. The only minor point of difference amongst believers is if the Church will be raptured before the 7 year tribulation or Mid-tribulation. It is truly not worth debating these points. Unto each his own.

Christ shall come, and there will be a Rapture of the Church. These saints will live in Heaven for 7 years and then return back to the earth along with Jesus Christ, to rule and reign with him for a 1000 years.

While we are in Heaven, there are massive Judgements upon the earth during that 7 year period. It’s called the Tribulation (Rev chap 6-16). Because of these plagues and famines, almost half of humanity will die in those 7 years. My brother, my sister, it is time to accept the Gospel in its fullness and go away from this world. That is the portion of the Bride of Christ.

2.Second Coming: Jesus returns to the earth

After the 7 year Tribulation, Lord Jesus will come back to the earth with his saints. Jude spoke, “Behold the Lord comes with ten thousands of his saints.” Jude 1:14. Rev 19 gives us the landing and Rev 20 the reign of Jesus. Zech 14 tells us that His feet will land on the Mount of Olives and then Jesus the Messiah will proceed into Jerusalem to take over the city, nation and the world. It will be a reign of Pure Mercy, but instant Judgement for those who disobey.

Jesus will land from Heaven and take over the planet in an hour. In one hour, the Kingdoms of this world will become the Kingdoms of the LORD and of His Christ. All the saints of yore, Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Samuel, David, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Zechariah, plus the New Testament Saints, and Pastors and Evangelists like Martin Luther, C.H.Spurgeon, Billy Graham, and DGS Dhinakaran will come back with him. Bach and Beethoven wrote much about the Millennial Rule of the Lord Jesus Christ. Their Piano sonatas, symphonies, concertos are full of it.

“The Spirit and the Bride say, Come Lord Jesus.” Rev 22: 17,20

I have written a few blog posts under the topic Jesus Return. They cover few aspects of Rapture and Millennial Kingdom of Christ. On Blog page, you can sort on Topics.

In the Gospels, Jesus speaks of Judgement about 35x, of which ~25x he warns us of the Day of Judgement. He used various words like Judgement (Mt 12:41,42), the Last Day (John 6:39,40,44), End of the world (Matt 13:39,40,49) etc. Paul warns Romans (14:10) and Corinthians (2 Cor 5:10) that we must all stand before the Judgement seat of Christ and give an account of our actions. In the Old Testament, the prophets spoke of the Day of the Lord, which refers to both the Reign of Christ on earth and/or the Day of Judgement. All the prophets spoke of it - David, Asaph, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Joel, Paul, John, Jude, Peter etc.

For such a person who has refused God's Salvation in Jesus, the result is an Eternal separation from God. Self-righteousness and good works don't earn you Eternal life. On that Day, your sins and deeds will be exposed before all. And Jesus will say, I know you not and send you into everlasting punishment. That soul will be cut off from God for an eternity in hell. As Jesus warned us, hell is a place of eternal torment, weeping and gnashing of teeth, fire and thirst. It is appointed for a man once to die and then the Judgement. So my brother, my sister, repent and be saved and reconcile with God today. Jesus loves you and died for your sins. That much he loves and cares for you. He took the pain of death and hell upon himself on the Cross, so that you can be forgiven and be set free. Salvation is a free gift in Christ, you cannot earn it.

Lastly, on the Day of Judgement, God will also answer every one of your questions. Many of us have a lot of questions to ask God. On that day, Jesus will explain every action of his, and after that we will only have to put our heads down. The fault will not be on His side, but on ours. God is eternally Holy.

Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty.

I conclude in the words of Solomon, "Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into Judgement, including every secret thing, whether good or evil." Eccl 12:13,14.

4.New heavens and new earth

After the Judgement comes Blessing. "New heavens and the new earth" refers to two things: One the Reign of Christ upon the earth and second the New worlds after the Day of Judgement, wherein Heaven and earth will be one. Bible scholars also call this the regeneration of the universe, restoration of all things etc. Many prophets have spoken of this, but let us briefly look at what the Bible has to say.

Beloved, one day we will all be together in Heaven and worshiping Jesus our Lord for ever. There will be no more sun or moor, but the Face of Jesus will light up Heaven and our homes forever. And even in Eternity, Jesus will still have his wounds in his hands, it is the crucified Jesus who is worthy of all our Worship. And every day in Heaven, we will still be receiving new mercies from Him. Trillions of years from now, we will still not have begun to fathom the depths of the saving grace, that Jesus wrought for us upon earth. It is a time of endless joy in the Presence of God and Christ our Lord.

To God be much Glory through Jesus our Saviour, world without end.

Amen and Amen.