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“FOR ONE DAY, WOULDN’T YOU LIKE TO SEE THE WORLD AS IT SHOULD BE? WAR ZONES TURNED INTO CEASEFIRE ZONES. POLITICIANS MAKING GODLY DECISIONS. CRIME NONEXISTENT. LAUGHTER FILLING OUR HOMES. WORSHIPERS FILING OUR CHURCHES. CAN YOU PICTURE IT? FOR JUST ONE DAY, WOULDN’T YOU LOVE TO BE ON A PLANET WITHOUT A SINGLE NATURAL DISASTER? IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO HAVE A ONE DAY SUPENSION OF THE DEVIL’S POWER.OF EVIL’S GRIP. OF TEMPTATIONS PULL. OF ANXIETY’S TORMENT.”
This is a quote from Dr. David Jeremiah’s new book, where he asks his readers to “IMAGINE” He describes this as the Golden Age and God describes it as the Millennium. I will pull a few key thoughts and comments from this book, but I will not copy them. As always, the article and video will be originally written with many sources from this book. I have selected this topic to continue my fascination for biblical prophecy. I have written on the End Times- which covered Jesus’ Second Coming and Moses to the Messiah mainly about the Rapture but how Israel was prepared for God’s plans for Jesus.
The Bible tells us that the Millennium is the 1,000 years that begins immediately after the Second Coming of Jesus where He takes care of the evils in our world and ends Tribulation’s seven years of disaster. Revelation chapter 19 writes that all believers in Jesus follow Him to earth.
READ REVELATION 19:11-21
11And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. 12His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many crowns; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. 13He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. 14And the armies (believers) which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses. 15From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will [e]rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the [f]wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. 16And on His robe and on His thigh, He has a name written: “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
17Then I saw [g]an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in midheaven, “Come, assemble for the great feast of God, 18so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of commanders, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, both free and slaves, and small and great.”19And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies, assembled to make war against Him who sat on the horse, and against His army.
20And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs [h]in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire, which burns with [i]brimstone. 21And the rest were killed with the sword which came from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh.
The final judgment will take place when Christ comes again—he died once as an offering for the sins of many, and he will appear a second time in judgment, when he will save his followers. those who are eagerly waiting for him. This clear anticipation of Christ’s return. At the end of the Tribulation, Jesus Christ will return with the hosts of heaven as well as the Church to establish the Messianic Kingdom on earth. His Kingdom will last for a thousand years. At this Second Coming, the Antichrist will be cast into the Lake of Fire and Satan will be bound for a thousand years.
• SIGNS OF THE SECOND COMING:
• Wickedness, War, and Turmoil. Many of the signs are terrifying and dreadful. …
• The Restoration of the Gospel. …
• The Gospel Preached to All the World. …
• The Coming of Elijah. …
• Lehi’s Descendants Will Become Great People. …
• Building of the New Jerusalem.
At the time of His Second Coming, Jesus will return as a mighty warrior King who will destroy His enemies. Jesus at His first coming was peaceful and gentle; however, at the Second Coming, Jesus will return with His army from heaven- it does not call them His angels The day of Christ’s return is the Day of Judgment and destruction of ungodly men. On that day, the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fire and be burned up The day of Christ’s return is the Day of Judgment and destruction of ungodly men. On that day, the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fire and be burned up When the Savior comes again, He will come in power and glory to claim the earth as His kingdom. His Second Coming will mark the beginning of the Millennium.
The Second Coming will be a fearful, mournful time for the wicked, but it will be a day of peace for the righteous. “That day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed.” So I could list this event along with the coming of the man of lawlessness as another. They will be cruel and hate what is good. 4They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. 5They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. After revealing the signs, Jesus cautioned: “Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. … “… Be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh”
What are the steps Jesus says to do prior to the Second Coming. The first step is to confess your sins and amend your life.
The second step is to spend more time in prayer, ideally before the Blessed Sacrament, listening to the Lord in order to learn what he wants of you.
The third step is to then go do it. Then comes the Millennium!
READ REVELATION 20:1-15
20 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time. 4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They[a] had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years. 7 When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—and to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. 9 They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. 11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
The main message of chapter 20 is:. The binding of Satan represents the victory of Christ over the powers of darkness accomplished at the cross. (Meaning, Satan was bound at the cross. Further, Satan’s binding was not complete, since he is obviously still active, but is bound or limited in regard to his ability to deceive the nations. It is clear from verse 15 that only the presence of a person’s name in the Lamb’s book of life keeps them from being cast into the lake of fire. God keeps accurate records. Those who died without faith in Christ, through all of history, are resurrected to face the great white throne judgment. There, they are sentenced for sin and consigned eternally to the lake of fire. The dead are judged by their deeds and those whose names are not found in the book of life are thrown into the lake of fire, which is the second death. Revelation 20:12-15, there are two sets of books. The name and deeds of everyone, small or great, are in the first books, and each is judged by what he or she has done in life. The second book is called the “book of life.” It contains only the names of those who are not thrown into the lake of fire the God of heaven shall open three books for each of us. One of those books God is writing about us right now. that when we stand before God He will open books, 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened.
It is clear that chapter 20 describes the Millennium, but it does not go into many details. There are several other sources that gets into the details and does project what we can expect during this period. David Jeremiah’s book gives and explains three golden truths about the period. 1) The length of the Millennium is recorded by John 7 times as 1,000 years. 2) It will be an extension of God’s kingdom here on earth, and 3) Satan will be completely removed from our world. However, the Bible does detail the most fundamental and important issues about the period. Probably the biggest question is what believers will do during these 1,000 years. During His time on earth before His crucifixion Jesus said He will have people help Him in the Millennium. There will be two great works for members of the Church during the Millennium: temple work and missionary work. Temple work involves the ordinances that are necessary for exaltation. The book of Isaiah gives a lot of information about the Millennium, which prepares us for God’s Golden Age.
READ REVELATION 21:1-27
21 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,”[a] for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’[b] or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6 He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. 7 Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children. 8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. 11 It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. 13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west. 14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls. 16 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia[c] in length, and as wide and high as it is long. 17 The angel measured the wall using human measurement, and it was 144 cubits[d] thick.[e] 18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. 19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.[f] 21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass. 22 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. 24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. 25 On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there. 26 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it. 27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
GOD’S GOLDEN AGE
In Revelation 21, people do not go to heaven as most people have been taught but rather God comes down to earth to dwell with mortals — “the new Jerusalem descends from heaven,” and God makes a home among mortals . This describes a future when God will return and dwell with humanity, wiping away tears and ending mourning, crying, and pain. It can be interpreted as a message of hope that God is opening a new future for humanity, and that evil will eventually come to an end. Some say that the passage can be read as a celebration of God, and that it can lead people to praise the Lord. The biblical message is that in the midst of all fearful events of our day, God is opening up a new future for us. He has given us this hope in Jesus Christ. The book of Revelation is about this hope — the hope for the future which God is bringing about. Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. God will make everything new: a new heaven and earth and a new freedom from sin.
Although New Jerusalem’s gates are always open, not a single trace of evil can enter the city. No uncleanness can pass through the gates and mar the city’s pure, spotlessly clean environment. What a joyful expectation this revelation must have brought to the apostle John. What is the application: Do not get too attached to this world! This world will fade away, but His words last forever. He is the giver of life. And not just physical life, but our spiritual life is from Him. The New Earth is our final destination—our forever home. It is the place humanity will live forever. The New Earth will be your home, made brand new in God’s time. And the Bible tells us exactly what to expect. The Bible says, “for the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7 NKJV). Part of Heaven’s glory is that our bodies will be transformed, and we will become like Jesus Christ in His perfect resurrected body.
Our family relationships in heaven are with all other believers. We will recognize our earthly family in heaven and meet new family–believers–who lived during a different time. We’ll pick up where we left off, and we will know even as we are known. We will recognize Him and others, even as they recognize us. In fact, the Bible indicates we will know each other more fully than we do now. The Apostle Paul declared, “Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known” (1 Corinthians 13:12). It’s true that our appearance will change, because God will give us new bodies, similar to Jesus’ resurrection body. While marriage is a gift from God, our relationships will be different in heaven than what we are used to right now. Our relationships in this life are limited by time, death, and sin. In eternity, none of those things will exist. Our intimacy will be with God and He will satisfy our every need. Soulmates will reunite in heaven, and we will find our true partners, whether we found them on earth, or not. Everyone’s journey to genuine and eternal marriage love will be unique, and God is watching over it all. You can trust that God wants the highest joy for you and for everyone! The idea of working in heaven is foreign to many people. Yet Scripture clearly teaches it. When God created Adam, he “took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it” (Genesis 2:15). Work was part of the original Eden. What will we do in heaven? We will worship, we will fellowship, we will serve, we will work, we will rest, and we will rule. We read in Genesis 1:28 about the first man and woman: God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.
John completes Revelation, and the final words of the New Testament, by including another reassurance from Christ that these are His words, and His testimony. John appeals to readers to accept the offer Christ makes for salvation, echoing other such pleas in the New Testament. In David Jeremiah’s book, he points out that God always keeps His promises. Then Jeremiah states that God’s promises fit into two major categories: the coming King and His coming Kingdom. John completes his message with a final statement from Jesus proclaiming His imminent return, and a prayer for grace. We, as true believers, will live in God’s Golden Age- forever. In the Millennium, Jerusalem becomes the Golden City where our Lord will make it His home and headquarters. For a thousand years the greatest cities in the world will not be Rome, Paris, Beijing, or Washington DC. David Jeremiah calls Jerusalem the Capital City of eternity.