Christ And The Millennium
- NOTE:
- Notice that in the following texts that the
millennium begins with the first resurrection which is for the saints.
We know that the first resurrection is for the saints because Verse 6
refers to them as blessed and holy. We know that this resurrection takes
place at the beginning of the millennium because the resurrected ones
live and reign with Christ during the thousand years.
- Revelation 20:
- 4 “And I saw thrones,
and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the
souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and
for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither
his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in
their hands; andthey lived and reigned with Christ a thousand
years.”
- 6 “Blessed and
holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection:on such the
second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and
of Christ, andshall reign with him a thousand
years.”
- NOTE:
- Notice that in the following texts
that it is at the time that our Lord descends from Heaven that the first
resurrection takes place. As we have already seen, the first
resurrection (the saints) happens at the beginning of the millennium so
Christ’s descent from Heaven (Christ’s return) marks the
beginning of the millennium.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:
- 16 “For the
Lord himself shall descend from heavenwith a shout, with
the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the
dead in Christ shall rise first:”
- 17 “Then we which are alive and
remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds,to meet
the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the
Lord.”
- Revelation 20:
- 4 “And I saw thrones,
and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them:and I
saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and
for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his
image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their
hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand
years.”
- 12 “And I saw the
dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were
opened:and another book was opened,which is the book of
life:and the dead were judged out of those things which were
written in the books,according to their works.”
- 1 Corinthians 6:
- 2 “Do ye not know
that the saints shall judge the world?and if the
world shall be judged by you,are ye unworthy to judge the
smallest matters?”
- 3 “Know ye not
that we shall judge angels?how much more things that
pertain to this life?”
- Daniel 7:
- 21 “I beheld, and the
same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;”
- 22 “Until the Ancient of days
came,andjudgment was given to the saintsof the most High; and
the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.”
- NOTE:
- The responsibility of judgment is
given to those who reign with Christ for the thousand years.
(Revelation 20:4) God has determined who is saved or lost (pardoned or
not pardoned), but the Saints will have a part in the judgment of each
unpardoned sinner.
- The Saints will judge the world and angels.
(1 Corinthians 6:2, 3) Apparently the saints will also have a part in
deciding the punishment Satan and his angels will receive.
- What is clear is that the saints participate
with Christ in the judgment that takes place during the thousand years.
The saints are with Christ! How wonderful it will be to be with their
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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