A LOVE RELATIONSHIP PT 3

THE MILLENNIAL PRIVILEGE

Consider further, the privileged place of the Bride, in the coming Kingdom of Messiah (Christ). Some people imagine that the members of the corporate Body of Believers (church) will be the subjects on earth in the Millennial kingdom. This is not so.

Believers in the Bride may visit the earth on assignment during the 1000 years, but they will not be earth-bound.

The home of the Bride is the New Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) - the heavenly city that the Master has prepared for His Bride. (Rev. 21)

The subjects on earth will be the believers who have come through the Great Tribulation. They are the “sheep” whom the Master Redeemer places on His right hand and says to them, “Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.” (Matt. 25:34}. These subjects will be earth-bound, for they will not have been raised from the dead, nor raptured to heaven.

The officials in the kingdom will be made up of those who are slain for their testimony to the Messiah during the Tribulation, and who are raised to life after the completion of the seven years. We are told that they will reign with Messiah for a thousand years. (Rev. 20: 4). I see them as the administrators in the reign of the Anointed.

That will be a great privilege for the martyred Tribulation believers. But what of the Bride? What is her position during the Millennium? She will be the wife of the King standing at His side! She will reign with the King of Glory as His glorious Queen. What a privilege! HalleluYAH!

The Bride, like her Bridegroom, will have taken part in the resurrection and rapture (ascension, caught up), and her members, having their new, transformed, immortal bodies, will not be earth-bound, but will reign with Messiah from the Heavenly Yerushalayim. What a special privilege, we have, believer! THE BRIDEGROOM DESIRES A DEEP LOVE RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH BELIEVER!

The millennial kingdom refers to the 1000-year reign of Yahshua Messiah (Christ) on the earth referred to in Rev.20:1-7.

In Rev.20: 4 it says that Messiah reigns a thousand years on earth.

In Zech.14:8-20 it says that the Master Y’shua Messiah will rule the whole earth from Yerushalayim (Jerusalem).

In Isa.9:6-7 it says that messiah will come and reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom (Israel) with peace, justice, and righteousness.

In these passages, we have Y’shua Messiah reigning on the earth. Revelation it gives the time period of his reign. Zechariah and Isaiah give some characteristics of his reign as well as a general statement that his rule will continue forever.

Many OT prophesies talk about the time of Messiah’s (Christ’s) reign on this earth or this period of Israel’s blessing. These prophecies give us much information about this time.

It also reinforces that there will be a literal thousand-year period. Without this period, these prophecies cannot be fulfilled.

1. What does the Bible say about Y’shua Messiah reigning as the millennial king?

1. It was prophesied in the OT that the messiah would reign over his people Israel on the earth (Zech.14).

The nation of Israel knew this. When the Jewish disciples embraced Messiah at his first coming, they wanted to know when he would set up his earthly kingdom.

In Acts 1:6, just before Yahshua Messiah ascended into heaven, the disciples asked, “Master, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”

When the disciples asked this question, they reflected the belief by Israel that Messiah would restore Israel to prominence and bring a physical earthly kingdom with Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) as its center.

1. It was prophesied in the OT that the messiah’s rule would have specific characteristics.

1. The birth of the Millennial King v. 6 V.6

“For a child is born to us, and a son is given to us…”

A child, a humble innocent little child will be born to the nation of Israel (“to us”) and will grow up to deliver the Israelites from bondage. The Messiah is not, at first, going to come as an adult in battle array with a mighty army to throw off the yoke of Israel's armies. This is his first coming.

Later, he would come in battle array. This is his second coming. Dan. 7:13-14 Rev. 19:11-16

2. The responsibility of the millennial king v.6 V. 6 "And the government will be on his shoulders..."

This child, this son will have authority and power to rule on this earth. “Government” refers to what he rules, the government of Israel. He will bear the responsibility and burden of ruling on His shoulders - He will be a King.

3. The character of the millennial king v.6 V. 6 "And His name will be called..."

"Name" in Scripture indicates the character, essence or nature of a person or object.

The kind of King he will be is dependent on the kind of person he is so Isaiah gives four characteristics:

1. v. 6 “Wonderful Counselor” – a King with great wisdom

2. v. 6 “Mighty Elohim” – a King with divine power

3. v. 6 “Everlasting Father” – a king who acts like a father to his people

4. v.6 “Prince of Peace” – a king who brings peace

1. The length of His millennial reign v. 6-7 V. 7

“The increase of his government and of peace will have no end…”

The Messiah's reign will be perpetual and progressive. His sovereign rule will increase to include all of creation and will go on into all eternity - so that there will never be a place where His rule does not extend nor a time that His rule ends.

Zech.14:9 “And YAHWEH shall be King over all the earth. In that day YAHWEH shall be united (echad), and His name united (echad).”

* Yahshua Yahweh the son will be reigning for Yahweh the Father during the 1,000 Millennial Kingdom. Ps 110:1-5

1. 7 "On the throne of David and over his kingdom"

The Messiah will reign on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom Israel.

Mat.21:9 Matthew records they also said, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”

1. 8 “to bring order to it and to establish it with righteousness and with justice.”

His kingdom will have peace because it is founded with justice and righteousness. Crime and sin will be checked and punished in the millennium. All the inequalities of the present system in society will be removed. There will be no more injustice.

Isa 2:2-4

1. 7 "From then on and forevermore"

It will never end only get better in the new heavens and the new earth.

How will we know all this is going to happen?

1. 7 "The zeal of tYAHWEH of hosts will perform this."

Because YAHWEH’S zeal for His honor will accomplish it. YAHWEH’S zeal is His desire to see that He is honored in all things and that all His purposes are accomplished. That zeal no one can stop and that zeal will bring all this to pass!

2. What will life in the millennial kingdom be like?

Y’shua Messiah reigns on the earth and all the glorified believers mediate his rule throughout the earth probably acting as civil and criminal magistrates and judges and spiritual guides and leaders. Satan and his demons are bound for the thousand years. Because of all this righteousness and truth reign on the earth. Rev.20:1-4

During this period of time, Israel will be the center nation of the world, both spiritually and politically. The promises that YAHWEH had given Abraham concerning his physical descendents will be fulfilled. This is the whole reason that a millennium takes place. YAHWEH promised Abraham that his descendents would be a great nation and would receive the land of Israel and all the families of the earth would be blessed through his descendents. All these promises are fulfilled in this millennial kingdom.

1. Israel will inhabit the land promised them and will be a great nation Mic.2:12-13 Jer.23:5-6 Isa.61:1-62: 12 Isa.65:17-24 Gen.48: 4 Jer.31:1-40 Ezek.36:24-38

1. Israel will be the center of worship of YAHWEH. There will be only one religion on earth, the knowledge of YAHWEH. Zech. 14:16-21

1. There will be peace and harmony in the animal kingdom. Isa. 11:6-9 Isa. 65:25

1. There will be peace and harmony in the physical earth Isa. 51:3 Isa. 35:6-7, 32:15, 35:1 Amos 9:13

1. There will be peace and harmony among the nations. Isa. 2: 1-4 Isa. 14:3-7 This will create an incredible economic prosperity as the earth produces food in abundance for all people. National and individual peace is the result of Y’shua Messiahs’ reign as the Sar Shalom (Prince of Peace) Messiah’s kingdom in this form will last for one thousand years. —