The majority of New Testament passages pertaining to the Millennium are those that teach on the kingdom, when Jesus returns to reign from His throne (Matt. 25:31-34). One of the most striking is Matthew 8:11: I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the […]
Present Age, Millennium or Eternal State? Minor Prophets – Part 3
August 4, 2016 by 1 Comment
ZEPHANIAH Zephaniah 3:9-20 is a noteworthy summary of the Millennium, with a focus on blessings for both Jew and Gentile. Verses 9-10: “For at that time I will change the speech of the peoples to a pure speech, that all of them may call upon the name of the LORD and serve him with one accord. From beyond […]
Present Age, Millennium or Eternal State? Torah and Psalms – Part 1
July 1, 2016 by 1 Comment
Passages on the Millennium are found regularly throughout Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation. Many fail to recognize this because a given writer did not explicitly mention a thousand year reign of the Messiah. This is not a problem, as the specificity of the thousand years in Revelation 20 is a product of progressive revelation. However, […]
A Biblical Survey of the Kingdom: Kingdom at Creation – Part 1
February 28, 2016 by 4 Comments
Narratives on the Kingdom of God literally bookend the Bible. The kingdom’s loss and expectation of its restoration is the very saga of the Scriptures. This is the theme of the Bible and the overall story it tells. The kingdom was active at creation, in the Garden of Eden, with God, Adam and Eve. We […]
The Millennial Temple: Levitical Caretakers and Zadokite Priests – Part 6
December 3, 2015 by 5 Comments
THE SHUT GATE Much of Ezekiel chapters 44 through 46 describe the priesthood, the sacrificial system that they will implement and related matters. In 44:1-3 it is said that the outer eastern gate is to remain shut because it is through that entrance that the LORD God of Israel entered the temple (vv. 1-2; cf. […]
The Millennial Temple: Her Design and Dimensions – Part 2
September 2, 2015 by 6 Comments
THE OUTER AND INNER COURTS Ezekiel chapters 40-42 concern the measurements of courts, porticos, gates, various rooms, the temple proper and a description of some instruments and furniture. The details are so specific and numerous that only some of the broader elements and highlights can be examined here. As Ezekiel begins his tour of the […]
Restored Judges and God’s Princes in the Millennium
August 14, 2014 by 1 Comment
RESTORED JUDGES In the Millennium, the offices of judge and counselor will be reinstituted. Isaiah 1:26: And I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.” Not only will there be judges […]
The Millennial Kingdom’s Ecology
September 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
ANIMALS AND MAN IN HARMONY Much of the Millennium’s ecology can be understood from even a cursory reading of Isaiah 11:6-9: The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead […]
The New Covenant is Not Yet Complete
June 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
During the Last Supper Jesus indicated that the New Covenant was to be instituted by the spilling of His blood for the forgiveness of sins (e.g. Matt. 26:28). In speaking on the purpose of observing the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper, Paul reminds the Gentile Church in Corinth that Jesus had spoken of the New […]
The Sacrifices Performed in the Millennial Temple are in Harmony with That of the Messiah
May 24, 2013 by 11 Comments
SACRIFICES IN HARMONY Many critics of the literal, grammatical, historical interpretation of prophecy attempt to discredit the hermeneutic by claiming that to believe in future animal sacrifices results in heresy and/or contradiction. Let it be made clear: it is never a heresy to hold to authorial intent or to take God’s Word at face value. […]
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