Millennium *WhatistheMillennium? ThisisoneoftheprophesiesfoundinGod'sWord.Thewordmillennium'isLatinformill'=1,000andennia'=years.Thewordmillennium'isnotfoundanywhereinGod'sWord,butisdescribedasthe1,000yearswhereJesusandHisbride(alltruebelieversinJesus)[referto"Salvation"]ruletheearth.Attheendofthetribulation[referto"Tribulation"]theweddingfeastbetweenJesusandHisbride(Revelation19:17-18"...Come,gathertogetherforthegreatsupperofGod,...")takesplace.ThenJesusandHisbridewillruletheearthforathousandyears(Revelation20:4-6"...TheycametolifeandreignedwithChristathousandyears....(6)Blessedandholyarethosewhohavepartinthefirstresurrection....theywillbepriestsofGodandofChristandwillreignwithhimforathousandyears."). *TheWeddingFeast: Attheendofthetribulation[referto"Tribulation"],Satanandhisfollowers[referto"FallenAngels"]aredefeatedandthrownintotheLakeofFireforathousandyears.ThisthousandyearsistheweddingfeastofJesusandHisbride(believersinJesus).WiththehelpofHisbride[referto"BodyofChrist"],Jesuswillruleovertheearthforathousandyears. *The3ViewsoftheMillennium: 1.PostMillennium-Theworldisslowlygettingbetter. 2.A-Millennium-The1,000yearsistoday. 3.Pre-Millennium-ItisonlyafterthetribulationthatthesecondcomingofJesuswilltakeplace. *4Reasons: 1.RewardGod'speople(1Corinthians6:2) 2.ProphetPredictions(Psalm72:11,Isaiah9:7,Isa.60:21,Zechariah9:10,Luke1:32-33) 3.AnswertoMan'sdepravityandGod'sglory. 4.blank *TheFinalJudgment: Attheendofthemillennium,SatanandhisfollowersarereleasedfromtheLakeofFireforashorttime.Thisshorttime'willbewheremanyonearth,eventhoughitisJesusrulingoverthem,willfollowafterSatan.Attheendofthisshorttime',Satanandallofhisfollowers(includesallofhisnewfollowers)willbecastintotheLakeofFire[referto"Hell"].Infact,anyonewhosenameisnotfoundintheBookofLifewillbethrownintotheLakeofFire(someversesrefertoitastheLakeofSulfur) *BibleReferences: Revelation19:11-16"Isawheavenstandingopenandtherebeforemewasawhitehorse,whoserideriscalledFaithfulandTrue.Withjusticehejudgesandmakeswar.(12)Hiseyesarelikeblazingfire,andonhisheadaremanycrowns.Hehasanamewrittenonhimthatnooneknowsbuthehimself.(13)Heisdressedinarobedippedinblood,andhisnameistheWordofGod.(14)Thearmiesofheavenwerefollowinghim,ridingonwhitehorsesanddressedinfinelinen,whiteandclean.(15)Outofhismouthcomesasharpswordwithwhichtostrikedownthenations.Hewillrulethemwithanironscepter.'HetreadsthewinepressofthefuryofthewrathofGodAlmighty.(16)Onhisrobeandonhisthighhehasthisnamewritten:KINGOFKINGSANDLORDOFLORDS.'"(NIV) Revelation19:17-18"AndIsawanangelstandinginthesun,whocriedinaloudvoicetoallthebirdsflyinginmidair,Come,gathertogetherforthegreatsupperofGod,(18)sothatyoumayeatthefleshofkings,generals,andmightymen,ofhorsesandtheirriders,andthefleshofallpeople,freeandslave,smallandgreat."(NIV) Revelation19:19-21"ThenIsawthebeastandthekingsoftheearthandtheirarmiesgatheredtogethertomakewaragainsttherideronthehorseandhisarmy.(20)Butthebeastwascaptured,andwithhimthefalseprophetwhohadperformedthemiraculoussignsonhisbehalf.Withthesesignshehaddeludedthosewhohadreceivedthemarkofthebeastandworshipedhisimage.Thetwoofthemwerethrownaliveintothefierylakeofburningsulfur.(21)Therestofthemwerekilledwiththeswordthatcameoutofthemouthoftherideronthehorse,andallthebirdsgorgedthemselvesontheirflesh."(NIV) Revelation20:1-3"AndIsawanangelcomingdownoutofheaven,havingthekeytotheAbyssandholdinginhishandagreatchain.(2)Heseizedthedragon,thatancientserpent,whoisthedevil,orSatan,andboundhimforathousandyears.(3)HethrewhimintotheAbyss,andlockedandsealeditoverhim,tokeephimfromdeceivingthenationsanymoreuntilthethousandyearswereended.Afterthat,hemustbesetfreeforashorttime."(NIV) Revelation20:4-6"Isawthronesonwhichwereseatedthosewhohadbeengivenauthoritytojudge.AndIsawthesoulsofthosewhohadbeenbeheadedbecauseoftheirtestimonyforJesusandbecauseofthewordofGod.Theyhadnotworshipedthebeastorhisimageandhadnotreceivedhismarkontheirforeheadsortheirhands.TheycametolifeandreignedwithChristathousandyears.(5)(Therestofthedeaddidnotcometolifeuntilthethousandyearswereended.)Thisisthefirstresurrection.(6)Blessedandholyarethosewhohavepartinthefirstresurrection.Theseconddeathhasnopoweroverthem,buttheywillbepriestsofGodandofChristandwillreignwithhimforathousandyears."(NIV) Revelation20:7-10"Whenthethousandyearsareover,Satanwillbereleasedfromhisprison(8)andwillgoouttodeceivethenationsinthefourcornersoftheearth-GogandMagog-togatherthemforbattle.Innumbertheyarelikethesandontheseashore.(9)TheymarchedacrossthebreadthoftheearthandsurroundedthecampofGod'speople,thecityheloves.Butfirecamedownfromheavenanddevouredthem.(10)Andthedevil,whodeceivedthem,wasthrownintothelakeofburningsulfur,wherethebeastandthefalseprophethadbeenthrown.Theywillbetormenteddayandnightforeverandever."(NIV) Revelation20:11-15"ThenIsawagreatwhitethroneandhimwhowasseatedonit.Earthandskyfledfromhispresence,andtherewasnoplaceforthem.(12)AndIsawthedead,greatandsmall,standingbeforethethrone,andbookswereopened.Anotherbookwasopened,whichisthebookoflife.Thedeadwerejudgedaccordingtowhattheyhaddoneasrecordedinthebooks.(13)Theseagaveupthedeadthatwereinit,anddeathandHadesgaveupthedeadthatwereinthem,andeachpersonwasjudgedaccordingtowhathehaddone.(14)ThendeathandHadeswerethrownintothelakeoffire.Thelakeoffireistheseconddeath.(15)Ifanyone'snamewasnotfoundwritteninthebookoflife,hewasthrownintothelakeoffire."(NIV) 1Corinthians6:2"Doyounotknowthatthesaintswilljudgetheworld?Andifyouaretojudgetheworld,areyounotcompetenttojudgetrivialcases?"(NIV) *Non-BiblicalReferences: ThemillenniumasdescribedinGod'sWordisconsideredjustafairytaletomost.NodifferentthanGod'screation,theflood,thetowerofbabel,etc... *Overview: ThiswillbeaveryamazingtimeforalltruebelieversinJesus.SatanandallofhisfollowerswillbeboundintheLakeofFire.ThiswillbethetimewhenanyrebellionagainstGodcannotbeblamedonSatanorhisdemons. *AdditionalLinks: blank