Temple Baptist Church - 2-13-2022
Revelation 20:1-10
A. The Millennium, A Literal 1000 Year Reign on Earth. I previously mentioned that there are 3 different general views concerning the Millennium. Amillennialism, Postmillennialism, and Premillennialism. We, who are Bible believers, are Pre-Tribulation and Premillennial. The best way to dispel false doctrine is simply to preach sound doctrine.
Amillennialism is a denial of a future 1000-year reign of Christ on earth. This 1000 year period is mentioned in the Book of Revelation 6 times.
Postmillennialism teaches that we are in that age and when things get good enough, Christ will come back to ascend His throne at the end of the age.
Premillennialism teaches that that Golden Age is a future event.
B. The Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ is perfectly laid out with everything in chronological order. With this in mind, we will take a short look at the Book of Revelation from the beginning until the time of the Kingdom Age or Millennium.
C. In chapter one, we find the layout of the book. Notice with me the three-fold breakdown found in verse 19.
Revelation 1:19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
Chapter 1. "The things which thou hast seen" speaks of the past.
Chapters 2-3. "The things which are" speaks of the present church age from the day of the Apostles till the present day which we live.
Chapter 4-22. "The things which shall be hereafter." The prophetic portion of the book which shows that the Tribulation Period and Millennium are future events.
Therefore, we live in Pre-Tribulation and Premillennial days.
D. The Millennium or Kingdom Age begins at the end of the Tribulation Period. We saw:
The Visible Return of Jesus Christ - Revelation 1:7 - Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
Revelation 19:11 - And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
The Battle of Armageddon - Revelation 19:19 - And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
Beast And False Prophet Cast Into The Lake of Fire - Revelation 19:20 - And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Satan Bound For 1000 Years - Revelation 20:2 - And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
The Purposes of The Millennium
a. Concerning Covenants – Fulfillment of God's Promises to Israel.
1. The Abrahamic Covenant—An unconditional covenant. God promised Abraham that He would make of him a great nation and all nations would be blessed through the nation of Israel. Later, God changed Abram's name to Abraham and sealed the covenant through the rite of circumcism. Abraham was the first Hebrew.
Genesis 12:1-3 - Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
2. The Davidic Covenant—An unconditional covenant. This covenant was made between God and David through which God promises David and Israel that the Messiah (Jesus Christ) would come from the lineage of David and the tribe of Judah and would establish a kingdom that would endure forever. God promised David that his throne would be an everlasting throne upon which Jesus Christ would ultimately sit and reign.
2 Samuel 7:12-13 - And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
3. The Land or Palestinian Covenant—an unconditional covenant. God promised Abraham that everywhere he set his foot in Canaan would be his and belong to the nation of Israel. It was also the promise of the future restoration of Israel in the end-time.
Genesis 15:18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
Genesis 17:7-8 - And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
4. The New Covenant—both conditional and unconditional covenant. The condition part of this covenant is based upon the personal acceptance of the Gospel which is by grace through faith in the finished work of Christ. It is unconditional in its promise that salvation would be an eternal work of God as He would forgive sin and establish an eternal relationship with the believer. It is established upon the blood of Christ in salvation instead of the blood of bulls and goats of Atonement as Jesus Christ would fulfill His promise to Abraham that "God will provide himself a lamb:" the Messiah, our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jeremiah 31:31-33 - Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
b. Concerning Christ – To restore Christ to His position.
1. Receive His Kingdom - Hebrews 10:12-13 - But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
2. Rule In His Rightful Place - Luke 1:32-33 - He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
c. Concerning Creation -To restore the earth to its purity. On this point, I need to clarify that during the Millennium, this earth will have many of the same qualities as it did before the fall of man through Adam's sin but all aspects of the corruption of sin will not be totally removed until we see a new heaven and a new earth in Revelation, chapter 21.
Romans 8:22 - For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
2 Peter 3:10-12 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. (11) Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, (12) Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
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