What Happens during the Millennium?
(Millennium–1,000 years)
Joyce Webb 2024
Part 2
Jerusalem becomes the “Center of the World” and Mount Olive divides —water flows into the Dead Sea.
Micah 1: 1 KJV But in the last days, it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established (set up) in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted (lifted up) above the hills, and people shall flow into it.
Zechariah 14: 4 On that day–his (Christ) feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the east.
And the Mount of Olives will split (break) apart (in two parts)
—-making a wide valley running from east to west.
For half of the mountain will move toward the north and half toward the south.
Zechariah 14: 10- 11 All the land from Geba, north of Judah, to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem will become one vast (large) plain (flat land).
But Jerusalem, will raised up in its original place.
It will be inhabited (lived in) all the way from the Benjamin Gate over to the site of the old gate, then to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the King’s winepresses.
And Jerusalem will be filled, safe at last, never again to be cursed and destroyed.
Zechariah 14: 16- 20 In the end—the enemies of Jerusalem who survive (stay alive) from the plague—will go up to Jerusalem each year to worship the King, the Lord Almighty,—-and to celebrate the Festival of Shelters.
Any nation—any where in the world—-that refuses to come to Jerusalem each year to worship the King, the Lord Almighty,—-will have no rain.
And if the people of Egypt refuse to attend the festival, the Lord will punish them with the same plague that he sends on other nations who refuse to go.
Egypt and the other nations will all be punished if the don’t go to celebrate the festival.
On that day—even the harness bells of the horses will be inscribed (written on) with these words—”Set apart as holy to the Lord.”
And the cooking pots in the Temple of the Lord will be sacred
(holy) —as the basins used beside the altar.
In fact, (in truth) every cooking pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be set apart as holy to the Lord Almighty.
All who come to worship will be free to use any of these pots to boil their sacrifices.
And on that day—there will no longer be traders (people who sell)
in the Temple of the Lord Almighty.
Isaiah 2:3-4 It shall come to pass in the last days,—that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established (set up) in the top of the mountains, and shall be and shall be lifted up above the hills;
and all the nations shall flow to it, and many peoples shall come, and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide disputes (arguments) for many peoples;
and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.
Micah 4:1-8 ESV
It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and it shall be lifted up above the hills; and peoples shall flow to it,
and many nations shall come, and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.
” For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. He shall judge between many peoples, and shall decide disputes (arguments) for strong nations far away;
and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore;
but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid, for the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken.
For all the peoples walk each in the name of its god, but we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever. ..
Daniel 7:13-14 ESV
“I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him;
his dominion (kingdom) is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
Daniel 7:27 ESV
And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High;
his kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.’
Isaiah 11:6-9 ESV
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 them.
The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder’s den.
They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
Isaiah 65:20
No more shall there be in it an infant who lives but a few days,
or an old man who does not fill out his days,
for the young man shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner a hundred years old shall be accursed. (cursed)
Zephaniah 3:9 ESV
“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.
Isaiah 20:18 In that day, —shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, …. and swear (pledge allegiance) to the Lord of hosts;
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I imagine—there will be other things that will be different during Christ’s kingdom of 1000 years here on earth.
Satan will not be here to tempt people to sin.
Everyone will worship the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Bible does not tell us all the changes of what things will be like.
1000 years is a long time.
Our nation has been here about 250 years—-European people were here before we declared ourselves a separate nation.
Nations in Europe have been around for thousands of years.
Nations around Israel have been around for several more thousands of years.
You Can Be Part of Christ’s 1000 year Kingdom !
The important thing for us—we who are living now—-is that we could be living during the 1000 years of Christ’s rule.
You ask—how can we live long enough to be part of that?
You probably won’t live that long —-but you could come to live in Christ’s kingdom on earth—by one thing.
Become a believer in Jesus Christ. Ask Him to forgive your sin.
Stay true to Him until you die.
Zechariah 14: 5
The Bible says that when Jesus comes back to earth again—-he will bring his holy ones with him. Zechariah 14: 5
Revelation 20:1-4
Then I saw thrones, and the people sitting on them had been given the authority to judge.
And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded (heads cut off) for the testimony about Jesus—for proclaiming (preaching) the word of God.
And I saw souls of those who had not worshipped the beast or his statute—-nor accepted his mark on their forehead or their hands.
And they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Revelation 19:11-21
And the armies of heaven, arrayed (dressed) in fine linen, white and pure, —were following him on white horses.
(These dressed in fine white linen—are the “redeemed”—the believers who have been forgiven.)
From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, —–and he will rule them with a rod of iron.
Daniel 7:27 ESV
And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High;
his kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.’
Paul tells us in I Thessalonians 4:14-17
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so,—-to them which also sleep (are dead) in Jesus will God bring with Him.
For this we say unto you—by the word of our Lord,—-that we which are alive–and remain unto the coming of the Lord, shall not prevent (stop)
them which are asleep.
For the Lord, himself, —-shall descend (come down) from heaven with a shout,—-with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God;
And the dead in Christ shall be rise (go up) first.
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.
II Timothy 2:11 If we suffer with Him, we shall also reign with Him.
I Corinthians 6:2 Do you not know that the saints shall judge the world?
There are other verses—-but this shows that the “saints”—those who believed in Jesus and followed Him—-will be part of the 1000 years.
Once we are in heaven with Christ—-whether we died—-or went up in the rapture—we will be with Christ forever —after that.
Wherever Christ is or will be—we will be with Him.
We have already been judged for our sins here on earth—-because we took care of that. We came of our own will to Christ and said we have sinned—-please forgive us.
The Bible promises that if we come to Christ—he will not push us away—–John 6:37 “All that the Father giveth to me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.”
When we get to heaven—we will not have to stand and be judged for our sins—-because we have already done that and Jesus forgave us.
We will never have to worry about sinning again. Not even when we are with Christ during the 1000 years.
Not even when Satan gets loose again and is allowed on earth for a short time.—We will not have to worry about him tempting us.
People often wonder why Satan is allowed to go free on the earth again for a short time.
The Bible does not say. I suppose —-because the people on earth have lived in such a protected and good world that their loyalty to Christ has never been tested.
Satan will tempt them and they will be tested as to who they will follow.
Then all the people of the world will stand before Christ and answer for their sin. He will judge them.
That will be the last judgment of the people of the earth.
After that, this earth will be destroyed.
God will create a new heaven and a new earth.
And we will still be with Him!!