Part 5 of 6 – Kingdom of God

Equipping God's Saints (Followers of Christ) through the Prophecies of the End Times …

Zechariah 14:9 tells us

“And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.”

God is not going to be called by many different names. It's not going to be Brahma, or Allah, or Jehovah, or Jesus. No. There is going to be one Lord. His Name one ~ The Lord Jesus Christ ~ King of kings and Lord of lords.

I'm sure you are wondering what's going to happen to Israel during the millennium. Romans 11:25-26 tell us:

“For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

And so all Israel, shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:”

All of Israel that survives the Great Tribulation, the wrath of God, and the Battle of Armageddon shall be saved. The sad news is two-thirds of them will be destroyed. The latter part of Zechariah 13 tells us that. But the one-third that survives will be saved to live into the millennium under the rule of Jesus Christ and His church.

The Bible tells us in Matthew 19:27-28:

“Then answered Peter and said unto him [Jesus], Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?

And Jesus said unto them [Peter and the Apostles], Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”

It's going to be so interesting to see the Apostles on those 12 thrones judging the 12 tribes of Israel during the millennium.

Isaiah 2:2-3 tells us:

“ And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains [the Lord's headquarters during the millennium], and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.

And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.”

I can't tell you whether there is going to be a literal house of the Lord there; whether there will be a literal temple or not. I know that the Bible teaches that our bodies are the temples of the Holy Ghost and that God no longer dwells in temples made with hands. We know that the church is called the new Jerusalem. I can't tell you if it will be a literal temple or a spiritual temple. It doesn't matter to me. All I know is I want to be a part of what God is doing at that time.

In Isaiah 2:4, it tells us more:

“And he [Jesus Christ] shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nations shall not lift up sword agains nations, neither shall they learn war any more.”

Think of it. They are going to take all the implements of war and turn them to productive use. Furthermore, they won't even learn war anymore. There's not even going to be a military. It's going to be peace on earth. Imagine a world with no war.

It's going to be absolutely wonderful. It's all because the Prince of Peace is now with us.

More information about the millennium and what it will be like is found in Isaiah 11:6-10:

“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse [speaking of Jesus], which shall stand for an ensign [a banner] of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.”

Not even animals are going to kill each other. Think of that. There is going to be safety and security. There is going to be peace on earth, good will toward men.

The earth is going to be full of the knowledge of the Lord. What is the knowledge of the Lord? That's His nature ~ love your enemies ~ do good to those that despitefully use you. Those are the principles that will rule the entire world in the coming Kingdom of God. The earth is going to be at rest ~ God's rest. The Bible says it's going to be glorious.

Who is going to populate the earth in the millennium? The answer is found in the prophecy about the nations that will be on the earth at the time of the Second Coming. Daniel 7:11-12 says:

“... I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.

As concerning the rest of the beasts [remember beasts are symbols of nations], they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.”

Great Britain, United States, 1/6^th of Russia and the other Nations in Daniel 7 will live into the millennium.

Why 1/6^th of Russia? Because Ezekiel 39 tells us that 5/6^th of Russia will be destroyed. Whether that means 5/6^th of the Russian Army or 5/6^th of the entire nation of Russia, I don't know. This will be her penalty for leading the charge against Israel at the Battle of Armageddon.

There is a possibility that children will not be responsible for the decision of their parents. I don't know that for sure. Back when Israel refused to go into the Promised Land in the Old Testament, all below the age of 20 were not held responsible for the decision of their parents and they were allowed to go into the Promised Land.

Resources: The anointing of the Holy Spirit and God Almighty, of whom I am accountable to. I have prayed diligently and am led to follow and support the teachings of Pastor Irvin Baxter from Endtime Ministries and his teachings of Understanding the End Times. I encourage you to visit his website at endtime.com.