Will Jesus really return and rule the Earth for a 1000 years?

Will Jesus really return and rule the Earth for a 1000 years?   

January 21, 2017 

How many people really believe this or even care until later on in life.  Even among Christians belief, there is a major debate, the return of Jesus Christ, is it symbolic or a literal return to set up His Kingdom. Do we really believe what the Bible say and believe it is the Word of God. 

(I should say, I do not take the Bible literality, but I do take the Bible Seriously) 

Jesus Himself made it crystal clear that we cannot know the date of His return. 

Matthew 24:36 "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.

 

We are coming to the end of this age and the beginning of a new age of Jesus’ glorious reign right here on earth. 

Let’s look at what the Scriptures say about this question. 

We know the Second Coming is a Christian concept regarding a future return of Jesus the Messiah to the Earth after his "first coming" and ascension to heaven about two thousand years ago. 

The Bible warns there will be conflicting messages about when and where Jesus will return. 

Jesus said that “after the tribulation” there would be signs in the heavens and then He would return to the earth with the great sound of a trumpet. 

The Great Tribulation is a time of great suffering and distress upon the nations of the earth which will send Jesus to return to the earth as the Second Coming 

Revelation 7:14 And I said to him, "Sir, you know." So he said to me, "These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 

Why does Jesus return, is because of you and me, the elect or as we are call, saints.

Matthew 24:22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake those days will be shortened. 

1 Thessalonians 3:13 so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints. 

1 Corinthians 1:2 To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: 

Jude 1:14-15 Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, "Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, (15)  to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him." 

Matthew 24:29 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.  

(31)  And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. 

1 Corinthians 15:52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 

In the same way He left the earth in the clouds,  

Acts 1:9-11 Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.  (10)  And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, (11)  who also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven." 

He will return to the earth through the clouds. 

Matthew 24:30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 

The Mount of Olives was the location from which Jesus ascended to heaven.  

Acts 1:12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey. 

Jesus will return to the same location from which He previously left the earth. 

Zechariah 14:3-4 Then the LORD will go forth And fight against those nations, As He fights in the day of battle.  (4)  And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, From east to west, Making a very large valley; Half of the mountain shall move toward the north And half of it toward the south. 

Jesus said 4 different times, this means something, Important, I am coming quickly.have, that no one may take your crown.

Revelation 22:7 "Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book." 

Revelation 22:12 "And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. 

Revelation 22:20 He who testifies to these things says, "Surely I am coming quickly." Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! 

Jesus return to the earth and set up His Kingdom, is an ironclad pledge 

False News of Jesus return and location. 

Matthew 24:23-26 "Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There!' do not believe it.  (24)  For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.  (25)  See, I have told you beforehand.  (26)  "Therefore if they say to you, 'Look, He is in the desert!' do not go out; or 'Look, He is in the inner rooms!' do not believe it. 

When Jesus does return, all will know he is here. 

Matthew 24:27 For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 

Revelation 1:7 Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen. 

The Prophet Daniel told us that Jesus Kingdom of God on the earth and the human government would never coexist. 

Daniel 2:44 And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. 

How long will Jesus rule the Earth?  What is the time period Jesus Kingdom lasts. 

Revelation 20:2 He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; 

Revelation 20:3 and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while. 

Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 

Revelation 20:5 But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 

Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years. 

Revelation 20:7 Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison 

The number thousand is where Jesus kingdom of God gets its most recognized title — the Millennial Kingdom. 

Millennium is a Latin word: means, mille (thousand) and annum (years) 

World human governments will be destroyed 

Haggai 2:22 I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms; I will destroy the strength of the Gentile kingdoms. I will overthrow the chariots And those who ride in them; The horses and their riders shall come down, Everyone by the sword of his brother. 

Jesus will rule and reign as both king and priest from His Temple in Jerusalem  

Psalms 22:27-31 All the ends of the world Shall remember and turn to the LORD, And all the families of the nations Shall worship before You.  (28)  For the kingdom is the LORD's, And He rules over the nations.  (29)  All the prosperous of the earth Shall eat and worship; All those who go down to the dust Shall bow before Him, Even he who cannot keep himself alive.  (30)  A posterity shall serve Him. It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation,  (31)  They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born, That He has done this. 

Zechariah 2:10 "Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! For behold, I am coming and I will dwell in your midst," says the LORD. 

Isaiah 24:23 Then the moon will be disgraced And the sun ashamed; For the LORD of hosts will reign On Mount Zion and in Jerusalem And before His elders, gloriously. 

Jesus and the resurrected saints (that is you and me) fill the leadership roles  

Isaiah 32:1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice.

Daniel 7:13-14 "I was watching in the night visions, And behold, One like the Son of Man, Coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, And they brought Him near before Him.  (14)  Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed. 

Daniel 7:18 But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.' 

Daniel 7:27 Then the kingdom and dominion, And the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, Shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And all dominions shall serve and obey Him.' 

Revelation 2:26-27 And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations—  (27)  'HE SHALL RULE THEM WITH A ROD OF IRON; THEY SHALL BE DASHED TO PIECES LIKE THE POTTER'S VESSELS'— as I also have received from My Father; 

Revelation 1:6 and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. 

Revelation 5:10 And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth." 

All the world's inhabitants will personally know Jesus and worship Him  

Isaiah 11:9  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. 

Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, As the waters cover the sea. 

Malachi 1:11 For from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My name shall be great among the Gentiles; In every place incense shall be offered to My name, And a pure offering; For My name shall be great among the nations," Says the LORD of hosts. 

We have seen that Jesus our Creator will return to set up His throne over all the kingdoms of the earth and will rule for a thousand years. 

Then at this time, another prophecy will be fulfilled: 

Zechariah 14:9 And the LORD shall be King over all the earth. In that day it shall be "The LORD is one," And His name one. 

What comes next, that will be something we will cover later.