The Millennium – The First Days of Forever – Lesson 2
In this lesson, we take a brief look at the three main views of the millennium and compare their strengths and weaknesses.
In this lesson, we take a brief look at the three main views of the millennium and compare their strengths and weaknesses.
Jesus’ Testimony of His Kingdom. The King himself had much to say about his kingdom, especially in the book of Matthew. He often used the phrase “the kingdom of heaven is like…” to begin his parables, trying to capture for his disciples the character of the kingdom. We know much more from him about the…
Early Shadows of the Kingdom Israel was always intended to be a kingdom that ruled over the entire earth and whose king was God himself. This has never been fulfilled on this old Earth and must and will be fulfilled.
The Kingdom in the Epistles. Paul, Peter, and the other apostles were given a unique insight into the coming kingdom.
Zechariah has more to say about the coming kingdom than any other minor prophet. The last three chapters of Zechariah describe in vivid detail the final days of the great tribulation and the first days of the millennial reign of Christ. Zechariah’s vision is of a future kingdom where everything, from the temple altar to…
The minor prophets offer numerous small glimpses into the future kingdom. Of these, Zechariah by far has the most to say. All twelve prophets agree that Israel will be blessed with a greatness it has never known before, when her appointed Ruler comes to claim his kingdom.
The Millennium: The First Days of Forever – Lesson 8 The final chapters of Ezekiel describe a mysterious prince who will lead sacrifices and have authority in the land. We also see the geographic restructuring of the land for the building of a massive 640-acre temple. This temple has a river flowing out of it…