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 spiritual than the physical nature of the kingdom, but he gave a few memorable glimpses into the regenerated earth.
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…
While nearly all of Revelation concerns the Great Tribulation and the New Heavens and the New Earth, the most explicit text about the Millennial Kingdom is found here in Revelation 20. This must be the primary text for anyone studying the millennium. We also see the devastating depth of human depravity, as 1,000 years of…
The Millennium: The First Days of Forever – Lesson 1Rev 20:1-6 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. 2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand…
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.
