13. The Millennium:
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Note: The word "Millennium" does not appear in the Bible, but the teaching is there. The word comes from two Latin words, mille = 1000, and annum = year.

1. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE RIGHTEOUS WHEN JESUS COMES THE SECOND TIME?

1M 1 Thess. 4:16, 17 At the second advent, the righteous dead will be raised from their graves, the righteous living will join with them and all of them will be taken to heaven.


2. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE WICKED AT THE SECOND ADVENT?

2M 2 Thess. 1:7-9 The wicked who are dead, with a few exceptions (Matt. 26:64), will continue to stay in their graves. The wicked living will be destroyed by the brightness of Christ's coming (2 Thess. 2:8). So, when Jesus leaves the earth, there won't be any living people anywhere on the planet.


3. HOW WILL THE SECOND ADVENT AFFECT THE EARTH ITSELF?

3M Jer. 4:23-27 The earth will lie desolate after Christ leaves.


4. HOW MANY SURVIVORS WILL BE LEFT BEHIND?

4M Jer. 25:30-33 No survivors will be left on earth after Jesus comes. Just as it happened in the days of Noah's (Matt. 24:37), of all who refused to get into the Ark, there were no survivors. In the same way, of those who refuse to accept Jesus as their Savior, after the Second Coming, there will be no survivors.


5. HOW WILL THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS APPEAR TO THE WICKED?

5M Rev. 19:11-21 Jesus will come as a warrior to fight against those who reject Him and seek to destroy His people. When Jesus comes to rescue His faithful people, the nations on earth will most likely see His coming as an alien invasion. They will amass their military forces and prepare to fight against Jesus (the One on the white horse). They will hurl everything at Him that they have in their arsenals. But Jesus is the ultimate soldier, and destroys all His enemies.


6. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO SATAN AT THE SECOND ADVENT?

6M Rev. 20:1-3 Satan will be bound for 1000 years. "Bottomless Pit" comes from Gr. abusos, our "abyss". Cf. Gen. 1:2, where in Gr. translation "deep" is abusos. Satan is evidently bound to this desolate earth, left in solitary confinement for the duration of his term.


7. WHERE ARE THE RIGHTEOUS DURING THE 1000 YEARS?

7M Rev. 20:4, 6 The righteous dwell in heaven, taking part in the judgment
     • 1 Cor 6:2, 3 Do you not know that the saints will judge
        the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you
        not competent to judge trivial cases? Do you not know
        that we will judge angels? . . .
The righteous join with God in judging the wicked, for they sit on His throne. (Rev. 3:21)


8. WHERE ARE THE WICKED DEAD DURING THIS 1000 YEARS?

8M Rev. 20:5 The wicked are dead during the Millennium. Remember, all the wicked who were dead when Jesus comes will stay dead, the resurrection will not touch them. And all the wicked who were alive when Jesus comes will be destroyed by the brightness of His coming.


9. BUT, DIDN'T JESUS SAY THAT BOTH THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED WOULD BE RAISED FROM THEIR GRAVES? HOW DOES THIS FIT INTO THE 1000 YEARS OF REV. 20?

9M John 5:28, 29 Both righteous and wicked will be raised. Righteous rise at the 2nd advent (1 Thess. 4:16, 17). The wicked will rise at end of the 1000-year period (cf. Rev. 20:5).


10. WHAT EVENT MARKS THE END OF THE 1000 YEARS?

10M Rev. 21:2 The Holy City will descend from heaven at the end of the Millennium.
      • Zech. 14:4 On that day his feet will stand on the Mount
        of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives
        will be split in two from east to west, forming a great
        valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half
        moving south.
The Holy City rests upon this great valley. At this time, Jesus will call the wicked from their graves, fulfilling His prediction of John 5:28, 29.

 11. HOW WILL SATAN REACT TO THE PRESENCE OF THE HOLY CITY, AND THE RESURRECTION OF THE WICKED?

11M Rev. 20:7-9 Satan will gather wicked into a numberless armythe wicked people of all ages. He will prepare them for his last-ditch stand: The capture of the holy city.


12. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ALL THE NATIONS GATHER AROUND THE HOLY CITY?

12M Rev. 20:10-13 God will begin what is often called the "Great White Throne Judgment." This event will be a time when God reveals to the wicked why they are lost, and what will be their punishment.


13. HOW ARE THE WICKED DESTROYED?

13M Rev. 20:14, 15 Wicked will cast into the lake of fire, known as "the second death." As we shall learn in the Lesson 25, Where are the Dead?, those who are dead do not know anything, we can only assume that those who die the second death will know nothing as well. They will die, and never again know, or do anything. They will be eternally forgotten.


14. WHAT DOES GOD DO WITH THE EARTH AFTER THE WICKED ARE DESTROYED?

14M Rev. 21:1-4 God creates a beautiful new world for the saints. This new world will become the home of GodFather, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Holy City will be the hub of the universe. God fought His greatest battle, and won His greatest victory on planet earth. So the earth becomes His most prized possession, and His seat of government forever.

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