10. The Kingdom Comes

Yahweh’s Presence: Heaven Act 7:55

Overview

After the Messiah has removed the wicked from the earth, He sets about establishing His Kingdom on earth with His regenerated Saints reigning over the remaining human beings in every tribe, people, tongue and nation.

The Messiah gathers His people to Israel

The living descendants of Abraham were given a specific promise from the beginning.
Gen 17:7-8 Deu 30:4-5

The Messiah gathers them from the four corners of the earth and returns them to their Land. This has been promised by many prophets and is affirmed in the New Covenant.
Isa 11:11-12 Jer 23:3-4 Ezk 36:24-28 Hos 1:10-11 Jer 31:31-34

At the beginning of the 1,000 year Reign

After defeating Satan and his armies, the Messiah reigns as King of kings and Lord of lords over the entire world with His saints.
Rev 11:15 Rev 19:6-8 Dan 7:27

His reign begins in Israel, where He governs the Israelites from Jerusalem, with His disciples ruling over the 12 tribes.
Ezk 37:24-25 Luk 22:28-30

Israel then prospers in every way.
Isa 65:20-22 Jer 23:5-8

During the early years

Nations witness the abundance and peace flourishing in Israel and yearn to be governed by their King.
Ezk 36:33-36

Then Messiah, the Son of David, extends His rule over every nation, tribe, tongue, and people, along with His immortal saints.
Isa 9:6-7 Rev 20:4

For 1,000 years

The Messiah and the Saints teach God’s ways and establish justice worldwide. Those nations and people who follow God’s ways are blessed and flourish but those who cling to idolatry face curses and plagues as a consequence.
Zec 14:17-19 Mic 4:1-4

People are living fruitful, abundant, longer lives in safety and peace. Perfect justice abounds and people learn to love on another.
Isa 9:6-7 Eze 34:25-28

During the 1,000 years Nature itself is changed. The level of fruitfulness and safety increases as the World adopts God’s ways.
Rom 8:19-21

For 1,000 years the Gospel of the Eternal Kingdom will be preached and many will accept the Messiah as Lord and worship Yahweh in Jerusalem. This fulfils God’s command to Adam to multiply and fill the earth.
Gen 1:28 Isa 2:2-3 Zec 14:16

At the end of the 1,000 years

There are some who still refuse to accept Yahweh and Satan gathers them together to rebel. God deals with all of them in one swift moment.
Rev 20:7-11

At the great White Throne Judgement

From the beginning, all those who refused to accept the Messiah as Lord will not have their name written in the Lamb’s Book of Life and are sent to the Lake of Fire with Satan, the Beast and the Wicked.
Rev 20:11-15 Mat 13:47-50

At the end of the 1,000 years

Jesus delivers the regenerated Kingdom and Believers to God the Father.
1Co 15:23-26

There will be a perfected creation and Yahweh will rejoice in Jerusalem and have joy in His people forever.
Isa 65:17-19 Rev 21:1-3

Further studies

Restoration of Israel
- Gathering Israel and Judah to Israel
  - Yahweh scattered Ephraim (Israel) into Assyria and exiled Judah into Babylon because of their great idolatry in the Land. Since then, the people have been persecuted and expelled from the land of Israel and persecuted all around the world.Yahweh always planned to restore Israel back into the land that He gave them. It is through Israel that He will establish the Kingdom of God over the whole earth.
    Gen 12:2-3 Isa 2:2-4 Zec 8:22-23
    
    He first gathers Israel (the Northern Kingdom) and Judah (the Southern Kingdom) from the nations and places them in their land. Then they will know that Yahweh is their God and that they are Yahweh’s people.
    Deu 30:1-5 Ezk 37:21-23 Ezk 39:25-29
- The New Covenant with Israel in the Land
  - Yahweh reunites Israel and Judah together into one nation under one King for the first time since Israel was divided under King Solomon.
    Hos 1:10-11 Isa 11:11-12 Ezk 37:16-23 Jer 23:3-4It will be the first time since 856 BC that Israel will have been ruled by a king from the line of Judah. This has been prophesied many times and, to this day, the Jews are looking for their Messiah to return and reign.
    Jer 23:5-6 Isa 9:6-7
  - Yahweh makes a New Covenant with Israel.
    Ezk 37:26-28 Jer 31:27-33 Ezk 36:24-28 Isa 59:20-21
  - The Messiah reigns over Israel forever with His Saints and His disciples rule over the tribes.
    Ezk 37:24-25 Dan 7:27 Rev 5:9-10 Luk 22:28-30
The Kingdom of God
- Israel is a light to the Nations
  - The Nations want the blessings of the God of Israel and do not want to suffer the same fate as Israel did when they were unfaithful.
    Ezk 39:21-24 Isa 49:6 Zec 8:22-23
- The Messiah reigns over the nations
  - As King of Israel, along with the Immortal Believers in the nations, He establishes God’s ways and reign over all the nations.
    Isa 2:2-4 Isa 9:6-7 Rom 11:25-27
- Life in the Kingdom of God
  - People accept God’s ways and prosper:Gen 12:2-3 – Covenant Promise: Becoming a great nation and a blessing to all families.
    Isa 2:2-4 – Global Teaching: Nations learning God’s ways from Jerusalem.
    Eze 34:25-28 – Covenant Peace: Abundance and safety – freedom from oppression.
    Isa 65:21-23 – Prosperous Labor: Enjoying the fruits of their labour.
    Isa 11:6-9 – Peaceful Harmony: A world without harm, filled with God’s knowledge.
    Isa 35:5-7 – Healing and Restoration: Physical healing and renewal of the land.
    Jer 23:5-6 – Righteous Rule: Salvation and safety under a righteous King.
- Life outside the Kingdom of God
  - Some nations refuse to submit to the King.
    Zec 14:17-19
The end of the 1,000 year reign
- Satan’s Rebellion
  - After 1,000 years all those who still refuse to live God’s ways are removed from earth.
    Rev 20:4-6
- Delivering the Kingdom to God the Father
  - Jesus delivers this renewed perfect people in a perfect world to the Father.
    1Co 15:24-26
- God’s Tabernacle descends from Heaven
  - God returns to Earth to live in a perfect world with mankind forever.