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Study Section 14: The Millennial Kingdom

14.1 Connect

The Millennial Kingdom is a period of 1000 years, during which our Lord Jesus Christ will
rule on this earth. He will rule in righteousness and will fulfill to the Jews and to the rest of
the world the promises He made in the Old Testament covenants.

The Davidic Covenant (2 Samuel 7:8-16) amplifies the “seed” aspect of the Abrahamic
Covenant. The promises to David in this passage are significant. God promised that David’s lineage
would last forever and that his kingdom would never pass away permanently (verse 16). King David
received a promise from God that his son shall sit on his throne for all eternity. Christ’s second coming
to rule and reign is the beginning of the fulfillment of this promise. God always keeps His word!

Christ will rule for 1000 years on the thrown of David. Let’s see what it will be like during this time…

14.2 Objectives

1. The student should be able to describe who will enter the Millennial Kingdom.

2. The student should be able to describe the government that will exist in the Millennial Kingdom.

3. The student should be able to describe what it will be like to live in the Millennial Kingdom.

14.3 The Beginning of the Millennial Kingdom

At the end of the Tribulation Period, Satan will be bound in the Abyss for the entire time of
the Millennium (Rev. 21:1-3)

Revelation 20:1–3 (NIV84)1 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key
to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient
serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him
into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore
until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.

Saints who died during the Tribulation period will be resurrected with glorified bodies to reign with
Christ (Revelation 20:4-6).

Revelation 20:4–6 (NIV84)4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given
authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their
testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his
image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and
reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the
thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy are those who have

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