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part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of
God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.

Old Testament saints will most likely be resurrected with glorified bodies at this time so they can also
enjoy the promised Millennial Kingdom.

Its Character
We must remember that the postmillennial viewpoint does not expect a literal kingdom here on earth
involving the Nation of Israel with Jesus Christ reigning as the king. They believe we are presently in
whatever spiritual kingdom there will be, and that the church of Jesus Christ is symbolically fulfilling
these promises with its spiritual influence in the world. They believe the church of Jesus Christ has
replaced Israel who rejected Jesus Christ and has been abandoned by God. They believe that Jesus is
ruling in the hearts of men rather than a literal 1000 reign.

The amillennial viewpoint teaches that there will not be any kind of Millennial Kingdom here on earth.
They expect the Church Age to continue up until the time of Jesus’ return to earth.

It is only the premillennial view which interprets these prophetic passages literally and expects God to
fulfill all His promises to the Nation of Israel, even the promises regarding the Millennial Kingdom.
Therefore, the premillennial view anticipates a literal Second Coming of Jesus Christ to earth to destroy
his enemies, rescue the nation of Israel and set up His literal kingdom here on earth. This will fulfill all
the promises to the nation of Israel regarding this kingdom promised to them.

Each time the Old Testament prophets pronounced a judgment upon the Nation of Israel for their sins,
they also promised that God would always bring back a faithful remnant to which He would fulfill His
promises.

Its Government
The Millennium will begin when Jesus Christ is seated upon His throne in Jerusalem to rule the earth in
righteousness.

The Bible describes the government of the Millennium in the following passages. Jesus will be the King
over an earthly kingdom.

Zechariah 14:9 (NIV84)9 The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one
LORD, and his name the only name.

The city of Jerusalem will be the center of the government.

Isaiah 2:3 (NIV84)3 Many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the
LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his
paths.” The law will go out from Zion, the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

Because Jesus will be the ultimate judge the whole world will be at peace.

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