Millennium: A Thousand Years of Peace, Judgment, and Renewal
At the second coming of Jesus, the Millennium begins.
With the saints in heaven and the wicked dead on earth, Satan and his demonic hosts are bound in isolation to a desolate planet in complete ruins.
With nobody to tempt and deceive, the devil and all his fallen angels are left alone to contemplate their diabolical handiwork.
During […]
Second Coming of Jesus Christ: Hope, Glory, and Final Redemption
As the suffering, struggling children of God flee from the rage of the wicked and wrestle in their hearts to be assured of God’s favor, suddenly, an unusual cloud approaches the earth, small at first, but increasing in size until it fills the whole sky.
The followers of Jesus recognize this as their Savior returning to earth to […]
Jacob’s Trouble: A Time of Testing Before Christ’s Return
God’s people enter an experience of deep spiritual heart- searching and self- examination, tightening their grip on God’s grace, and not their own good works, as their only hope.
Each one sees their life of sin and feels their unworthiness before God, but the Holy Spirit impresses upon them a sense of God’s acceptance and love.
Their trust in […]
New Heaven and Earth: God’s Promise of Eternal Restoration
As the earth is cleansed by fire, the saints abide safely in the city of God, the New Jerusalem.
The trauma of the whole ordeal, including the destruction of the wicked, is so overwhelming that the righteous are weeping.
But God, who is perfect with empathetic love, “will wipe away every tear from their eyes” and they […]
New Jerusalem: When Heaven Descends and Evil Ends
At the conclusion of the Millennium, the New Jerusalem, and inhabited by the righteous of all ages, descends to the earth.
The wicked of all ages are resurrected.
Satan picks up where he left off before the second coming of Christ. He deceives the wicked with the promise that under his leadership, they can take the Holy […]
Song of Moses: A Hymn of Deliverance and God’s Faithfulness
Lessons from the ancient Israelites can be learned. Had Israel continued in faith and gone on singing and had not once stopped to murmur, they would have speedily reached Zion, the city whose Builder and Maker is God.
When the redeemed of the Lord do at last stand on Mount Zion, having the harps of God, […]