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A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE With Emphasis on the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus

Understanding the Future— The Big Three

The millennium is a literal, future time on earth (1000 years)

Understanding the Future— The Big Three The millennium is a literal, future time on earth (1000 years) Israel is literally Israel (not the church replacing Israel)

Understanding the Future— The Big Three The millennium is a literal, future time on earth (1000 years) Israel is literally Israel (not the church replacing Israel) The rapture is imminent

Understanding the Future— The Big Three The millennium is a literal, future time on earth (1000 years) Israel is literally Israel (not the church replacing Israel) The rapture is imminent – In this study the rapture occurs before the tribulation

TIMELINE

Rapture Versus Revelation

Rapture means to be caught up or caught away Revelation means appearing or manifestation

Rapture Versus Revelation The rapture occurs when the church is caught up to meet Christ in the air The revelation occurs when Christ comes to end the tribulation (by the execution of righteous judgment on the earth)

Rapture Versus Revelation At the rapture, Christ comes to the AIR At the revelation, Christ comes to EARTH

Rapture Versus Revelation At the rapture, Christ comes to FOR His saints At the revelation, Christ comes WITH His saints

Rapture Versus Revelation No prophesy must be fulfilled in order for the rapture to take place Many prophesies must be fulfilled before the revelation takes place

Rapture Versus Revelation The Rapture can occur at any moment The revelation is at least seven years away

Rapture Versus Revelation The rapture is an event where the saved will be separated from the lost The revelation is an event that will include the lost being separated from the saved

Rapture Versus Revelation The rapture is a private event The revelation is a public event

Rapture Versus Revelation At the rapture, Christ comes for the benefit of the church At the revelation, Christ comes for the benefit of Israel

TIMELINE

Signs of His Coming

As we look at the Second Coming, let us recall what we learned of Apocalyptic Literature

Revelation 5:6

Revelation 5:6 LAMB – midst, standing, slain Seven horns Seven eyes Seven spirits of God (sent out into all the earth)

Tribulation Judgments Revelation 5: Christ seen at the onset of the judgments SEALS TRUMPETS BOWLS Revelation 19: Christ seen at the closing of the judgments

Revelation 19:11-16 White horse Faithful and True (Righteous – judge; war) Eyes as a flame of fire Robe dipped in blood Armies follow – in fine linen white/clean Out of His mouth goes a sharp sword

The second coming: half a chapter The millennial reign of Christ: two verses The great white throne judgment: five verses. In the book of Revelation:

The second coming: half a chapter The millennial reign of Christ: two verses The great white throne judgment: five verses. Must look to many other Scriptures to get details of what will happen at these events In the book of Revelation:

SPIRITUAL

Peace Joy Holiness Glory Comfort Justice Full Knowledge Instruction Removal of the curse Sickness removed Things that characterize the Millennium Miraculous powers commonplace: for good Protection Freedom from oppression Labor (the good kind!) Economic prosperity Unified language Manifest presence of God Fullness of the Spirit Righteousness will reign

Understanding Scripture – knowing the ending is important! (Think of knowing the ending of a movie.) Encouragement as we see political history unfolding Seeing prophesies taking shape Seeing the dismal hope of human government The world not getting better The United States’ role or lack Think like Dr. Garnes – wait for “my Man” to reign How does this affect me?

Millennium Versus Eternal State In the millennium, righteousness will REIGN In eternity, righteousness will DWELL

Millennium Versus Eternal State In the millennium, the sin nature exists (in those not yet glorified). In eternity, sins and SIN will be no more

Millennium Versus Eternal State The millennium will last 1000 years The eternal state will have no end

Millennium Versus Eternal State In the millennium, death is the exception (people will live long) In eternity, there will be no more death

Millennium Versus Eternal State In the millennium, the sun will exist In eternity, there will be no more sun

Millennium Versus Eternal State In the millennium, animals will live delivered from the curse. (Lion eat straw – wolf / lamb) In eternity, there is not the mention of animals being there

Millennium Versus Eternal State In the millennium, death is the exception (people will live long) In eternity, there will be no more death

Millennium Versus Eternal State At the start of the millennium, all will be saved. At the end there will be a host of unsaved (among those born in the millennium) In eternity, there will only be the saved always

Millennium Versus Eternal State In the millennium, some will be in glorified bodies, some will be in natural bodies (able to reproduce) All saved inhabitants will be in glorified bodies, not subject to pain or death

Millennium Versus Eternal State In the millennium, Christ reigns, but there are still enemies and the enemy of death still exists In eternity, there will be no more enemies

Millennium Versus Eternal State In the millennium, there will be no sickness (Isa. 33:24) unless Divinely inflicted (Zech. 14:18; Isa. 65:20) No more sickness or pain (Revelation 21:4)

Millennium Versus Eternal State False religion is not tolerated by the King. True worship is strictly enforced (Zech. 14:16-19) True worship only and forever (Revelation 22:3)

Millennium Versus Eternal State There will be no war (Hos. 2:18;Micah 4:3- 4; Isa. 2:4) but the thousand years will end with a final rebellion (Rev. 20:7,9) There will be no war and no more rebellion "for the former things are passed away" (Rev. 21:4)

Millennium Versus Eternal State Animal sacrifices will be offered in connection with millennial temple worship (Ezek. 43:27; 45:15,17; etc.) No sacrificial system. Worship of the Lamb that was slain.

Millennium Versus Eternal State A glorious millennial temple far surpassing that of Solomon's (Haggai 2:6-9; Ezek. Chapters 40-48) “But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple” (Revelation 21:22)

The Millennium Versus Eternal State