Millennium Part Two – What Will Change?

“Be glad; rejoice forever in my creation! And look! I will create Jerusalem as a place of happiness. Her people will be a source of joy. I will rejoice over Jerusalem and delight in my people. And the sound of weeping and crying will be heard in it no more.” (Isaiah 65:18-19)

Because of the events of the Great Tribulation, the earth will be decimated. Most of the earth’s lands will be gone do to the many plagues and wars of the Tribulation. But Christ will change this at the beginning of His Millennial reign by restoring the earth to how it was before He cursed the ground because of Adam’s sin (Isaiah 32:14-15; 35:1-2).

So how will things look? I’m going to give my best attempt at describing the kingdom and its environment, but of course my words will not even compare to the reality of Christ’s work. As you read the following try and picture the scene in your mind and heart, and just imagine for yourself the greatness of God’s handiwork.

The sun rises across the earth casting shadows across the dark land in large numbers. A new cycle has begun and from this point on for a thousand years, the sun and moon will be literally identical. They will shine upon the earth with a brightness we have never seen before and the dark of night will no longer exist; those in the millennial kingdom will have to get use to sleeping in the light instead of the dark (Isaiah 30:26).

A single drop of rain hits the land causing a reaction that’s almost immediate; suddenly the land comes to life in a great symphony. More rain falls and the roots of all the vegetation in the world dig deep into the soil causing amazing growth. The rain will come and go in abundance, but will never cease to provide the earth and its inhabitants with what it needs to survive. There will be no more droughts or restricted use of water in the earth’s cities. Instead, rain will be plentiful (Isaiah 30:23).

As the rain clears a wolf can be seen in the distance playing happily and enjoying the beginning fruits of Gods blessings. But if you focus your eyes and look closer you will see that the wolf is not playing alone, and further more it is not playing amongst its pack. Instead a small, heavy wool-coated lamb is moving about gingerly with the wolf in perfect harmony and peace. A farmer stands in a field and watches his heard of cows eat greedily at the abundant hay; next to him a large lion sits quietly. The farmer smiles and pats the lion with a hand that is neither shaking nor nervous. The lion has no fear the man will hurt him as he accepts the gently pat on the head. In the millennial kingdom man and animal of all species will co-exist in peace and harmony (Isaiah 65:25).

As the inhabitants of the millennial kingdom will exist with animals peacefully, it should also be known that these people will also lose any desire to eat meat. Animals will no longer be killed and consumed; instead the population of the earth will gain sustenance from the bounty of trees, bushes, and vines we ourselves harvest from the earth. (Isaiah 65:21)

Amazing students, athletes and techies will find that suddenly they have the desire and knowledge to do things they have never done before. They will plant vast acres, tend massive orchards and build houses. All of this knowledge and desire will consume every part of them. (Isaiah 65:18-24)

A group of a thousand meet and praise God in worship with loved ones as well as new acquaintances of all colors and nationalities. They all do so in one language even if some of them can never remember knowing a word of it before (Zephaniah 3:9). That’s right, there will no longer be confusion or interpreters needed. Everyone will speak the same language and be understood.

Christ physically rules over all the earth and everyone sees His glory. He brings about peace and universal justice (Isaiah 11:4) In this one thousand years Christ will see to it that there is no more war and everything and everyone will bow before Him (Revelation 20:7-9; Micah 4:3; Jeremiah 23:5-6).

If you have any questions or comments about this week’s blog, please do so below. Next week we will go further into the differences between the two groups that live in the millennial kingdom.

Some Extra Information:

The millennial kingdom will be a time of great prosperity, and there will be no poor people or people suffering from lack of economic needs (Ezekiel 34:25-30).

An interesting prophecy says that during the millennial kingdom years all nations must travel to Jerusalem once each year to worship the King (Zechariah 14:16-19).