Are there any Christians here on the forums who believe Christ will physically reign a literal 1000 years on earth before it is destroyed? Can anyone here tell me where this idea comes from? Please provide scripture if applicable.
A literal kingdom or government consists of four elements:
1. A king with many government officials:
Rev 19:16 And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:
KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
Psa 2:6-7 "
Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion." 7 "I will declare the decree: The LORD has said to Me, 'You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.
Rev 20:6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power,
but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
Rev 5:10 And have made us kings and priests to our God;
And we shall reign on the earth."
2Ti 2:12 If we endure,
We shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us.
2. Territory to rule:
Zec 14:4,9 And in that day
His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east....."9*
And the LORD shall be King over all the earth...."
3. Rules of conduct or law:
Mic 4:2 Many nations shall come and say, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths."
For out of Zion the law shall go forth, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
Isa 42:1-4 "Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. 2 He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street. 3 A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth. 4
He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law."
Isa 11:9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD As the waters cover the sea.
4. Subjects to govern:
Psa 22:27-28 All the ends of the world Shall remember and turn to the LORD,
And all the families of the nations Shall worship before You. 28 For the kingdom is the LORD's, And He rules over the nations.
Psa 72:11 Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him; All nations shall serve Him.
Psa 86:9 All nations whom You have made Shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And shall glorify Your name.
Zec 8:20 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'Peoples shall yet come, Inhabitants of many cities; 21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, "Let us continue to go and pray before the LORD, And seek the LORD of hosts. I myself will go also." 22 Yes, many peoples and strong nations Shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, And to pray before the LORD.'
Mic 4:1-2 Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the LORD's house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills;
And peoples shall flow to it. 2 Many nations shall come and say, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths." .......For out of Zion the law shall go forth, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
There are many more verses describing Christ 1000 yr reign. He will reign from Jerusalem--here on earth--not up in heaven. He will begin His rule, which coincides with the beginning of the millenium, with the relatively few humans who survive the horrific end time events!
