The Millennium, the 1,000-Year Reign of Christ on Earth

Part 1 regarding the proof of the millennium. Sermon given by pastor Wesley Walker on Sabbath, 6/8/1996, about the literal 1,000-year reign of Christ on earth from Jerusalem.

Church location: unknown

Listen to Part 2 regarding the purpose of the millennium.

https://mcalestercog7d.com/article/The%20Millennium

Scripture references:

“And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our LORD, and of HIS Christ; and HE shall reign for ever and ever.”
(Revelation 11:15)

“And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.”
(Revelation 20:1)

“And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,”
(Revelation 20:2)

“And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.”
(Revelation 20:3)

“And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.”
(Revelation 20:4)

“But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.”
(Revelation 20:5)

“Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.”
(Revelation 20:6)

“And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,”
(Revelation 20:7)

“And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.”
(Revelation 20:8)

“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in HIS throne.”
(Revelation 3:21)

“When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory:”
(Matthew 25:31)

“And before Him shall be gathered all nations: and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:”
(Matthew 25:32)

“I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom;”
(2 Timothy 4:1)

“And He shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.”
(Revelation 2:27)

“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to HIS throne.”
(Revelation 12:5)

“And out of His mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations: and He shall rule them with a rod of iron: and He treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.”
(Revelation 19:15)

“Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.”
(Zechariah 14:1)

“For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.”
(Zechariah 14:2)

“Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when HE fought in the day of battle.”
(Zechariah 14:3)

“And His feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.”
(Zechariah 14:4)

“And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.”
(Zechariah 14:8)

“And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and HIS name one.”
(Zechariah 14:9)

“I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.”
(John 5:43)

“And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.”
(Luke 1:30)

“And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.”
(Luke 1:31)

“He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David:”
(Luke 1:32)

“And He shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of His kingdom there shall be no end.”
(Luke 1:33)

“And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.”
(Revelation 5:10)

“And hath made us kings and priests unto God and His Father; to Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”
(Revelation 1:6)

“And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.”
(Zechariah 14:16)

“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.”
(Isaiah 65:17)

“But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.”
(Isaiah 65:18)

“And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.”
(Isaiah 65:19)

“There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.”
(Isaiah 65:20)

“Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.”
(Hebrews 11:3)

“The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.”
(Isaiah 65:25)

“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.”
(Isaiah 11:6)

“And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.”
(Isaiah 11:7)

“And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.”
(Isaiah 11:8)

“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.”
(Isaiah 11:9)

“And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.”
(Isaiah 2:2)

“And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and HE will teach us of HIS ways, and we will walk in HIS paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.”
(Isaiah 2:3)

“And He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.”
(Isaiah 2:4)

“Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,”
(1 Timothy 1:9)

Is Satan currently "bound" up? According to the present age... no. We obviously witness evil and blasphemy every day. So no, "the prince of the power of the air" is still a force to be reckoned with in the household of faith among the people of God.

“Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”
(Ephesians 2:2)

“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”
(Ephesians 6:11)

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
(Ephesians 6:12)

“For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.”
(1 Thessalonians 3:5)

“We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.”
(1 John 5:18)

“But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?”
(Acts 5:3)

“To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.”
(Acts 26:18)

“And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.”
(Romans 16:20)

“To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.”
(1 Corinthians 5:5)

“Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.”
(1 Corinthians 7:5)

“Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.”
(2 Corinthians 2:11)

“And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.”
(2 Corinthians 11:14)

“Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.”
(2 Corinthians 11:15)

(Satan has multitudes of false ministers, so yes, he is a busy spirit)

“And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.”
(2 Corinthians 12:7)

“Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.”
(1 Thessalonians 2:18)

“Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,”
(2 Thessalonians 2:9)

“Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.”
(1 Timothy 1:20)

“For some are already turned aside after Satan.”
(1 Timothy 5:15)

“I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.”
(Revelation 2:9)

“I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.”
(Revelation 2:13)

“But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.”
(Revelation 2:24)

“Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.”
(Revelation 3:9)

“And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”
(Revelation 12:9)

(see 1 Peter 1:6-7, "ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations... the trial of your faith")

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”
(1 Peter 5:8)

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