[EDITOR’S NOTE: In PARTS I & II, Pastor Kleitz began to lay out God’s End Time’s plan. God will create a New Heaven & a New Earth and our purpose is to usher in the return of King Jesus. The saved, those that are His children by dint of putting their full faith in Jesus the very Son of God, will live with Him forever in this Kingdom. We get their ONLY, by entering through that narrow gate of faith. The next great event on God’s calendar is the Rapture, or snatching away of the Chkurch. Following shortly on that event will be the 7-year Tribulation. That is divided into two equal parts: The Beginning of Sorrows and The Great Tribulation. At the midpoint of those seven years, the Antichrist figure will go into the – then – newly rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem and declare himself to be God. The Tribulation will be marked by the institution of the Mark of the Beast, without which no one will be able to conduct commerce of any kind. This three-and-one-half period will be marked by the wrath of God. While the 7-year Tribulation is going on, God’s raptured Church will be in heaven standing before the Bema Seat for judgement – NOT affecting our salvation – but for the purpose of receiving rewards. This will also be the time of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, where the entire Church will serve as The Bride of Christ and Jesus will be our groom. That’s the summary of where we’ve been. Pastor Pat will take it from here. [Rob P.] ] HERE’S THE LINK TO THE ENTIRE SERMON Go to the 28:00 minute mark for sermon.
THE RETURN OF CHRIST
The deception of Satan & the Antichrist will be so great it will draw many to be loyal to him, but finally, he will be exposed for who he is. And a great rebellion against him will occur, and the Anti-Christ will gather the armies of the world to destroy Jerusalem and the Jewish people. This is called the battle of Armageddon…
Revelation 16:14–16 (NIV84) Revelation 16:13–14 (NLT) – And I saw three evil spirits that looked like frogs leap from the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. 14 They are demonic spirits who work miracles and go out to all the rulers of the world to gather them for battle against the Lord on that great judgment day of God the Almighty.
16 Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. (The Valley of Megiddo)
Revelation 19:11–20:3 (NIV84) – The Rider on the White Horse – I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war. 12 His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. 13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. 14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.
This battle will usher in the Kingdom age. Or the millennial reign of Christ in Jerusalem. From there he will rule the whole earth for 1,000 years.
Revelation 20:1-3 – And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.
This begins the Millennium reign… 1,000 years of Christ ruling over the earth from Jerusalem….There will be many believers who survived the great tribulation…and they will repopulate the earth with children born during this time… these children will have to grow and come to know and serve Christ. We will be here with him in glorified bodies…and we will rule and reign with Jesus during this time. We will be Governors, mayors, overseers of all different kinds…. We will receive our orders from Jesus in Jerusalem and help carry them out into all the earth.
Those 1,000 years will be a time of unprecedented peace…as Jesus rules over all the earth from Jerusalem. It will be a fulfillment of Isaiah 9: The government will be on His shoulders.… there will be peace. It will the answer to the Lord’s Prayer…. “on earth as it is in heaven.” It will be a time of peace and joy.
Isaiah 65:17–25 (NLT) Describes the Millennial Reign – 19 I will rejoice over Jerusalem and delight in my people. And the sound of weeping and crying will be heard in it no more. 20 “No longer will babies die when only a few days old. No longer will adults die before they have lived a full life. No longer will people be considered old at one hundred! Only the cursed will die that young! 21 In those days people will live in the houses they build and eat the fruit of their own vineyards. 22 Unlike the past, invaders will not take their houses and confiscate their vineyards. For my people will live as long as trees, and my chosen ones will have time to enjoy their hard-won gains. 23 They will not work in vain, and their children will not be doomed to misfortune. For they are people blessed by the Lord, and their children, too, will be blessed. 24 I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers! 25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together. The lion will eat hay like a cow. But the snakes will eat dust. In those days no one will be hurt or destroyed on my holy mountain. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
Revelation 20:1–6 (NIV84) The Thousand Years: Satan is bound and his deception ends – And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.
THE FINAL WAR OF GOG & MAGOG
Why is the Millenium Reign important & necessary? Because it is based on the character and nature of God. God is a God of completion. What He begins, He completes. What He promises, He fulfills. What He plans, He accomplishes.
- To Fulfill the Mandate Given to Adam. In that mandate God promised to fill the earth with My glory.
Genesis 1:27–31 (NLT) – 27 So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”
[He will reward us according to our faithfulness in this life.]
Luke 19:17–19 (NIV84) – “ ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant!’ his master replied. ‘Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.’ 18 “The second came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned five more.’ 19 “His master answered, ‘You take charge of five cities.’
All of this is setting up the return of the bride with the Bridegroom, to rule over this earth
- To Fulfill the Covenants Given to Israel….(These are unconditional covenants.)
These covenants have nothing to do with man’s response to them. Despite man’s sin nature and lack of commitment to the Lord, he will fulfill them anyway.
Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 12:1–3) – The Land, prosperity, the number of Abraham’s descendants will be like the grains of the sands of the sea. Includes all of Israel. That has not happened.
The Palestine Land Covenant (Deuteronomy 30:1–10) – Restoration to the land promised Abraham and the occupation of the land….Covenant made with the descendants of Abraham… the tribes of Israel after they were delivered from Egypt… The “Promise Land”
The Davidic Covenant (2 Samuel 7:10–13) (God promised Israel a kin from David’s line who would rule forever and he would give the nation rest from all their enemies.
During the Millennial Reign, ALL of these covenants will be fulfilled as Israel is re-gathered from the nations, converted, recognizing that Jesus is the Messiah. All Israel will be saved… and the land will be restored to them and expanded to include all that was promised to them. Jesus the son of David, from the lineage of David , the Son of God will rule over Jerusalem, and all the nations as Israel becomes the political center of the world.
- To Bring to Judgement All Things
Revelation 20:7–10 (NIV84) (Satan’s Doom) – When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. 9 They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
During the millennium reign there will still be sin, because those born of man, born to those who survive the great tribulation will still have the Adamic sin nature. Some of them will be deceived and follow the Anti- Christ…
There are two thrones of judgement. The Throne of Christ….&…..The Great White Throne Judgment.
THE FINAL JUDGMENT
Revelation 20:11–15 (NLT) – And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide. 12 I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up its dead, and death and the grave gave up their dead. And all were judged according to their deeds. 14 Then death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. This lake of fire is the second death. 15 And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.
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