Friday, September 18, 2020

ARMAGEDDON AND THE AGE TO COME!

Armageddon and the Age To Come


Written in 1982

by Keith Hunt




     Armageddon has become a term associated with destruction.

World leaders and scientists use this term when speaking of the

inevitability of nuclear warfare and World War III.

     The word Armageddon IS found in the Bible! Yet few really

understand what Armageddon is all about. When World War I 

broke out, many excitedly proclaimed: "This is the war of 

Armageddon." Again the phrase was used at the onset of WWII,  

during the Korean War, after he was relieved from duty, General  

Douglas MacArthur in his farewell address to the United States 

Congress stated very clearly that if we did not solve the problems 

of war that OUR ARMAGEDDON is at our doorsteps.

     Today, over thirty years after General MacArthur's warning,

the entire world is faced with certain destruction. There have

been over 50 wars since WWII! People are tired of war and the

cost in terms of human lives, property damage and money are

absolutely staggering! There seems to be no end in sight.

     The daily threat of nuclear holocaust has given birth to a

tremendous grass-roofs "peace" movement around the world. 

Yet, the Bible shows that mankind does not know the way to peace, 

nor is he able to attain it. If God would not intervene and send

Jesus Christ back to the earth, all life on earth would be destroyed.

     Jesus Christ Himself prophesied that this would be the

condition of the world. "For then shall be GREAT TRIBULATION,

such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no

nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened (by

God's intervention) there should be NO FLESH saved:but for the

elect's sake (the true Christians) those days shall be shortened"

(Mat. 24:21-22).


     Now it is commonly taught that Armageddon will be the last

battle between the Western Democracies and Communism, before 

the return of Christ. Is this  really what Bible prophecy foretells?

Who will be fighting whom at Christ's second coming, and where?

     World War 3 is on the way! Most world leaders agree, it is

only a matter of when and not if. Right now the nations of the

world are attempting to prepare their citizens for survival of a

nuclear attack. Military leaders have hinted that nuclear war,

that is, a "small limited nuclear war," in Europe or the Middle

East could be survived!

     Only God has the power to stop mankind from committing

suicide!

     How will He do this and what lies beyond? Will the earth

remain a hulk of total destruction for a thousand years? 

Or, will there be a NEW AGE?

     If so, what will that age be like? The Bible, the inspired

Word of God gives us the answers to these questions. In this

lesson we shall see wha God tells us about ARMAGEDDON 

and THE NEW AGE to come.



                         THE DAY OF THE LORD



     Most people have heard little about the DAY OF THE LORD, 

yet the Day of the Lord is described in more than 30 different

prophecies in the Old and New Testaments.  In  this  lesson  we 

will cover many important  scriptures about the Day of the Lord. 

To  add  to  this  study, you are encouraged to use  a concordance 

of the Bible as an aid. This will help you delve more deeply into 

each topic. An excellent concordance is Strong's Exhaustive 

Concordance of the Bible (e.i. Then you will be able to look up 

each reference for yourself).


     Rev. 6:16-17    

     What question is asked in verse 17? Is this the day of God's

     wrath?


     Note: 

        Jesus Christ came the first time as a meek lamb to  be 

slain  for  the sins  of  the  world. (Isa. 53:1-12; John 1:29;

Rev. 13:8). But, when He comes again, He will be  wrathful,

angry, and against all evil!


     Do these scriptures also tell us about the DAY OF GOD'S

WRATH? Isa. 2:10-21; Jer. 30:6-7; Joel 2:1,11; Zeph. 1:14-18;

2:2-3.


     The wrath of the Day of the Lord  will be manifested 

through the seven   trumpet  plagues which will  occur 

consecutively  over  a  period of months. Rev. 8:1-13; 9:1-  21.

This will culminate with the seventh trumpet.  When  it  is 

sounded  the  dead  in  Christ are resurrected to eternal life.


     Rev.11:15-11

     1.  Is this the seventh trumpet sound?

     2.  Who is to take over the kingdoms of the world and reign

          and rule?

     3.  Is God wrathful?

     4.  Are the nations angry?

     5.  Will God destroy many people?


     Note: 

         The Day of  the  Lord  and  the  wrath  of  God  will 

not  be finished with   the  sounding  of  the  seventh  trumpet 

plague.  Revelation  15:1-16:21  shows  that there  will be an 

outpouring  of the  SEVEN  LAST PLAGUES,  WHICH  

WILL  END  IN THE RETURN OF JESUS  CHRIST!



     Rev.19:11-16; 17:14; John 1:29.

     1.  Will Jesus Christ make war?

     2.  What are some of His titles?

     3.  Is this the same one who is called the Lamb of God?


     Note:

         These  verses  show  plainly  that  Christ  will come

with  the  armies of  resurrected  saints and will conquer the

rebellious nations.


     Zeph. 1:17; Rev. 11:18; 9:20-21; 16:11.

     Why will God have to punish the rebellious?


     Note:

         God will be angry because of the sins  of  mankind.  

Jesus  Christ will have to come to save the human race alive

(Mat. 24:22). But, because God is love,  He will punish in love!

It might seem like a contradiction to some, that God, who is 

love, will punish so severely.

         But  the  nations  and   people of  the  world  will 

have  reached  a  point  that  they will listen to nothing else. 

God   will   have  to   punish   this   world  to   bring   it 

to repentance.     


     Rev. 11:18.

     When Jesus returns will the nations of the world be

cooperative and accept Him as Savior, or will they be angry 

and determined to fight Christ?


     Note:

         The people and nations of the earth want peace.  The

Americans want peace, the Russians want peace, the Jews want

peace, the  Arabs want peace, the Chinese want peace, the

Europeans want peace. But they all want peace their way!

     However, the history of the world has conclusively proven

that mankind does not know the way to world peace - man's 

peace always leads to war.

     When Jesus Christ comes the nations will be angry and at war

with each other, but on seeing Christ and His armies, they will

stop fighting among themselves. They will all see the coming of

Jesus Christ  and  convince the rest of the world that the earth

is being invaded  by  aliens from outer space. Then they will

join forces together to fight against Christ. In turn Jesus will

deal with them in the only language that these rebellious nations

will understand - THE POWER AND FORCE  OF GOD 

ALMIGHTY!


     Rev. 15:1,6-7.

     In what is the wrath of God filled up?


     Note:

         The seventh or last trumpet, Rev. 11:15, completes the

trumpet plagues and announces the SEVEN LAST PLAGUES. 

THIS IS THE WRATH OF GOD!



     Rev.16:1-Il.

     I.  Upon what and whom will these seven last plagues be      

          poured out?

     2.  Will there be great suffering upon the rebellious?

     3.  Will the people repent of their sins, of their Satan     

          worship? Or will they continue to be deceived?



                         ARMAGEDDON



     Rev.16:12.

     1.  What will happen when the sixth vial of God's wrath is   

          poured out?

     2.  From which direction do the kings come? 


     Note:

         Look at any map of the world and notice what nations -  

kings and kingdoms - lie east of the Euphrates River.


     Rev.17:14.

     Who will the nations of the earth fight against? 


     Note:

         Verse 14 shows that it is the Lamb of God.  Jesus       

Christ, as we have seen, is the Lamb of God.


     Rev. 16:13-16.

     1.  Who incites the nations to fight against Christ?

     2.  Will the kingdoms that war against God only come from   

          the east? Or, will it be all nations?

     3.  WHAT IS THIS GREAT BATTLE CALLED?

     4.  What is the place called where the armies of the world  

          are gathered?


     Note: 

         The Bible interprets for us who the dragon is. It is

Satan (Rev.12:9). The spirits are Satan's angels or demons. The

word devils in the KJV ought to be translated demons. There is

one fallen archangel (Isa.14:12-14; Ezk. 28:12-17) called the

Devil, but there are many fallen angels (Jude 6; Rev. 12:7) now

called demons in the Bible.

     These demons are responsible for gathering the armies of all

nations together to  fight against the returning Jesus Christ.

The proper translation of the Greek in verse 16 should be "...and

they gathered them together..." See other translations  such as:

RSV, Living Bible, Phillips, etc. Additionally, verse 14 proves

it is many evil spirits that gather these armies together.

     The Bible shows that these demon spirits directly control

the world now by influencing the leaders of the nations. 

"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." (Eph.6:12).

     Just before the final battle of the nations against the

returning Christ, these demons will deceive the nations again

with miracles and they will be gathered into one place.

     The nations will assemble their armies at a place called    

Armageddon.

     The word Armageddon is the Greek rendering of the Hebrew

name Har Megiddo, meaning, hill or mountain of Megiddo. 

Megiddo was a strong fortification dating from ancient times, 

situated approximately 60 miles Northwest of Jerusalem. The 

mound that remains is a few miles south east of Haifa, a natural 

port which is ideal for landing troops. The Plain of Megiddo is 

an oval shaped valley once called the Plain of Esdraelon, but now 

is often called the Valley of Jezreel. It is a large flat area ideal

for the gathering together of large armies.



                       THE BATTLE OF THE GREAT

                         DAY OF GOD ALMIGHTY



     Rev.16:14; 19:11-21.

     1.  What is the name of this climactic battle?

     2.  Who will fight whom?

     3.  Will it be a battle between the Western Democracies and 

          Communism? Will it be between the Arabs and Jews?


     Joel 3:1-2, 9-14; Zech. 14:2; Rev. 14:18-20.

     In what exact areas of Palestine does this battle take place?      

   

     Note:

         The word Jehoshaphat means Judgment of Jehovah. 

The focal point of the battle will be in this valley at Jerusalem.

This valley is  also called in the Bible The  Valley of Decision.

It borders the city of Jerusalem on the east. The Pictorial Bible

Dictionary states that this valley situated between Jerusalem and

the Mount of Olives is now called the Kidron Valley (P.408).

This battle is likened to the "great winepress of the wrath of

God"(Rev. 14:19) which is trodden without the city. God says in

Zechariah 14 that He will fight against the nations of the world

at Jerusalem. The blood of these enemies, represented by the

juice of grapes being pressed out in a winepress, will flow, 

"without (outside) the city."       

    There will be so much blood flowing that it will rise, in

some areas, as high as the horses bridles.

    The river of blood will flow for 1,600 furlongs. According to

E.Leslie Carlson, under money, weights, and measures in the

Teachers'Heritage Edition of the Bible published by World

Publishing, a furlong is 606.5 English feet. 1,600 furlongs would

be approximately 183 miles.

     There is a land depression running from the plain of Megiddo

down passed  Jerusalem and continuing south to the ancient land

area of Edom. The distance of this depression from Megiddo to

where it ends, south of Jerusalem, is approximately 180-200

miles.



     Rev.16:17-21.

     1.  How will the battle of Armageddon end?

     2.  What are the "natural" forces God uses against the      

          armies?

     3.  Will the surface of the earth be changed?


     Note: 

         The hail stones will weigh one talent, which is

approximately 180 lbs.



                    WILL THE EARTH BE DESOLATE

                      DURING THE MILLENNIUM?



     We have seen some important passages of the  Bible  that 

tell  us what  Jesus  Christ and the saints will do after His

return to the earth. As we shall see there are literally dozens

of passages in God's Word which clearly show that God will 

restore the earth for human beings and have a glorious reign 

of 1,000 years here on earth. During this time all people will be

blessed and prosper. There will be peace and love.

     But we need to stop and consider the teachings of some, who

say that the earth will be completely desolate during the 1,000

year period. Christ and the saints. it is alleged, are

transported to be in heaven and are not on the earth. The

teaching of a desolate uninhabited earth during the 1,000 years

is based on a few scriptures.

     We shall examine these scriptures and read their setting in

the context of the meaning of the passages in which they are

found. As we shall see, the Bible reveals that the earth will not

be desolate and uninhabited.

     We are admonished by God's Word, "...To prove ALL 

THINGS and hold fast to that which is good!" (I Thes. 5:21). 

To prove means to test and try, and in this case by SEARCHING 

THE SCRIPTURES (Acts 7:11).

     To help clarify the misunderstanding about the earth being

desolate for 1,000 years, we will see that there are two renewals

of the earth and heavens. The first one is when Jesus Christ

returns to the earth and the second one is when God the Father

comes to the earth.


     Just to review: When Jesus Christ returns, the saints will

be resurrected. They will be given eternal life (1 Cor. 15:51-54;

1 Jn.3: l-3; Jn. 3:16-17; 6:51-58; Rom.6:23). They will reign as

kings and priests  under Christ, who will be king over all the

earth (Rev.1:6,5:10,20:6).


     As we have already seen there will also be human beings, 

who will survive these horrible end time events. So what we find 

is this: There will be two types of people on earth. 1) The spirit

beings, Jesus Christ and the resurrected saints, who will be

those in God's government.        

     They will rule the world. 2) Human beings, who have lived on

over into the New Age and carry on as the beginning generation 

of people at the start of the Millennium.


     There will be two renewings of the earth and heaven. 


     1). When Christ returns it will be renewed for human life.

This  means that the atmosphere will have to also be cleansed - a

new heaven.  This is the new heaven and earth in which there are

human  beings,  who are under the government of God. Those in 

the positions of the government of God will be spirit beings.

     2). The renewal of the earth and heaven when human life has 

ceased to exist. All who have qualified for eternal life will be

spirit beings. All who have rejected God's salvation will be

burned up in a lake of fire (Rev. 20:14-15). This is at the end

of the Millennium and   God's final judgment. This final lake of

fire will consume the entire surface of the earth and atmosphere

(II Pet. 3:10- 14). Then will come the second new heaven and

earth. In this setting it is apparent that it is for spirit life

only, not human life. "And I saw a new heaven and new earth: 

for the first heaven and first earth were passed away: and there 

was no more sea" (Rev. 21:1). Human life could not exist without 

oceans. This is where the confusion has come in the minds of

some, because they could not distinguish between the renewing 

of the earth  at the return of Jesus Christ, and the renewing of the

earth in preparation for the habitation for spirit beings and the

coming of God the Father to the earth.


     As we go through these scriptures it will become clear that

where there are references to human, flesh and blood beings, it

is talking about the restoration at the return of Jesus, and not

the restoration at the end of the Millennium, which will be for

spirit beings.


     Isa.24:1-6


     Note: 

         Is this a prophecy for the end time? Yes. Please read

chapters 25,26 and 27, and you will see that these also talk

about the end time. Does verse 1 of Isa. 24 show that the

inhabitants are scattered? Does verse 6 show that the earth will

be desolate? But does it also show that a curse has devoured the

earth, the inhabitants are burned, and show that there will be

few men (human beings) left?


     NOWHERE IN THE ENTIRETY OF THESE SCRIPTURES 

DOES IT SAY THAT all human life is destroyed and the earth is 

uninhabited and left desolate for 1,000 years!


     Isa. 26:21


     Note:

         This verse nowhere says that every last single soul will

be slain, the entire context before and after disprove any such

idea.


     Isa. 31:1-10.

     Does this not show that there will be human life? 

     Also, animal life?


     Isa. 11:1-12.


     Note:

         This shows a world of peaceful human and animal life,

not desolation. Please study the rest of the chapter and the next

chapter,12, as well. These clearly show this is a time when

Christ is on the earth just after His return.


     Isa. 65:21,22.


     Note:

         This clearly shows that there will be human life at the

restoration at the return of Jesus Christ. The new heaven and

earth spoken of in verse 17 is the restoration for human flesh

and blood life. There will be birth and death. The second

restoration, or the new heavens and earth, for spirit beings will

usher in a time when there will be no more death (Rev. 21:4-7).


     Jer. 4:23-26.


     Note:

         This is not a prophecy against the entire earth, but

against Judah and Jerusalem. See the preceding verses: 5-6, 10,

14, 16, 22. Verse 20 says: "the whole land," yes, the land of

Judah. Verse 23 where the Hebrew is translated "earth," can also

be translated "land." The Amplified Bible renders it "land" as in

verse 20. Verse 27 shows that there will not be total destruction, "

...yet I will not make a full end."


     Jer. 25:33.


     Note:

         This verse nowhere says every single soul will be stain,

only that there will be slain people all over the earth.


     Jer. 25:30-32.


     Note:

         God will plead with all nations, many will repent, (Jer.

23:3-6; 16:14-21;  Isa. 25:7-9; 29:18-24). The wicked are the

ones whom God will slay - verse 31.


     Ezk.9:1-11


     Note:

         When this entire chapter is read it shows that it

applies only to the house of Israel and Judah, including the 

city of Jerusalem, not the entire world.

     Other references are used by those who believe that the

earth will be desolate and uninhabited during the Millennium 

such as: Mat.24:36-44; II Thes. 1:7-9; 2:8. But in everyone of these

instances when the entire context of the verses and chapters are

closely examined it is apparent that it is a misunderstanding of

the Bible. So it is apparent from the Bible that the earth will

not be a desolate wilderness and uninhabited during the

Millennium, the 1,000 year  reign of Christ. Let us now look at

more scriptures that show us what  the conditions of this earth

will be like during the New Age of the Kingdom of God.



     Part II


                    THE KINGDOM OF GOD

                         on Earth



The NEW AGE of the Kingdom of God will be headed by Jesus Christ

who will be King of Kings and Lord of Lords. The Bible shows

that there will be survivors of this final holocaust who will live and 

begin the new generation of human beings under the rule and 

government of the Kingdom of God. What happens after this final 

battle of Armageddon?


     Zech.14:1-21.

     1.  After the great battle of the wrath of God, as it is    

          popularly called the Battle of Armageddon, where will    

          Christ go?

     2.  Who will come with Christ?

     3.  Will it be one literal day?

     4.  Who will be king over all the earth?

     5.  Will the physical land be reclaimed?

     6.  Will the city of Jerusalem be inhabited in safety again?

          See Zech.8:1-5.

     7.  How will God deal with those who will still be          

         rebellious?


     Note: 

         The Bible shows in Zech. 14, that He is going to require

all nations to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. This is one of the

Feasts of God, which the true Church of God should be keeping

today. (For a complete listing of the sacred feasts of God please

study Lev. 23). Here God is showing how He will deal with those

nations which refuse to keep the Feast of Tabernacles during the

I ,000 year rule of Jesus Christ.


     Isa.66:15-24.

     1.  Is this passage referring to the battle of the great    

          day of God's wrath and what shall occur there and       

          afterwards?

     2.  Will some be sent out to tell others about God?

     3.  Will gifts be sent up from all nations to the Lord God  

          at Jerusalem?

     4.  Will all people who live through the end time holocaust 

         into the millennium (the 1,000 years rule), called flesh 

         in verse 23, come to worship the Lord?

     5.  Will they worship God on His designated days? The New   

          Moon days and the Sabbath days are even today, part of  

          God's sacred calendar. If all people will  worship God  

          on those days at that time in the future, should not    

         True Christians  be worshipping God on those days now?

     6.  Will God continue to punish the rebellious?


     Micah 4:1-5; Isa. 2:1-4.

     1.  Will most people and nations want to learn about the    

          True God and His laws after Christ has returned?

     2.  Will there be any more wars?


     Habakkuk 2:14; Isa. 11:9.

     1.  Will the glory of God eventually cover the whole world?

     2.  Will the knowledge of God be readily available? To what 

          extent will it be known?


     Rev. 20:1-6. This setting is at the beginning of the        

     Millennium.

     1.  What will happen to Satan the Devil, the author of all  

          evil, and for how long?

     2.  Are the saints, now resurrected spirit beings, given    

          thrones of authority and judgment and co-rule with Jesus

          Christ?

     3.  Does all this occur after the first resurrection?

     4.  How long do they reign with Christ?

     5.  In what capacity will they function?


     Note:

         This I ,000 year reign of Jesus Christ and the saints is

commonly known as the Millennium. The word millennium does not

appear in the KJV Bible. But the word millennium means "a

thousand." The Bible reveals that the resurrected saints of God,

who are raised to eternal spirit life at the first resurrection,

have the promise of being kings and priests to reign and rule

with Jesus Christ (Rev. 1:6; 5:10).

     True Christians today are qualifying for these positions,

see Rev.2:7; 2:11; 2:17; 2:26-29; 3:5; 3:10-13; 3:21.

     What does Jesus Christ promise the overcoming Christians?

     The rewards are tremendous! This is why God demands that

Christians keep the commandments of God! The rebellious who

refuse to keep the commandments of God will never inherit the

Kingdom of God! Read Rev. 22:14. What does commandment keeping

insure?  I John 2:3-6; 5:1-3; 3:4 and 22; Mat. 19:17.

     Are there blessings of knowing God's love, and eternal life

at the resurrection because we keep the commandments of God and

do those things that are pleasing in His sight?

     What will happen to those who will not obey God and keep His

commandments? Will they suffer the second death in a lake of

fire? (Rev. 20:13-14; 21:8,27; 22:15).



                    THE LAND RECLAIMED



     Isa.27:6; Ezek.36; Jer.23:1-6; 30:1-9; 31:1-14.

     1.  Will God gather the descendants of Israel and Judah?

     2.  To where will He bring them?

     3.  Will the land again blossom and produce?

     4.  Will the cities be rebuilt?


     Note:

         When this gathering and rebuilding occurs, Israel and

Judah will never again practice heathen ways or go into war or

captivity. This has not happened yet.


     Jer.33:1-13; Zech.8:1-8.

     Will there be peace and safety and happiness in the cities  

     of the New Age?


     Jer.3:17; Zech.8:3; Isa.62:1-7.

     1.  Will Jerusalem be the capital city of the whole earth?

     2.  Will it be a fine example to the rest of the world?



     Isa.41:8-20; 35:1-2, 7-10.

     Will the desert lands become productive and forests reappear

     and spread during the Millennium?


     Isa.51:3.

     Will God transform Zion and the land of Palestine into a    

     veritable garden of Eden?



                    A TIME OF MIRACLES



     Isa. 11:1-9; 35:l-7.

     1.  Will the nature of the animals be changed so even wild  

          flesh-eating beasts will eat grass and be household pets

          for children?

     2.  Will those who have great physical handicaps, such as   

          blindness, deafness and lameness be healed by God?


     Note: 

         There will be no need for hospitals in the New Age of

God.



     Isa. 33:20-24; 61:1-3; Jer. 30:10-22.

     Will God also free mankind from sickness and disease?


     Note: 

         There will be no need for health insurance in the New

Age of the Kingdom of God.



                    A PERFECT CLIMATE


     Ezk. 34:26; Isa. 30:23; Jer. 31:12; Amos 9:13.

     1.  Will God cause the rains to come at the right time?

     2.  Will there be rejoicing over the abundance of crops that

          God will bestow during  the Millennium?

     3.  Will there be a super abundance of food?


     Note: 

         Most of the land surface of the earth is unproductive,

today only about 7% of the land is actually tillable. The exact

opposite will be true in the utopia of the New Age of God as He

begins to bless the entire world.


     Micah 4:l-4; Isa 2:1-5.

     1.  Will there be economic reform from a war based economy  

          to a peaceful agricultural economy?

     2.  Will there be land reform so every one will have his own

          land and produce his own food?


     Note: 

         Farmers will no longer have to gamble with the weather;

their work will always be successful, as long as they obey God.



                    THE GREATEST RIVERS



     Zech. 14:l-8; Ezk.47:1-12.

     1.  What happens when Christ's feet touch the Mount of      

          Olives?

     2.  Will a mighty river flow through this new channel?

     3.  Will one half of this water flow east to the Dead Sea   

          and the other half flow west into the Mediterranean Sea?

     4.  Does this living water produce life, fish and health to 

          the barren places of the earth?

     5.  Does this living water proceed from the very sanctuary  

         of God - from the spot where God's temple will stand?   

         (Joel 3:18).


     Note: 

         The Dead Sea is 1286 feet below sea level. It is the

lowest spot on earth. The Jordan River constantly empties into

the northern extremity of the Dead Sea. It has no natural outlet,

but the level of the water remains fairly constant, because the

hot weather causes the water to evaporate at about the same rate

as the inflow of water. Because of this, the water is extremely

salty. So much so, that no plant or marine life can live in it

today. But when this new river begins to flow into it, its waters

will rise until they overflow southward through the desert

regions. There is an indication that the Dead Sea Valley as it is

known today, will actually be raised. Then the pure healing

waters from God's throne will flow out into this area and south

to what is now the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea and on into the

Indian Ocean and circulate towards the east. It will heal every

thing as it goes. The waters which flow out towards the west will

do the same thing in that direction, until the entire earth is

healed. This is how God will heal the entire world from the

pollution and destruction described in the book of Revelation.



                    A PURE LANGUAGE AND

                     PROPER EDUCATION



     A major barrier to mutual understanding and cooperation

between peoples of the world has been the barrier of language.

This was caused by God at the tower of Babel, right after the

Flood, as a result of the sins of mankind. God will remove that

curse and restore the entire world to one pure language.



     Zech. 3:9.

     Will God institute one pure language for the whole world?


     Note: 

         As well as one common language for all people, the

language of the New Age will be free from any pagan ungodly

words. There are many words we use everyday that are derived from

heathenistic sources - the days of the week and months of the

year are mainly of pagan origin- derived from the names of false

gods.



                         EDUCATION



     Proper God-oriented education will be one of the top

priorities during the Millennium. During the New Age of the

Kingdom of God people will be taught the laws that will produce

peace, happiness, safety, productivity and blessings. God will

still give each person the choice of whether to obey Him or not.

The majority will want to obey God's way, but mankind will have

to be re-educated out of the false deceptive harmful ways as

inspired by Satan the Devil. Mankind will learn that there is a

way that seems right to him, which only lead to death, misery and

suffering.



     Isa. 11:9.

     In this re-education, how much knowledge of the Lord will be

     known?


     Isa. 25:7.

     Is wrong education like a veil that hides the truth from the

     mind receiving it?


     Note: 

         Rev. 12:9 shows that Satan the Devil is the one who has

deceived the world and is the author of the false education of

the world today.


     Rev. 20:1-3.

     Will the Devil be allowed to do his work during the age to  

     come?


     Hosea 4:6.

     What knowledge and education is most lacking today?


     I Cor. 3:19.

     What does God think of the wisdom of the world?


     John 17:17; Ps. 119:142,151,172. 

     What is God's truth?


     Note: 

         God's truth is a way of life based on love. Jesus Christ

said that all the law and prophets were based on love (Mat

22:37-41). In the Book of Acts 19:9, 23 it is called That Way.

Most of the world today does not approve and rejects God's way,

just as they did in the early apostolic days (Acts 24:14). God's

way is based on His divinely revealed will and laws, based on

love. He has given to us His foundation of right knowledge and

education. It is found in His inspired Word - the Bible.


     Jer. 16:19.

     After the climax at the close of this age of mankind's rule 

     under the sway of  Satan the Devil, what will people         

     acknowledge?


     Note: 

         By the time Christ has finished His intervention to save

mankind from complete annihilation, they will, for the most part,

be willing to confess their false ways and ignorance of God's

Truth. At that time humanity will be teachable and will be taking

the first step to repentance and reconciliation to God through

Jesus Christ.


     Isa. 55:6-9; 30:21-26.

     Will mankind be receptive? Will they listen to their        

     teachers as they are shown the right way to live?


     Jer. 30:7-9; Ezk. 34:23-24; Luke 22:29-30; Mat 28:19-20.

     1.  Will the resurrected King David rule over all Israel?

     2.  What were the 12 apostles promised in the New Age of the

          Kingdom of God?

     3.  What will they teach?


     Rev. 2:26; 5:10.

     Who else will help teach the nations of the world in the New

     Age?


     Note: 

         Then the resurrected immortal saints will be priests as

well as kings. The function of a priest is to teach (Mal. 2:7).

The glorified children of God will teach people the Word and the

ways of God, His laws, commandments, statutes and judgments. 

They will be able to appear in visible form at will (Isa. 30:20-21).

They will be ever present to teach or to stop any open crime or

rebellion. Because they will be like Christ is now, they will be

able to come and go as necessary, pass through walls or instantly

disappear, such as Christ was able to do after His resurrection

(John 20:17, 19,25-27; Luke 24:31).


     Eventually through God's system of proper education and true

worship of the True God, the world will be full of the knowledge

of God as the waters cover the oceans. There will be peace, joy,

happiness and a truly abundant life for all people.


     Zech. 14:16-19; Isa. 66:19-23.

     Will the nations of the world keep the appointed feasts and 

     holy days of God?


     Note: 

         The world today, including most of professing

Christianity are following the pagan Babylonian mystery religion

customs, festivals, celebrations, which were derived from the

pagan philosophies, customs and beliefs of Babylon, Egypt and

Rome. In the New Age of the Kingdom of God all people will be

taught the right and proper way to worship God and what are the

right and proper days of worship.



                    MANKIND'S NEW NATURE



     Mat 12:35.

     Is the heart and nature of mankind a mixture of good and    

     evil, with the evil dominating?


     Note: 

         Mark 7:21-23 shows that sin originates from within the

minds of human beings.


     Jer. 17:9; Mat 15:19.

     Does the nature of man lean towards being deceitful and     

     wicked?


     Rom. 8:5-7.

     Is the natural mind of man enmity and hostile to the law of 

     God? Is it possible for it to be subject to it?


     Note:

         This way of mankind seems right and natural but it

results in death (Pro. 14:12; 16:25).


     Ezk. 36:22-27; Jer. 31:31-34; Heb. 8:10; 10:16.

     1.  Will God change the hearts of people during the         

          Millennium age?

     2.  What will God add to the minds of people that will      

          enable them to be at peace and reap the blessings of    

          serving God?


     WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE ETERNAL FILLING THE EARTH,

     AS IT IS UNITED WITH THE MINDS AND HEARTS OF THE

     PHYSICAL PEOPLE UPON EARTH, AS JESUS AND ALL THE

     SAINTS RULE WITH THE POWER AND THE WORD OF THE

     LORD, THEN THE WORLD WILL HAVE THE UTOPIA IT HAS

     DREAMED ABOUT FOR CENTURIES. THEN WE SHALL HAVE

     THE KINGDOM OF GOD UPON THE EARTH.


     AS JESUS TAUGHT US, WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO PRAY,

     "THY KINGDOM COME, THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH, 

     AS IT IS IN HEAVEN."


          ....................................




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