When Christ returns, the visible kingdom will first last one thousand years, and only then will it continue into the eternal state.
The thousand-year time frame is revealed in Revelation 20. Les Feldick explains that the Old Testament speaks of the kingdom as forever, but that thousand-year reign is the introduction to the eternal kingdom. After the seven-year tribulation, Christ returns, restores the earth, and reigns for a thousand years.
Revelation 20:6 — This is the verse that explicitly reveals the thousand-year reign of Christ.
Daniel 2:44 — This Old Testament prophecy says the kingdom God sets up will stand forever, showing the thousand-year reign is not the final eternity.
Acts 3:21 — This verse shows Christ remains in heaven until the times of restitution, which Les connects to the events preceding the kingdom.
The Bible itself reveals that when Christ returns, the kingdom will last one thousand years. Revelation 20:6 says, '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.' This is the only place in Scripture where a specific time length is attached to the kingdom. The Old Testament describes the same kingdom as coming and standing forever, as Daniel 2:44 says, 'And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.' Acts 3:21 adds that heaven must receive Christ until the times of restitution of all things, which God has spoken by the prophets.
Les Feldick teaches that the thousand-year reign of Christ will be the first phase of the kingdom. The Old Testament never attached a specific time frame to the kingdom; that was kept secret until John recorded it in Revelation. The thousand-year reign is an introduction to the eternal kingdom. After the seven-year tribulation, Christ returns, destroys the rebellious armies, brings the earth back to a Garden of Eden condition, and then reigns for one thousand years. At the end of that period, the present earth will be destroyed, and a new heaven and new earth will appear, with Christ continuing to rule and reign in similar circumstances for eternity.
Les Feldick points out that all through the Old Testament, the kingdom was promised to Israel, but no time frame was attached. Even Paul, when referring to end-times events, does not put a thousand-year length on the kingdom. It is not until Revelation that John reveals the thousand-year period, which is why it is called the Millennium.
Before the King and kingdom come openly on the scene, Israel must go through seven terrible years of tribulation. After those seven years run their course, Christ returns to the Mount of Olives, destroys the armies still in rebellion, and the whole earth is brought back to a Garden of Eden situation. It is only then that the thousand-year kingdom begins.
No. Les Feldick explains that the thousand-year reign is just an introduction into the eternal. When the thousand years has run its course on the planet as we know it, the earth will be destroyed through God's providential acts and go through great turmoil. Then the new heaven and new earth come on the scene with the same set of circumstances as the thousand-year reign, and Christ continues ruling and reigning forever.
The Old Testament repeatedly speaks of the kingdom as forever and ever and without end. Daniel 2:44 says the kingdom God sets up 'shall never be destroyed' and 'shall stand for ever.' Les teaches that this is not a contradiction to Revelation's thousand years, because the thousand-year reign is the beginning of the eternal kingdom.
What Peter Really Preached in Acts 3 — Israel's Call to Repent
Now, verse 8. Which none of the princes of this world knew. For had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. So where did God put them? In ignorance. They didn't know. Otherwise, God would have zapped the whole human race, Jew and Gentile alike. But He didn't because they did it in total ignorance. All right, come back to Acts chapter 3 then.
The Kingdom's 1,000-Year Time Frame Revealed
Les explains that after the seven years of tribulation, Christ returns, the earth is restored to Eden, and then comes the thousand-year kingdom — a timeframe only revealed in Revelation.
The Millennium as Introduction to the Eternal
Les teaches that the Bible never gives a time frame for the kingdom until Revelation, and that the thousand-year reign is simply an introduction into eternity.
One Thousand Years Followed by a New Earth
Les compares Daniel's 'never destroyed' kingdom with Revelation's thousand-year time frame, and notes the kingdom reign ends through God's sovereign acts before the new heaven and earth.
Christ's Second Coming and the Glorious Kingdom
Les shows that after the seven-year tribulation, Christ returns to the Mount of Olives and sets up the glorious, earthly, thousand-year kingdom promised throughout the Old Testament.
The Thousand-Year Reign Leads to Eternity
Les uses Revelation 11:15's 'He shall reign forever and ever' to show that the thousand-year reign is the introduction to the eternal kingdom, after which the present planet will be destroyed.
Daniel's Vision of 4 Beasts & the Antichrist Explained
He will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed. Now, you want to remember, the book of Revelation puts a time element on the kingdom. How long? A thousand years. Consequently, we get the term, the millennium. And even the world likes the year.
Eternity Continues on the Same Basis as the Kingdom
Les teaches that although the millennium ends, eternity continues with nations and Christ ruling from the New Jerusalem, making the thousand years a time of testing before the eternal.
Revelation 20:6: 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.
This is the clearest statement in Scripture that the kingdom reign will last one thousand years.
Daniel 2:44: And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
This Old Testament prophecy describes the kingdom as eternal, which Les explains is fulfilled through the thousand-year reign and then eternity.
Acts 3:21: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
This verse is part of Peter's preaching that Christ remains in heaven until the times of restitution, the period Les identifies with the tribulation before the kingdom.
Yes. Revelation 20:6 says believers 'shall reign with him a thousand years.' Les Feldick notes that this specific time frame appears only in Revelation, which is why the period is called the Millennium.
After the thousand years, the present earth and universe are destroyed and go through great turmoil. Then a new heaven and new earth appear, with similar circumstances to the thousand-year reign, as Christ continues to rule and reign forever.
Les Feldick teaches that the thousand-year reign is just an introduction to the eternal kingdom. The Old Testament describes the kingdom as forever, but the thousand-year period is the opening phase of that eternal reign.
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