Yes — people should care because eternity is real and unavoidable.
After this life ends, whether in 10, 80, or 100 years, there is an eternity. Every person will live in eternity either in God's presence or out of His presence. Christ's government and rule will have no end, and the thousand-year kingdom is only the introduction to the eternal state.
Isaiah 9:7 — States that Christ's government and peace will have no end upon the throne of David, directly showing the eternal nature of His kingdom.
Revelation 21:1 — Describes the new heaven and new earth that follow the thousand years, pointing to the eternal state that comes after the Millennial kingdom.
The Bible connects Christ's rule to eternity directly in Isaiah 9:6-7: 'For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever.' This shows that the kingdom Christ receives is not temporary. Revelation 21:1 then points beyond the thousand years: 'And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.' The new heaven and new earth mark the beginning of the eternal state.
Les Feldick opens the question of eternity by pointing out that most people are totally ignorant of an eternity to come. He says that when many are asked what will happen after they die, they reply, 'I've never thought about it.' Yet after this life ends — whether in 10, 80, or 100 years — there is an eternity. Every person will live in eternity either in God's presence or out of His presence. Les teaches that the thousand-year reign of Christ in Revelation is limited in time, but that same kingdom economy goes right on into all eternity. He says all the Old Testament prophecies concerning the kingdom use forever/eternal language. The thousand years are only an introduction to the eternal state; after that comes a new heaven and a new earth. He also corrects common misconceptions: eternity will not be spent floating on an ethereal cloud strumming a harp. Instead, it will be based on the same circumstances as the thousand-year kingdom, with tremendous activity and production. Members of the body of Christ will be heavenly and will rule with Christ in the heavenlies forever.
Les explains that after the review of the last program they came to the end of the thousand years and the end of time as we understand it, and then the eternal state begins. The thousand-year reign is limited in time, but the same kingdom economy goes right on into all eternity. There will be a new heaven and a new earth, and Christ will still be ruling on the throne of David forever.
Les says most people are totally ignorant of an eternity to come. When a person is asked what will happen after they die, the reply is often, 'I've never thought about it.' He points out that after this life ends — whether in 10, 80, or 100 years — there is an eternity, and ignoring it does not change that reality.
Les says every person will live in eternity someplace — either in God's presence or out of His presence. For members of the body of Christ, the prospect is being heavenly and ruling with Christ in the heavenlies, not for a thousand years or a million years but for eternity.
Les refutes that idea. When believers enter the eternal estate, they will not be floating around on an ethereal cloud in invisible spirit form strumming an invisible harp. Instead, there will be tremendous activity and production throughout the eternal state, and it will be based on the same physical attributes as the thousand-year reign of Christ.
Christ's Government Is Eternal
Isaiah 9 reveals that Christ is the Mighty God and Everlasting Father, and the increase of His government upon the throne of David has no end.
Eternity Follows the Thousand Years
Les teaches that after the thousand years the eternal state begins, and Christ will rule on the throne of David forever, not merely for a thousand years.
People Don't Think About Eternity
Les says most people never consider that after this life there is an eternity, and every person will spend it either in God's presence or outside His presence.
The Kingdom Goes On Into Eternity
The thousand-year reign is limited in time, but the same kingdom economy will continue into all eternity, and heaven will not be an ethereal cloud with harps.
Daniel's Four Beasts and the Revived Roman Empire Explained
Now, it took me a while to come to that conclusion, but I'm so convinced of it now, I speak it without apology, that the thousand-year reign of Christ is limited in time. Absolutely it is. The Scripture says a thousand years. But, in essence, that same kingdom economy is going to go right on into all eternity.
The Kingdom Is the Introduction to Eternity
Les describes the thousand-year kingdom as the introduction to the eternal state, which will be based on the same circumstances as the Kingdom after a new heaven and new earth.
Believers Rule With Christ Forever
Members of the body of Christ will be heavenly and will rule with Christ in the heavenlies for eternity, not just for a limited thousand years.
Old Testament Prophecies Say Forever
Old Testament prophecies use forever/eternal language for the kingdom, confirming the thousand years are only an introduction to the eternal state with tremendous activity.
Isaiah 9:6: For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Reveals the Son who is given is also the Mighty God and Everlasting Father, grounding the eternal nature of Christ.
Isaiah 9:7: Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
This verse directly says Christ's government and peace will have no end, establishing the kingdom's eternal duration.
Revelation 21:1: And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
Describes the new creation that follows the thousand years, pointing to the eternal state.
Les says the thousand-year reign is limited in time — the Scripture says a thousand years — but the same kingdom economy goes right on into all eternity. The Millennium is an introduction to the eternal state, not the end.
After this life ends, whether in 10, 80, or 100 years, there is an eternity. Every person will live in eternity either in God's presence or out of His presence.
Yes. Les teaches that members of the body of Christ will be heavenly and will rule with Christ in the heavenlies — not for a thousand years or a million years, but for eternity.
Active. Les teaches tremendous activity and production throughout the eternal state, not floating on a cloud with a harp.
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