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Explore the conditions and governing factors of the Millennium, including a theocratic government, the rule of Christ, and restored nature. Learn about the test and failure that will occur during this dispensation.
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Conditions Entering the Millennium All Divine Institutions (Volition, Marriage, Family, and Nationalism) are in place. The Noahic Covenant remains in place as a permanent promise to man. Israel is the center of God’s focus as the set-apart nation unto Himself with complete fulfillment of the Abrahamic Promise/Covenant in all its facets. The governing factors of conscience and civil government remain. The governing factor of grace, in terms of its special provisions unfolded to the Church through union with Christ according to the completed written revelation, would seem to remain as an individual provision in response to the gospel, but it is absorbed now into the arrangement of the new administration. The ministry of the Holy Spirit is abundant, but not in the exact same way as in the Church Age. Satan is bound.
Governing Factors of the Millennium Conscience Civil government Theocratic rule of Christ merriam-webster.com Theocracy - government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
7/27/35 – 4/4/19 General Conditions of the Millennium pp 47-48 Traditionally, Dispensational Theologians have called the seventh dispensation the Dispensation of the Millennium. Since Dispensational Theologians normally name each new dispensation after its new ruling factor or factors, it might be better to call the last dispensation the Dispensation of the Righteous Reign of Christ… The seventh dispensation will begin after the Second Coming of Christ and will end immediately before the release of Satan from the abyss and his final revolt… [I]t will be characterized by the final fulfillment of the promises which God made to Abraham and his seed… The most significant ruling factor of the seventh dispensation will be the righteous rule of Christ over the entire earth (Isa. 11:1-5; Zech. 14:9, 10). The world will have a theocratic government in which the rule of God will be administered worldwide through His representative, Jesus Christ.
General Conditions of the Millennium The special revelation which God gave concerning the seventh dispensation is contained in numerous Old Testament passages (passages dealing with some of the major biblical covenants and prophecies concerning characteristics of the future Kingdom), Gospel passages (such as Mt. 5-7, 19:28, 25:31-46), Acts 3:19-21, passages in the Epistles (such as 1 7/27/35 – 4/4/19 pg 48 Cor. 15:24-25, Eph. 1:10, Heb. 6:5), and Revelation 20:1-6. According to this special revelation the Messiah, Jesus, will restore the theocratic Kingdom of God which was on earth before man’s fall but was lost through that fall. The absolute, righteous, just rule of God will be enforced worldwide. Nature will be restored to its prefall condition (Mt. 19:28, Acts 3:19-21, Rom. 8:18-23). The climate and natural elements will be controlled perfectly for the good of man (Isa. 30:23-26, Ezek. 47:1-2, Joel 2:21-26, Zech. 14:8). There will be unprecedented growth and fruitage of trees (Isa. 41:19-20; Ezek. 36:8-11, 29-30; 47:6-7, 12; Joel 2:21-26). Animals will experience great productivity (Ezek. 36:11, 47:8-10). Food will be abundant (Ps. 72:16, Isa. 30:23-24, Jer. 31:10-14, Ezek. 34:25-30, 36:29-30, Joel 2:21-26, Zech. 8:11-12). All animals will be tame and vegetarian in diet (Isa. 11:6-9, 65:25). Diseases and deformities will be abolished (Isa. 29:18, 33:24, 35:5-6). Human life will experience great longevity (Isa. 65:20-22). War will be abolished (Isa. 2:4, Mic. 4:3). Satan will not be able to instigate any activity on the earth (Rev. 20:1-3). Man will be required to submit to the righteous rule of Messiah.
Test and Failure of the Millennium Man will fail the test of the last dispensation. Some unsaved individuals will rebel outwardly against Christ’s rule during His reign (Isa. 11:3-4, 29:20-21; Jer. 31:29-30). Others will not rebel outwardly, but they will chafe inwardly. They will despise the absolute, righteous rule of Christ but will know better than to rebel outwardly. 7/27/35 – 4/4/19 pg 49 When the seventh dispensation ends and Satan is released form the abyss, these people will follow Satan in his last revolt against God’s rule (Rev. 20:7-10). This failure of great multitudes of people in spite of the perfect government and exceptional conditions of the seventh dispensation will demonstrate that the ultimate cause of man’s failure and rebellion throughout history is not his external environment and circumstances but his own inward, sinful nature which rejects the rule of God and asserts self-rule. Man’s failure in conjunction with the seventh dispensation will bring God’s judgment. Those people who rebel outwardly during Christ’s reign will be executed (Isa. 11:3-4, 29:20-21; Jer. 31:29-30). In addition, God will crush the huge revolt which will take place immediately after the seventh dispensation by sending fire to destroy the human rebels and casting Satan into the lake of fire for everlasting torment (Rev. 20:9-10).
