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Dr. Robert Jeffress | Robert Jeffress - Heaven On Earth (Part 1) | April 27, 2026
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- Male announcer: from the pulpit of the first baptist church of
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- Dallas, texas, this is
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- "pathway to victory," with dr. robert jeffress.
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- Dr. robert jeffress: hi, i'm robert jeffress, and welcome
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- Again to "pathway to victory."
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- Next to the rapture, no prophetic event has caused more
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- Controversy among bible scholars than the subject of
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- The millennium.
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- Will christ actually rule over a renovated earth for 1,000 years
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- And fulfill his promise to believing israel?
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- If so, what difference does this future event called the
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- Millennium make in my life today?
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- Those are the questions i'm going to answer during the next
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- Half hour.
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- My message is titled, "heaven on earth," on today's edition of
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- "pathway to victory."
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- Jeffress: a mother wrote a letter to an advice columnist in
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- The newspaper questioning the goodness of god after she had
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- Lost her beautiful 22 year old daughter to a drunk driver.
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- The mother said in the letter that she, after her daughter
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- Died, got on her on her knees and pleaded with god to bring
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- Her daughter back to life.
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- "you can do anything, god.
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- You can perform miracles.
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- Please, god, let me trade places with her.
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- Please let me lie in that coffin and let her live out her life
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- In peace."
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- But god refused to answer the mother's request.
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- At times, the mother said in her letter, she thought about
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- Suicide, but she lacked the courage to pull the trigger.
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- Meanwhile, the drunk driver that had killed her daughter spent
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- Less than six months behind bars.
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- Today, the mother wrote, "he walks in the sun while my little
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- Girl is in a dark grave."
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- The mother closed her letter to the advice columnist by saying,
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- "god didn't answer my prayers, and i resent being told that i
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- Have no right to question god.
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- If there is a god and if i ever get to meet him face to face,
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- You can bet your life, i will have plenty of 'whys' for him
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- To answer.
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- I wanna know why my little girl died and that drunk was allowed
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- To go on living.
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- I loved her more than my life and i miss her so.
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- I am mad that i'm having to live in a world where she no
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- Longer lives.
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- I want to know why.
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- I don't fear god, and i don't fear hell either.
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- I know what hell is like.
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- I've already been there since the day my precious daughter
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- Was killed."
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- Even though we might wince at that mother's defiant attitude
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- Toward god, we can empathize with her questions about the
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- Goodness of god.
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- I mean, if there is a god, why does he allow a world like the
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- World in which we live?
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- A world where babies are sexually abused.
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- Where millions of people go to bed hungry every night around
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- The world.
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- Why typhoons, like the one we just saw in the philippines,
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- Kills 10,000 innocent people.
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- Why is it god doesn't create a world where peace and freedom
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- From conflict and perfect righteousness reign?
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- We know from reading genesis 1 and 2 that at one time such
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- A world did exist, but sin destroyed that world.
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- Sin caused that paradise to be lost, but it hasn't been
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- Lost forever.
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- The bible says that one day jesus christ is coming back to
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- This world, and he is going to establish a new world order in
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- Which peace and justice and righteousness reigned.
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- And it's that period of time when christ comes back and
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- Establishes that brand new world order that he promised that is
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- The focus of our study today.
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- If you have your bibles, i want you to turn to revelation
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- Chapter 19 as we talk about what is going to be,
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- In a sense, a type of heaven on earth.
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- It's a period of time we call in bible prophecy
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- The millennium.
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- I would suppose that outside of the rapture, no topic causes
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- More debate in bible prophecy than the subject of
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- The millennium.
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- You may have heard that term before, "millennium."
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- What does the word "millennium" mean?
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- The english word comes from two latin words: "milli," which
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- Means a thousand, and "annum," which means year.
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- A millennium is a thousand years.
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- And when we come to bible prophecy, jot down this
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- Definition: "the millennium is the thousand-year period of
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- Time, during which christ will reign on the earth, fulfilling
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- God's promises to abraham and his believing descendants.
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- The thousand-year period of time when christ will rule on the
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- Earth, fulfilling his promises to abraham and the
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- Believing descendants."
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- Now, even though the word "millennium" is not found in the
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- Bible, just like the word "trinity" is not found in the
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- Bible, the concept of the thousand-year reign of christ is
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- Found throughout the bible and especially in the passage we're
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- Going to look at today.
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- Now, look what happens when christ returns at the climax of
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- Armageddon: revelation 19, verse 20, "and the beast,"
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- That's the antichrist, "was seized, and with him the false
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- Prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by whom he
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- Deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those
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- Who worshiped his image; and these two," the beast and the
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- False prophet, "they were thrown alive into the lake of fire
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- Which burns with brimstone."
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- Now, remember i said, there are three parts of that satanic
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- Trinity: the beast, that is antichrist; the false prophet,
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- His lieutenant; but also satan, who is the power behind the
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- Beast and the antichrist.
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- What happens to satan?
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- Well, he's not cast into the lake of fire, not at this
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- Point, anyway.
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- It continues in revelation 20, verses 1 and 6.
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- Here's what happened to satan: john says, "and i saw an angel
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- Coming down from heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great
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- Chain in his hand.
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- And he laid hold of the dragon, that is
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- The serpent of old, who is the devil and satan, and he bound
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- Him for a thousand years."
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- Underline that phrase, "a thousand years," in your bible.
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- Verse three, "and he threw him into the abyss, and he shut it
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- And he sealed it over him, so that he should not deceive the
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- Nations any longer, until the," underline it again, "thousand
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- Years were completed; after these things he must be released
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- For a short time.
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- And i saw thrones, and they that sat upon them, and
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- Judgment was given to them.
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- And i saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the
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- Testimony of jesus and because of the word of god, and those
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- Who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not
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- Received the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand;
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- And they came to life and reigned with christ for,"
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- How long?
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- Underline it again.
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- "a thousand years."
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- Verse 5, "the rest of the dead did not come to life until
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- The," underline it again, "thousand years were completed.
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- This is the first resurrection.
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- Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first
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- Resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but
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- They will be priests of god and of christ and will reign with
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- Him for," one more time, "a thousand years."
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- Now, we're gonna talk about the characteristics of this
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- Thousand-year period of time on the earth in just a moment.
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- But here's the point i want to make right now, john could not
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- Be any clearer about how long this period of time is.
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- Five times in just six verses he says, "a thousand years", "a
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- Thousand years", "a thousand years", "a thousand years", "a
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- Thousand years", "a thousand years".
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- And yet today, there are people, christians who study the bible
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- And say, "well, i'm not sure how long the millennium really is.
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- I'm not sure."
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- Well, it says it six times in five verses, "a thousand years."
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- Let me illustrate that for you.
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- Let's say you write a letter,
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- Send it this week to your brother, who lives in a distant
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- City, and you say, "my family and i would like to come visit
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- You and your family the day after christmas, and we would
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- Like to stay for thirteen years, thirteen days."
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- Years, no way, but days.
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- "we're gonna stay with you for thirteen days.
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- For thirteen days we look forward to having fellowship
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- With you because we haven't seen you in a long time.
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- Now, if thirteen days is too long, please let me know.
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- Otherwise we'll be arriving the day after christmas and we'll be
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- Staying for thirteen days."
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- So, you arrive at your brother's house the day after christmas.
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- You all enjoy about three days together.
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- On the fourth day, your brother gets up, packs up his family and
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- Says, "well, i guess it's time to go."
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- You say, "what do you mean?"
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- He said, "well, we've scheduled a ski trip.
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- We're gonna be gone for the next two weeks."
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- You said, "well, wait a minute, didn't you get my letter?"
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- "yeah, i got your letter."
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- "didn't you read the part that said we're gonna stay for
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- Thirteen days?"
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- "well, yeah, i read it, but i didn't know you were
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- Speaking literally.
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- I thought you were speaking figuratively.
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- I didn't know you really meant you were gonna stay for
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- Thirteen days."
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- Well, how could you have been any more clear?
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- You said it over and over and over again, "thirteen days."
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- Well, it's the same thing with the millennium.
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- People who scratch their head and say, "well, i'm not sure
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- About this millennium.
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- How long is it?"
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- Listen, let's just suppose there really is a millennium, a
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- Thousand-year reign of christ on the earth.
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- How could john have said it any more clearly than he says it
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- Right here?
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- He says, "it's going to last for a a thousand years," six
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- Different times in these five verses.
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- Nevertheless, even though the teaching of the return of
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- Christ, after the tribulation, for a thousand years, even
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- Though it's clear in scripture,
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- Many people debate the subject of the millennium.
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- Now, you have probably heard the terms before, pre-millennial,
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- Post-millennial, amillennial, and you wondered what in the
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- World do those terms mean?
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- The whole question of "pre" and "post" and "amillennialism" is a
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- Question of when does jesus christ return in relationship to
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- The millennium?
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- When is the return of christ in relationship to the millennium?
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- The pre-millennial position, the pre-millennial position,
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- That word "pre," that prefix, means "before."
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- The pre-millennial position is jesus's second coming is before
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- The thousand-year reign of his on the earth.
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- It comes before his thousand-year reign.
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- He comes first and then he establishes his kingdom.
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- That is the pre-millennial position.
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- But the pre-millennial position, the one i hold to, is one that
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- Is much more than just simply a question of timing about the
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- Return of christ.
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- It has to do with what you believe about god's promise to
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- Believing israel.
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- You see, the pre-millennialist believes that one day jesus is
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- Coming to earth and will literally rule on the throne of
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- David, in jerusalem in order to fulfill his promises to
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- Believing israel.
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- Pre-millennialists believe that god made an unconditional
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- Promise to abraham and to abraham's believing descendants
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- Back in genesis 12.
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- And even though you and i, who are part of the church of jesus
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- Christ, those saved from pentecost until the rapture,
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- Even though we benefit from some of those promises, god has some
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- Unique promises to believing israel such as they're gonna
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- Dwell finally in the land that god promised them.
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- One of their descendants, the messiah, will literally sit on
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- The throne of david and rule from jerusalem.
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- Pre-millennialists believe that god will fulfill their promise,
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- His promise to israel.
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- Pre-millennialists see a distinction between the church,
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- Those saved from pentecost to the rapture, and the believing
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- Descendants of abraham.
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- That's the pre-millennial position.
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- There's a second position: the post-millennial position.
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- "post" is a prefix that means what?
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- It means "after,"
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- And that is the post-millennial position is that jesus christ
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- Comes to earth after this thousand-year time.
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- You say, well, how could that be?
- 00:13:40.142 --> 00:13:41.844
- Well, the post-millennialsist believes that if christians work
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- Hard enough, things will get better and better and better on
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- Earth and finally, we'll create kind of a utopia, a "heaven on
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- Earth," and the world will be such a perfect place that it
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- Will be prepared for christ's arrival.
- 00:13:57.159 --> 00:14:00.362
- Now, post-millennialism was popular beginning in the
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- Seventeenth century, all the way to about the midpoint of the
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- Twentieth century.
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- But once we got into the twentieth century, and the world
- 00:14:09.538 --> 00:14:12.308
- Had gone through two world wars, the idea of the world getting
- 00:14:12.308 --> 00:14:15.744
- Better has been pretty much extinguished.
- 00:14:15.744 --> 00:14:18.213
- And so post-millennialism, by and large, is a dead view.
- 00:14:18.213 --> 00:14:22.251
- Many people don't hold to post-millennialism.
- 00:14:22.251 --> 00:14:25.821
- By the way, dr. truett, who was a pastor here for fifty years,
- 00:14:25.821 --> 00:14:29.024
- Was a post-millennialist; he believed that.
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- He was a product of his times.
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- There is great excitement at the beginning of the twentieth
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- Century that would eventually diminish after two world wars.
- 00:14:37.266 --> 00:14:41.670
- But i do believe, to the extent that our nation reverences god
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- And respects his law, we can postpone god's judgment upon our
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- Country so that we have time to preach the gospel to as many
- 00:14:51.213 --> 00:14:54.616
- People as possible.
- 00:14:54.616 --> 00:14:55.985
- But i'm under no illusion that we are going to usher in the
- 00:14:55.985 --> 00:14:59.154
- Second coming of christ by creating a utopia here.
- 00:14:59.154 --> 00:15:02.257
- That's the difference from what we believe, that we're to be
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- Salt and light, and what the post-millennialist believes
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- About creating utopia here on earth.
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- The third position about the millennium is the
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- Amillennial position.
- 00:15:14.803 --> 00:15:16.772
- Now, that letter "a" before "millennial," in greek, is an
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- Alpha privative.
- 00:15:20.976 --> 00:15:22.578
- It means "no" or "without."
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- For example, what is a theist?
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- A theist is somebody who believes in god.
- 00:15:27.950 --> 00:15:30.386
- But if you put that alpha primitive before it, "a," an
- 00:15:30.386 --> 00:15:34.456
- Atheist is someone who believes in no god, or he sees the world
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- Without god.
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- Atheist; without god, no god.
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- When you put that letter before "millennium," amillennial,
- 00:15:43.599 --> 00:15:47.770
- Amillennial, it means, "no millennium."
- 00:15:47.770 --> 00:15:52.641
- Now, historically, there are many christians who have been
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- Amillennials and in all fairness, we have some of our
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- Church members who adopt an amillennial position.
- 00:15:59.481 --> 00:16:03.552
- And to be fair to them, it's not that they don't believe in a
- 00:16:03.552 --> 00:16:06.822
- Rule of christ, but it's a spiritual, rather than a
- 00:16:06.822 --> 00:16:10.359
- Physical rule of christ.
- 00:16:10.359 --> 00:16:12.694
- The amillennialist believes that the rule of christ described in
- 00:16:12.694 --> 00:16:17.132
- Revelation 20 is his rule in our own hearts after we
- 00:16:17.132 --> 00:16:21.170
- Accept christ as our savior.
- 00:16:21.170 --> 00:16:23.172
- They do not believe that there is a literal thousand-year
- 00:16:23.172 --> 00:16:26.041
- Period when christ will rule on the earth.
- 00:16:26.041 --> 00:16:28.544
- They see things as there'll be time of tribulation, there'll be
- 00:16:28.544 --> 00:16:31.747
- The second coming of christ, and then there'll be a new heaven
- 00:16:31.747 --> 00:16:34.616
- And new earth.
- 00:16:34.616 --> 00:16:35.951
- They see no rapture, and they
- 00:16:35.951 --> 00:16:37.286
- See no thousand-year reign of christ here on the earth.
- 00:16:37.286 --> 00:16:40.355
- What the amillennialist believes is this: he will say, "well,
- 00:16:40.355 --> 00:16:43.692
- Yes, god did make some promises to israel, no doubt about it, in
- 00:16:43.692 --> 00:16:47.329
- Genesis 12, but when israel rejected christ, god transferred
- 00:16:47.329 --> 00:16:53.735
- Those blessings that should have gone to israel, and he made
- 00:16:53.735 --> 00:16:57.272
- Them applicable to the church of jesus christ."
- 00:16:57.272 --> 00:16:59.942
- So, he transferred the blessings from israel to the church, and
- 00:16:59.942 --> 00:17:04.813
- He transformed those promises from literal, physical promises
- 00:17:04.813 --> 00:17:09.651
- To spiritual promises.
- 00:17:09.651 --> 00:17:12.020
- Thus, when the old testament talks about god's people, the
- 00:17:12.020 --> 00:17:17.226
- Israelites, inheriting the land one day,
- 00:17:17.226 --> 00:17:20.229
- Well, no longer does that apply to believing israel; it applies
- 00:17:20.229 --> 00:17:23.332
- To the church.
- 00:17:23.332 --> 00:17:24.700
- And no longer is it that piece of real estate in palestine;
- 00:17:24.700 --> 00:17:28.003
- It's heaven that the promises have been transformed to.
- 00:17:28.003 --> 00:17:31.340
- So, the idea of jews inhabiting the promised land really means
- 00:17:31.340 --> 00:17:35.944
- Christians going to heaven, the heavenly jerusalem, and that's
- 00:17:35.944 --> 00:17:40.382
- Why we say, "we're marching to zion, beautiful, beautiful zion,
- 00:17:40.382 --> 00:17:43.318
- We're marching upward to zion, the beautiful city of god."
- 00:17:43.318 --> 00:17:46.121
- They think that means heaven.
- 00:17:46.121 --> 00:17:48.991
- And that's how we take it instead of a literal heaven on
- 00:17:48.991 --> 00:17:53.629
- Earth, a jerusalem that god is going to create here.
- 00:17:53.629 --> 00:17:57.032
- The amillennialist sees no distinction between the church
- 00:17:57.032 --> 00:18:00.469
- And israel.
- 00:18:00.469 --> 00:18:01.803
- When you read about israel, the new israel, he's talking about
- 00:18:01.803 --> 00:18:05.174
- The church, not the believing descendants of abraham.
- 00:18:05.174 --> 00:18:08.844
- Now, here's the problem i have with that view,
- 00:18:08.844 --> 00:18:12.581
- And that is, that the promise god made to abraham and his
- 00:18:12.581 --> 00:18:16.318
- Descendants was not a conditional promise, it was an
- 00:18:16.318 --> 00:18:20.455
- Unconditional promise.
- 00:18:20.455 --> 00:18:22.524
- Remember in genesis 12, after god promised abraham,
- 00:18:22.524 --> 00:18:25.694
- "i'll make you the father of a great nation, a land, a seed and
- 00:18:25.694 --> 00:18:28.397
- A blessing," and remember how god ratified that covenant
- 00:18:28.397 --> 00:18:31.600
- With abraham?
- 00:18:31.600 --> 00:18:32.968
- In genesis 15, it says that god put abraham to sleep.
- 00:18:32.968 --> 00:18:36.205
- And remember, god walked through those animal pieces by himself,
- 00:18:36.205 --> 00:18:40.242
- Signify the ratification of that treaty.
- 00:18:40.242 --> 00:18:43.178
- In the old testament times, if there was a conditional treaty
- 00:18:43.178 --> 00:18:46.448
- Between two kings, both kings would walk together, signifying
- 00:18:46.448 --> 00:18:50.152
- That the covenant depended upon the faithfulness of each king
- 00:18:50.152 --> 00:18:53.188
- Fulfilling his part of the deal.
- 00:18:53.188 --> 00:18:55.023
- But when god made his promise to abraham, he put abraham to sleep
- 00:18:55.023 --> 00:18:58.827
- And god went through those animal pieces by himself,
- 00:18:58.827 --> 00:19:01.697
- Signifying that god's promise to israel had nothing to do with
- 00:19:01.697 --> 00:19:06.068
- Israel's faithfulness, but everything to do with the
- 00:19:06.068 --> 00:19:08.403
- Faithfulness of god.
- 00:19:08.403 --> 00:19:09.905
- And remember, david reiterated this in psalm 89, in
- 00:19:09.905 --> 00:19:14.009
- Verses 30 to 36.
- 00:19:14.009 --> 00:19:16.044
- "if his sons," talking about israel
- 00:19:16.044 --> 00:19:18.347
- "forsake my law," god said, "and do not walk in my judgments, if
- 00:19:18.347 --> 00:19:22.718
- They violate my statutes and don't keep my commandments, then
- 00:19:22.718 --> 00:19:26.021
- I will visit their transgressions with the rod and
- 00:19:26.021 --> 00:19:28.924
- With the iniquity with stripes," that is,
- 00:19:28.924 --> 00:19:31.293
- "i will discipline israel when they disobey me."
- 00:19:31.293 --> 00:19:35.063
- But look at verse 33,
- 00:19:35.063 --> 00:19:37.766
- "but i will not break off my loving kindness from him, nor
- 00:19:37.766 --> 00:19:41.603
- Deal falsely in my faithfulness.
- 00:19:41.603 --> 00:19:43.905
- My covenant i will not violate, nor will i alter the utterance
- 00:19:43.905 --> 00:19:48.644
- Of my lips.
- 00:19:48.644 --> 00:19:50.012
- Once i have sworn by my holiness; i will not lie
- 00:19:50.012 --> 00:19:53.415
- To david.
- 00:19:53.415 --> 00:19:54.750
- His descendants," the jews,
- 00:19:54.750 --> 00:19:56.351
- "will endure forever as the throne as the sun before me."
- 00:19:56.351 --> 00:20:02.724
- The bible says god's promise to abraham and his believing
- 00:20:02.724 --> 00:20:07.029
- Descendants was an unconditional promise.
- 00:20:07.029 --> 00:20:09.898
- And if god doesn't fulfill these promises, literally, that he
- 00:20:09.898 --> 00:20:13.435
- Made to be believe in israel, how can i know he's gonna
- 00:20:13.435 --> 00:20:16.171
- Fulfill his promises to me?
- 00:20:16.171 --> 00:20:18.540
- When you look in the old testament, just about every old
- 00:20:18.540 --> 00:20:21.343
- Testament prophet looked forward to the coming rule of messiah,
- 00:20:21.343 --> 00:20:25.947
- Not in heaven, but here on earth for that thousand-year period
- 00:20:25.947 --> 00:20:29.318
- Of time.
- 00:20:29.318 --> 00:20:30.686
- I want you to jot down these scriptures, we don't have time
- 00:20:30.686 --> 00:20:32.554
- To look at all of them, but,
- 00:20:32.554 --> 00:20:33.922
- Isaiah 2 verse 4, by the way, these words are chiseled on
- 00:20:33.922 --> 00:20:37.859
- A wall across the street from the united nations.
- 00:20:37.859 --> 00:20:40.629
- "and he will judge between the nations, and will render
- 00:20:40.629 --> 00:20:43.632
- Decisions for many peoples; and they will hammer their swords
- 00:20:43.632 --> 00:20:46.902
- Into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.
- 00:20:46.902 --> 00:20:50.038
- Nation will not lift up sword against nation, and they will
- 00:20:50.038 --> 00:20:54.142
- Never learn of war."
- 00:20:54.142 --> 00:20:56.678
- That's a period of time, known as the millennium, perfect peace
- 00:20:56.678 --> 00:20:59.815
- On the earth.
- 00:20:59.815 --> 00:21:01.149
- Isaiah 11, that we read about, the wolf and the lamb
- 00:21:01.149 --> 00:21:03.919
- Lying down together.
- 00:21:03.919 --> 00:21:05.487
- Or jeremiah 31 verse 33 and 34, "'but
- 00:21:05.487 --> 00:21:09.424
- This is the covenant which i will make with the house of
- 00:21:09.424 --> 00:21:11.960
- Israel after those days,' declares the lord, "i will put
- 00:21:11.960 --> 00:21:15.997
- My law within them and on their heart, i will write it; and i
- 00:21:15.997 --> 00:21:20.135
- Will be their god, and they shall be my people.
- 00:21:20.135 --> 00:21:22.838
- And they shall not teach again, each man his neighbor and each
- 00:21:22.838 --> 00:21:26.641
- Man his brother, saying, 'know the lord,' for they shall all
- 00:21:26.641 --> 00:21:29.745
- Know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, for i
- 00:21:29.745 --> 00:21:33.548
- Will forgive their iniquity and their sin i will remember
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- No more."
- 00:21:35.984 --> 00:21:37.319
- He was talking about a time here on earth when everybody will
- 00:21:37.319 --> 00:21:41.022
- Know the lord; there'll be no need for preachers anymore
- 00:21:41.022 --> 00:21:43.658
- Because everybody will have the lord.
- 00:21:43.658 --> 00:21:46.361
- God's law will be written on every human heart.
- 00:21:46.361 --> 00:21:49.297
- Everybody will reverence god.
- 00:21:49.297 --> 00:21:51.633
- Or look at the promise of zechariah 2, verses 10 to
- 00:21:51.633 --> 00:21:55.203
- 12, "'sing for joy and be glad, o daughter of zion; for
- 00:21:55.203 --> 00:21:58.673
- Behold i am coming.
- 00:21:58.673 --> 00:22:00.008
- I will dwell in your midst,' declares the lord, 'and many
- 00:22:00.008 --> 00:22:02.811
- Nations will join themselves to the lord and become my people.
- 00:22:02.811 --> 00:22:06.314
- Then i will dwell in your midst, and you will know that the lord
- 00:22:06.314 --> 00:22:09.050
- Of hosts has sent me to you.
- 00:22:09.050 --> 00:22:10.652
- And the lord will possess judah as his portion in
- 00:22:10.652 --> 00:22:14.389
- The holy land, and will again choose jerusalem.'"
- 00:22:14.389 --> 00:22:18.593
- Now, some people will say that all of these prophecies made to
- 00:22:18.593 --> 00:22:22.230
- Israel were already fulfilled.
- 00:22:22.230 --> 00:22:24.132
- But anyone who knows history knows that wasn't true.
- 00:22:24.132 --> 00:22:28.437
- Jeffress: i know someone is listening to today's message
- 00:22:32.607 --> 00:22:35.544
- Who's beginning to understand the urgency and relevance of
- 00:22:35.544 --> 00:22:39.114
- Biblical prophecy.
- 00:22:39.114 --> 00:22:40.749
- My sincere desire and prayer for you is that you will place your
- 00:22:40.749 --> 00:22:44.319
- Complete trust in jesus christ as your savior, so that your
- 00:22:44.319 --> 00:22:48.723
- Future is secure in him.
- 00:22:48.723 --> 00:22:51.293
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- Times, that period of time between christ's birth and his
- 00:23:01.970 --> 00:23:05.841
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- Until that day of christ's return, it's our responsibility
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- Jeffress: the word "millennium" may not appear in the bible, but
- 00:25:01.656 --> 00:25:05.594
- The concept of a thousand-year reign of christ can be found
- 00:25:05.594 --> 00:25:09.130
- Throughout scripture.
- 00:25:09.130 --> 00:25:10.565
- And i think this passage in revelation chapter 20
- 00:25:10.565 --> 00:25:13.368
- Makes it crystal clear that jesus will rule here on this
- 00:25:13.368 --> 00:25:17.305
- Earth for 1,000 years before the creation of the new
- 00:25:17.305 --> 00:25:21.209
- Heaven and the new earth.
- 00:25:21.209 --> 00:25:23.345
- Well, i know all these terms can be confusing, pre-millennialist,
- 00:25:23.345 --> 00:25:28.216
- Post-millennialist, and so forth.
- 00:25:28.216 --> 00:25:29.985
- So, next time, i'll continue to outline these differing views
- 00:25:29.985 --> 00:25:33.955
- And also give a clear argument for why the millennium is a
- 00:25:33.955 --> 00:25:38.326
- Literal thousand-year period of time when christ will rule
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- On earth.
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- Stay tuned for a preview of what's coming up next in our
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- Jeffress: when jesus came to--get this.
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- When jesus came, the first time on earth, he offered to set up
- 00:25:51.740 --> 00:25:56.378
- His kingdom on earth.
- 00:25:56.378 --> 00:25:57.946
- Had the jews received him and acknowledged him as messiah, his
- 00:25:57.946 --> 00:26:02.450
- Kingdom could have begun at that time.
- 00:26:02.450 --> 00:26:05.153
- You say, "well, now, wait a minute,
- 00:26:05.153 --> 00:26:06.855
- If they had accepted him, instead of rejected him, that
- 00:26:06.855 --> 00:26:09.591
- Would have meant no crucifixion.
- 00:26:09.591 --> 00:26:11.359
- And if there was no crucifixion, there would have been
- 00:26:11.359 --> 00:26:13.294
- No salvation."
- 00:26:13.294 --> 00:26:14.996
- Exactly.
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- You alaska.
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- I've been there before, and every time i witness those
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- Massive glaciers and towering mountains, i'm reminded of how
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- Incredibly creative our god is.
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- Announcer: picture this, waking up to snow-capped peaks outside
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- Your window, then heading to your refreshing breakfast,
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- Knowing that all your meals are prepared for you.
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- The world class service means that you can truly relax.
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- Jeffress: we'll explore charming villages together,
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- We'll stroll alongside the still waters of the mountain stream,
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- And, yes, we'll see god's artistry at every turn.
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- Announcer: reserve your spot on the 2026 pathway to victory
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