Help with the 1000 year reign of jesus?

Question

after the saved are raptured to heaven and the lost are destroyed etc. etc. etc. and jesus takes his 1000 year reign over earth, WHO IS HERE?

if the lost died and the saved are in heaven, who's here? I don't understand revelation quit clearly and a bunch of "what if's" come up.

Answer 1

Jesus, if he existed, is a dead guy. He's not coming back.

Answer 2

No see,the saved before the Great Tribulation are (if dead) resurrected,then those who are alive and left will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air (the rapture).Now what you have are nominal believers and nonbelievers.They will preached to by the 144,000 and if they believe,they will have to resist taking the mark of the beast,hide out as it were,or if they are caught they will be killed.Others will take the mark to save their own skin.There will be nonbelievers of God and the Anti Christ that will survive this 31/2 year period.The only ones destroyed when Jesus comes back are the Anti Christ ,False Prophet and the ones that took the mark.Satan will be bound 1000 years.Now a Millenium of Peace comes on us.The lion will lie down with the lamb.The environment heals.People will live hundreds of years again.These are the ones that avoided the whole thing and ones that dodged it.Although the whole world will be affected and suffer,remember ,the main focus is the Middle East.This is what Jeremiah calls "Jacob's Trouble " it is to drive the Jews to God .Now these people have to become believers,because at the end of this 1000 years Jesus will then separate the people like sheep and goats.The ones first resurrected and raptured become Kings and Priests.The Jews inherit the land of Israel once and for all but have accepted Christ as Messiah,and have to preform the sacrifices again in the Mellenial Temple as a lesson for unbelief before.All the nations will have to come once a year to Jerusalem(I'm sure that means representatives)That comes from Ezekial 40 on)

Answer 3

The bible does not say that we will continue to multiply while we are in the 1000 year reign. It does say that we will have changed bodies and Jesus said this in Matthew 22:30.... For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. When Satan is released, the bible tells us this in Revelations 20: 5.. But the rest of the dead LIVED NOT AGAIN UNTIL the thousand years were finished. These were all the evil people that were killed by Jesus in the tribulation period which had the mark of the beast and belong to Satan. This is Satan's resurrected army for the battle of Armageddon. Rev 20:7 When the thousand years come to an end, Satan will be let out of his prison. 8 He will go out to deceive the nations—called Gog and Magog—in every corner of the earth. He will gather them together for battle—a mighty army, as numberless as sand along the seashore. 9 And I saw them as they went up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded God’s people and the beloved city. But fire from heaven came down on the attacking armies and consumed them. 10 Then the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. This really does not pertain to the believers of Christ as we will be with the Lord and out of harms way.

Answer 4

(Psalm 37:9-11)  9 For evildoers themselves will be cut off, But those hoping in Jehovah are the ones that will possess the earth. ו [Waw] 10 And just a little while longer, and the wicked one will be no more; And you will certainly give attention to his place, and he will not be. 11 But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth, And they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.
Proverbs 2:21 For the upright are the ones that will reside in the earth and the blameless are the ones left over in it.
As regards the wicked they will be torn away from the earth.

(Matthew 24:21-22) 21 for then there will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again. 22 In fact, unless those days were cut short, no flesh would be saved; but on account of the chosen ones those days will be cut short.
If the righteous were raptured out then what difference would it make how long it took?

Answer 5

There's a bunch of different views on this, depending on when, in time, Jesus returns. Some say it's already happened and some say it hasn't happened yet.

In any case, Revelations reports that Jesus will return and both Satan and all non-believers will be cast into the lake of fire for 1,000 years while Jesus reigns on Earth. Those left on Earth during Jesus' reign will be those saved prior to his return and those that earned a place during the Great Tribulation by refusing the mark of the beast and martyring themselves for god.

Where the saved people's souls are immediately after they die and prior to the return (in heaven or as if asleep, waiting for Jesus' return) is also in contention.

Answer 6

During the 1,000 year reign of Christ & his anointed brothers from earth, the dead will be resurrected, & everyone will show their level of integrity to God. At the end, there will be another test, when Satan will be temporarily released, after which ALL the unfaithful will be destroyed, permanently.

The Hereafter--Where Will It Be? :
- Earth--Just a Testing Ground?
- Eternal Happiness--In Heaven or on Earth?
http://watchtower.org/e/20001001/article_01.htm

What Is the Kingdom of God?
- A feeling in one's heart, or a Real Government?
http://watchtower.org/library/rq/article_06.htm

What Will the Future Bring? :
- A Brighter Tomorrow?
- Where Is This World Heading?
http://watchtower.org/e/200601/article_01.htm

The End of False Religion Is [Next on God's Agenda]!
- What false religion is
- How it will end
- How to identify true religion
http://watchtower.org/e/kn37/article_01.htm

Do You Know the Truth About Armageddon?
- A Catastrophic End / A Happy Beginning! http://watchtower.org/e/20051201/article_01.htm

Answer 7

After the rapture, many who are left will be saved. During the Tribulation period, not all who are saved will die. Those still alive at the end of Tribulation will live on in the Millenium--they will live as we do now, marrying, having children, etc. The big difference will be that in those days, the goverment will be Christ's and He will be ruler on the earth, and the saints who died earlier will rule and reign with Him. Sin will still be possible, but it won't be the norm like today.

Answer 8

The Millenium doesn't happen until Jesus returns at the Second Coming. That's when the Lord returns in the clouds.

You can read in the Old Testament about that time. Zechariah 14, and Ezekiel 38 and 39. It wont be a pretty sight for those attacking Israel!

Answer 9

Rapture is NOT Biblical...

2Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The HEAVENS WILL DISAPPEAR with a roar. Fire will DESTROY EVERYTHING in them. God will judge the earth and everything in it.
11 So EVERYTHING WILL BE DESTROYED. And what kind of people should you be? You should lead holy and godly lives.

...NOTHING will be "left behind." NOBODY will be “left behind.” The pop-theology “rapture” is an interpretation of figurative language that conflicts with the clear language of 2Peter. One of the primary rules for Biblical interpretation tells us that any interpretation of figurative language which conflicts with clear language CANNOT BE TRUE.

This brings us to the figurative language of Revelation which describes the 1000 years. In simple terms, Revelation begins and ends with a Greek construction which describes the immediacy with which the events it described would take place.(1:1 and 22:7) This same construction is translated "Quick!" in Acts 12:7 "Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared. A light shone in the prison cell. The angel struck Peter on his side. Peter woke up. “Quick!” the angel said. “Get up!” The chains fell off Peter’s wrists..."
The book of Revelation describes URGENT, NEAR TIME EVENTS, NOT THE DISTANT FUTURE.

What about the kingdom?

Mark 9:1 Jesus said to them, “What I’m about to tell you is true. Some who are standing here will not die before they see God’s kingdom coming with power.”

It CAME LONG AGO.

1Corinthians 4:20 The kingdom of God is not a matter of talk. It is a matter of power.

1Corinthians 15:23 But here is the order of events. Christ is the first of those who rise from the dead. When he comes back, those who belong to him will be raised. 24 Then the end will come. Christ will destroy all rule, authority and power. He will hand over the kingdom to God the Father. 25 Christ must rule until he has put all his enemies under his control. 26 The last enemy that will be destroyed is death.

1Corinthians 15:50 Brothers and sisters, here is what I’m telling you. Bodies made of flesh and blood can’t share in the kingdom of God. And what dies can’t share in what never dies. 51 Listen! I am telling you a mystery. We will not all die. But we will all be changed. 52 That will happen in a flash, as quickly as you can wink an eye. It will happen when the last trumpet sounds. The trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised to live forever. And we will be changed. 53 Our natural bodies don’t last forever. They must be dressed with what does last forever. What dies must be dressed with what does not die.

At Jesus’ return, Peter tells us that EVERYTHING will be destroyed. Paul writes that our physical bodies will be changed. The kingdom is NOT PHYSICAL. As Jesus answered Pilate, his kingdom is “not of this world.”


So what about the 1000 years? Look around you. Jesus' kingdom BEGAN on Pentecost in Acts 2 and is still in existence. Jesus’ reign in his church, his kingdom, is going on right now. The 1000 year time period is figurative and means simply a long time.

Answer 10

The 1000 year reign is after the Rapture, which is not the second coming. Jesus will return after the 1000 year reign to judge that will be the Second Coming. Read 1 Thess. 4:13 onward.

Answer 11

The Rapture will occur after the Tribulation, and during the Rapture all believers in Christ will be taken up into heaven for the millennial reign of Christ. After the millennium, then Satan goes on one final quest to try to defeat Christ, at which point Christ throws Satan and his angels and all who refused to accept Christ into the lake of fire. Check out the first link below for a detailed look at the end times.