The Millennium is an eagerly anticipated period in biblical prophecy, characterized as a time of peace and righteousness when Jesus Christ will reign on earth for a thousand years. Here, we've gathered twenty Scriptures that call our attention to this significant future event.
The Promise of the Millennium
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.
And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. —Revelation 20:1-4
For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. —Isaiah 9:6-7
The Reign of Christ
Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years. —Revelation 20:6
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. —Psalm 72:8
Callout: He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. —Psalm 72:8
Peace and Justice
He shall judge between many peoples and rebuke strong nations afar off; they shall beat their swords into plowshares. —Micah 4:3
He shall judge between the nations and rebuke many people. —Isaiah 2:4
Restoration of Creation
For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. —Romans 8:19-21
The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose. —Isaiah 35:1-2
Harmony Amongst Creation
In that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, with the birds of the air. —Hosea 2:18
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, the lion shall eat straw like the ox. —Isaiah 65:25
Callout: The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, the lion shall eat straw like the ox. —Isaiah 65:25
The Knowledge of the Lord
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. —Habakkuk 2:14
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord. —Isaiah 11:9
Joy and Gladness
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing, with everlasting joy on their heads. —Isaiah 35:10
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, streaming to the goodness of the Lord. —Jeremiah 31:12
A Time of Longevity
No more shall an infant from there live but a few days, nor an old man who has not fulfilled his days. —Isaiah 65:20
Thus says the Lord of hosts: Old men and old women shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each one with his staff in his hand because of great age. —Zechariah 8:4
Callout: No more shall an infant from there live but a few days, nor an old man who has not fulfilled his days. —Isaiah 65:20
Renewal of the Earth
Whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began. —Acts 3:21
Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. —Revelation 21:1
Nations and Worship
And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. —Zechariah 14:16
Righteous Governance
Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; a King shall reign and prosper, and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. —Jeremiah 23:5
These verses paint a picture of a time when justice, peace, and worship reign supreme under the leadership of Christ. As we anticipate this coming era, the Scriptures offer encouragement and assurance of God's ultimate plan for humanity and creation!
Praise God for the coming golden age of the Millennium!
