10 Facts About The Millennial Reign Of Christ

What is the millennial reign of Christ? The millennial reign takes place after the great tribulation, beginning at the moment when Jesus Christ returns to the Earth and defeats his enemies at the battle of Armageddon.

The return of Christ is depicted like this in Revelation 19:12-16, "His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. 13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. 14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. 15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”[a] He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: king of kings and lord of lords."

King Jesus returns to the Earth, with the saints of God, to defeat the anti-christ, the false prophet, and his army.

Jump forward to the next chapter, and we see the establishment of the millennial reign, which indicates that the saints involved in this reign are only those which gave their lives during the great tribulation.

Revelation 20:4-6, "4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They[a] had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years."

So let's consider now ten facts about the one thousand year reign of Christ on the Earth.

1. King Jesus Christ himself, in the flesh, will be the chief authority over every nation on the Earth, for a period of 1,000 years.

Jesus will dictate total authority over the Earth from the capital city of planet Earth, Jerusalem. Often this time period is also referred to the time when Jesus will rule with a rod of iron and he will give his tribulation saints authority to "smash the nations to pieces like pottery (Rev 2:27).

Daniel 7:27 ESV And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; his kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.’

2. The Martyrs who died for Jesus under the anti-christ will reign with Christ during the millennial reign - From what I can tell, only those who were killed during the tribulation by the anti-christ and his forces will participate in the "first resurrection." Revelation says "blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection, for the second death has no effect on them." This would be several million people at least, I assume. It says in the word that during the millennial reign Christ will share his authority with them, so it's likely to speculate that the tribulation saints alive during this period would be given authority over different regions of the planet, to share in Christ's authority to rule over them, of course in turn taking orders from Christ himself from Jerusalem.

3. King Jesus will rule with an "iron rod" to smash the nations to pieces like pottery - We find that Christ will rule with a firm hand, apparently punishing the nations if they refuse to do good and love mercy and walk humbly under His rule.

Psalm 2:9 "You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."

4. Feasts will be Celebrated - The nations of the planet will apparently make pilgrimages to Jerusalem to celebrate feasts, and events in the city with the messiah. In particular, the feast of booths is mentioned, in which Israel would remember their deliverance from slavery in Egypt.

According to Zechariah 14:16-17, "Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles. 17 If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord Almighty, they will have no rain."