Sermon On The Milleninum

For example:

A. Plato envisioned a time of living when the crooked things in life would be made straight.

B. Bacon dreamed of living when Atlantis would be a place of universal peace and prosperity.

C. Presidents have dreamed of living in a utopia society in programs like the:

• New deal, (Franklin Roosevelt)

• The new frontier, (John F. Kennedy)

• The great society, (Lyndon B. Johnson)

• The new world order (George H. Bush)

However, the Utopia society is not going to be ushered in by men with their…

1) Programs,

2) Plans

3) Policies.

This UTOPIA SOCIETY will only be brought about when Jesus comes to rule and reign upon the earth during the MILLENINUM.

Illus: There is a group today who call themselves the Millennials.

There are about 80 millions of them, born between 1980 and 1995, and they're rapidly taking over from the baby boomers that are now pushing 60.

• The Millennials like other generations before them believe they can bring about this utopia society that mankind has desired to live in.

• But like other generations they are wrong because only the Lord can do that and He will do that during the MILLENINUM!!

Today I want to show you some things about this period of time after the Battle of Armageddon, when the Lord sets up His Kingdom on this earth for a thousand years known as the Millennium.

First we need to consider…

I.THE PROMISE OF THE MILLENNIUM

The promise of the Millennium is based upon a covenant we find in the scriptures.

There are basically two kinds of covenants:

(1) The Conditional Covenant –

A Conditional Covenant is a promise when God lays down specific conditions before the promise can be fulfilled.

For example, we have a conditional promise made to Israel in 2 Chronicles 7:14 we read, “If my people, which are called by my name (talking about the Israelites), shall humble themselves and pray and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven. I will forgive their sin and heal their land.”

Notice in this conditional promise, there are certain conditions to be met before the promise can be received.

This is a CONDITIONAL COVENANT, but there is another kind of covenant…

B) The Unconditional Covenant –

One was the promise God made to David that He was going to establish a kingdom through David’s offspring that would never be overthrown.

There are no conditions; this is something God tells us He is going to do without any conditions.

Look at 2 Samuel 7:12, “And when the days be fulfilled and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers (talking about David dying), I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels and I will establish his kingdom.”

There are no conditions in this promise. God said, “…I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels and I will establish his kingdom.”

Notice, God said:

“I will set up thy seed after thee”

“I will establish his kingdom.”

This has nothing to do with mankind, it is an un-conditional covenant.

This will be fulfilled when Jesus sits on the throne during the Millennium.

This covenant is based on Jesus is of the lineage of David…

• Look at Matthew 1:1 the book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

• Also look at Luke 1:31-32 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

Did you know that the scripture indicates that He (Jesus) who sits on the throne of David will have David there with him also?

• Look at Jeremiah 30:9, we read, “But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.”

Now I do not know nor does anyone else know what part David is going to have during the Millennium, but David is going to be raised up to rule under the King of kings during the Millennium.

David most likely will play a major role in working with the King of Kings to see to it that His programs are accomplished during the Millennium.

WHY DO I SAY THAT?

Because the scripture tells us in Jeremiah 30:9 “But they shall serve the LORD their God and David their king…”

WHEN? During the Millennium!!!

He was once the KING OF ISRAEL, but now he is going to be allowed to sit next to the KING OF KINGS!

This is an UN-CONDITIONAL PROMISE GOD MADE TO DAVID.

We have looked at THE PROMISE OF THE MILLENNIUM next we want to look at…