Featured Who Populates the Millennial Kingdom?

There is a third group which will populate the Millennial Kingdom. Those born physically during the 1000 year period. Isaiah 65:20 is an interesting Millennial scripture. "There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed."
I was taught that this passage is showing those born in the Millennial. Those who trust Christ and then fall into sin are seen as being accursed at 100 years old, but still living in the Millennial. While the ones who reject Christ during that time will be given 100 years to trust Christ and if they haven't then the child shall die that is they will be put to death as they have had 100 years to receive the Lord. How do we know that some reject, we see Revelation 20:
7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

Satan musters a large army as many as the sands of the sea who come against Christ and the Saints. They will all be under 100 years old and will have refused to believe on the savior.

 

Well two groups begin the population but soon after the beginning of the Millennial children will be born, thus a third younger population, a population who must make a choice to be saved or reject Christ.
They are born as we all are born totally depraved and without Christ.

 

No I view that believers from the Tribulation enter. Those who are the Bride in their resurrected bodies will be there, and some teach that they will be climbing Jacob's ladder that is that the New Jerusalem will be hovering over the earth and that the bride will go back and forth into the New Jerusalem in the evening. However the believers from the Tribulation who are physically alive have children and those children are like children today, they will not be born saved but lost, covered until they know right from wrong but will need to believe on the Lord as Savior.

 

Do you see children being born during the Millennial?
If so wouldn't they need to be saved, they wouldn't be born saved would they?
They will be physically born with a sin nature and thus satan mustering the army at the end of the Millennial.

 

I have a written a book series on the book of revelation. Two are out one is in design and one is ready to go to the publisher

 

Wow you wrote a lot.

I'm not sure if I can even respond to all of this.

 

So let's narrow our discussion to Rev 20

Ok... well the fact that I endorsed it would imply that it is stating what I believe. So read it if you want to know the view that I espouse.

This is a disingenuous statement. You assume a definition when you assert your 3 resurrections view. The word itself is used various ways in Scripture. So to say "Scripture does" is not helpful at all.

So here is YOUR definition which you base on Scripture. Therefore you do define resurrection. Don't be offended by that. This is what theology does. Just be genuine and admit such. Even admit that your definition seeks to be biblical.

As for this definition, it is a tautology. The word used can imply a physical resurrection as well as a spiritual one as well. However, and this is why I referred to your definition since I knew what you meant even when you didn't, I don't believe this kind of resurrection takes place multiple times in Rev 20. See my view as stated by Beale.

My response or refusal to engage has to do with the time I can dedicate to this discussion. The longer the posts get (or the more frequent), the less time I have to engage. It is a simple matter of necessity. This dialogue is not high on my list. That goes for this board as well. Just last night I had to perform a funeral service. And I am preaching through Galatians on Sunday. So you can see I am dealing with bigger matters.

Disturbing? Let's start with your startling assumptions in reverse. (3) I am not redefining anything. I am making observation of the prophets in the OT. You are the one with the assumption that says prophecy is "about foretelling of events." Sadly, most people assume this. Then you read through the prophets and you get a far different picture. (2) I charged you with coming up with definitions b/c we all do that, consciously or not. What I am actually doing is charging you with gross assumption. Prophets are preachers preaching a message of fidelity to God's covenant more than anything else. That is just a statistical fact. The foretelling is for encouragement. "Breaking covenant leads to exile. But fear not, people of God, for one day there will be a new covenant that will end this and God's anointed one will reign and..." But the bulk of OT prophecy is preaching against sin and unfaithfulness. Fact. (1) Please restate. I'm not sure what you are driving at in regards to being disturbed.

I would say yes in an general sense. Pastors who are preaching are proclaiming the Word of God and thus engaging in the act of prophesy. The difference between today and the early church is that the NT prophets relied upon special revelation since they didn't have access to the NT at that point. However, the office of prophet in the specific sense has ended. I am a cessationist.

 

(Christ the first fruit Sg.) Is not the kingdom of God the eternal ruling body, one in God through Christ, who at the return of Christ, (afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.) being dead in Christ resurrected and or if still alive changed incorruptible/immortal, to rule with Christ over the kingdoms of this world? These are married to Christ and neither marry, nor are given in marriage to one other. Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels;

The only difference in the world of those being ruled over being, they are no longer subject to being deceived by Satan, the devil, for some period of time, I believe to be a thousand years.

After this there will be another resurrection and or change of the just and the unjust.

Then the end, of death ( For as much then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; Heb 2:14 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 1 John 3:8)

YLT 1 Cor 15:24 then -- the end, when he may deliver up the reign to God, even the Father, when he may have made useless all rule, and all authority and power --

 

Clean slate fresh thread. How about that?