Good afternoon brethren, please take your Bibles and turn to Luke chapter 11
Take your Bibles and turn to Luke chapter 11 and look at verse number 2
Luke chapter 11 and verse number 2 this sermon will be the conclusion of the end times series
I don't know about you, but I've really enjoyed preparing the sermons preaching it
I've learned a lot just in my own personal study as I was going through this
Some things I've included that I learned in the sermons and some things I've kept for a later dates
But yeah, I hope it's been a benefit to you
But if you look at Luke chapter 11 and verse number 2
These are the words of Jesus as he was teaching his disciples to pray
He prayed and he said unto them when you pray say our father which art in heaven
Hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done as in heaven
So in earth and I want you to notice that Jesus Christ is praying to the father his heavenly father
And he's asking thy kingdom come he's asking for the kingdom of God
To come on this earth and so the title for the sermon this afternoon is the coming kingdom of God the coming
kingdom of God
Now you if you can go to Luke chapter 13 now go to Luke 13
I'm going to read to you from Colossians chapter 1 verse 13, but you go to Luke 13 and
If you want some in-depth teaching on the kingdom of God and
You know, I would turn your attention toward I preached a sermon called. What is the kingdom of God?
It was it was during
Current which which chapter of Luke that I preached it through but if you look at the the series of the playlist in the book
of Luke
There's a sermon called what is the kingdom of God and I go into a lot more depth and I just want to give you
A quick summary of the kingdom of God here, but if I read Colossians chapter 1 verse 13
The Bible reads who have delivered us from the power of darkness
Hey, that's a safe person. That's someone who has placed their faith on Jesus Christ
We've been delivered from the power of darkness, but then it says this and have translated us
into the kingdom of his dear son
Translated us into the kingdom of his dear son
You see if you are saved you have been translated
You have entered already in a spiritual sense. You've entered into the kingdom of God
You know when Jesus Christ came
Sorry, when Nicodemus came to Jesus in John chapter 3 Jesus said, you know
You won't be able to see or enter the kingdom of God unless you are born again
And so that moment that you're born again, but the new man is brought to life
You're saved
Spiritually speaking that new man lives in the kingdom of God not this old flesh
But the new man the spiritual man in you lives in that kingdom of God and what I taught in that sermon
What is the kingdom of God is that there are three phases to this one kingdom right now. There is a spiritual phase
That you know anybody we go and preach the gospel to if they get saved they enter into that kingdom
We don't see it with our physical eyes
We can't touch it, but it's a spiritual kingdom
But then this kingdom will develop and when Christ comes back when he establishes his millennial reign he reigns for a thousand years
That's the second phase of this kingdom when Christ comes and then at the end of a thousand years
The kingdom Christ will give it on to the Father
We'll have a look at some passages later and that new heavens and new earth is that final phase of the kingdom of God
And so we saw Jesus Christ
praying
Desiring for God's kingdom to be on the earth that that his will will be done in heaven or as so in in earth
That his will be on this earth as it is in heaven
I should say and if you go to Luke 13 look at verse 28, please Luke 13 verse 28
I just want to show you this so we have the kingdom now
Okay, when you're saved
But then Jesus Christ spoke of Luke 13 28 there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth
When you shall see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you
yourselves thrust out and
they shall come from the east and from the west and from the north and from the south and shall sit down in the
kingdom of God
See, Jesus Christ is telling the Christ rejecting Jews at this point in time that you are going to be cast out of the kingdom
You won't be able to enter in but others from the east the west and north and the south
The Gentiles from out all the world will be able to enter into the kingdom of God and sit down with Abraham
Isaac and Jacob and so you see even though in a sense
Yes, we are in the kingdom of God spiritually speaking
But there is a coming literal physical kingdom that we're going to be gathered together with the Saints throughout all generations
And we're going to be able to fellowship together
rejoicing and enjoying the kingdom of God
Now if you can now turn to the book of Revelation
Actually, I might get you to turn to 2nd Peter go to 2nd Peter chapter 3 go to 2nd Peter chapter 3 for me and
Well in the last sermon on the series
I was speaking about the wrath of God and I was just giving you a taste the flavor for what the wrath of God will
Look like of course
I mean I could have turned that to that sermon just just a sermon on God's wrath
Into multiple series is just that just on the wrath of God alone
But when we look at the seven vials if you may recall the seventh vial is the final judgment that God pulls out on
Mystery Babylon the greats. Okay. Now I'm going to read to you from Revelation 16 verse 19
But you go to 2nd Peter chapter 3
And I just want to read this portion to you when Babylon is judged in
Revelation 16 verse 19 it reads and the great city was divided into three parts and the cities of the nations fell and
Great Babylon came in remembrance before God to give unto her the cup of the wine or the fierceness of his wrath
but then notice the next words and
Every island fled away and the mountains were not found
You see while God is pouring out his wrath on the earth there comes a time when every island
disappears
Every mountain is not found. I mean God's wrath has dramatic
Consequences on the geography and the topology of the earth
You know I the way I understand that is these islands these small islands in the in the Pacific and in other places
We completely
Covered by water, you know and and these mountains by the wall the earthquakes by the disaster that's going on the fires
The hail they're just going to be wiped out
Okay, the the earth will be leveled so you we won't be able to see at the end of God's wrath as we enter into
The millennial reign of Christ the the you know the geography of the earth has changed completely
You won't be able to recognize Mount Everest
You won't be able to see those mountains that you've known about in the past
You won't be able to find those islands that you may have holiday holiday to they're not there anymore
Okay, and so my point is there's there's significant changes after the wrath of God and then in verse 21
It says and there shall fall so and there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven
every stone about the weight of a talent and
Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail for the plague thereof was exceeding great
So great hail. I mean just destruction from God as he pours out his wrath it completely changes again the geography and
anthropology of the earth
Now you're in second Peter chapter 3 in verse number 10. Have a look at the words here
The Bible reads but the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night
Now you may recall what the day of the Lord is. I've covered that I mean just in the last sermon. What was it?
It's the day. It's the same days day of Christ. It's a day that Christ will come and and and
You know gather his saints unto himself
But then on that same day half an hour of silence takes place then God begins to pour out his wrath
Okay, so this is the day of the Lord the day of God's wrath and notice what happens on the day of the Lord
I'll read it again verse number 10
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night in the which the heavens
Shall pass away with a great noise and the elements shall melt with fervent heat
notice that fervent heat and
The earth also and the works that are there in shall be burned up
so it's quite clear what's happening here on the day of the Lord fire destruction of fire upon the earth and
I've had a lot of teaching on second Peter chapter 3 verse 10
Most people believe like most preachers believe that this is speaking about
Christ destroying the first earth in a sense and bringing in the new heavens and the new earth
But keep in mind there's still a thousand years where Christ will rule and reign and
Also, keep in mind that you know what the day of the Lord is. It's actually quite clear right there
The Lord is that first day when God begins to pour out his wrath. So is this really about God?
Totally destroying the earth to bring in a new heaven a new earth
No, no, it's talking about the elements of the earth being burnt up
Okay, and again this ties in with God's wrath on that on that first day when God begins to pour out his wrath
Let's keep reading verse number 11
Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved
What manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, but and and for us
So we know that this Earth's going to be wiped out. It's going to be burnt up
but look at verse number 12 looking for and
Hasting unto the coming of the day of God we're in the heavens being on fire
Shall be dissolved and the elements shall melt with fervent heat
Okay again, so we see the heat we see the fire burning up the earth
Say well that that's got to be where God just ultimately destroys this old earth and creates a new earth
But I want you to just keep in mind there again
You know, it's very clear that God will use fire on the day of the Lord that God will bring about
You know fervent heat on this day
and of course if you recall I'll read to you Revelation chapter 8 verse 5 on
The very first day in the day of of the Lord when when the first try the first angel begins to blow his trump
I'll just read a portion to you for recall
Revelation chapter 8 verse 5 it says and the angel took the sensor and
filled it with fire of the altar remember that and cast it into the earth and
There were voices and thunderings and lightnings and an earthquake
So this takes place in the day of the Lord this takes place half an hour
After the rapture where this sensor in heaven is filled up with fire by this angel
And it's cast down onto the earth, you know God's casting down fire onto the earth
well, this would line up with the day of the Lord with things burning up with a fervent heat does it not and
Then in verse number six and the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound
the first angel sounded now remember what was the first angel and they followed hail and
Fire mingled with blood and they were cast upon the earth and the third part of the trees was burnt up and all the
green grass
was burnt up
Now for the brethren, you know you Australians during the bushfires, right? We have these bushfires
How hot were those days now? I know we were experiencing summer as well
But obviously the fires were playing an effect on weather conditions
And a man some of those months some of those days was stinking hot wasn't it while the fires were burning
Well, what about if one-third of all the fire all the trees of the earth are on fire?
What if every grass all over the world is on fire?
Well, that's what takes place on the day of the Lord, you know
The entire earth is burning up with a fervent heat, you know, and when God's done pouring out his wrath
The earth's not going to look the same. The mountains are gone. The islands have been covered by water. They're gone
Okay, I mean there's there's there's great earthquakes that take place during that time
And so we see the earth being destroyed because of God's wrath
but of course it you know, it's more than a day, you know goes on for that the rest of that seven-year period and
The reason I say that to you is because you should still be in second Peter chapter one
Sorry, second Peter chapter three and look at verse number 13 in second Peter chapter three verse 13
Nevertheless
We according to his promise look for new heavens and a new earth
Wherein dwelleth righteousness
So should we be sad that this earth that we know?
That all the great mountains that we we look at and and have some or about
Should we be upset that it's all destroyed that it all tumbles down
No, because we should be looking for the new heaven the new earth
That God will create, you know in the future and that of course makes up the coming kingdom of God
Now before I get into the into the kingdom of God and why this is important
Why is it important for God to?
For Christ to come and rule for a thousand years and then for God to create a new heavens and a new earth
Why is this important?
Well, if you can now take your Bible's in turn to Genesis chapter 3 Genesis chapter 3
And we're going to look at the fall of man once again
And you say why do we always go back to Genesis 3? It's because this is where it all starts
I mean, you know when man has sinned against the Lord and the Lord curses man and woman and the serpent and the earth
I mean everything in the Bible ultimately points back to this time, you know and
Genesis chapter 3 verse 17
After Adam, you know is confronted by God for what he did and and God curses the serpent and curses
You know Eve he brings the curse then on Adam as well in verse number 17 and unto Adam
He said because thou has hearkened unto the voice of thy wife and has eaten of the tree of which I commanded these saying
Thou shall not eat of it. Look at those next words
Cursed is the ground for thy sake in sorrow. Shall they eat of it all the days of thy life
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee and thou shall eat the herb of the field in the sweat of thy face
Shall thou eat bread thou
Till thou return unto the ground for out of it was thou taken for thus thou art and unto dust shall thou return
So notice the curse that God has put upon Adam
For sinning against him for taking of that fruit
He says not only was Adam cursed but he says that the ground is cursed
You see the earth was cursed and because of this thorns and thistles will be brought forth
So instead of you gardening and and you know having perfect plants
You're gonna have some difficulties. There are going to be thorns and thistles that grow out of your garden
You know why because there's actually a curse on this earth
Not only was the earth cursed but we saw that obviously Adam will have to work hard to provide for his needs
But the at the end of verse number 19
Right at the end it said for dust thou art and unto dust shall thou return
You see before this event
Adam and Eve
Could live forever, you know that they could never die though. There was no sin which brought forth death
But because this judgment came from God this curse fell upon
Upon Adam he was now destined not just to die spiritually, which he did but he was destined to die physically
He was destined to die. So those are the two major changes a curse on the earth and death. Okay and death a
Physical death, so that's that's the curse that God's brought upon the earth when Adam and Eve sinned back in the Garden of Eden
But there was a second curse that fell upon the earth and if you can now go to Genesis chapter 8
Genesis chapter 8 and verse 21
Genesis chapter 8 and we're looking at the flood, of course and
You know
Noah builds the ark brings his family onto the ark and then once things have settled they come off the ark
God makes a new covenant with with Noah etc. And
Then he says these words God does in acts sorry
Genesis chapter 8 verse 21 which says and the Lord smelt a sweet saver
So Noah offered a sacrifice and the Lord said in his hearts notice the next words
I will not again curse the ground anymore for man's sake
Now I think some people have read this and understood it as though God cursed the ground when Adam sinned
But now he was lifting that curse from Adam from from Adam. The ground was no longer cursed
That's not what it's referring to when it refers to I will not again curse the ground. He's just finished about what happened
The flood okay, he destroyed the earth he destroyed all living creatures except what was on the ark and I guess the only
Exceptions that were the marine animals that would live in the ocean and the insects
But that was God's curse on the earth. God's curse fell in in as a flood, you know
These these waters drowning out, you know mankind
I mean just think about the anger of God there think about God's wrath there and then once he has accomplished that he says I will
Not again curse the ground anymore for man's sake the context of that would be the flood
He's not going to flood the earth again. Okay destroy the earth in that sense
We see later on God destroys the earth with fire, but you know, he's not going to do it
With a flood and then it says for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth
Neither will I again smite anymore every living thing as I have done
So that's what he's referring to the smite in every living thing with the flood
Verse number 22 while the earth remaineth sea time and harvest and cold and heat and summer and winter and day and night
shall not cease
So what are some of the results of this curse of this flood that came upon the earth?
What are some of the results of that? Just look at the next chapter Genesis 9 verse number 1 just continue on
It says here and God blessed Noah and his sons and said unto them be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth
Notice the next words and the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and
upon every fowl of the air
Upon all that moveth upon the earth and upon all the fishes of the sea into your hand are they delivered?
so
One change that happened now is that the animals will be fearful or dread man. Okay, there would be a fear
of
Mankind, okay. So before the flood there was no such dread of animals
There was no such fear, you know, you could walk up to any animal. They won't flee from you
You know, it was obviously easier to domesticate animals, you know to have I mean you didn't have to that
That would have been tamed to man
you know, you could have had any kind of variety of animals as your pets, you know any kind of wild animal and
After the flood though God brought in a fear, you know into the living creatures
Notice some of verse number three
Every moon thing that liveth shall be meat for you even as the green herb have I given you all things
so before the flood
Humans were vegetarians all the animals were vegetarians, but after the flood God commanded Noah to eat of
Every animal, you know, and this is again with where you get carnivorous animals as well
You know hunt learning to adapt to hunt for their prey
And so this was a change because of the second curse that God brought upon the earth with the flood
The changes were that animals will fear man and that we would be able to eat meat. Okay, so these things were not in place
Prior to the flood. This was something that happened after the flood so you can see this double whammy effect
You know when Adam and Eve sinned there was a curse on the earth and then when Noah's flood took place
There was another curse which had
lasting effects on to how
humans interact with animals and even how animals interact with
One another and so we're at a state where we have almost like this double curse on the earth
Okay
And so when we look about when we look at when we consider a regeneration of the earth
You know of God having to bring things back the way he intended
He would have to remove that double whammy of the curse as well
And the first stage of that is the millennium
Okay, and then the next stage to remove all of it is the new heaven and the new earth. Okay
Now I'll just if you can go to Isaiah, please turn to Isaiah 65 Isaiah 65
When we look at the millennium in the book of Revelation
We get what is it seven verses roughly of the of the what the millennium is like, you know, basically speaking about the
The devil being bound in the bottomless pit
For a thousand years about Christ ruling rain on this earth and believers ruling with Christ and that's about it
That's all that's about all that you get. So actually in the book of Isaiah
Especially as I 65 and Isaiah 66 we get a lot more detail on the events of the new heavens and the new earth
And even the millennium, you know these two things we've got a lot more information in these two chapters
But look at Isaiah 65 in verse 20 Isaiah 65 in verse 20 and
This is about the millennium. So after this earth is destroyed by the wrath of God after Christ comes back and
Establishes the millennium, you know, this is what it's going to be like in verse number 20
It says there shall be no more thence and infants of days
Nor an old man that hath not filled his days for the child shall die and hundred years old
But the sinner being on hundred years old shall be accursed
Okay, so it's saying here if someone dies a hundred years old
I mean think think about that if someone dies a hundred years old now, we'd think oh wow. He lived a full life
What do we say that but in the millennium when people live to be if they if they live to 100 years old?
They died 100 then it says here that it's it's like they're a child
You know, it's like they're they're a little child that died. They did not see out all the days of their life
So we see this significant change that takes place and it said there that nor an old man that hath not filled his days
So an old man will see out his time and you know
This takes us back to the pre-flood world when men lived to be, you know, it's some 900 almost a thousand years old
You know many men you can read about before the flood just read it yourself
lived for hundreds and hundreds of years and so when we enter into that millennium, you know
We see a lift in of that curse that curse
Before the flood is lifted and men can now live these long period of times
I mean what a blessing for people in this time to live that long now
You might say well, how about us pastor Kevin? Are we gonna live for 900 years? You know?
Well, here's the thing in the millennium. You're gonna have your new resurrected bodies already
You know, you're not gonna have this corrupted sinful flesh. You're going to have the new resurrected body that reflects Jesus Christ
So you'll never die
I mean you have even better than living on 900 years or so, right?
You will never die in your new resurrected bodies, but you can see how there's an element of that curse being lifted
Because after the flood people did not live to be anywhere near 900 800 700 years
But it's coming back in the future. It's coming back in the millennium
It also said there in verse number 20 it said but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed
So what else do we notice about the millennium? Is sin completely gone?
No, there are still sinners that live during this time again because these people live in these long period of times
They're still living in the old sinful flesh the ones that we have today
But God has expanded it to live in a much longer for a much longer period of time. And of course
the reason you know
You know, this is the whole reason that Christ has to reign for a thousand years. Okay, it's because there is still sin
Okay, there was still sin on this earth and I can just I'll read some passages to actually maybe you want to turn there
turn to Revelation
Revelation chapter 12 in verse 5. I should I should have told you keep a finger in Isaiah. I've got so many passages here
but if you want you go to Revelation chapter 12 in verse number 5 and
again, this is a
Vision of Jesus Christ and his birth and his his ascension to heaven
But then it says in Revelation 12 5 and she brought forth a man child who was to rule all nations
With a rod of iron and her child was caught up unto God and to his throne
So you see this child of course referring to Christ birth. He's been born. He's coming to this world
He's going to come back to this world to rule with a rod of iron
Why would he need to rule the rod of iron?
Because there are still sinners, you know during the millennium there is still sin there is still crime, you know, and instead of having the
Corrupted governments that we have today. Hey, we're gonna have a perfect government. We're gonna have Christ as the head of that government and
Believers we're going to be able to rule and reign with Christ. We're gonna be parties participant
Maybe you maybe you never said I have I don't have any interest in politics
Well, don't worry about in the millennium. You have plenty of time to get into politics
Okay, you'll be you'll be ruling and reigning and judging
For Christ, you know across the entire world in different capacities. Okay, so there is still sin in this time
I want you to understand in the in the millennium to come and
Then it says there if you look if you look at to Revelation chapter 2 now Revelation chapter 2 in verse 26
Revelation chapter 2 in verse 26 a lot of us understand that Christ is coming to rule with a rod of iron
But a lot of us haven't actually understood that
Believers will actually rule with rod of iron as well. Okay, Revelation chapter 2 verse 26
It says he that overcometh now who is someone that overcomes someone that is saved he that overcometh and keepeth my works
Unto the end to him will I give power over the nation's
Wow, we're gonna have power over nations
Yes
Look at this verse number 27 and he shall rule them with a rod of iron as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken
to shivers
even as I
received of my father
So Jesus saying look even as I have been given the authority to rule with a rod of iron
I'm gonna give that to you as well, you know, so we can rule with Christ during that millennium
What an amazing thing?
I mean, I can't even process the thought, you know of the millennium and being able to rule in a perfect government
You know perfect system where someone commits sin. Hey, they're gonna be judged someone commits a crime. Hey
Yeah, if it's a crime unto death they're gonna be put to death
We saw that the sinner there could live for a hundred years or so, but they'll still be a curse
They're still gonna be judged, you know, and if a sinner does not believe on Christ
Yes, Christ is walking the earth. But if they don't receive him, they don't receive his sacrifice
Hey, they're gonna die and go to hell in the same sense that people die go to hell today
And if you can finally go to Revelation chapter 20 and verse number 6
Revelation chapter 20 and verse number 6 just to tie in these thoughts together Revelation chapter 20 and verse number 6
The Bible reads blessed and holy is he that have part in the first
Resurrection what was the first resurrection? It's the rapture
Okay, if you remember that the rapture is the first resurrection and of course if you're a believer today
You will be a part taker of that first resurrection. You are blessed and holy. Hey, what a great thing
Okay, so we're again we're not going to be living in this in those old bodies
We're not going to worry about having to live for 900 years because we're gonna live forever
But then it says on such the second death have no power
But they shall be priests of God and of Christ and shall reign with him a thousand years
Wow reigning with Christ
for a thousand years I
Don't know do you give it much thought brethren, you know, I mean the Bible's full of this
Full of the fact that we're going to rule we're gonna have this rod of iron. We're gonna be part of this this
Perfect government under Christ and we're gonna be judging the world
I mean, we're finally gonna see what true righteous government looks like on this earth, you know
Now I should have got you to stay in Isaiah. I hope you kept one finger there
So if you can go back to Isaiah 65 go back to Isaiah 65 what else changes in the millennium?
How
Else is this curse lifted Isaiah 65 was 25
Isaiah 65 and
verse 25 now
What did we notice about the the curse after the flood?
That there was dread of animals toward men that we would be able to eat meat, you know
The animals would adapt, you know carnivorous carnivorous animals adapt to hunting, you know their prey
But notice Isaiah 65 and verse 25 the Bible reads the wolf and
The lamb our man the wolf's gonna be destroying the lamb. Well, hold on the wolf and the lamb shall feed together and
The lion shall eat straw like the bullock. Hey, even the lion is gonna eat grass
you know, it's going to eat just like a cow and
Dust shall be the serpent's meat
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain
Sayeth the Lord so you can see the wolf and the lion and the serpent here mentioned
They've got no desire to kill or eat their prey. They're not going to be carnivorous anymore that that's lifted
That came that was brought into place during the flood as the effects of the flood
But that curse will be lifted
Okay during the millennium and now if you can also go to Isaiah 11, please Isaiah chapter 11
We see this repeated a little bit differently now Isaiah chapter 11 verse number 6
it says the wolf also shall dwell with the lamb and the leopard shall lie down with the kid and
the calf and the young lion and the fatling together
Now notice the next words and a little child shall lead them
Okay, so we have wild animals
What we know is domesticated animals animals that would normally that we're used to that would normally be meat eaters and animals that would eat
Greens, it doesn't matter. They're abiding together. There is no fear between each other
You know, it's going to be lifted, you know all this fear all this dread and you've got a little child
Walking with the lion. Okay walking around with the carnivorous animals the wild
Lion, you know a lot of kids like cats and dogs and things like that
You know, they've got them as pets, you know in the millennium
You're gonna go to someone's house and there's gonna be a child there and they're gonna tell you about the little kitten that they have
And you're gonna go where's the kitten look in the backyard? There's this ferocious lion back there. Okay
Well, it's not gonna be so ferocious, but you know
People will be able to have pets of wild animals, you know and little kids would just be able to to walk around
You're not gonna have any fear that those wild creatures will will harm mankind because that's been lifted
Okay. So once again, you know these these are
This this effects of the curse of the flood of the fear of man of carnivorous animals eating meat
That's all gonna be lifted
That's all gonna be removed when Christ rules and reigns for a thousand years that millennial reign of Christ that coming of Jesus Christ
If we can keep going look at verse number seven and the cow and the bear shall feed
their young ones shall lie down together and the lion shall eat straw like the ox and
The suckling child that's a little infant shall play on the whole of the asp
Now that's a serpent and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice's den. Cockatrice is a type of
Snake as it were. Okay, and so it says look little children
Babies infants are just gonna be able to put their hands down the holes and just pull out a snake
There's there's no fear. They're not going to be bitten
okay, and
It's I think about this because I've got a brother down in Sydney brother Les
I can't remember which service it was but there was one church service that he brought some of his pet snakes to church
Okay, I don't know how many there were the kids were there
They love to hold them love to play with them to Pat them though, you know
They feel a bit weird if I don't know if you've ever held snakes before
But then we saw some of the adults when they saw the kids playing with snakes
I know like, you know one one family just stayed in the car. They didn't want to come and come out
You know and there was there was a fear, you know, there was a fear of people with the snakes
Even though these snakes were harmless, you know, they don't they don't have venom
I they can't kill a man or anything like that
But you know just the fear of man with snakes will little infants, you know
If these
Families that live during this time and have these children that their children just gonna be playing snakes
They're just gonna be putting their hands down the hole. It's not gonna matter
It's not gonna what what you know matter because that that the effects of that curse has been lifted in the millennium
Notice verse number 11
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain
For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea
So what's the next thing that we notice in the millennium?
It says the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea
And there's two reasons for that, you know, number one we have Christ on the earth
Okay, I mean, you know sometimes you go door-to-door and people say, you know prove it to me prove to me that God exists
Oh, they might say, you know if Jesus appeared right now. Yeah, then I'll believe him
Well, you know what? Jesus gonna be walking the earth right there and then okay people will be able to see Christ speak to Christ
know who Christ is and
Yet it's a sad thing because what we learn is that people will still reject Christ during this time
I mean people rejected Christ even when he was walking the earth 2,000 years ago and
Christ was doing all kinds of miracles was casting out there was healing the sick the lame, you know
Raising the dead. I mean what didn't Christ do and still people didn't believe on him
And so in the millennium, you know, yeah Christ will be there the knowledge of the Lord will be known throughout the whole world
But there still be people that reject him a Savior and this is why I don't have time to go through this today
But this is why at the end of the millennium when Satan is loosened out of the bottomless pit he's able to
Gather an army against the Lord. Okay, so there's still be people rejecting who Christ is and rejecting
you know his purpose for them on the earth and
The little wipe them out once and for all at the end of the millennium
but if you can
Please now go to 1st Corinthians. Please go to 1st Corinthians chapter 15 if you can and
It's not only the fact that Christ is walking the earth that this knowledge of the Lord will be known but
Zechariah chapter 8 verse 22 reads
Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of the hosts in Jerusalem and to pray before the Lord
Thus saith the Lord of hosts in those days it shall come to pass that ten men shall take shall take hold out of
Take hold out of all languages of the nations
Even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew saying
We will go with you for we have heard that God is with you now. I've already covered this in one of my other sermons
I think it was called the true Jew and this Jew here is referring to the inward Jew the one that is a Jew
inwardly the one that has been circumcised in the heart the one that believes on Jesus Christ and so because
Believers are going to be ruling rain on the earth. There'll be other saved men on this earth
There'll be great knowledge and those that don't do not know the Lord will be seeking that information
You know, they'll be grabbing your garments and say tell me more about this Jesus that you serve telling me me more about this
Jesus in Jerusalem and we're going to have great opportunities at that point to
Continue preaching the gospel to the world because there are going to be still people generations of people being born into the millennium
You know that need to hear the gospel that still need to place their faith on Christ
Even though Christ is raining on this earth. They need to know about the death bearing resurrection
they need to know how Christ offered himself as a sacrifice for their sins and
So yeah, the knowledge of the Lord have been known throughout the entire world during the millennium
So what did what did we notice we noticed that?
The behavior of animals will change and that you know carnivorous animals are not going to be eating meat, okay
But that still doesn't remove the effects of the first curse that God put on Adam and Eve sin when the earth was cursed and and
You know and death came into the world, you know
This does not get lifted until God creates the new heaven and the new earth now
Let me show you this in 1st Corinthians 15 verse 23 1st Corinthians 15 was 23
Which reads but every man in his own order speaking about the rapture Christ the firstfruits
Afterward they that are Christ that is coming then cometh the end
When he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God even the father
So notice that so once Christ rules for a thousand years at the end of that Christ is going to deliver that kingdom
To the father when does this take place? It says here when he shall have put down all rule and
And all authority and power for he must reign
Till he have put all enemies
Under his feet. So why does Christ have to rule for a thousand years?
Because he's going through a process of putting all his enemies under his feet
Okay, what enemies are you talking about? Well look at verse 26 the last enemy that shall be destroyed is
Death
Okay, so when did death come well Romans 5 12 says wherefore as by one man sin entered the world and death by sin
And so death passed upon all men for that all have sinned
So when did death come into the world once again when Adam sinned when God would I curse that judgment upon Adam that he would return
Back to dust that he would die physically or that is the last enemy
Death death is the last enemy of God and that'll be taken care of at the end of the millennium
You know Christ will put death on the subjection
Bible tells us that death and hell are cast into the lake of fire
okay, and so once that is taken care of then Christ can take the kingdom and deliver up to the father and that's when
We go into the phase when God the Father will create a new heaven and the new earth
Okay
Now let's understand what this new heaven and new earth are like if you can go back to Isaiah. It'll be great Isaiah 65
Once again, why we're reading so much from Isaiah
It's because that's what we get a lot more detail about the millennium a lot more detail about the new heaven and the new earth
Isaiah 65 and verse 17
Isaiah 65 and verse number 17 reads for behold
I create new heavens and a new earth and the former shall not be remembered nor come into mind
But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create for behold
I create Jerusalem a rejoicing and her people a joy and
so
Once death is taken care of that final curse that God has brought upon the earth
Don't forget that the earth has been cursed what God has to regenerate or create as it were a new earth a new Jerusalem
we know if we read the book of Revelation that new Jerusalem is a it's a heavenly Jerusalem which descends from heaven onto the earth and
It said also in verse number 17 that the former shall not be remembered
Like we're not going to be thinking about the old earth anymore
Now this isn't like a memory wipe
It's not like we go to the new heaven new earth and now we forgot everything about the past
We forgot what the old earth was like we forgot that we were sinners in the past
We forgot that Christ died on the on the earth, you know two thousand years ago. It's not that it's just that
We're going to be so interested. We're going to be so excited whether it's a first time at 17
We're going to be glad and rejoice. We're going to be so excited about the new heaven and new earth
That we're just not going to be able to be spending time thinking about the past
There's so much to look forward to there's so much to do when God creates this eternal state of the new heavens and new earth
That we're just not going to remember it's not we're not going to bring it back to remembrance all the problems all the sins of
The past it's not a memory wipe. We're not robots and God just forget makes us wipe our memories. No, it's just we're so
Overwhelmed by the joy that you know of living in this new earth this new heaven that we're not going to be spending our time
thinking about past things, you know, and
So there's great joy, you know, it's going to preoccupy it will preoccupy our lives and our minds
You know what God has for us and you know
The Bible doesn't even say a lot about what it's going to be like
We get a little bit of a picture we get some flavor what it's like
But I think the reason for that number one yes to be a surprise for us
But number two, I don't think we can even comprehend even if God tried to write it down for us
It's just going to overwhelm us how great this new heaven and this new earth will be
Please go to Isaiah 66 and verse 22 Isaiah 66
and verse number two
The Bible reads for as the new heavens and the new earth which I will make shall remain before me saith the Lord
So shall your seed and your name remain?
So for us that are believers that receive our new resurrected bodies, we're going to remain forever
We're going to live forever with the Lord in the new heavens and the new earth
We're going to be able to see the Father face to face for the first time that's in the book of Revelation
But let's keep going verse number 23 and he shall come to pass that from one new moon to another and from one Sabbath to another
Shall all flesh come to worship before me sayeth the Lord
So hey, we're going to continue having church in the new heavens and the earth
There'll be an appointed time when we go before the Lord and we go and worship him
Hey, just like church. You know when we have church services open
Hey, that's our point of time to come together and worship God we're going to continue having church. Okay verse number 24 and
They shall go forth and look upon the carcasses of the men that have transgressed against me for their worms shall not die
Neither shall their fire be quenched and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh
Now this is the sad part about the eternal state. It's not sad for us because we're in our new resurrected body
You know, we understand the righteousness of God
We understand the the justice of God the judgment of God and we understand that those that were Christ's rejectors are
Deserving to suffer in hell or in the lake of fire for all eternity, but a way to notice that even in the eternal states
that
Christ's rejectors will be suffering in hell Christ's rejectors are still suffering
Tormented in the lake of fire, we're going to be rejoicing in eternity and they will be tormented throughout all eternity
Okay, so think about that, you know, it's it's so exciting for us to think about our state
you know that we're going to be with the Lord forever what great promises but then when we think about the lost and
Their eternal state, you know being tormented forever in a fire that will not be quenched
You know, they're going to be tormented even into the eternal state
You know, this is why so winning is so important. This is why preaching the gospel
This is why going to your friends and your your loved ones that you know are not saved and you know
They do not know Christ. They're still trying to work their way to heaven and you know with their own righteousness
This is why it's important for us to go and preach them the gospel, you know
Just like we're preaching the gospel in the millennium. Hey, we don't have to wait for the millennium
Let's we do it now, you know, and if you've been doing it now, you've been doing the great work of God
You know, we need to be bringing these people into the kingdom of God, you know
Letting them experience the the millennial reign of Christ experience in the new heavens and the new earth
Hey, that would be thankful for all eternity that you were the one that came and preached the gospel unto them
Now in conclusion brevin if you go to revelation 21
revelation 21 just in conclusion
The new heaven and the new earth
So exciting so exciting hard to comprehend
Bob reads and I saw a new heaven and a new earth
for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away and there was no more see and
I John saw the holy city new Jerusalem coming down from God out of heaven
Prepared as a bride adorned for her husband and I heard a great voice out of heaven saying
behold the tabernacle of God is with men and he will dwell with them and they shall be his people and
God himself shall be with them and be their God
Look at verse 4 and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death
Remember we saw the last enemy to be destroyed was death
No more death that curse that was brought into onto the earth when Adam and Eve sinned it's gone
Okay, no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither
shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed away and
And he that sat upon the throne said behold I make all things new
And he said unto me right for these words are true and faithful
You say can we truly believe that Christ is coming back? Can we truly believe there's a millennium?
Can we truly believe there's a new heaven and new earth? What did God say? He says write these words
He's saying to the Apostle John write these words because these words are true and faithful
Okay, this is the truth
There's come in a time when the world as we know it will end and we're going to enter into this new phase a
Physical coming of the kingdom of God and are you ready for that? And it says these words are true and faithful
Okay, we're not always faithful to God, but God will always be faithful to us
Okay, doesn't matter how much you mess up your life as a believer, you know, you are you know
God is faithful toward you. You are still going to be raptured
You're still going to experience the new resurrected body rule and reign with Christ
You're still going to enter into the new heaven and the new earth because salvation is eternal. Okay, it's eternal life
And once again, you know just spare a moment for those that will suffer eternity in the lake of fire
You know and how important it is for us to do our jobs of getting out there preaching the gospel, you know
And you know these two things go together the eternal state, you know, this is what we should be living for today
I know we live in a temporary world
We know we know we live in a world that will perish
But let's use the opportunities we have now, you know the work that we do now
We're going to be rewarded by God in the future, you know, and the people that you you neglect with the gospel
Hey who's going to give them the gospel if they're your family your loved one?
Do you really want them to go to the lake of fire?
Do you really want them to suffer eternal for eternity? Of course not and you know what you have the words of eternal life
You know you you have
Salvation at your fingertips, you know at the at the point of your tongue and God is relying upon you to get out there
And do the great works of God. All right, God bless