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The Bible Lesson

1. The Millennium.

The Millennium is variously described in the Word.

1. As a "thousand years" (Rev. 20: 4-6).

2. As "the Day of the Lord" (Zech. 14: 1; Zeph. 1: 7).

3. As "that Day" (Isa. 2: 11, 17; 11: 11; 20: 6; 26: 1, etc.).

4. As "the Times of Restitution" (Acts 3: 21).

5. As "the Regeneration" (Matt. 19: 28).

6. As "the Liberty of the Glory" (Romans 8: 21, R.V.).

7. As "the Age to Come" (Eph. 1: 21, R.V.; Heb. 6: 5). The word "world" in these verses is "aeon," which means an age.

8. As "the World to Come" (Heb. 1: 6; 2: 5). The "world" in these verses is "oikoumene," and means the inhabited earth, or civilised world. (See Luke 2: 1.)

9. As "His Kingdom" (Dan. 7: 14; Rev. 11: 15).

10. As Typified in the Feast of Tabernacles (Lev. 23: 33-36).

11. The Millennium will be inaugurated by the Personal Return of Christ, when He will remove everything that offends, or is a stumbling-block (Matt. 13: 41).

12. The Millennium will see the Jews converted to Christ at its inception (Zech. 12: 10), and the lost ten tribes will be united to Judah and become one nation (Ezek. 36: 37).

13. In the Millennium Jerusalem will be the centre of God's administration (Jer. 3: 17; Micah 4: 8), and Palestine will be altered in its geographical appearance (Ezek. 14: 4, 10), and extent (Ezek. 48).

14. During the Millennium the land of Palestine and the earth will become more fertile and fruitful (Ezek. 34: 27, etc.).

15. In the Millennium the animal creation will be delivered into the liberty of the glory of the children of God (Rom. 8: 20, 21, R.V.).

16. Men will learn war no more, and will beat their implements of slaughter into implements of agriculture (Hosea 2: 18; Micah 4: 3).

17. Death will be the exception, and life will be greatly increased in its longevity (Isa. 65: 20-23).

18. In the Millennium Satan will be shut up in the abyss, therefore the tempter will not do his fell work (Rev. 20: 1, 2).

19. The character of the rule in the Millennium will be an administration of righteousness (Isa. 32: 1; Acts 17: 31).

20. The Holy Spirit will be poured out on "all flesh" (Joel 2: 28, 29).

21. Israel will have great spiritual blessing (Jer. 32: 37-41).

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22. Nations will be blest with Israel, especially Egypt and Assyria (Isa. 19: 23-25).

23. Jerusalem will be rebuilt, and a new temple and religious worship will be in operation, although not the same as in the past (Ezek: 40 to 47).

24. The Lord will be "King over all the earth," and all nations will worship Him (Zech. .14: 9; Isa. 2: 2), IN THE MILLENNIUM.

—Sel.