During the Millenial reign the Lord will be the universal King, and those who were with Him in the Wedding Supper will reign with Him on earth. The 144,000 which are also part of the first resurrection will join them (Rev. 20: 4-6). At that time the fullness of the Jews will be added to the fullness from the nations. The same promise given to the great Overcomer who brought us the victory through His death and resurrection, as found in Ps. 2: 9 is also given to those who overcome, “And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations; and he shall rule them with a rod of iron …” (Rev. 2: 26–27).

The Bride will be in the New Jerusalem which is her eternal home. She is identified with it in the Scriptures, “And I, John, saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband”(Rev. 21: 2). After the marriage she is not called “the Bride” any more, but “the wife of the Lamb”. Even there one can see how precise and perfect the Word of God is, “Come here, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife. And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God” (vv. 9b-11). 

Jerusalem on earth at that time will be full of the glory of God, because the New Jerusalem will descend right above the old, “And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for upon all the glory shall be a defence” (Isa. 4: 5).

As already said, the New Jerusalem will come down, but not touch the earth. It will hover over the old, and its glory will fill the whole earth. The measurements of the New Jerusalem are given in Rev. 21: 16 and it will be in a form of a pyramid, standing right up into the heavens.

The believers who remained faithful to the Lord and gave up their lives during the great tribulation will be brought back to life together with the Jewish martyrs before the commencing of the Millenial reign. “And I saw … them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb” (Rev. 15: 2-3). In this passage two groups are specifically identified: those who sang the song of Moses (the Jews) and those who sang the song of the Lamb (the believers from the nations). The faithful ones will not accept the mark of the beast nor the image, nor will they take the number of his name.

Only the overcomers will take part at the Wedding Supper, but during the Millenial reign the other redeemed will also be present: “These are they who came out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them … and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes” (Rev. 7: 14-15+17). The wording used here — that they will serve Him in His temple by day and by night — most certainly does not refer to eternity but to the time throughout the Millenial reign. Eternity has no day and no night.

In the purifying judgment the proud, all those who are ungodly, and declared enemies of the Lord God and of Israel will be destroyed. They will be like straw and stubble, and the day that cometh and burneth like an oven will destroy them. Only ashes will remain (Mal. 4: 1+3). Some have not read the Scriptures pertaining to this carefully and took it for granted that everyone except the Bride and the 144,000 will be destroyed. This would, however, be quite contradictory to many other Scriptures. Those people of all the nations who are left over after the judgments and the last battle will live on earth, and we shall reign over them. “And it shall come to pass that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles” (Zech. 14: 16). How could they come year after year, if they were not living on the earth during the Millenial reign?

“Thus saith the LORD of hosts: It shall yet come to pass that there shall come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities; and the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts; I will go also. Yea, many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of 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 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” (Zech. 8: 20-23).

“… and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths; for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem” (Isa. 2: 2-3).

“And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, who shall stand for an ensign of the peoples; to him shall the nations seek, and his rest shall be glorious” (Isa. 11: 10).

“And it 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, saith the LORD. And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh” (Isa. 66: 23-24) “It is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched” (Mk. 9: 47-48). This statement of our Lord cannot be interpreted arbitrarily but must also be taken in context with the rest of His prophetic word.

In Isa. 65: 20-25 the circumstances of those nations who remain and will live during that time are described. Children will be born to them, etc. These people will build houses and dwell therein; they will have their vineyards and eat the fruits thereof; they will plant and reap. Satan will be bound throughout that period, and therefore no evil will take place. “The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock, and dust shall be the serpent’s food” (Isa. 65: 25). A similar description is found in Isa. 11: 6-9.

Because these peoples which are left over are not converted — that is, they are not born again — they can be disobedient, become sick and even die, as it is written, “And it shall be that whoever will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain” (Zech. 14: 17). “… for the child shall die an hundred years old, but the sinner, being an hundred years old, shall be accursed” (Isa. 65: 20).

With overwhelming clarity the things during the Millenial reign are still described as timely elements which will not be found in eternity. In Ezek. 47: 12 we read as follows, “And by the river upon its bank, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for food, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall its fruit be consumed; it shall bring forth new fruit according to its months, because their waters issued out of the sanctuary; and its fruit shall be for food, and its leaf for medicine.”

“And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river was there the tree of life, which bore twelve kinds of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations” (Rev. 22: 1-2).

During the one thousand years reign we see God’s Kingdom on earth and the whole creation will have a part in it (Rom. 8: 18-22). Then will be fulfilled that which the prophets predicted: “And the LORD shall be king over all the earth; in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one” (Zech. 14: 9).

“My tabernacle also shall be with them; yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And the nations shall know that I, the LORD, do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore” (Ezek. 37: 27-28).

“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. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain; for the former things are passed away” (Rev. 21: 3-4).

“He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it” (Isa. 25: 8).

During the Millenial reign the Lord will be the universal King, and those who were with Him in the Wedding Supper will reign with Him on earth. The 144,000 which are also part of the first resurrection will join them (Rev. 20: 4-6). At that time the fullness of the Jews will be added to the fullness from the nations. The same promise given to the great Overcomer who brought us the victory through His death and resurrection, as found in Ps. 2: 9 is also given to those who overcome, “And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations; and he shall rule them with a rod of iron …” (Rev. 2: 26–27).

The Bride will be in the New Jerusalem which is her eternal home. She is identified with it in the Scriptures, “And I, John, saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband”  (Rev. 21: 2). After the marriage she is not called “the Bride” any more, but “the wife of the Lamb”. Even there one can see how precise and perfect the Word of God is, “Come here, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife. And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God” (vv. 9b-11).

Jerusalem on earth at that time will be full of the glory of God, because the New Jerusalem will descend right above the old, “And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for upon all the glory shall be a defence” (Isa. 4: 5).

As already said, the New Jerusalem will come down, but not touch the earth. It will hover over the old, and its glory will fill the whole earth. The measurements of the New Jerusalem are given in Rev. 21: 16 and it will be in a form of a pyramid, standing right up into the heavens.

The believers who remained faithful to the Lord and gave up their lives during the great tribulation will be brought back to life together with the Jewish martyrs before the commencing of the Millenial reign. “And I saw … them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb” (Rev. 15: 2-3). In this passage two groups are specifically identified: those who sang the song of Moses (the Jews) and those who sang the song of the Lamb (the believers from the nations). The faithful ones will not accept the mark of the beast nor the image, nor will they take the number of his name.

Only the overcomers will take part at the Wedding Supper, but during the Millenial reign the other redeemed will also be present: “These are they who came out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them … and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes” (Rev. 7: 14-15+17). The wording used here — that they will serve Him in His temple by day and by night — most certainly does not refer to eternity but to the time throughout the Millenial reign. Eternity has no day and no night.

In the purifying judgment the proud, all those who are ungodly, and declared enemies of the Lord God and of Israel will be destroyed. They will be like straw and stubble, and the day that cometh and burneth like an oven will destroy them. Only ashes will remain (Mal. 4: 1+3). Some have not read the Scriptures pertaining to this carefully and took it for granted that everyone except the Bride and the 144,000 will be destroyed. This would, however, be quite contradictory to many other Scriptures. Those people of all the nations who are left over after the judgments and the last battle will live on earth, and we shall reign over them. “And it shall come to pass that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles” (Zech. 14: 16). How could they come year after year, if they were not living on the earth during the Millenial reign?

“Thus saith the LORD of hosts: It shall yet come to pass that there shall come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities; and the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts; I will go also. Yea, many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of 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 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” (Zech. 8: 20-23).

“… and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths; for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem” (Isa. 2: 2-3).

“And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, who shall stand for an ensign of the peoples; to him shall the nations seek, and his rest shall be glorious” (Isa. 11: 10).

“And it 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, saith the LORD. And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh” (Isa. 66: 23-24) “It is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched” (Mk. 9: 47-48). This statement of our Lord cannot be interpreted arbitrarily but must also be taken in context with the rest of His prophetic word.

In Isa. 65: 20-25 the circumstances of those nations who remain and will live during that time are described. Children will be born to them, etc. These people will build houses and dwell therein; they will have their vineyards and eat the fruits thereof; they will plant and reap. Satan will be bound throughout that period, and therefore no evil will take place. “The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock, and dust shall be the serpent’s food” (Isa. 65: 25). A similar description is found in Isa. 11: 6-9.

Because these peoples which are left over are not converted — that is, they are not born again — they can be disobedient, become sick and even die, as it is written, “And it shall be that whoever will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain” (Zech. 14: 17). “… for the child shall die an hundred years old, but the sinner, being an hundred years old, shall be accursed” (Isa. 65: 20).

With overwhelming clarity the things during the Millenial reign are still described as timely elements which will not be found in eternity. In Ezek. 47: 12 we read as follows, “And by the river upon its bank, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for food, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall its fruit be consumed; it shall bring forth new fruit according to its months, because their waters issued out of the sanctuary; and its fruit shall be for food, and its leaf for medicine.”

“And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river was there the tree of life, which bore twelve kinds of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations” (Rev. 22: 1-2).

During the one thousand years reign we see God’s Kingdom on earth and the whole creation will have a part in it (Rom. 8: 18-22). Then will be fulfilled that which the prophets predicted: “And the LORD shall be king over all the earth; in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one” (Zech. 14: 9).

“My tabernacle also shall be with them; yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And the nations shall know that I, the LORD, do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore” (Ezek. 37: 27-28).

“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. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain; for the former things are passed away” (Rev. 21: 3-4).

“He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it” (Isa. 25: 8).