A Verse by Verse Commentary on Revelation
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WHAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE MILLENNIUM Christ Will Reign in Person on the Earth
I offer several positive passages which state that Christ will reign in person on the earth. "…the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David…" (Luke 1:32). These words were spoken to Mary by Gabriel. "…the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem." (1 Kings 2:11). "At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD…" (Jeremiah 3:17). "…the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously." (Isaiah 24:23). "…the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth." (Jeremiah 23:5). "And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off (Israel) a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion…" (Micah 4:7). He shall inherit Judah at that time.
"I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee. And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again." (Zechariah 2:11-12). "O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth." (Psalm 67:4). "And the LORD shall be king over all the earth…" (Zechariah 14:9). The Father said to the Son, "Ask of me and I will make the nations thine inheritance, and the ENDS OF THE EARTH your possession." (Psalm 2:8 Goodspeed’s Translation). "In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth." (Psalm 72:7-8). The words "ends of the earth" are found in both Psalm 2:8 and Psalm 72:8.
In the face of this vast array of Scripture how can any deny that Christ will reign on earth? Before passing I wish to consider two passages which are thought to refute this doctrine. In John 18:36 Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world…" But He did not say that His kingdom would not be ON THIS EARTH. That is what the objector needs to prove his point. The word "WORLD" means this present system of human affairs. That will come to an end when Christ returns to reign. By that statement Jesus simply means that His rule would not be in this present age or time, but in the future. The other passage is in Jeremiah 22:28-30 where Coniah (or Jeconiah) was a vessel in whom the Lord had no pleasure. Then the passage goes on to say, "…no man of his seed (Coniah’s) shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah." But Christ is not of the seed of Coniah, or Jeconiah. Jeconiah descended from David through Solomon. See Matthew 1:6-12. Joseph, the husband of Mary was a descendant of Jeconiah. See Matthew 1:12-16. But Joseph was not the father of Jesus. Jesus descended from David through David’s son Nathan. See Luke 3:23-31.
If those who bring in Jeremiah 22:28-30 to prove that David would not have One to sit on his throne on earth had just read six more verses they would have had the proof that Christ shall reign on the earth. "Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous (not an ungodly one like Coniah) Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth." (Jeremiah 23:5-6).
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While Revelation is basically a book of prophecy, yet it is full of doctrinal teaching. Such doctrines as God’s foreknowledge, the inspiration of the Word, the deity of Christ, blood redemption, the resurrections, repentance, faith, security, the perpetuity of the churches, Israel’s restoration, the great tribulation period, the judgments, the reward of the saints, and the earthly reign of Christ and His saints are all found in the book. The whole plan of redemption and the fulfillment of all prophecy finds its consummation in Revelation.
The only light which God’s children have to strengthen and encourage them in this day of fear and uncertainty is the light of prophecy. God’s faithful saints put their faith in the coming of the Son of God, our Redeemer, our protector, and our sure refuge in the time of life’s gravest perils. Let us sound out the sure word of prophecy!
From the author of:
That Ye May Marvel or The Significance of Bible Numbers
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The Pattern, The Tabernacle, The Christ.
“Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.”
(Revelation 1:3)
About the Author
George Elliott Jones was born in 1889, the second son of Dr. W. A. Jones and his wife Etta. Elliott’s mother died in childbirth when he was four years old and until their father’s remarriage the five young children were cared for by their maternal grandparents. J.R.G.W.N. Adams, a retired schoolteacher and preacher, took an active interest in his grandchildren’s education and Elliott learned to read before entering public school. His grandmother, Sarah, managed the doctor’s home. She prayed that one of Etta’s four boys would become a preacher.
Elliott was the answer to that prayer. He graduated from