Millennial Kingdom: Every Nation will be Fully Discipled
I. REVIEW: THE MILLENNIAL KINGDOM (JESUS’ 1,000 YEAR REIGN ON EARTH)
A. The Millennium is a literal 1,000-year period in which Jesus will rule the whole world from Jerusalem in righteousness
and peace. The Kingdom of God will be openly manifest worldwide affecting every sphere of life (political, social,
agricultural, economic, spiritual, educational, law enforcement, family, media, arts, technology, athletics, environment,
social institutions, etc).
4 I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness…they reigned with Christ for 1000 years… 6 They
shall be priests…and shall reign with Him 1000 years. (Rev. 20:4-6)
B. The Father’s eternal plan to live with His people on this earth will come to pass. God can only make His habitation
on earth after all the nations obey His Word. The Father has entrusted Jesus with the mandate to prepare the way for
His coming by bringing all nations under His authority.
3 The tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them… (Rev. 21:3)
C. Jesus will bring the nations to righteousness in the Millennium (2 Pet. 3:13) to prepare the way for the Father.
As John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus, so Jesus will prepare the way for the Father. Fire will cleanse the earth
during the Tribulation and even more after the Millennium. The earth (as the place of our inheritance) will continue
forever (Ps. 37:29; 78:69; 104:5; 105:10-11; 125:1-2; 1 Chr. 23:25; 28:8; Isa. 60:21; Ezek. 37:25; Joel 3:20).
10 The day of the Lord will come…the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up…13 We…look for new heavens
and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. (2 Pet. 3:10-13)
D. God’s glory will spread from Jerusalem through all the nations in the Millennium.
21 Truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD… (Num. 14:21)
14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD… (Hab. 2:14)
II. COMPLETING THE GREAT COMMISSION: FULLY DISCIPLING ALL NATIONS
18 All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations…
20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you… (Mt. 28:18-20)
A. The Great Commission is a call to fully disciple nations. Jesus commissioned the Church to disciple all nations or
to establish righteousness in every sphere of life in each nation (political, agricultural, economic, educational, family,
media, technology, environment, social institutions, etc.). It is a common mistake to confuse the Great Commission with
the Divine mandate to give a witness of the gospel of the Kingdom to every nation (by evangelistic outreaches, etc.).
14 This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
(Mt. 24:14)
B. A nation is not fully discipled until every social institution in that nation obeys all that Jesus commanded. The Great
Commission will not be fully completed until the end of the Millennium.
C. The witness of the gospel of the Kingdom involves more than offering forgiveness. It includes proclaiming that
Jesus is coming as a King to confront and replace all the governments of the earth with His own government. Forgiveness
is “the door” into the Kingdom but it is not the complete Kingdom-message. We must not reduce the gospel to only the
message of forgiveness.
D. To preach the whole counsel of God (Acts 20:27) includes a 3-fold message which includes forgiveness,
repentance (obedience) and Jesus’ earthly Kingdom (leadership over each national government). The core message
of John the Baptist and the apostles was to preach the Kingdom.
E. God's Kingdom exists in any sphere of life where God’s rule or ways triumph over man’s ways. The Kingdom is
present anywhere that people express obedience to God’s reign (Lordship of Jesus) in their personal life or public life
(political, economic, agricultural, social, etc.).
F. The Kingdom is both present today (partial) on earth and will come in a much greater way (substantial) after the Second
Coming of Jesus. The Kingdom is ‘already here’ in a limited way, but is ‘not yet’ fully here. Jesus commanded the Church
to disciple nations, knowing that we could not complete this without His full manifest presence being with us (Second
Coming).
G. The three stages of God’s Kingdom being released on earth are as follows. Stage #1 Partial (good): Jesus’ rule
in this age is mostly in the hearts of His people. This stage started at the Cross and continues until His Coming. Stage #2
Substantial (better): Jesus will manifest His Kingdom in a substantial way over all nations in the Millennial Kingdom.
Stage #3 Ultimate (best): Jesus’ ultimate rule is over the New Earth which occurs after the Millennial Kingdom (Rev. 21:1-2).
H. Jesus is coming back to earth to establish an international government that will bring the entire earth under His
Father’s authority (Mt. 28:19-20). Jesus will rule every sphere of life in every city in every nation. This will include
replacing all unrighteous people and decrees in every government (locally/nationally). The nations that do not obey
in the Millennium are destroyed.
12 For the nation and kingdom which will not serve you (redeemed Israel in the Millennium) shall perish, and those
nations shall be utterly ruined. (Isa. 60:12)
I. During the Millennial Kingdom, Jesus will rule all the nations from David’s throne in Jerusalem
32 The Lord God will give Him the Throne of His father David. 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His
kingdom there will be no end. (Lk. 1:32-33)
17 Jerusalem shall be called The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem.
(Jer. 3:17)
J. It will take 1,000 years to progressively establish mature righteousness in every area of life in every nation. Jesus
will set up training institutions to teach all nations His ways.
7 Of the increase (expansion) of His (Jesus’) government and peace there will be no end, upon the Throne of David and
over His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forever. (Isa. 9:7)
III. JESUS’ MILLENNIAL REIGN: COMPLETING THE CULTURAL MANDATE
26 God said, "Let Us make man in Our image…let them have dominion over the fish… over the birds…over the cattle,
over all the earth…" 28 God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion…over
every living thing that moves on the earth." (Gen. 1:26-28)
A. The Cultural Mandate was given to Adam in Gen. 1:26-28. By sinning, Adam forfeited his authority to Satan
(Gen. 3:1-19; Lk. 4:6). Jesus came to win back the dominion given to humans. Jesus, as the last Adam, won the rights
to the dominion of the earth and will fulfill the Cultural Mandate, after His return, as He disciples the nations.
5 The devil…showed Him all the kingdoms of the world…6 and said…, "All this authority I will give You…for this has been
delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.” (Lk. 4:5-6)
B. David received revelation of the dominion that God intended that His people exercise forever.
5 You have crowned him (man) with glory and honor. 6 You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your
hands; You have put all things under his feet… (Ps. 8:5-6)
C. Jesus fulfills what God desires of all His people as seen in Ps. 8.
7 You have crowned him with glory and honor, and set him over the works of Your hands. 8 You have put all things in
subjection under his feet." For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But
now we do not yet see all things put under him. 9 But we see Jesus…crowned with glory and honor… (Heb. 2:7-9)
D. David heard two Trinitarian dialogues about the reign of the Messiah (Ps. 2; Ps. 110). Psalm 110 is the OT
passage most quoted in the NT. It is directly quoted 6 times (Mt. 22:44; Mk 12:36; Lk 20:42; Acts 2:34; Heb. 1:13; 10:13;
with a total of 25 direct or indirect allusions).
1. In Ps. 2, David heard the Father promise Jesus the nations (same as discipling them).
7 The LORD has said to Me (Jesus)…8 “Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations for Your inheritance, and the ends of
the earth for Your possession.” (Ps. 2:7-8)
2. In Ps. 110, David saw one of his descendants (Jesus) as his Lord at God’s right hand. To make His enemies “a stool
for your feet” speaks of total victory. Conquering kings put their foot on the neck of a defeated enemy to symbolize their
submission (Josh. 10:24).
1 The LORD (the Father) said to my Lord (Jesus), "Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool." 2…
Rule in the midst of Your enemies… (Ps. 110:1-2)
E. David prophesied that Jesus would be a King who would conquer all of His enemies. Ps. 110:5-6 describes Jesus
at His Coming in context to a great war killing earthy kings who opposed Him .
5 He shall execute kings in the day of His wrath. 6 He shall judge among the nations, He shall fill the places with dead
bodies, He shall execute the heads of many countries. (Ps. 110:5-6)
F. Jesus is reigning now through the praying Church in which He conquers some of His enemies.
IV. JESUS’ GLORY, HUMILITY AND PASSION FOR HIS FATHER
16 For by Him (Jesus) all things were created that are in heaven and on earth…whether thrones or dominions or principalities
or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him…18 that in all things He may have the preeminence…20 by
Him to reconcile all things to Himself…whether things on earth or in heaven, having made peace through…His cross.
(Col. 1:16-20)
A. The end purpose (ultimate goal) in 1 Cor. 15:24 is fulfilled at the end of the Millennium.
24 Then comes the end, when He (Jesus) delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He (Jesus) puts an end to
all rule (hostile, evil authorities during the Millennium)…25 For He (Jesus) must reign till He (the Father) has put all
enemies under His (Jesus’) feet. 26 The last enemy that will be destroyed is death (at end of the Millennium). 27 For
"He (the Father) has put all things under His (Jesus’) feet." But when He says "all things are put under Him," it is evident
that He (the Father) who put all things under Him (Jesus) is excepted. 28 Now when all things are made subject to Him
(Jesus), then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him (the Father) who put all things under Him, that God may be
all in all. (1 Cor. 15:20-28)
9 You are worthy…because you were slain, and with Your blood You purchased men for God from every tribe and
language and people and nation. (Rev. 5:9, NIV)
10 The 24 elders fall down…and cast their crowns before the Throne… (Rev. 4:10)
B. Ps. 45 is the Father’s song over Jesus (Heb. 1:8-9). In it we have the Father’s words about Jesus. Behind the
Psalmist, the Father’s heart overflows with the good theme about His king (v. 1).
8 To the Son He (the Father) says: "Your throne, O God, is forever…9 You have loved righteousness…Therefore God, Your
God…has anointed You with gladness… (Heb. 1:8-9)
1 My heart is overflowing with a good theme…concerning the King (Jesus)…2 You are fairer than the sons of men; grace
is poured upon Your lips; therefore God has blessed You forever. 3 Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One…
4 In Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness…5 Your arrows are sharp in the heart
of the King's enemies; the peoples (nations) fall under You. 6 Your Throne, O God, is forever…7 You love righteousness
and hate wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness…10 Listen, O daughter…
incline your ear; forget your own people also, and your father's house; 11 So the King will greatly desire your beauty…
12 The daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; the rich among the people will seek your favor…16 Instead of Your fathers
(Abraham, David, etc.) shall be Your sons (loyal co-rulers; Mt. 19:28), whom You shall make princes in all the earth.
17 I ( Father) will make Your (Jesus’) name to be remembered in all generations; therefore the people shall praise You
forever and ever. (Ps. 45:1-17)
C. The Father will give the Son a Bride and the Son will give the Father a family. Jesus earned the right to rule the
earth but then willing gives it to the Father because Jesus delights in humility. Jesus has no fear of being forgotten
in His humility (Jn. 5:22-23; 13:3).
2 The kingdom of heaven is like a…King who arranged a marriage for his Son… (Mt. 22:2)