Christ and all those who are in him
by trust in him alone for salvation
are the kingdom of glory.
On earth, the kingdom of God
began at the birth of Christ
and comes to full birth at the salvation
of the twenty-four elders.
At the moment of its birth,
the kingdom destined to rule all nations
is caught up to God in the Rapture
to escape death by the devil on earth.
There in heaven, the kingdom judges
the world and the devil and his angels
so that they are cast out of heaven
by the angels of God to the earth.
Cast to earth, the devil leads the world
in rebellion against the kingdom in heaven,
and by the Tribulation persecutes all
who will not join the rebellion.
The rebellion is brought to an end
by the visible coming of Christ
who sends his angels to take up
his Tribulation saints to the kingdom
to judge the rebellion by the trumpets;
when Christ comes down to Jerusalem
to destroy the armies of the world,
his begins his reign on earth
with his kingdom.
At the end of the Millennium,
the devil gathers the nations in rebellion
against the kingdom on earth.
When the rebellion is destroyed,
Christ and his kingdom reign
on earth and in heaven forever.
Praise be to God and the Lamb!
References:
Luke 1:26-33
John 3:1-21;6:44-58;10:1-18;12:23-36;
14:1-7;16:5-15;17:20-26
1 Corinthians 6:1-3
Revelation 3:7-22; 4:1-11; 5:1-14;12:1-17
Daniel 2:44-45;7:7-27
Revelation 6:12-17;7:1-17;8:1-6;11:15-18;
19:11-21;20:1-10;21:1-5
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