Part I: The Earthly Millennium Deception
One of the central core doctrines of Zionism is an earthly kingdom. When Yeshua/Jesus came the first time, they were of a carnal mindset and kept inquiring on when the kingdom would be, however, an actual literal 1,000 earthly reign is not supported biblically, as Jesus stated His Kingdom is spiritual, and not of this world.
When He came, they were expecting an earthly king and kingdom, this did not happen and Jesus told the House of Judah(Israel) that the kingdom would be taken from them and given to a nation bringing forth the fruit of it(Mat 21:38-43). They were not interested in a spiritual kingdom, and so they sought to take His birthright. (Also think: Esau and Jacob, Isaac and Ishmael, Cain and Abel):
Matthew 21:38But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, THIS IS THE HEIR; COME, LET US KILL HIM, AND LET US SEIZE ON HIS INHERITANCE. 39And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. 40When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? 41They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
42Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 43THEREFORE I SAY UNTO YOU, THE KINGDOM OF GOD SHALL BE TAKEN FROM YOU, AND GIVEN TO A NATION BRINGING FORTH THE FRUITS THEREOF. (KJV)
I talk about this in the blog post of “A tale of two covenants part one”.
Romans 9:7Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. 8That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. 9For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.
The Nation, the Kingdom was birthed on Pentecost; which is why prior to that time you have that the Kingdom is near, and after it having been established. This was Isaac or the Whole House of Jacob(Israel) and the House of David.
This is the holy Nation we are part of. We can’t be a kingdom of priests, a holy nation without a King or a kingdom can we? (1Peter 2:9-10)
*Phil 3:20 says our citizenship is in heaven
*Col 1:13 says He rescued us from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of His beloved Son.
*Daniel 7:14 says that His(Jesus)Kingdom is an everlasting kingdom
*Isaiah 9:7 says that Jesus shall reign upon the throne of David, and upon His Kingdom will be established, and this was a fulfillment of prophesy when Christ was born, and then crucified and resurrected, with His Spirit a deposit of that Kingdom.
*Rev 1:9 John speaks in Revelation that he is our brother and co-sharer in affliction in the Kingdom.
♦Luke 1:31And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. 32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him THE THRONE OF HIS FATHER DAVID: 33AND HE SHALL REIGN OVER THE HOUSE OF JACOB FOR EVER; AND OF HIS KINGDOM THERE SHALL BE NO END.(KJV)
I write about this in “Until Shiloh Comes“
♦Matthew 16:19 I WILL GIVE YOU THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
His Kingdom was established when they all said it would be as it was “at hand” during the time of Christ and then came when the promise was given at Pentecost. This is why Jesus said the Kingdom is within you. We have access to the Kingdom through His Spirit. The Pharisees had asked Jesus when the Kingdom of God would come, and He said it would not come with observation(Luke 17:20) He was talking about a spiritual Kingdom. The anti-christ spirit that was working in them, has been working ever since to establish an earthly kingdom.
The literal earthly reign was known prior as “chiliasm” (meaning 1,000) as and it largely comes from the Talmud/Jewish doctrine; as well as Zoroastrianism, and the promulgation of the futurist/dispensational view from Scofield and Darby, that has manipulated a great deal of prophesy that has already been fulfilled, and is being fulfilled. The 1,000 year earthly reign is for the beast/anti-Christ system, they want to usher in the “seventh millennium” for their 1,000 year reign.
“in the sixth century of the sixth millennium, the gates of supernal wisdom will be opened, as will the springs of earthly wisdom, preparing the world to be elevated in the seventh millennium.”(Zohar, Vayeria 117a) -Talmud
“Idolizing Jews is rooted in an adopted Jewish heresy regarding a ‘messianic age’ fostered by the Scofield Bible.
This Jewish heresy posits that an earthly messiah—one of their own—will establish an earthly reign in Jerusalem that all Gentiles must submit to.
Zionist Christians like Hagee, Jews for Jesus, and the entire Messianic Jewish movement, promulgate this earth-ridden Jewish heresy which the Orthodox Church condemned in 381 AD as “chiliasm,” that is, a ‘messianic thousand year earthly reign’ where death still holds sway.
The Zionist Christian drift of the heresy of Jewish chiliasm goes like this.
Jesus Christ failed to set up his kingdom in Jerusalem in his first coming. The Jews crucified him and his mission failed.
The cross, thus, is the consequence of his failure, and not the central tenet of Zionist Christian doctrine.An earthly kingdom is central in the Zionist Christian system, not the death and resurrection of Christ.”
~ Brother Nathanael Kapner, Zionist Christians Teach Jewish Heresy
Since YouTube has taken this video down I have a direct link to his website with the video of which was partly quoted from above:
http://brothernathanaelchannel.com/watch_video.php?v=1074
This is also a very good video done by Rick Wiles from TruNews:
https://www.trunews.com/stream/how-will-the-christian-zionists-millennial-kingdom-survive-the-fire
Part II: A Breakdown of Revelation 20 verses 1-6
Revelation 20:4:
Rev 20:4And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
1.) This verse, is already explained in context within other passages within Scripture, as well as Revelation itself. Those within the first century that were martyred for Christ are reigning with Him in heaven, as well as the fact that the “mark” has been going on for a long time, and this is not just some kind of future event.
It NEVER mentions that the reign is on earth. It says “they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years”.
1,000 years is figurative to simply represent a very long period of time, especially since we already know that Christ’s Kingdom has no end. If this were literal, it would contradict such passages: Isa 9:7, and Luke 1:31-33, as well as many others, such as these:
♦Matthew 2:3But Herodus The King heard and he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him. 4And he gathered the Chief Priests and the Scribes of the people together and was asking them, “Where would The Messiah be born?.” 5And they said, “In Bethlehem of Judaea”, for thus it is written in The Prophets: 6″You, Bethlehem of Judea, were not the least among the Kings of Judaea, for from you shall PROCEED THE KING WHO SHALL SHEPHERD MY PEOPLE ISRAEL.”(APE)
♦Daniel 7:14And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, so that every people, nation, and language should serve Him. HIS DOMINION(KINGDOM) IS AN EVERLASTING DOMINION THAT WILL NOT PASS AWAY, AND HIS KINGDOM IS ONE THAT WILL NEVER BE DESTROYED.
-Notice His people are called Israel. This is what His Holy Nation is called, and not to be confused with the current Zionist state of Israel formed in 1948. I talk about this in a blog called: “Bless Those Who Bless You: A Physical Land Called Israel, or Yah’s Children Israel by faith?”
2.) The saints, and Yeshua Himself were ALREADY seated on thrones before Rev 20 even comes on the scene:
♦Rev 3: 21 TO THE ONE WHO IS VICTORIOUS, I WILL GRANT THE RIGHT TO SIT WITH ME ON MY THRONE, JUST AS I OVERCAME AND SAT DOWN WITH MY FATHER ON HIS THRONE.
-Yeshua CLEARLY states He is already on the throne in the first century
-Paul, who we believe wrote the book of Hebrews also confirms this:
♦Hebrews 8:1The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, 2and who ministers in the sanctuary and true tabernacle set up by the Lord
-That He is both a Priest and a King on His Throne. Which is confirmed in Zechariah:
♦6:13Yes, he will build the Temple of the LORD(YHWH). Then he will receive royal honor and WILL RULE FROM HIS THRONE. HE WILL ALSO SERVE AS PRIEST FROM HIS THRONE, and there will be perfect harmony between his two roles.’
3.) Rev 3:21, is also a confirmation of 2 Tim 2:11-12, that those who “overcome”, who are “victorious”, will reign with Christ.
♦2 Tim 2:11This is a trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him; 12 if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
4.) The 24 elders are already mentioned to be sitting on thrones in Rev 4:4, 4:10, Rev 11:16, which Yeshua told the disciples, before His death and resurrection, that they would sit upon 12 thrones, and would judge the 12 tribes of Israel once He was seated on His Throne.
♦Matthew 19:28Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
So, we know that this already happened, as Yeshua sat upon His throne within the first century, also recorded by Luke who wrote Acts:
♦Acts 2:29-36 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us unto this day. 30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, HE WOULD RAISE UP CHRIST TO SIT ON HIS THRONE;
This passage, which was originally quoted by Peter, is a reference from 2 Samuel, which is confirmed to be Yeshua(from the line of David), as obviously it was not Solomon’s throne that was to be established forever:
♦2 Sam 7:12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. 13He shall build an house for my name, and I WILL ESTABLISH THE THRONE OF HIS KINGDOM FOR EVER.
-We see that upon the RESURRECTION(Ascension), Yeshua was seated on HIS THRONE.
-So, when the apostles were killed, they went up to the heavenly Jerusalem, and sat on those thrones. Which is why we then see the elders, sitting on thrones in the beginning of Revelation. I believe that they took part in the judgment of the OT Israel in 70AD
5.) Pertaining to the later of the verse “not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands who overcome the beast”: The “Mark” of the Beast, is the opposite of the “Mark” of God. Having the “Mark” of God, which is the blood of the lamb over you. The “tav” means “Mark, sign, covenant” and forms a cross. This is why those who are His receive the seal of the Holy Spirit.
Also why those who have His “Mark” have both the Son and the Fathers Name, as it is His blood that was shed for the remission of sins. Through the “mark” of the Spirit we should have the mind of Christ, and would produce the works(through our hand) of righteousness.
♦Ex 13:9And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD’S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD(YHWH) brought thee out of Egypt.
♦Ex 13:16And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD(YHWH) brought us forth out of Egypt.
It would be the opposite of those having the “Mark” or covenant of death through the spirit of anti-christ; and this can be those who profess His Name, regardless of it be Jesus, Yeshua, Yahshua, Iesus, etc. As many can profess Him, but DENY HIM, thus receiving the “mark” of the beast, the spirit of anti-christ.
NOW LOOKING AT REVELATION 20:6:
Revelation 20:6Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
1.) The first resurrection has to do with not only being born again spiritually through Christ, but also “enduring to the end” of which we shed this earthly tent, and “finish the race”. The second death, holds no power over those who are alive in Christ; this is for the people who not only physically die once, but are spiritually dead…also called twice dead in Jude:
♦Jude 1:11Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion. 12These men are the hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.
People experience a first death, as we will all when we physically die, however those who are not in Christ, or have turned from Him, not enduring to the end, will experience the second death.
2.) “But they shall be priests, and shall reign with Him a thousand years”
Well, John already made this clear in the first chapter of Revelation:
♦Rev 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. TO HIM WHO LOVES US AND HAS RELEASED US FROM OUR SINS BY HIS BLOOD, 6WHO HAS MADE US TO BE A KINGDOM, PRIESTS to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.
-People also seem to forget that the Body of Christ, both dwells here on earth, and in heaven. So while the Kingdom is spiritual, we, who are here on earth are part of that Kingdom, through the deposit of the Spirit.
WHO HAS MADE US TO BE A KINGDOM OF PRIESTS:
♦1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION(KINGDOM), a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
-Which is WHY JOHN SAYS A FEW VERSES LATER IN Rev 1:9:
♦Revelation 1:9 I, John, your brother and PARTNER IN THE TRIBULATION AND KINGDOM AND PERSEVERANCE that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.
NOW LOOKING AT REVELATION 20:1-2:
Rev 20:1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years
1.) Yeshua holds the keys of death, as spoken in Rev 1:17-19
♦REV 1:17When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last, 18the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! AND I HOLD THE KEYS OF DEATH and of Hades. 19Therefore write down the things you have seen, and the things that are, and the things that will happen after this
-Notice that Yeshua told John “Write the things you have seen, WHICH ARE AND THINGS WILL HAPPEN AFTER THIS…” So, this means that a lot of what John saw, were already…which is proven within Scripture.
Continuing on…Yeshua saw Satan fall like lightning from Heaven:
♦Luke 10:18 So He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
♦John 12:31 Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.
A.) Yeshua gave Peter, the KEYS to the KINGDOM, that WHATEVER HE BINDS ON EARTH SHALL BE BOUND IN HEAVEN:
♦Matthew 16:18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and THE GATES OF HELL SHALL NOT PREVAIL AGAINST IT. 19AND I WILL GIVE UNTO THEE THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN; AND WHATSOEVER THOU SHALT LOOSE ON EARTH SHALL BE LOOSED IN HEAVEN.
B.) This has to do with BINDING Satan, through the authority and power we have through the Spirit. We have authority to Bind Satan as we are here on earth. Those who are in Heaven reigning with Christ there, have no need to worry about Satan…they have overcome and dwell safety in the land.
♦Luke 10:18So He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you. 20Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
As long as there is sin in the world, Satan will still be able to tempt. It was made clear in Genesis, that the seed of the woman would crush the head of the serpent, and only through Christ may we have the authority to do so. Satan will always have authority when sin is involved, and the only ones he is not able to deceive anymore, are those who have finished the race in Christ. The spirit of satan works in the children of disobedience, and this does not change based upon false understanding of eschatology.
♦ Eph 2:1And you hath he quickene, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, ACCORDING TO THE PRINCE OF THE POWER OF THE AIR, THE SPIRIT THAT NOW WORKETH IN THE CHILDREN OF DISOBEDIENCE: 3Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. 4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 6AND HATH RAISED US UP TOGETHER, AND MADE US SIT TOGETHER IN HEAVENLY PLACES IN CHRIST JESUS:
