The second coming of Christ–when the Lord stands upon the Mount of Olives–will be
accompanied by a great world wide earthquake so that, “Every island fled away and the
mountains could not be found” (Revelation 16:20). The topography of the land of Israel and the
rest of the Earth will be drastically altered. The literal meaning of Isaiah 40:4 will come to pass.
Every valley shall be raised up,
every mountain and hill made low;
the rough ground shall become level,
the rugged places a plain.
The prophet Zechariah also foretold this phenomenal event:
On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives
will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving
north and half moving south. – Zechariah 14:4
Jerusalem will then rise to become the capital of the Earth (Zechariah 14:9-11).
Ecology
Starting with the Millennium, there will be a removal of the Curse upon the earth that
began with Adam’s fall and continues down to the present unabated (Romans 8:18-23).
The Earth, and especially Eretz Israel (the Land of Israel) will become “like the Garden
of Eden” (Ezekiel 36:35).
The Desert will rejoice and blossom as the rose (Isaiah 35:1), and the parched ground will
become a pool (Isaiah 35:7).
The Trees…shall clap their hands, and instead of thorns there will be trees (Isaiah 55:12-
13).
The earth will be fruitful, and there will be no famine (Ezekiel 34:27-29).
Animals will once again be friendly to one another and to humans.
6 The wolf will live with the lamb,
the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling together;
and a little child will lead them.
7 The cow will feed with the bear,
their young will lie down together,
and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
8 The infant will play near the hole of the cobra,
and the young child put his hand into the viper’s nest. – Isaiah 11:6-8
Health
People who live during the Millennium will not die young. A person one hundred years
old will be considered a child, since, presumably, a person could live throughout the 1000 years
in the restored environment (Isaiah 65:20-23).
Sickness will not be a problem because “The sun of righteousness shall arise with healing
in its wings” (Malachi 4:2).
Later yet, after the New Earth is established, the Tree of Life will be accessible to
mankind. Its leaves are “for the healing of the nations” (Revelation 22:2).
Politics
Jesus Christ will be King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and of the increase of his
government there will be no end (Revelation 19:16; Isaiah 9:6-7),
Jerusalem will be the capital of the World, and all nations will come to Jerusalem. It will
be considered the center of the nations (Isaiah 2:2-4; Ezekiel 5:5).
David will reign as king over Israel, and presumably, each nation will also have its godly
king who will answer to Jesus Christ, the King of Kings (Ezekiel 34:23-24; 37:24-25).
The church will share with her Lord the rule over the Gentile nations (Revelation 4:4, 10-
11; 20:4, 6).
No sin or rebellion will be allowed, because the Lord will withhold rain and send plagues
on any who would rebel (Zechariah 14:16-19).
Jesus Christ will rule the nations with a rod of iron (Revelation 12:5; 19:15 – Greek:
“shepherdize”). This means a strong central rule to bring prompt justice and quick control over
unruly nations and individuals who revolt against God.
Sinners will be born on the earth during the Millennium. Satan will be chained and
therefore not free to seduce, to tempt, and to deceive, but the flesh will still manifest itself
showing how complete was the original fall of Adam and Eve. During this 1000 years men can
not claim that the devil is responsible for their sinful failures.
There will be peace everywhere. People will “beat their swords into plowshares” and
there will be war no more (Isaiah 2:2-4).
Worship and Belief
Messiah will build a new (fourth) temple, probably the great temple described in the final
Chapters of Ezekiel. This Temple will be used for Memorial Sacrifices (Ezekiel 40:39-43).
Salvation during the Millennium will still be by grace through faith in Jesus Christ
because there is “No other name given…whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:10; Philippians 2:9-
10; Revelation 22:4).
The Lord will put a new Spirit within believers whose home is on earth (Ezekiel 11:19).
Israel as a nation will be brought into the New Covenant, which Jesus put into effect at
the Last Supper. This covenant, promised to Israel by the prophets, has been graciously shared
with the Church during the interim period of Israel’s Diaspora and unbelief.
Everything will be considered sanctified or “holy.” Even the bells and pots will be holy to
the Lord (Zechariah 14:20-21).
Unfortunately, some, even with this perfect environment and the opportunity to see Christ
in person reigning over the Earth, will still fail to believe in him and will rebel at the end. They
will follow Satan when he is released for a little while at the end of the Millennium. They will all
be destroyed (Revelation 20:7-10).
