The Plan of the Ages

God’s Dispensational Dealings with Humanity

Features of the 1000 Years

Lesson XLVII

June 4, 2006

I Introduction

Many of the Psalms are Millennial and can only be rightly interpreted in the light of that doctrine.

Acts 3:21 speaks of the time of restitution

Acts 3:24 all the prophets from Samuel have spoken of these days.

Some of the Scriptures we will use seem to apply only to Israel. But when Israel is blessed the whole world will reap the benefit. Israel will be the salt of the earth

II A World without the Devil

Revelation 20:1-3 bound in the pit

1 Peter 5:8 he is not bound now

Colossians. 1:13 believers are delivered from his power

Revelation 12:9 he is the Deceiver

2 Corinthians 4:4 he blinds minds

James 4:7 submit, then resist and he will flee

III A World Delivered from Adam’s Curse

Romans 8:18-22 creation shall be delivered

Genesis 3:17-19 the curse- thorns and thistles, sorrow and sweat

Isaiah 11:7-9 animals tamed, none hurt or destroy

Isaiah 55:15 instead of thorns, the fir tree

Isaiah 65:24-25 wolf and the lamb shall feed

IV A World without Famine

Ezekiel 34:27 earth shall yield her increase

Isaiah 30:23 light of the moon be as the sun—not the heat

Ezekiel 36:28-30 Israel prospers, the worlds does also

Zechariah 8:12 ground gives her increase

V A World without Sickness

Isaiah 29:17-19 deaf hear, the blind see

Isaiah 33:24 not say I am sick

Isaiah 35:5 eyes opened, ears unstopped

VI A World without Sorrow or Sighing

Isaiah 35:10 sorrow and sighing shall flee away

Isaiah 51:5 joy and gladness

Isaiah 51:10 mourning shall flee away

Isaiah 61:3 oil of joy for mourning

Jeremiah 31:12,13 not sorrow