THE PEACEFUL REIGN

I don’t know about you but I am not happy about the times in which we live. There is so much chaos, unrest, hatred, and division in every sector of life that I am eagerly looking forward to the time when Jesus our sovereign ruler will be reigning on this earth. His reign will be peaceful and those people that know the Word can attest the words of Solomon in Proverbs 29:2 2 “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.”

During Jesus’ reign, the earth will be inhabited with believers who were raptured and who have glorified bodies, and individuals who have mortal bodies. Unfortunately, many of the mortals with their unregenerate nature will resist Jesus’s leadership. No doubt they will be demonically influenced because though Satan is bound in the bottomless pit the bible does not say that his angels and demonic spirits are also bound during this time. I believe these spirits though they do not have a leader they will be stirring up trouble with sinful individuals that do not realize they are living at the best of times. Thus, the bible states in Revelation 19:15, “Jesus will rule them with a rod of iron,” which means He will rule with judgment and justice (Isaiah 6:6-7).

Despite the demonic activity, those of us that have a relationship with God will be willingly serving Jesus and enjoying the benefits of being with Him. Additionally here is a list of other pertinent things that will take place during Jesus’s peaceful reign:

1. Jesus will establish Jerusalem as his capital and the nations in the earth will go there to worship, to learn His laws and to attend the annual Feast of Tabernacles (Zechariah 14:16).
2. Believers will rule and reign with Jesus teaching the world His ways and laws (Daniel 7:18, 27; Psalms 37:29- 31; Revelations 5:9-10).
3. Blessings and prosperity will happen to nations and people who acknowledge Jesus as their king. The land will once again flourish and people’s lifespan will increase. The nature of predatory animals will be changed from carnivorous to herbivores and harmful to peaceful (Isaiah 11:6-9, 65:18-23, 25).
4. For raptured believers, no dying and no sickness for our bodies are changed (1 Corinthians 15:52-54).

Just blogging and thinking about the peaceful reign of Jesus brings me comfort, hope, and longing for that time. So, I pray you will be there with me enjoying the peaceful reign.