Bible Question:
Please I need some ideas, My quesion is who is going to be living on earth during the Millennium? Some have answered and said it is the saints - that is correct, but they are ruling and reigning with Christ. My question is who are they going to rule and reign over? I can think of two possibilies, 1. they are tribulation saints that weren't martyred, but that seems to be problematic in light of the rebellion at the end of the millennium 2. People that aren't saved but somehow avoided taking the mark of the beast, that too has problems in light of Revelation that implies you will have to take the mark to survive. I find can nothing in scripture to clarify this picture for me. Can anyone offer clarity of scripture that might indicate who will live upon earth during the Millennium. |
Bible Answer: Ed, In the Everyday Bible Commentary by Charles Caldwell Ryrie it states that John saw 4 groups of saints in Revelation 20:4. First he saw those who sat on the throne and who shared in the judging, apparently the church. Then he saw a particular group of martyrs - those who were beheaded. Finally he saw a group that had refused to worship the beast and receive his mark. Those (referring to the last group) are the ones who will live and reign with Christ. In answer to your comment of the 2nd question concerning surviving without the mark, I remind you that God can do anything. In 1Kings 17:4 He provided for Elijah by sending his food to him by using ravens. I truly believe that any people who do not receive the mark will be provided for. After all Matthew 6:26 states that God provides for the birds of the air. Aren't we of more value than them? Verse 33 states that if we strive first for the kingdom of God and His righteousness all these things will be given to us. Isn't that what the saints of the tribulation will be doing, striving for God's kingdom and His righteousness? I'll bet that they will be stiving a lot harder than we do today - and He provides for us all we need to survive. prayon |