Something I've been wondering for a while: during the thousand year millennial reign of Christ on earth, what peoples will inhabit the earth?
I'm referring to the time after the Great Tribulation but before New Jerusalem.
At the end of the Great Tribulation, Jesus will separate the sheep from the goats. We find that in Matthew 25:31-46. I posted the relevant verses.
31 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.
33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
46 And these (unbelievers) will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Ok, given these verses, consider this from a commentary on the website Enduring Word on Revelation 20:
[Who will be on the earth in the Millennium? Even after the (calling up of the saints) and the vast judgments of the Great Tribulation, there will be many people left on earth. After Jesus returns in glory, He will judge those who survive the Great Tribulation in the judgment of the nations (Matthew 25:31-46). This is not a judgment unto salvation, but a judgment of moral worthiness, and entrance into the Millennial Kingdom of Jesus. The unworthy will be sent into eternal damnation, and the worthy will be allowed in Jesus’ Millennial Kingdom].
Enduring Word is only one of the commentaries I used to study, I use several others. I hope it's reputable, it seems to be.
I try not to rely to much on commentaries; I try to let scripture interpret scripture (Luther). But I don't think I have heard a preacher yet that doesn't quote other preachers and theologians.
I guess my main question is, **who will be the ones that will rebel**? Assuming that believers will be 'caught up' at the start of the tribulation (I'm not using the word
) and that would include children under the age of accountability, and all left on earth are judged at the end, what "types" of people are left (as far as their standing with God goes)? Who will be left for satan to decieve for the 1,000 years?
Satan will be loosed for a season at the end of the thousand years.
Revelation 20:7-8 "Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea".
Are we talking about those born during the Millennial Reign? What about Matthew 22:30?
"For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven".
Thanks for anyone reading my rather rambling incoherent prattle! God bless
I'm referring to the time after the Great Tribulation but before New Jerusalem.
At the end of the Great Tribulation, Jesus will separate the sheep from the goats. We find that in Matthew 25:31-46. I posted the relevant verses.
31 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.
33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
46 And these (unbelievers) will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Ok, given these verses, consider this from a commentary on the website Enduring Word on Revelation 20:
[Who will be on the earth in the Millennium? Even after the (calling up of the saints) and the vast judgments of the Great Tribulation, there will be many people left on earth. After Jesus returns in glory, He will judge those who survive the Great Tribulation in the judgment of the nations (Matthew 25:31-46). This is not a judgment unto salvation, but a judgment of moral worthiness, and entrance into the Millennial Kingdom of Jesus. The unworthy will be sent into eternal damnation, and the worthy will be allowed in Jesus’ Millennial Kingdom].
Enduring Word is only one of the commentaries I used to study, I use several others. I hope it's reputable, it seems to be.
I try not to rely to much on commentaries; I try to let scripture interpret scripture (Luther). But I don't think I have heard a preacher yet that doesn't quote other preachers and theologians.
I guess my main question is, **who will be the ones that will rebel**? Assuming that believers will be 'caught up' at the start of the tribulation (I'm not using the word

Satan will be loosed for a season at the end of the thousand years.
Revelation 20:7-8 "Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea".
Are we talking about those born during the Millennial Reign? What about Matthew 22:30?
"For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven".
Thanks for anyone reading my rather rambling incoherent prattle! God bless