The Millennial Kingdom

The New World Order

(Apologies, this recording is of lower quality, taken from Zoom)

“And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them”

Deuteronomy 28v13

Scripture Readings:

  • Deuteronomy 28v13
  • Isaiah 2v1-5
  • Daniel 7v13-14, 26-28
  • Zechariah 2v10-12, 8v1-5, 20-21, 14v16-19
  • Revelation 12v1

  1. The New World Order
  • Dominion, glory and a kingdom given to the Son of Man (Daniel 7v13-14, see also John 1v50-51)
  • He will be served by all peoples (racial), nations (governmental), languages (linguistic)
  • His dominion is permanent – “an everlasting dominion”
  • His kingdom is unconquerable – “shall not be destroyed”
  • Israel will be the head of the nations (Deuteronomy 28v13)
  • Israel will be seen as the source of light during the kingdom age (Revelation 12v1)
  1. The centrality of Jerusalem
  • The Lord’s jealousy for Jerusalem (Zechariah 8v2-4))
  • The Lord’s presence in Jerusalem (V3)
  • The reputation of Jerusalem (v3)
    • City of truth
    • The holy mountain
  • The streets of Jerusalem (Zechariah 8v4-5)
    • The old will be safe on the streets
    • The young will play on the streets
  • The visitors to Jerusalem (Zechariah 8v20-23)
    • The origin of the visitors (cities, peoples, strong nations)
    • The hast of the visitors (“Let us go speedily”)
    • The intention of the visitors (“to pray before the Lord”, “to seek the Lordof Hosts”)
    • Their reason for visiting (we have heard that God is with you’)
  1. The house of God at Jerusalem
  • The importance of the house (Isaiah 2v1-5)
  • The attractiveness of the house (v2)
  • The instruction for the nations (v3)
  • The Lord’s judgement and rebuke of the nations (v4)
  • The response of the nations (v4)
  • The appeal to the house of Jacob (V5)
  1. The worship of the King
  • The annual pilgrimage of the nations – from year to year (Zechariah 14vi6)
  • The occasion of the pilgrimage – the feast of tabernacles (v16)
  • The purpose the pilgrimage- to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts (v16-17)
  • The penalty of non-attendance – no rain (v17-19)
  • The plague and punishment of the disobedient (v17-19)

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