The rule of Christ on this earth cannot begin until the anti-christ has accomplished the near destruction of Israel.
The Second coming is when Christ takes care of him, and immediately His reign begins.
Israel has now seen Him deliver them out of the hand of the anti-christ. They now know He is the Messiah and as Zechariah says, "there will be great mourning in the land, when they see the One whom they have pierced." They now know Jesus was the Christ all along!
There are two distinct resurrections in scripture. One before the millennial reign and one after the millennial reign clearly seen in Rev. 20:4-6,
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years."
Vs. 4 are the tribulation saints who gave their lives for Christ and will be included with the resurrection/rapture that took place some 7-8 years earlier before the anti-christ came on the scene.
vs. 5 are all the unsaved from the beginning of time that are not yet resurrected, and will not be resurrected until the 1000 years have expired.
vs. 6 is stating the saved who have already been resurrected at the rapture and the tribulation are safe from the second death, which is eternal separation from God. These, which include all who have been saved will reign with Christ for 1000 years.
All the unsaved of all time have not been resurrected and remain in Hades until the 1000 years are over and then beginning in Rev. 20:11, we see the unsaved of all time resurrected and stand before God to be judged.
Their end is the second death, forever separated from God in the Lake of fire.
So we see three major resurrections in the future for all of man.
The Second coming is when Christ takes care of him, and immediately His reign begins.
Israel has now seen Him deliver them out of the hand of the anti-christ. They now know He is the Messiah and as Zechariah says, "there will be great mourning in the land, when they see the One whom they have pierced." They now know Jesus was the Christ all along!
There are two distinct resurrections in scripture. One before the millennial reign and one after the millennial reign clearly seen in Rev. 20:4-6,
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years."
Vs. 4 are the tribulation saints who gave their lives for Christ and will be included with the resurrection/rapture that took place some 7-8 years earlier before the anti-christ came on the scene.
vs. 5 are all the unsaved from the beginning of time that are not yet resurrected, and will not be resurrected until the 1000 years have expired.
vs. 6 is stating the saved who have already been resurrected at the rapture and the tribulation are safe from the second death, which is eternal separation from God. These, which include all who have been saved will reign with Christ for 1000 years.
All the unsaved of all time have not been resurrected and remain in Hades until the 1000 years are over and then beginning in Rev. 20:11, we see the unsaved of all time resurrected and stand before God to be judged.
Their end is the second death, forever separated from God in the Lake of fire.
So we see three major resurrections in the future for all of man.
