Posted on 09/17/2010 3:57:03 PM PDT by greyfoxx39
“Chapter 45: The Millennium,” Gospel Principles, (2009),263–67
• Who will be on the earth during the Millennium?
A thousand years of peace, love, and joy will begin on the earth at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. This thousand-year period is called the Millennium. The scriptures and the prophets help us understand what it will be like to live on the earth during the Millennium.
For teachers: The subject of the Millennium sometimes leads people to speculate about ideas that are not found in the scriptures or the teachings of latter-day prophets. As you guide this lesson, be careful to avoid such speculation.
Because of the destruction of the wicked at the Savior’s Second Coming, only righteous people will live on the earth at the beginning of the Millennium. They will be those who have lived virtuous and honest lives. These people will inherit either the terrestrial or celestial kingdom.
During the Millennium, mortals will still live on earth, and they will continue to have children as we do now (see D&C 45:58). Joseph Smith said that immortal beings will frequently visit the earth. These resurrected beings will help with the government and other work. (See Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, sel. Joseph Fielding Smith [1976], 268.)
People will still have their agency, and for a time many will be free to continue with their religions and ideas. Eventually everyone will confess that Jesus Christ is the Savior.
During the Millennium, Jesus will “reign personally upon the earth” (Articles of Faith 1:10). Joseph Smith explained that Jesus will “reign over the Saints and come down and instruct” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith [2007], 258).
• What are the two great works that will be done during the Millennium?
There will be two great works for members of the Church during the Millennium: temple work and missionary work. Temple work involves the ordinances that are necessary for exaltation. These include baptism, the laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost, and the temple ordinances—the endowment, temple marriage, and the sealing together of family units.
Many people have died without receiving these ordinances. People on the earth must perform these ordinances for them. This work is now being done in the temples of the Lord. There is too much work to finish before the Millennium begins, so it will be completed during that time. Resurrected beings will help us correct the mistakes we have made in doing research concerning our dead ancestors. They will also help us find the information we need to complete our records. (See Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, comp. Bruce R. McConkie, 3 vols. [1954–56], 2:167, 251–52.)
The other great work during the Millennium will be missionary work. The gospel will be taught with great power to all people. Eventually there will be no need to teach others the first principles of the gospel because “they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord” (Jeremiah 31:34).
• How can we prepare now for work in the Millennium?
• In what ways will life during the Millennium be different from life on the earth now?
The Prophet Joseph Smith taught that during the Millennium, “the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory” (Articles of Faith 1:10).
During the Millennium, Satan will be bound. This means he will not have power to tempt those who are living at that time (see D&C 101:28). The “children shall grow up without sin unto salvation” (D&C 45:58). “Because of the righteousness of [the Lord’s] people, Satan has no power; wherefore, he cannot be loosed for the space of many years; for he hath no power over the hearts of the people, for they dwell in righteousness, and the Holy One of Israel reigneth” (1 Nephi 22:26).
During the Millennium, there will be no war. People will live in peace and harmony together. Things that have been used for war will be turned to useful purposes. “They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more” (Isaiah 2:4; see also Isaiah 11:6–7; D&C 101:26).
President John Taylor taught: “The Lord will be king over all the earth, and all mankind literally under his sovereignty, and every nation under the heavens will have to acknowledge his authority, and bow to his scepter. Those who serve him in righteousness will have communications with God, and with Jesus; will have the ministering of angels, and will know the past, the present, and the future; and other people, who may not yield full obedience to his laws, nor be fully instructed in his covenants, will, nevertheless, have to yield full obedience to his government. For it will be the reign of God upon the earth, and he will enforce his laws, and command that obedience from the nations of the world which is legitimately his right” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: John Taylor [2001], 225).
During the Millennium, there will be no death as we know it. When people have lived to an old age, they will not die and be buried. Instead, they will be changed from their mortal condition to an immortal condition in “the twinkling of an eye.” (See D&C 63:51; 101:29–31.)
Some truths have not been revealed to us. All things will be revealed during the Millennium. The Lord said He will “reveal all things—things which have passed, and hidden things which no man knew, things of the earth, by which it was made, and the purpose and the end thereof—things most precious, things that are above, and things that are beneath, things that are in the earth, and upon the earth, and in heaven” (D&C 101:32–34).
In many ways, life will be much as it is now, except that everything will be done in righteousness. People will eat and drink and will wear clothing. (See Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young [1997], 333.) People will continue to plant and harvest crops and build houses (see Isaiah 65:21).
• What are your thoughts and feelings about the conditions that will exist during the Millennium?
• What will be the final destiny of the earth?
At the end of the 1,000 years, Satan will be set free for a short time. Some people will turn away from Heavenly Father. Satan will gather his armies, and Michael (Adam) will gather the hosts of heaven. In this great struggle, Satan and his followers will be cast out forever. The earth will be changed into a celestial kingdom. (See D&C 29:22–29; 88:17–20, 110–15.)
• Zechariah 14:4–9; 1 Nephi 22:24–25 (Jesus to reign on earth)
• Daniel 7:27 (Saints to be given the kingdom)
• D&C 88:87–110 (conditions during the Millennium)
• Revelation 20:1–3; 1 Nephi 22:26 (Satan to be bound)
• D&C 101:22–31 (enmity to cease; no death; Satan to have no power to tempt)
• Isaiah 11:1–9 (wolf and lamb to dwell together)
• D&C 43:31; Revelation 20:7–10 (Satan loosed for a little season)
If the LDS church is so wrong, then what harm can they do by worrying about the souls of the dead? It sure beats you born agains protesting dead hero soldier’s funerals and claiming that the Jews deserved the holocaust.
Do you do that before or after one of your pastors threatens to burn Korans to get cheap national attention, or protests dead soldier's funerals, or gets a bunch of children killed at one of your compounds? 'My religon is better than yours is' sure is working out for you.
“If the LDS church is so wrong, then what harm can they do by worrying about the souls of the dead?”
Since it is too late for the souls of the dead, according to the Bible, I do not care what they do about the dead. I do care about the fact that mormonism PERVERTS the Gospel of Grace, makes an IDOL out of God, and inoculates people against the TRUTH - living people who will go to a Christ-less eternity without the Gospel of Grace.
“It sure beats you born agains protesting dead hero soldier’s funerals and claiming that the Jews deserved the holocaust.”
I think there are, let’s see, one church of 30 people who are whackos who do as you describe. The more than a BILLION Christians do not. As such, you are using a logical fallacy.
No one should use a soldier’s funeral to protest anything.
No one should not support Israel.
I condemn both, just as I condemn the perversion that is mormonism.
best,
ampu
No born again Christian would ever do such a thing. If you are talking about the followers of Rev. Phelps ... they definitely do not represent born again Christianity they are a cult much like ... well, need I go there.
You got all that from “FREEDOM in Jesus Christ”. WOW, makes one wonder who you worship.
You don’t need to waste your time time with the 9 man. He appears to be an angry fellow/gal who really believes what he/she writes.
I’m sorry to hear about their passing. On the bright side, now you can pick your own path, and not have to worry about your choice putting a wedge between you and your kin.
After reading several of his/her posts, I agree. LOL!
“Under this plan, the head of each family would consecrate or deed all real and personal property to the Presiding Bishop of the Church and would receive, in turn, a stewardship, or “inheritance,” from consecrated property. Thereafter, Church members would consecrate annually all surplus production from their stewardships to the bishop’s storehouse.”
Well, I guess that solves the tithing problem. If you don’t own anything, then it’s pretty easy to give 10% of nothing, isn’t it?
“If the LDS church is so wrong, then what harm can they do by worrying about the souls of the dead?”
Well, they can do no harm (or benefit) to the dead, and no harm to the rest of us that I can see. They are only harming themselves. I hope you can forgive us if our concern for Mormon’s spiritual welfare is distressing to you.
“It sure beats you born agains protesting dead hero soldier’s funerals and claiming that the Jews deserved the holocaust.”
Oh come on now, “born agains” regard Westboro and their ilk much more unfavorably than Mormons. Don’t get me wrong, as a Christian, I love all of ya, but it’s the kind of love that means if you are acting spiritually like a “punk kid”, I would like to give you a spiritual spanking and not coddle you.
Do you ever get anything right, or do you just toss stink bombs randomly...
It would have to be because it’s not in reality.
I hope you can forgive us if our concern for Mormon’s spiritual welfare is distressing to you.
Oh my gosh I almost spit my drink all over my monitor!
You must have this board confused with some other one my friend. This is the hatefully and angrily bash the Mormons at every possible turn with any means you can think of board.
Do you ever get anything right, or do you just toss stink bombs randomly...
Pot meet kettle... kettle, pot
/eyeroll
Well, show me one hatful post against mormons - just one.
THX 1138 time here.
Hardly.
But if you have some proof of my usnusbsataited stink bombs, well put up or shut up comes to mind...
As it does everytime you post...
“Oh my gosh I almost spit my drink all over my monitor!”
Hey, I’ll always take credit for making someone laugh, even if I didn’t intend to :)
“You must have this board confused with some other one my friend. This is the hatefully and angrily bash the Mormons at every possible turn with any means you can think of board.”
By “board” do you mean this thread? Or FR? Looking at your posting history, it seems you’re only here to post on LDS-related threads. There’s a lot more to FR than that, maybe you should poke your head out and join the wider community. We bash a lot more than Mormons, maybe you can even join in the fun!
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