BRIEF THOUGHTS ON POLITICAL LEADERSHIP: How Jesus’ Millennial Reign Will Contrast with Our Current Leaders’ Often-Miserable Efforts, and Why

Dan Lewis aka Hebrews 11:6

[Hebrews 11:6]

FReepers have a finely-honed enthusiasm for reporting on, and then bludgeoning, the never-ending series of our political leaders’ failures and frauds. It’s why dear Jim created this site, and it’s what we do. But perhaps our relentless jaundiced-eye could benefit from a dose of prophetic context.

Those present during the coming millennium will behold an altogether new kind of leader, one who never succumbs, not even once, to the pressures and temptations to which our current politicians so readily surrender. For a thousand years, the King of Kings will be the ideal leader. I think it’s worth taking a moment to look ahead and consider: What will make Jesus so different?

First, of course, He is “very God of very God”, as the Nicene Creed neatly stipulates. No merely human politician can possibly compare. Yet, and here is the rub: Jesus is also fully human.

Ironically, it is in Jesus’ humanity that we myopic humans most readily can see the difference. Which of our politicos can boast of surviving forty minutes of temptation, much less the forty days Jesus endured? Not to mention His devastating passion on our behalf. Hebrews 5:8 declares, “Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered.”

During the millennium, the King of Kings just won’t feel tempted to act the way our politicians act. When He assigns someone to take charge of twenty cities, it won’t be in actuality a payoff or a quota or a scheme—or because He couldn’t have summoned “more than twelve legions of angels”. Rather, that believer will have demonstrated thrift and competence and honesty, qualifying fully for the job. The people Jesus delegates to will be different, too. Good governance, all the way down.

“And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

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[sauropod]

Bkmk

[fwdude]

I really, really don’t get the post-millennial and amillennial rationale. They have to claim that we are “getting better and better” on average until we overcome all worldly systems.

Where do these people live?

[Rockingham]

For Catholics, belief in an era of earthly rule by Christ is known as Millennialism and is considered a false teaching. Most Protestant denominations also reject Millennialism.

Those who believe in Millennialism ought to explain what the point and manner of an era of earthly rule by Christ would be. Why is such a second act needed or useful?

[EliRoom8]

Still, despite perfect environment, many then-living will possess the nature of unredeemed man. There seems to be a declension in the final years of the Millennium because Satan, then released, will be able to rally millions to his cause. (Rev. 20:7-8)

[factmart]

You can know what Jesus tells us about the end times by Studying Revelation which is the Revelation of Jesus Christ. Revelation is the only book of the Bible that you get a blessing ob just hearing and reading it.

If you have 3 hours and what to know what coming.

https://youtu.be/sBQH48Do2dc?si=GalvBWWq056mMEhG

[Hebrews 11:6]

After the Rapture, people who become Christians during the Great Tribulation will live on into the millennium. They will have children, some of whom will believe. Meanwhile, Satan will be restrained, so that no one can excuse themselves by blaming him. Nor will they be able to blame imperfect government.

[bobbo666]

Those pushing Millenial are the same types that do nothing as everything around them crumbles except bleat about how the gov’mt needs to be bigger so they can feel safer.

It is cowardice and laziness — sit on yer butt waiting for someone else to make you life better.

[delchiante]

That’s the perspective we should have!

[Rockingham]

The problem with Revelation is that it is not, like the Gospels, actual events and teachings recounted by witnesses. Revelation is instead principally a prophetic work based on visions and relies on symbolism and metaphor. This makes Revelation susceptible to misunderstanding, manipulation, and abuse.

Most of all, for some, the theatrics and imagery of Revelation distract from the teachings and events conveyed in the Gospels. Jesus as the actual Messiah is far better and more consequential than Jesus as a supposed earthly ruler in the future who will show flawed humanity how to run things. I have no doubt that Jesus could provide better garbage pickup and honest government -- but isn't that our job?

[delchiante]

Those who believe in Millennialism ought to explain what the point and manner of an era of earthly rule by Christ would be. Why is such a second act needed or useful?i
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Best guess is when these about 2,000 demon possessed swine years end.

Satan’s Legion appears to have been given time on earth, even during the ‘Church Age’ to hang out in the Kingdom tree, eat the seeds that fall on the wayside, sow tares in the Kingdom, leaven the unleavened Kingdom, etc.

With a premise like that, Christ said He chose 12, and one was a devil.

Judas’ place wasn’t really replaced by a man.
He was replaced by Satan.

Satan doesn’t win.
But that old Serpent gets to hang out in the Garden, even the Church.

That’s if the Kingdom of Heaven on earth, a Restored Garden, is indeed the Church these days.

Fully leavened, fully corrupted.

Like it was predicted in the scriptures, both New and Old Testaments.

1,000 years with Satan locked away hasn’t happened yet.

It’s hinted in the scriptures the modern Church Age is about 3,000 years.

Let’s hope He cuts the current time short to just about 2,000.

Maybe an oddity, but it would seem that the modern Church Age and Satan’s run, would end about the same time.

Ironic.
Or Prophetic.

[Hebrews 11:6]

You miss the point.

The point is the children born during the Millennium. To Jesus, the point is always the children. Children born now can try excusing themselves because (a) Jesus wasn’t plainly visible to me, (b) the devil made me do it, (c) the world around me was a mess. During the Millennium, those excuses will be unavailable.

[Rockingham]

In your telling, your elaboration and interpretation of Revelation, not the gospels, is the center of Christian eschatology. I do not accept that.

[Rockingham]

It is not a matter of excuses. The free will that we are accorded in this life requires that we make choices based on acceptance of the teachings of Jesus Christ outside of His immediate presence. And, as near death experiences confirm, God’s mercy is such that, even when being dragged into the pit for eternity, calling to Jesus for help brings remission and deliverance.

[delchiante]

In your telling, your elaboration and interpretation of Revelation, not the gospels
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That’s incorrect.

Much of it’s pulled from the gospels.

And if the Church understood the Old Testament, they’d see the modern Church Age detailed there too.

And its not in glowing terms.

Which is where your disagreement with me probably really is.

You see the Church Age as Light.

I see it as a Breach from the Light who left.

I have that evidence shown in the Old Testament and the New Testament.

And one can ignore Revelation completely and have the opportunity to see it too.

But their interpretation of all those parables in the Gospels would have to be seen in a different light.

And any discrepancies within the Gospels would have to be seen as important as well.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Most of those children will refuse to accept Jesus’ offer of salvation, despite the unavailability of excuses, which He has stripped away. They choose poorly.