Your ShelfYour Projects

THE DAY OF THE LORD

6%

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jun 11, 1902

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 28, No. 24.

Read the full edition

THE DAY OF THE LORD.

The One Thousand Years.

1. What is the characteristic of “the day of the Lord?”
“A day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness.” See Zeph. 1:14-18; Isa. 13:6-13; Amos 5:18-20.
2. What will mark its beginning?
A decree closing probation. Rev. 22:11, 12; Zeph. 2:1-3.
3. What will precede His coming?
A great threefold, world-wide warning message. See Rev. 14:6-14; Joel 2:1; 3:9-16.
4. How will it come to the unrepentant, incorrigible sinner?
“As a thief in the night.” 2 Peter 3:10; 1 Thess. 5:2-4.
5. What events will immediately follow?
(a) The pouring out of the seven last plagues (Revelation 15, 16); (b) The protection and preservation of God’s people (Ps. 91:4-12; Dan. 12:1; Ps. 46:1-3); (c) The death of all the wicked (Jer. 25:33; Rev. 19:17, 18; 18:8; 2 Thess. 2:8, 9); (d) The raising of the righteous dead, and changing to immortality the righteous living (1 Thess. 4:13-18; Rev. 20:6; 1 Cor. 15:51-53; Phil. 3:20, 21); (e) The glorified saints will be taken to heaven (1 Thess. 4:15-17; John 13:33, 36; 14:1-3; Rev. 15:2-4; 14:1-5; 19:1, 2); (f) This destruction of the wicked, translation of the saints, and the desolation of the earth will take place at the coming of Christ (2 Thess. 2:8; Jer. 4:23-27; Isa. 24:1, 3; 13:9); (g) The everlasting kingdom of Christ will begin at His coming and return to heaven, in the capital of the new earth, the New Jerusalem (see 2 Tim. 4:1; Luke 19:12; Matt. 25:31; Gal. 4:26; Isa. 54:1-5).
6. What takes place during the millennium?
Satan and his angels will be confined to this desolated earth, and Jesus and the saints will reign in heaven. Rev. 20:1-4. At this time the saints will judge the world. 1 Cor. 6:2; 4:5.
7. What are the important events after the one thousand years?
(a) The Lord and His people descend from heaven; a great plain will be made and purified by the touch of Christ; and here will be the camp of the saints (Zech. 14:4, 5); (b) The wicked dead are raised; they are deceived and marshaled by Satan into a vast army, and go forth to take the camp of the saints and beloved city (Rev. 20:5, 7-9); (c) The overpowering glory of Christ’s presence finally falls upon the wicked and all things upon earth identified with sin, converting the earth into a vast lake of fire, which forever purges the earth of sin (Rev. 20:11-15; Isa. 30:27-33); (d) The power of God renews, regenerates, re-creates the earth. His glory fills the universe, and there is no more curse (Isa. 33:24; 35:10; 60:18-22; Rev. 21:9-27; 22:1-7).