THE NEW MILLENIUM

Daniel 12 sets the clock at the time of the end, and that clock does not stop at the rapture. The text points to at least one thousand seven years and forty five days before the next big event after the rapture, because God is not done with this earth. Daniel’s sealed words fit together with Revelation, just like Daniel’s prophecy helped the wise men know when to look for the Messiah.

Daniel’s timeline gives the antichrist one thousand two hundred and sixty days after the abomination of desolation, when he sets himself up in the temple and demands worship. The next thirty days appear to be a time when Jesus Christ heals the earth after His return. The next forty five days bring the nations to Jerusalem, where the whole world is called to worship Jesus Christ as the ruler of this world.

Romans 8 says creation has been groaning, not in the pains of death, but in the pains of childbirth. Creation has lived under the curse since the Garden of Eden, but God subjected it in hope. Zechariah 14 shows that hope becoming visible when the Mount of Olives splits, Jerusalem is lifted up, living water flows to the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean, and the Lord becomes king over all the earth.

Isaiah 11 shows nature being changed back toward peace. The wolf dwells with the lamb, the leopard lies down with the young goat, the lion eats straw like the ox, and a child can play over the cobra’s hole. Isaiah 65 shows human life stretching out again, so that a person dying at one hundred is considered young, and people enjoy the work of their own hands like the days of a tree.

Matthew 25 shows the nations judged when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne. The sheep inherit the kingdom because their treatment of Christ’s brothers revealed real faith. The goats go into eternal punishment because their refusal revealed the same unbelief that took the mark of the beast.

Revelation 20 shows Satan bound for one thousand years while Christ reigns and resurrected believers rule with Him. Satan’s release at the end proves that the root problem is not bad environment, bad government, or hard circumstances. The human heart is deceitful, and even a perfect world with Jesus visibly reigning does not change an unregenerate heart. The new birth is necessary, and the church’s response is mission, revival, and joining what God is already doing in everyday lives.

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Key Takeaways

• 1. Creation groans toward childbirth Romans 8 does not picture the earth simply falling apart like a dying thing. Creation’s groaning is childbirth language, which means God has something beautiful coming out of all this curse and frustration. The millennial reign shows that God’s answer is not escape from creation, but creation set free, reshaped, and made fruitful under Christ’s rule. [15:08]
• 2. The heart needs new birth Revelation 20 shows the shocking truth that perfect conditions do not produce perfect hearts. After a thousand years of righteous rule, long life, peace, prosperity, and visible access to Jesus Christ, Satan still gathers a number like the sand of the sea. The problem is deeper than environment, upbringing, politics, or hardship; the problem is the unregenerate heart. [41:02]
• 3. Satan’s defeat is finally completed Satan’s work began in Eden and kept showing up through Pharaoh, Herod, persecution, slaughter, and deception. Revelation 20 brings that long rebellion to its end when fire comes down from heaven and the devil is thrown into the lake of fire. God does not negotiate with evil forever, and the final word belongs to Christ, not the destroyer. [44:26]
• 4. Mission starts with real eternity The coming judgment makes mission more than a church program or a busy season on the calendar. Neighbors, coworkers, family members, and students are not just people passing through ordinary routines; they are souls moving toward eternity. The right response to prophecy is not curiosity only, but urgent participation in what God is already doing. [49:18]
• 5. Revival comes when God gets hearts Revival is not produced by scheduling meetings, bringing someone in, or showing up on Sundays. Revival comes when God gets ahold of hearts and people begin to notice where He is already working. The call is to stop passing by the work of God a hundred times a day and start joining Him there.
  
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Youtube Chapters

• [00:00] - Welcome
• [00:31] - The Big Timeline From Creation To Calvary
• [02:11] - Daniel And The Millennial Reign
• [04:34] - The End Times Clock
• [06:51] - The Abomination And Daniel’s Days
• [11:06] - Geographic Changes On The Earth
• [13:27] - Creation Groaning In Hope
• [16:16] - Zechariah And The Mount Of Olives
• [20:15] - Nature Restored In Isaiah
• [23:49] - Long Life In The Kingdom
• [29:28] - The Nations Judged By Christ
• [34:11] - Believers Reigning With Jesus
• [35:25] - Satan Bound For A Thousand Years
• [37:58] - Satan Released And Final Rebellion
• [46:35] - New Birth, Mission, And Revival

Bible Reading

Daniel 12:9-13
“He said, 'Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end. Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand. And from the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days. Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days. But go your way till the end. And you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at the end of the days.'” [02:40] [06:51] [09:25]

Revelation 20:1-10
“Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while. Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years. And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them, and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.” [35:25] [37:58] [44:26]

Romans 8:19-22
“For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.” [13:36] [15:08]

Zechariah 14:1-10
“Behold, a day is coming for the LORD, when the spoil taken from you will be divided in your midst. For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall be taken and the houses plundered and the women raped. Half of the city shall go out into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city. Then the LORD will go out and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle. On that day his feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives that lies before Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives shall be split in two from east to west by a very wide valley, so that one half of the mount shall move northward, and the other half southward. And you shall flee to the valley of my mountains, for the valley of the mountains shall reach to Azal. And you shall flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with him. On that day there shall be no light, cold, or frost. And there shall be a unique day, which is known to the LORD, neither day nor night, but at evening time there shall be light. On that day living waters shall flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea and half of them to the western sea. It shall continue in summer as in winter. And the LORD will be king over all the earth. On that day the LORD will be one and his name one. The whole land shall be turned into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. But Jerusalem shall remain aloft on its site from the Gate of Benjamin to the place of the former gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king's winepresses.” [16:16]

Isaiah 11:6-9
“The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den. They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.” [20:21] [20:45]

Matthew 25:31-46
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.' Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison, and you did not visit me.' Then they also will answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?' Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.' And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” [29:28] [29:56]

Observation questions

1. In Daniel 12:11-12, what two time markers are given after the abomination of desolation, and what is said about the person who reaches the later one? [09:25]
2. In Romans 8:19-22, how is creation described, and what picture is used to explain its groaning? [15:08]
3. In Zechariah 14:4-10, what visible changes happen to the land around Jerusalem when the Lord comes? [16:16]
4. In Matthew 25:31-46, what actions are mentioned that distinguish the sheep from the goats? [29:56]

Interpretation questions

1. Daniel 12 says the wicked will act wickedly and the wise will understand. What does that suggest about why some people recognize God’s truth while others keep brushing it off? [05:48]
2. Romans 8 describes creation’s suffering as childbirth rather than death. How does that shape the way believers should think about the future of this world? [15:08]
3. Revelation 20 shows Satan released after a thousand years of peace, righteous rule, and visible access to Christ. Why would God allow that final rebellion, and what does it reveal about the human heart? [41:02]
4. Matthew 25 connects people’s treatment of Christ’s brothers with their standing before the King. How do outward acts of mercy reveal something deeper than just being a “nice person”? [31:24]

Application questions

1. Creation is groaning in hope, not despair. When life feels broken or frustrating, is there any area where hope for Christ’s coming restoration needs to become more real and steady in the heart? [15:08]
2. Perfect conditions do not fix a sinful heart. Is there any place where too much confidence has been put in better circumstances, better politics, better habits, or a better season, instead of the need for real spiritual renewal? [42:05]
3. The heart is deceitful, and new birth is necessary. What helps a person honestly examine whether there is genuine submission to Christ or only outward religious familiarity? [46:46]
4. The coming judgment means neighbors, coworkers, friends, and family members are moving toward eternity. Who comes to mind right away, and what might faithful gospel care look like toward that person this week? [49:18]
5. Christ identifies Himself with “the least of these.” What are some practical ways this group could become more attentive to people who are vulnerable, overlooked, or in need? [31:24]
6. God is already at work in ordinary places and moments. Where might that be happening right now in daily life, and what would it look like to stop passing by and start joining Him there? [51:51]
7. Revival is not produced by showing up to events but by God taking hold of hearts. What would real revival begin to look like in a home, a small group, or a personal routine before it ever becomes visible in a crowd? [51:16]