The Millennium and the End of Sin (What Will Happen?) - Pastor Ted Wilson

In this episode, Pastor Ted Wilson talks about the millennium and the end of sin, the subject of the twenty-seventh fundamental belief of the Seventh-day Adventists.
With the tragedies, wars, disasters, and other sufferings happening around us, will there be an end?
The Bible says that Christ will come again to take His children to heaven, bringing an end to earthly suffering and sorrow.
After the second coming, there will be a 1000-year period called the millennium in which all believers will live in heaven. After this time, Satan and sin will be destroyed forever and the earth will be made new.
The Seventh-day Adventist Fundamental Belief #27 explains: "The millennium is the thousand-year reign of Christ with His saints in heaven between the first and second resurrections. During this time, the wicked dead will be judged; the earth will be utterly desolate, without living human inhabitants but occupied by Satan and his angels. At its close, Christ with His saints and the Holy City will descend from heaven to earth. The unrighteous dead will then be resurrected, and with Satan and his angels will surround the city; but fire from God will consume them and cleanse the earth. The universe will thus be freed of sin and sinners forever."
"Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things, he must be released for a little while" (Revelation 20:1-3).
This millennium takes place between the first and second resurrections-the resurrection of the righteous and the resurrection of the wicked. It begins with Satan, along with his angels, being locked up in a pit so he might not deceive the nations again.
Where is this pit? Though the Bible doesn't state it specifically, we can infer that this pit refers to the earth after the resurrection of the saints.
By this time, all the righteous have already been taken to heaven to live with Christ, and the wicked are still sleeping in their graves. So, there is no one for Satan to deceive.
Meanwhile, the believers will reign with Christ in heaven for a thousand years. That is, they will go through the records God has been keeping since the earth began.
Now, what will Satan and his angels be doing during the millennium? The Bible says they will be stuck on earth with no one to deceive.
And how will sin end? "Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison  and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them. The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever" (Revelation 20:7-10).
When God returns to cleanse the earth, the second resurrection, or the resurrection of the wicked, begins. Those who rebelled against God, refused Him, and sided with Satan, will be resurrected to be judged.
As Satan sees them, he tries one final deception, urging them to turn and attack the Holy City, claiming they can conquer and take it as their own. But fire falls from heaven and burns them up. Then, Satan will be thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where he will be burned and destroyed forever.
"Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.  Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, 'Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.' Then He Who sat on the throne said, 'Behold, I make all things new'" (Revelation 21:1-5).
What a beautiful promise that Jesus will come back again and make things new!
Learn more about the millennium and the end of sin at www.adventist.org/millennium-and-the-end-of-sin/

[@muwongedaniel6158]

Blessed are we who have the message of hope,of the new Earth and Heaven where there's no sorrow, death ,pain,tears and suffering no more.let us stand to the promises of our God.

[@AdventistOrgChurch]

We are so blessed to have a God who knows the best for us. Stay connected with Him, Muwonge.

[@lindagibson744]

These are definitely praying times. Sorrow and sadness continues with no end in sight. We thank the Lord for the hope of His soon return. Praise the Lord!!!

[@AdventistOrgChurch]

May the Lord bless you and empower you as you wait for His soon return.

[@barbarabuckley9615]

Amen 🙏🏻 can’t wait for that Day when all pain and suffering will be no more 😢 Thanks God for the Hope we have in Christ Jesus Amen 🙏🏻

[@AdventistOrgChurch]

And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true”” (Revelation 21:1-5 ESV). This may be the most beautiful passage in all of scripture. It holds Jesus’ ultimate promise, that one day He will come back for us and make everything right again. All wounds will be healed, all losses will be restored. We will be His people, like we were always meant to be, living in joy and peace with Him for all eternity. What a glorious day that will be.

[@darrellfort1668]

AMEN!

[@AdventistOrgChurch]

Darrell, may you remain faithful to our Lord Jesus Christ until the end. God's blessings!

[@darrellfort1668]

@@AdventistOrgChurch thank you

[@angihoria815]

Tatăl Nostru Bun Fi Cu noi în Domnul Nostru Isus Hristos Amin

[@ethelineewers5480]

Thank you Jesus for the Blessed Hope Amen and Amen 🙌

[@AdventistOrgChurch]

Stay blessed, Etheline.

[@elisabethmendoza339]

The day belong to us is it today, be ready always to see OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. AMÉN AND AMÉN, HAPPY SABBATH, WE WILL MEET SOON.🙏🙏🙏

[@cecwhite4387]

Thank you for sharing God Is Good--

[@AdventistOrgChurch]

You are so welcome.

[@milo2178]

May the Lord immensely bless you. Eld. Ted c. Wilson

[@AdventistOrgChurch]

May the Lord bless you, Fred.

[@pimeshpjp7057]

Praise the lourd amen. Glori to Jesus. Blesed massage. Thanks Paster jesus blessed

[@AdventistOrgChurch]

We are so blessed to have a God who knows the best for us. Stay connected with Him, Pimesh.

[@silasr20]

Very well said

[@zouksesanet]

The Millennium will be on earth, not in heaven. Ans the survivors of the great tribulation will be the subjects of the Kingdom. Zechariah 14:16: Then, the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD Almighty, and to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles. This is what Jesus said in John 14:3 "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." Where do you see the word heaven here? It's found nowhere. If the Old Testament is the pattern, then it would follow that he would gather us just above the clouds and take us to Mount Sinai to be judged. Then go to Jerusalem to establish the Kingdom.

[@myrtlemaundy1779]

There should be scripture reference to these statement for the listener who's not familiar with the Bible Excellent concise study

[@andrewemerson347]

There is no scripture references. They pull all their millennium theology from Ellen white. The scriptures state that we will be here during the thousand year reign of Jesus Christ.

[@awhimoke3262]

Maybe? Sometimes plain language minus Christian jargon might draw the listener to study the Bible for themselves.

[@MikeLundquist]

Happy Sabbath!!

[@SpottedEagleOwls]

Jesus loves me yes I know, if I I don't love Him He will burn me so....This does not make sense. Sin cannot be destroyed with the fire Pastor Ted is talking about.

[@starwonder8324]

"THE RUNAWAY TRAIN"2. BY PASTOR CONRAD VINE... YOU TUBE..." THE TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU FREE "JESUS WORDS OF LIFE ❤️🙏🏾❤️

[@trinamurray2843]

Aman

[@johngray2663]

amen

[@revilotnek1610]

Will some be raised simply to have judgment pronounced and then be consigned to second death?

[@jenaya_laila2442]

There are inconsistencies in the first and second coming that don't match up..very confusing..

[@user-ly5rp2hq5j]

There's only one coming, that's the 7th Trump, anything else is a lie.

[@jenaya_laila2442]

I don't think the bottomless pit will be earth as revelation 20:7-10 says:satan will be released from his prison ( meaning the bottomless pit) and will go out to deceive the nations..four corners of earth". Therefore, he gets out and deceives the people of earth...meaning he isn't already roaming around on earth...Also, implying that Jesus's 1000 year reign is on earth as there are people on earth...

[@AdventistOrgChurch]

The millennium is the thousand-year reign of Christ with His saints in heaven between the first and second resurrections. During this time the wicked dead will be judged; the earth will be utterly desolate, without living human inhabitants, but occupied by Satan and his angels. At its close, Christ with His saints and the Holy City will descend from heaven to earth. The unrighteous dead will then be resurrected, and with Satan and his angels will surround the city; but fire from God will consume them and cleanse the earth. The universe will thus be freed of sin and sinners forever.

[@qztip]

@@AdventistOrgChurch This is what I believed for what feels like 1000 years, but of late as I’ve heard Some messianic Jews teachings and frankly a few charismatics… Ezekiel and Jeremiah talk about a third temple that I just don’t know how to ignore! I feel like my brain is being ripped in half… what to do?

[@andrewemerson347]

@@qztip You follow the word of God and his truth not the dogma of a church that doesn't follow the scriptures. The scriptures clearly state we will be here on the earth with Jesus as our king ruling the earth from Jerusalem in his Holy Temple.

[@qztip]

@@andrewemerson347 I’m hung up a bit on the explanation for why ezekiels temple had sacrifices. I don’t buy it that Jesus would allow animal sacrifices again.

[@andrewemerson347]

@@qztip The Old Testament sacrifices were a temporary covering for sins and a foreshadowing of Jesus' sacrifice for us. During the millennium the sacrifices will be for as a memorial for what Jesus did for us at the cross. The sacrifices will also help for unsaved during the millennium to understand what Jesus did for us. For there will still be sinners during the millennium and those that can still be saved. Most likely it will be the children during Jesus' second coming who were too young to be held to account for their sins and Jesus will allow them to make their decision during the millennium. Also those children will also have children and that is why Jesus releases satan at the end of the millennium so they can be tested to see if they are truly committed to Jesus or not.

[@user-ly5rp2hq5j]

No,no,no,this man is wrong, no one is going nowhere, when Jesus come he is staying.