{"id":5465,"date":"2019-08-09T21:28:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T01:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/?p=5465"},"modified":"2026-06-02T17:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T21:38:26","slug":"thy-kingdom-come-thy-will-be-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/thy-kingdom-come-thy-will-be-done\/","title":{"rendered":"“Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done” (130)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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By Steven J. Hogan<\/p>\n

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~ A Saturday Morning Post #130 ~

<\/em>Life can be hard, very hard, sometimes seemingly impossible. There can be personal struggles, family conflicts, work difficulties, church problems, physical ailments, and even great persecution. What can encourage you and help keep you going is knowing and experiencing the love of God. In this post, my primary focus is how God will show you His love in the future, what we call hope.<\/a> I\u2019ve talked a lot about this hope, because far too many Christians don\u2019t know much about it. Hope for your life is essential. It\u2019s like flour for a cake, for if you don\u2019t have flour, you are not going to have a cake. And if you don\u2019t have hope, your Christian life will be flat, without the purpose, direction, drive and energy God wants you to have. Today I want to look at a major part of this hope, the millennial kingdom. What does God want you to know about it?

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* The millennial kingdom will last exactly one thousand years<\/strong>, a fact which Revelation 20 repeats six times. Compared to the length of your present life on earth, this next age will last a very, very long time. To illustrate – if you live to the age of 80, your life during the millennial kingdom will be 12.5 times longer than your present life on earth. Or think about it this way – 80 years is only 8% of 1000 years. Revelation 20:1-7

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* Jesus Christ will reign as King over the earth during the millennial kingdom. <\/strong>When you think about many of the bad leaders in today\u2019s world, this is extremely good news, for we will soon have a perfect Ruler, one who is holy, powerful, loving and sovereign over all things and all people. Yes, Christ is King now, but He\u2019s behind the scenes. But then, He will be King<\/a> in a visible, personal, direct, and most glorious way. Zechariah 14:9, Psalm 2:7-9

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* Satan, that most evil devil, will be gone from the earth<\/strong>, locked up for the entire 1000 years, which means he will have absolutely no influence on this earth. He won\u2019t be prowling around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. He won\u2019t tempt anyone to sin. He won\u2019t have his forces of darkness on earth, and therefore, won\u2019t be able to unleash his demons with all their sinful schemes and false teaching. Revelation 20:1-3

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* All believers from this present age will possess brand new bodies<\/strong>, like that of Jesus Christ, Himself. These will be powerful bodies, immortal bodies, glorified bodies, and spiritual bodies.<\/a> Completely free from sin and all manners of corruption, these perfect and magnificent bodies will enable you to be and do all that God wants. 1 Corinthians 15:40-42, Philippians 3:20-21

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* All glorified believers will be perfectly worshiping Jesus Christ. <\/strong>Can you imagine being able to always love God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength? Think what it will be like to worship the Lord, to sing to Him and give Him all the honor, praise and glory<\/a> that He deserves. Think about being part of a heavenly choir that is perfectly and harmoniously singing praises to our Lord, Savior and King. \u201cSing praises to our King, sing praises. For God is the King of all the earth.\u201d<\/em> Psalm 47:6-7, Revelation 5:13

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* All glorified believers will be perfectly serving Jesus Christ. <\/strong>You will be able to serve Christ during this kingdom age in much greater and more productive ways than you are doing now. \u201cYou were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things\u201d<\/em> (Matthew 25:21) \u201cYou will be in authority over ten cities\u201d<\/em> (Luke 19:17). \u201cHe who keeps my deeds to the end, to Him will I give authority over the nations\u201d<\/em> (Revelation 2:26). I am really looking forward to this time when we will, effortlessly and wholeheartedly, be working for Christ, fulfilling His purposes, and bringing Him glory. Ephesians 2:7-10

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* This kingdom age will be a good age.<\/strong> Now we live in an evil age, which is the way it has been since Satan tempted Adam and Eve to sin. During this entire age, \u201cthe whole world lies in the power of the evil one\u201d<\/em> (1 John 5:19). But once Jesus Christ begins ruling, it will be a good age,<\/a> for Satan will be gone, and the work, holiness, goodness and glory of Christ will be profoundly seen, dramatically affecting the whole world. Not only that, but you, I, and a great number of glorified believers will be assisting Christ, reigning with Him, serving Him, and fulfilling His purposes. Galatians 1:4, Revelation 5:10 \u00a0

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* There\u2019s this present age, the coming millennial kingdom age, and then the eternal kingdom age. <\/strong>Do you see that we are getting close<\/a> to the end of this age,<\/a> and will soon be living during the millennial kingdom age? Be encouraged and very thankful that God \u201chas raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ, so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus\u201d<\/em> (Ephesians 2:6-7). Let\u2019s pray: \u201cOur Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven\u2026 For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.\u201d<\/em> Matthew 6:10, 13

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P.S. This post is for everyone, for we all need godly hope. But in particular, I am thinking of those who are hurting, who are ill, who have chronic ailments, who need present grace, but also, need the hope of future grace. Might we live for the Lord today, but be looking ahead to the glorious future<\/a> that He has for all who believe in Him. There is more on this next week.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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