JUDGMENT OF THE NATIONS—MILLENNIUM

THE CONTINUING JUDGMENT OF THE NATIONS
DURING THE MILLENNIUM

1-COMMENTARY
2-INTRODUCTION



1-(Commentary)

The Lord Jesus Christ returns and reigns as King of kings and Lord of lords-ref Rev 17:14; 19:16. The Lord shall judge the earth. He shall govern the nations. He shall judge from the tabernacle of David. He shall judge in mercy, in equity, and in truth. He shall rebuke many nations. They shall not learn war any more.
The nations will be glad; they shall sing for joy, because of the Lord’s righteous judgments.
The saints shall reign and rule with Jesus as kings and priests. They shall judge the world for one thousand years. Some shall be rulers over nations, cities, thousands, hundreds, fifties, tens, and over many things.

2-INTRODUCTION

(Scripture)

SAY AMONG THE HEATHEN THAT THE LORD REIGNETH: THE WORLD ALSO SHALL BE ESTABLISHED THAT IT SHALL NOT BE MOVED: HE SHALL JUDGE THE PEOPLE RIGHTEOUSLY. BEFORE THE LORD: FOR HE COMETH, FOR HE COMETH TO JUDGE THE EARTH-Ps 96:10,13.
OF THE INCREASE OF HIS GOVERNMENT AND PEACE THERE SHALL BE NO END, UPON THE THRONE OF DAVID, AND UPON HIS KINGDOM, TO ORDER IT, AND TO ESTABLISH IT WITH JUDGMENT AND WITH JUSTICE FROM HENCEFORTH EVEN FOR EVER. THE ZEAL OF THE LORD OF HOSTS WILL PERFORM THIS-Isa 9:7. For the KING SHALL REIGN AND PROSPER-Jere 23:5.
O LET THE NATIONS BE GLAD AND SING FOR JOY: FOR THOU SHALT JUDGE THE PEOPLE RIGHTEOUSLY-Ps 67:4.
ARISE, O GOD, JUDGE THE EARTH: FOR THOU SHALT INHERIT ALL NATIONS-Ps 82:8.

3-WHO SHALL JUDGE?

THE LORD SHALL JUDGE THE PEOPLE-Ps 7:8.

4-FROM WHERE WILL THE LORD JUDGE?

AND HE SHALL SIT UPON IT IN TRUTH IN THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID, JUDGING, AND SEEKING JUDGMENT, AND HASTING RIGHTEOUSNESS-Isa 16:5.

5-WHAT HAS THE LORD DONE?

THE LORD...HE HATH PREPARED HIS THRONE FOR JUDGMENT-Ps 9:7.

6-HOW SHALL THE LORD JUDGE?

BEFORE THE LORD; FOR HE COMETH TO JUDGE THE EARTH: WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL HE JUDGE THE WORLD, AND THE PEOPLE WITH EQUITY-Ps 98:9.
AND IN MERCY SHALL THE THRONE BE ESTABLISHED-Isa 16:5.
AND (He) SHALL EXECUTE JUDGMENT AND JUSTICE IN THE EARTH-Jere 23:5.
HE SHALL JUDGE THE WORLD WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND THE PEOPLE WITH HIS TRUTH-Ps 96:13.
BUT WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL HE JUDGE THE POOR, AND REPROVE WITH EQUITY FOR THE MEEK OF THE EARTH-Isa 11:4.

7-WHAT THE LORD SHALL DO

AND HE SHALL JUDGE AMONG THE NATIONS, AND SHALL REBUKE MANY PEOPLE: AND THEY SHALL BEAT THEIR SWORDS INTO PLOWSHARES, AND THEIR SPEARS INTO PRUNINGHOOKS: NATION SHALL NOT LIFT UP SWORD AGAINST NATION, NEITHER SHALL THEY LEARN WAR ANY MORE-Isa 2:4.
AND HE SHALL JUDGE AMONG MANY PEOPLE, AND REBUKE STRONG NATIONS AFAR OFF; AND THEY SHALL BEAT THEIR SWORDS INTO PLOWSHARES, AND THEIR SPEARS INTO PRUNINGHOOKS: NATION SHALL NOT LIFT UP A SWORD AGAINST NATION, NEITHER SHALL THEY LEARN WAR ANY MORE-Mic 4:3.
AND HE SHALL SMITE THE EARTH WITH THE ROD OF HIS MOUTH, AND WITH THE BREATH OF HIS LIPS SHALL HE SLAY THE WICKED-Isa 11:4.
The Lord shall GOVERN THE NATIONS UPON EARTH-Ps 67:4.

8-WHO ELSE SHALL JUDGE?
SOME WILL RULE OR JUDGE TENS, FIFTIES, HUNDREDS, THOUSANDS,
CITIES, NATIONS, AND THINGS

(The Lord) HAST MADE US UNTO OUR GOD KINGS AND PRIESTS: AND WE SHALL REIGN ON THE EARTH-Rev 5:10.
BLESSED AND HOLY IS HE THAT HATH PART IN THE FIRST RESURRECTION: ON SUCH THE SECOND DEATH HATH NO POWER, BUT THEY SHALL BE PRIESTS OF GOD AND OF CHRIST, AND SHALL REIGN WITH HIM A THOUSAND YEARS-Rev 20:6.
And the saints shall be KINGS AND PRIESTS UNTO GOD AND HIS FATHER-Rev 1:6. What will the saints be doing? The following could be the answer.
DO YE NOT KNOW THAT THE SAINTS SHALL JUDGE THE WORLD? AND IF THE WORLD SHALL BE JUDGED BY YOU, ARE YE UNWORTHY TO JUDGE THE SMALLEST MATTERS?-1 Cor 6:2.
(For) I WILL RESTORE THY JUDGES AS AT THE FIRST, AND THY COUNSELORS AS AT THE BEGINNING: AFTERWARD THOU SHALT BE CALLED, THE CITY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, THE FAITHFUL CITY-Isa 1:26. Some shall BE RULERS OF THOUSANDS, AND RULERS OF HUNDREDS, RULERS OF FIFTIES, AND RULERS OF TENS-Ex 18:21. Some shall HAVE...AUTHORITY OVER TEN CITIES...or OVER FIVE CITIES-Lk 19:17,19.
And some will be given POWER OVER THE NATIONS-Rev 2:26.
And some will be a RULER OVER MANY THINGS-Mt 25:21,23.