Counsel #27 — The Millennium And The End Of Sin

Picture: Counsel #27 — The Millennium And The End Of SinCCL 37.1

The millennium refers to the 1,000-year reign of Christ with His followers in heaven, following His second coming. During this time, the redeemed will confirm the judgment of the wicked who are dead, still laying in their graves.^{[57]1 Corinthians 6:2, 3; Revelation 20:12} Earth will be completely uninhabited, a wasteland left to Satan and his demons.CCL 37.2

At the end of the millennium, Christ along with His followers and the holy city will descend from heaven to earth.^{[58]Revelation 21:2} The unrighteous dead will then be resurrected^{[59]Revelation 20:5} and, joining forces with Satan and his fallen angels, will surround the city.^{[60]Revelation 20:7-10} But God's fire will rain down, consuming them and purifying the earth forever.^{[61]https://ssnet.org/blog/10-the-fires-of-hell-hopess-video-discussion/} This will mark the final removal of sin and sinners from the entire universe.^{[62]https://www.adventist.org/millennium-and-the-end-of-sin/}CCL 37.3

“And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them…. But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished....” Revelation 20:4, 5 NKJVCCL 37.4

“During the thousand years between the first and the second resurrection the judgment of the wicked takes place…. In union with Christ they judge the wicked, comparing their acts with the statue book, the Bible, and deciding every case according to the deeds done in the body.” Ellen White in The Great Controversy, p. 660, 662CCL 37.5

Reflect: The text describes the millennium as a period of Christ's reign with believers in heaven. How does this concept offer hope and comfort to you?CCL 37.6