UCG Portland Mini Study
The Bible contains hundreds of prophecies about God's Kingdom, which Jesus Christ will establish when He returns to earth. And what a kingdom it will be! Notice a few of the major prophetic themes from the Bible regarding the Kingdom:
- Jesus Christ will return to earth and rule from Jerusalem (Psalm 2;
Jeremiah 3:12-19; Zechariah 14; Matthew 24:29-31; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18;
Revelation 11:15-19)
- He will rule the world with mercy and righteousness (Isaiah 9:6-7;
11:1-10)
- God's faithful servants through the centuries will be resurrected and
rule with Jesus Christ (Daniel 7:13-18; 2 Timothy 2:12; Revelation 3:21,
5:9-10, 20:4-6)
- When Jesus Christ begins His rule on earth, Satan will be bound and
unable to influence mankind (Revelation 20:1-3)
- God's Spirit will be available to all mankind (Joel 2:28-32)
- The physical creation will be transformed (Isaiah 58:12; Ezekiel
47:1-12; Zechariah 14:4-11)
- Christ will establish a happy, poverty- and crime-free society
(Zechariah 8)
- Christ will abolish war and institute a time of worldwide peace (Micah
4:1-7; Isaiah 2:1-4; 25:1-12)
- Christ's rule will be a time of prosperity and agricultural abundance
(Isaiah 35; Ezekiel 34:20-31; Hosea 2:18-23; Amos 9:11-15)
- The nature of hostile animals will be changed (Isaiah 11:6-9; 35:9; Hosea 2:18)
Read more about Bible Prophecies and Kingdom of God in our publication:
The Good News Magazine
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