The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

I am sincerely endeavoring to keep these Letters as brief as possible, while still covering the major issues related to each faction of the study. Sometimes, too, the Scripture portion takes space beyond what I would like; yet, it’s vitally important that you read carefully what the Word says about the subject under discussion. It is always the most important aspect of these Letters.

Following Armageddon

Immediately following Jesus Christ’s victory over Evil in the battle of Armageddon, Satan, his angels, Antichrist and the False Prophet will be imprisoned and rendered powerless. Satan will be bound for a thousand years. Antichrist and the False Prophet are immediately cast into the Lake of Fire and will never be heard of again. At the end of the 1,000 years (the Millennium), Satan will be released for a very brief time and will again make war on the saints. Those who survived the Tribulation (i.e., “tribulation saints”) are they who rejected Antichrist and refused to take the Mark of the Beast. They will ultimately transmigrate into the Millennial Age.

Judgment of the Nations

Matthew 25:38-46, “”But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. 32 “And all the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;

33 and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left. 34 “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35’For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ 37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You drink? 38 ‘And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39 ‘And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 “And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’ 41 “Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; 43 I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’ 44 “Then they themselves also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’ 45 “Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46 “And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

The Millennium

Revelation 20:1-15, “And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he should not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed; after these things he must be released for a short time.

4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years. 7 And when the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison, 8 and will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for the war; the number of them is like the sand of the seashore.

9 And they came up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, and fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10 And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. 11 And I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.

12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. 14 And death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

The LORD will then execute judgment on the nations of the world. During the Tribulation, people who followed Antichrist took the Mark of the Beast. Undoubtedly, many within various nations (Jews and Gentiles) will have sided with Antichrist. But not all. Those who have not sided with Antichrist will seek refuge against him and will protect others (including Jews) of the same mind. Thus, judgment will now fall upon those who served Antichrist, and security will prevail for those who did not. Those who were judged “innocent” will move into the Millennial Age under the jurisdiction of the LORD Jesus Christ.

Summation

My assessment is that the Millennial Age will be like living on our beautiful Earth without sin and degradation, such as we have today. The Earth that Jesus created was without a single flaw until the two He created decided to abandon His instruction and replace Him with themselves. That’s precise what’s occurring today on Earth! Salvation in Christ Jesus is the only remedy! We must trust Him in faith and love Him through our obedience! “Even so, Come, LORD Jesus!”

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas 72764

United States of America

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”