Prophecies of a Different Government

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). GN

— Gary Petty