…they shall be ministers of God and of Christ (the Messiah), and they shall rule along with Him one thousand years. (Revelation 20:6b AMP)
(Excerpted From Our eBook
HEAVEN: At Home With The Elohim)
HEAVEN: At Home With The Elohim)
ONE THOUSAND YEARS!!! 365,000 DAYS!!!
If we live to be 70 years old according to Psalm 90:10, we will have lived 25550 days. Not very many days in light of Eternity.
Imagine being 'in charge' along with the Lord Jesus Christ for 365 THOUSAND DAYS! Elsewhere in this book we have talked about Psalm 90 and the importance of numbering our days or taking into account the brevity of those days. 70, maybe 80, years are so insignificant, so fleeting, so trivial in comparison to our ruling and reigning with the Warrior King Jesus for 1000 YEARS. And that doesn't even qualify as the tip of the iceberg in comparison to Eternity.
In his book, ‘Don't Waste Your Sorrows’, Paul Billheimer gives new insight into God's Eternal purpose for each of His saints in the midst of life's greatest adversities. The reality of God's redemptive plan even in the midst of life's greatest adversities is a key to walking in His Victory. In another book, ‘Destined for the Throne’, Billheimer’s title says it all. It talks of God’s plan to train Believers for their Heavenly Destiny.
God's purpose is the preparation of an Eternal companion who will rule and reign side-by-side with His Son. So, fiery-trial-tried and tested Believer, you are DESTINED for the Throne, so don’t waste your sorrows on the temporary trying of your faith.’ It is an essential part of the preparation of a Bride for the Groom-God’s Son.
That He might present, His Bride, the Church to Himself in Glorious Splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such things [that she might be holy and faultless]. (Ephesians 5:27 AMP)
The Bride of Christ is to be the finished product of the Ages to come. This view of the Purpose of the Creation is further strengthened by what may be called "the end result argument." If one wants to know the meaning and purpose of history, he must look at the end, the final outcome, and the net result. Since prophecy is history written in advance, we have history's final chapter in the Book of Revelation.
Behold, the Dwelling Place of God is in man. He will dwell in them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. (The Book of the Revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ 21:3)
*Elohim is the Hebrew plural form of God used over 2500 times in the Old Testament and, of course, refers to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
