When did Jesus begin his symbolic 1,000 year Reign?

Please consider the scriptures to follow.

Let's first read two...

John 18:

"33 Then Pilate entered the Praetorium again, called Jesus, and said to Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from this source.”

37 Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?”

Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is on the side of the truth, listens to My voice.”

Jesus explained to Pilate that Christ's dominion, authority, and power was one of Truth. All who side with divine truth, have Jesus as their king, and it is his voice that they heed, serve, and obey. For those who love divine truth; Christ is their lord, master, and king (Col.3:24).

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Matt.21:

"1 Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. 3 And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.”

4 All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: 5 “Tell the daughter of Zion,

‘Behold, your King is coming to you,

Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey."

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It would seem that Jesus had a royal dominion in the first century. Do we have further scriptures to confirm this?

Please combine the three main scriptures to follow, to see the truth...

SCRIPTURE #1:

Luke 22: 

"69 Hereafter the Son of Man will sit at the right hand of the power of God.”  (confirmed by Stephen at Acts 7:55; Eph.1:22-23)

[Jesus was placed at the right hand of God in the first century.]

Christ's reign was over the Christian congregation, not over Satan's world governments 

(1John5:19; Luke 4:5-6; John 18:36; 6:15). 

His kingdom over other kings (Rev.19:16) does not rest on anything of this world. 

(John 18:36; Heb.9:11; 8:2; 1Cor.3:16; Eph.2:20-22). 

  (1Pet.3:22; Matt.28:18)

The "kings of the earth" (Rev.16:14-16NET) are anointed (Rev.1:5-6NKJV) who are brought into spiritual battle with one another... the faithful, true prophet against the unfaithful, false prophet and its beast organization.

(Rev.16:13; 13:11; 19:20; 17:14; 11:3)

(1Cor.11:18-19; Mal.3:18; Matt.13:30; 24:6,8; Rev.12:1-2,7; John 16:21-22). (https://Who-are-gods-angels.html)

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That false prophet imbues the sea-beast that serves him, with an image of being directed by holy spirit (Rev.13:11-12,14-15) 

(What does it mean to "give breath"? see John 20:22)

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By his conquering the world and its ruler; Christ set his followers free from the deceptive power of Satan, by his overpowering that first enemy, and binding the Devil's deceptive power and influence against Christ's faithful disciples. 

(John14:30; 16:33; Eph.4:8; Col.1:13; Luke10:17-20; 4:18,21; Eph.4:8; Isa.49:24-25; Mark3:27; Rev.20:1-3; 3:21; Eph.2:6; 1John5:4; Luke10:20)

Note that those who are saved from captivity to darkness (Hades), are transferred into Christ's kingdom of light (Col.1:13; 1Pet.2:9). Who dare insist that Christ's kingdom did not exist?

From Luke 22:69, we now know that Jesus sat at God's right hand in the first century; Let's see why...

SCRIPTURE #2:

Psalm 110:

"1. The Lord said to my Lord,

“Sit at My right hand,

Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”

As God's right hand man, Jesus would be used and empowered by God to subdue enemies of truth and light. According to 

Psalm 110:2, that authority and power of Jesus would be

extended through members of Zion ...the 144,000 belonging to New Jerusalem (see Rev.14:1; Isa.2:3 c).

During each of their lifetimes, those members of Zion would battle against Satanic lies.

(Rev.19:11-14; 17:14; 2Cor.10:3-5; 6:7; Eph.6:10-12,13-15,16-17; 5:11; Ps.110:1-2; Rev.14:1)

Thus far, due to Luke 22:69 and Psalm 110:1-2; we have established that since the first century Jesus has been at God's right hand. During his position there, Christ's enemies are being subdued beneath his feet.

For our final main scripture, let's learn what Jesus is doing while his enemies are being subdued under his feet...

SCRIPTURE #3:

1Cor.15:

"25 For He must reign until He has put all enemies under His feet."

[Review of main scriptures: (Luke 22:69; Ps.110:1; 1Cor.15:25)]

Again scripture confirms that Jesus is reigning over his congregation, until through them 

(Ps.110:2; Rev.2:27NIV; 12:5; Eph.2:6; Rev.3:21), 

all enemies against his Kingdom of Truth, are subdued beneath the feet of Christ.

Ephesians 6

"12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."

Ephesians 5

"11 Have nothing to do with the worthless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them"

2Cor.10:

4 For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ"

1John5:

"4 For whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that has conquered the world—our faith."

Col.1:13 reads;

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Why is the era of Christ's reign, important to the prophecies in Revelation? 

Because it clarifies when his symbolic 1000 year kingdom takes place, as well as when it ends. Satan is then released (Rev.20:7-8; 12:17) and the Great spiritual Tribulation is ignited against the remnant of the woman's seed. 

Satan's release invokes a successful attack on the camp of the holy ones through the Great Tribulation 

(Rev.12:17; 13:7; 20:7-9*; Luke 21:20; Rev.11:3,5*)(Rev.12:1-4; Matt.24:7-8) (meaning of signs: https://pearl-sign.blogspot.com). 

  - *(https://fire-from-heaven.html). 

That Satanic assault is expressed in multiple parables... 

...a flood to drown the woman/mother covenant of life (Rev.12:15; Gal.4:24,26; Dan.9:26; 11:32) 

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...a war with the beast that results in the saints being conquered (Rev.13:7,10; Col.2:8; Luke 21:24; Dan.11:33)

...a trampling of the courtyard of God's temple (Rev.11:2; Dan.8:10; Rev.12:4)(Dan.12:3; Phil.2:15) 

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...a man of lawlessness taking his throne of power amid God's temple (2Thess.2:3-4; Dan.8:11-12,24; 11:36-37,38-39; 12:7)

...and an abomination/disgusting thing, standing in the holy place/where it does not belong (Matt.24:15; Mark 13:14; Dan.11:31).

------- All these are various parables about the same events contained in prophecy.

How can we ever recognize these cardinal events of the Great spiritual Tribulation upon God's anointed people,

(1Pet.2:9-10,5; 1Cor.3:16; 2Thess.2:4; Luke 21:24; Dan.8:13; 12:7; Isa.63:18), 

...if the timeline we mistakenly believe regarding the 1000 year reign of Christ, will prevent it?

Have you caught sight of the abomination of desolation?

(Mark 13:14; 2Chron.23:6; Eze.44:6-7,8-9; Rev.13:15)

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Who are the Thirds?

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Question received:

Greetings from South Africa. Just a quick question. It has always bugged me that one third of the angels chose to support and leave with Satan. Fortunately 2/3 did not. What was so bad or missing under God's rulership that made them choose Satan instead of God? These are highly intelligent powerful beings made in God's image and they are perfect. What was going through their minds when they made that choice that is ultimately going to lead to their death? Kind Regards 

My Reply:

Excellent question. Please be patient with each puzzle piece, because when they are all assembled, the picture will become clear.

First, 

we need to base our concept of the "third" and "two-thirds", upon scripture.  

Zech.13:8-9 reads; 

"And it shall come to pass in all the land,” Says the Lord, “That two-thirds in it shall be cut off and die, But one-third shall be left in it: 9 I will bring the one-third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them. I will say, ‘This is My people’; And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ” 

So we see that the "third" are those who are refined and become God's PEOPLE (not demon spirits). 

The "third" are seen favorably, and the "two-thirds" fail to be refined, and so are cut off from God's saving grace. 

It's really important that the false teaching of the Watchtower (that these are demons) is cleansed from us. In this way, we too can be refined through a cleansing of what we believe (just as the "one-third" are refined -Zech.13:9). 

Only when we have the correct interpretation of these "thirds" can we be enabled to understand all of Revelation's referrals to the "third", and those fallen stars you refer to at Rev.12:4NIV. 

After describing an evil army that is empowered to torment (Greek:"treat unrighteously") the unsealed (Rev.9:7,3-4); 

we then see the army that murders a third of them. 

Rev.9 refers to those "thirds" once again. 

Rev.9:18-21 reads; 

"18 By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed (1/3) —by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths. 19 For their (evil) power is in their mouth and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads; and with them they do harm. 

20 But the rest of mankind (2/3), who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk. 21 And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts." 

From Zech.13:8-9 and Rev.9:18,20 (among other verses), we see that a "third" refers to repentant humans who are forgiven, cleansed/refined, saved, and then killed by the evil army. 

(Mark 8:35; 13:13; Rev.12:11; 6:11; John 16:2; Rom.6:4-5; Rev.11:3,7; etc.)

So, to get back to your original question about the assumed "angels" who, according to the false, un-biblical WT doctrine... one third are bad, and two-thirds are good/faithful...

...In reality, the opposite is true! 

I believe that the scripture you are referring to, is Rev.12:4NIV. That's where is speaks of 1/3 of the stars, falling from heaven. 

Rev.12:4NIV is the verse that the Watchtower uses to teach their false doctrine about the "fallen angels" and the identification of them as the demons in the time of Noah. 

Let's look at that verse, and the one before it... 

Rev.12:

"3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. (That's Satan - Rev.12:9)

4 His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and flung them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born." 

The context of verse 4 is relevant. A meeting could be spent on all that these three verses contain, and how they are all connected. 

But for simplicity's sake... 

We see that Satan's "tail"... 

    (a lesser manifestation of his authority and power -Deut.28:13,44), ...forcefully removes "stars" from their heavenly position. 

Forcefully yes, 

because it reads that he "flung them to the earth". 

Also in verse 4 we read that this is connected to Satan wanting to devour the seed of the woman upon his birth. 

The fall from a heavenly position (Eph.2:6; Luke 10:20)

actually IS associated with the spiritual death of newly spirit-born anointed (1Cor.10:12; 2Pet.3:17NIV; Rev.3:1; 2:10; 3:11). 

At this point Julia, I can now hand you over to what this post link to follow can give you, to finish your answer. 

  **( https://who-are-fallen-stars-of-rev124.html )

In the post, you'll learn **who the fallen stars really are, (Phil.2:15; Dan.12:3) as well as the exposing of more false WT doctrine that we need to be cleansed of, which stands in the way of our gaining an accurate faith. 

Please be sure to read the scriptures as you come to them. That's where you'll find your answer. ❤

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Difference Between Adam and Eve [] Sinning Willfully

Question received:

Hi. Just a quick question. The bible mentions Adam's age at death was 930 years, yet never mentions when Eve died. I was curious as to why not. 

Kind Regards

My Reply:

Adams death was permanent, and so very notable. When he sinned; Adam knew what he was doing. 

In contrast; Eve sinned in ignorance (1Tim.2:14;  2Cor.11:3). 

Sins committed in ignorance can be forgiven through an atoning sacrifice (Eze.45:20; Heb.9:7; Rev.5:9; Rev.14:4YLT; Eph.2:13). 

This is the reason why, at Gen.3:15; God spoke of the promised seed as coming from Eve and not from Adam. 

Through Eve, it was still possible to generate forgivable, righteous seed by means of God's spirit (a righteous generation -Ps.14:5ESV)...

 ...not through Adam (Heb.10:26), but through the woman, Eve. 

(Job 14:1; 25:4; Eph.2:13; Rev.5:9; 19:8; 7:14; Gal.4:4; Luke 7:28)

-- The righteous generation adopt God and Christ as their fathers, through voluntary imitation

  (Isa.9:6;  1Cor.15:45,47-48,49,22; *Ps.15:1-2; Eph.5:1;  1Pet.1:23;  1John3:9; 4:7; 5:4,18;  1Pet.1:23; John 6:63; 1:13; John 10:10; Matt.28:20; 24:34; Phil.2:15).

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-- The wicked remain generated by the spirit of the evil one, and remain under the lineage of Adam 

(Hosea 6:7; Ps.78:37; *Job 31:33; Deut.17:1-2,3,5; Rom.5:12;  1Cor.15:22;  1John5:19; John 8:44; 3:18; Eph.2:2; Deut.32:5ESV; Matt.17:17ESV).

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 [* When we compare Job 31:33 and Ps.15:1-2 we learn a significant and important difference 

      between the hearts of the wicked and righteous generations. The wicked hide the truth 

      about their sins, even from themselves 

      (John 3:20; Isa.29:15; Job 15:31; 1John2:4; 1:6,8-10; James 1:26,22-24). 

      The righteous seek sanctification and honor (James 1:25,22; Ps.51:10; 19:12; Col.3:10; Prov.28:13)].

      (Jer.17:9; Rev.3:17-18; Luke 18:9-10,11-12,13-14; 1Cor.3:18; Gal.6:3; Deut.11:16; Ecc.12:14)

If it were not for Eve's ignorance and the possibility that Eve's offspring could be atoned for as righteous; no one generated by our original parents could have become anointed as a son of God (Rom.8:16,14,10; Gal.3:26; John1:12-13)...

Nor could Christ have been born into the human race (Gal.4:4; Luke 1:30-31,34-35). 

  Redemption by the sacrifice of Christ could not have been applied;

But due to the ignorance of Eve, redemption has been made possible for those seeking God's grace.

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