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Now let’s continue on with the next verse. “He is the LORD our God: His judgments are in all the earth.” Now remember this forms around Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. “He hath remembered His covenant for ever, the word which He commanded to a thousand generations. Which covenant He made with Abraham, and His oath unto Isaac; and confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant” (vs. 7-10). Now brethren, we are part of that everlasting covenant. You see, the framework of God as defined in His holy days is very important. And it’s amazing when you really begin to look at it and understand how much that this fits in going clear back as Christ said, “I am the beginning and the ending, the first and the last, Alpha and Omega.” And maybe you’ve never heard it before this way, but Abraham is going to have a lot to do. Can you imagine what his position is going to be? I’ve often thought about it. Is he going to be the one at the right hand of Christ? Now we don’t know because Christ said that that’s the Father’s decision. We do have the vision of Christ and Moses and Elijah. But you see Moses and Elijah are both subordinate to Abraham. They are both subordinate to Isaac and Jacob, if you want to look at it that way. So we don’t really know how God is going to do it, but we know that Abraham is going to be right there.

Now, Psalm 145, and again we’re going to see that Abraham is involved. And again we’re going to see that the fulfilling of the covenant that God gave to Abraham comes right on down through our time, right on down through the Millennium, right on down through the Last Great Day to the finishing of the salvation of mankind.

Now here, Psalm 145:1, “I will extol Thee, My God, O King [Christ is going to be King]; and I will bless Thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless Thee; and I will praise Thy name for ever and ever. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable.” This is quite a thing. This is really a magnificent Psalm. “One generation shall praise Thy works to another [all during the Millennium], and shall declare Thy mighty acts. I will speak of the glorious honour of Thy majesty, and of Thy wondrous works” (Psa. 145:1-5). Boy, I tell you. It’s going to be something.

I know one thing, when I go through these and I read these and I prepare for the sermons and just ask God to help me understand so I can bring out the things and teach you and that you can be inspired, I tell you, I get so excited. And the things that are going to happen are going to be so great and so awesome. And what is so fantastic about it is that we have the blessing and the promise of participating in it. We’re not just going to be on the sidelines. We are not going to be couch-potatoes for a thousand years. We’re going to be working. We’re going to be doing. We’re going to be helping. We’re going to be teaching, and carrying out all of these things that God said that He promised to Abraham. An amazing thing, isn’t it. Absolutely amazing.

Let’s come to Jeremiah 23:5. Now here again, now you see every time God goes through and gives great correction, or just before He gives great correction, when He does He gives inspiration to see beyond the correction. So that we understand what the correction is all about. Now, if you want to be inspired, and if you want to be corrected let me suggest that you go ahead and you study the book of Jeremiah. And take it as a message to yourself. Let all the correction to Israel and to Judah be to you. And ask God to give you repentance. And ask God to help you to see His greatness and His goodness. And ask God to give you the strength for the things that are going to take place in the future in our lifetimes, which will be very much similar to the whole collapse of Judah when Babylon came and conquered Judah. But He gives hope in the midst of it.

So always keep this in mind, “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch [prophecy of Christ], and a King shall reign [because Christ is going to be King over all the earth] and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In His days Judah shall be saved [just like Christ said, “Judah shall be saved first”], and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is His name whereby He shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS” (Jer. 23:5:-6). Just like it began with Abraham, that he believed God, and God imputed it to him for righteousness. So He’s the Lord, our Righteousness for us today, for everyone down during the Millennium, for those who come into the Kingdom of God through the Last Great Day.

“Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; But [this is what they will say], The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land” (vs. 7-8). So it’s going to be quite a thing. The things that are going to take place are going to be awesome indeed.

Now let’s come to Isaiah 43:14, and let’s continue on here. Let’s understand how great this is going to be. “Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships. I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.” And so He is going to reign as King over all the earth. “Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow” (Isa. 43:14-17). In other words this is now saying, “War is totally over. We’ve gotten rid of all the weapons. We’ve gotten rid of all the attitudes. We’ve gotten rid of all of those that plan war.”

Now we come to the time in the Millennium, “Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.” (vs. 18). We’re not going to look back and say, “Oh it was so great.” We’re going to look back and we are going to say, “It’s buried. It’s done. It’s dead. It’s over with.”

“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not [understand] know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.” Can you imagine what that’s going to be like? “The beast of the field shall honour Me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My people, My chosen. This people have I formed for Myself; they shall shew forth My praise” (vs. 19-21). Now we can apply that to the Church today, but that is being applied to the Millennium. That is being applied to Israel, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the twelve patriarchs, the twelve apostles, as we will see a little later on. They are all going to be part of ruling Israel. And it’s going to be a magnificent thing for the whole world to see. And it’s always going to be pointing to God, Christ is King, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and Israel.

Now let’s continue. Since we’re here in Isaiah, let’s come to Isaiah 25:6. It’s amazing what’s in here in the scriptures, isn’t it? You know, this is the first time I’ve ever done a sermon on Abraham and the Millennium. But once you get into it and see it, it’s all obvious right there. “And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things [for a thousand years], a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.” Now you think we have good wine today. Out here in California some of us kind of like to be wine connoisseurs a little bit. But I don’t think we have ever tasted wine that is going to be like is going to be produced here. I imagine it will be very similar to the wine that Christ created out of the water in John 2.

Let’s continue on. “And He will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.” He’s going to take away all the blindness and hardness of heart. “He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of His people shall He take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it” (vs. 7-8). Now that’s going to be a mighty thing to do. Can you imagine what it’s going to be like when God lifts the vail from the Hindus and the Buddhists, and the Moslems, and all of the other religions of the world. And they are going to look at their idols and their stupidity and loath themselves and repent and rejoice in God.

Now let’s come here to Psalm 93. God is going to rule. He’s going to reign. There isn’t going to be any more of the things that we have today. There isn’t going to be the rebellion. It’s going to be taken care of before it’s even started. That’s going to be something, isn’t it? I wonder what it’s going to be like when we’re able to see this. Psalm 93:1, “The LORD reigneth…” Now remember He begins His reign at the resurrection. “…He is clothed with majesty…” Isn’t it going to be wonderful to see the brilliance of Christ and of God the Father. “…The LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith He hath girded Himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved. Thy throne is established of old: Thou art from everlasting. The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.” Now what do the waters picture? The waters picture people. We have that in Revelation 17, so here’s all people. It can be also a type of the physical waters doing that too. But here’s all people lifting up and praising. Lift up their voices, the floods lift up their waves. “The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh Thine house, O LORD, for ever” (Psa. 93:1-5). So the Lord reigns. Marvelous and fantastic. He’s going to be King over all the earth.

Let’s come back here to Zechariah 14 where it tells about how we’re going to come down to the earth with Christ, and He is going to be the King. Zechariah 14:9, “And the LORD shall be King over all the earth…” It says back in the bottom of verse 5, “…and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with Thee.” He’s going to be King over all the earth. Verse 9, “…In that day shall there be one LORD, and His name One. All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up [the land is actually going to be lifted up and changed], and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses. And menshall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited” (Zech. 14:9-11). Because Christ is King.

Now, how many are going to live in Jerusalem with Christ? We know that the Bride is going to be wherever Christ is. So if He’s in Jerusalem the Bride will be there with Him. And it says in Revelation 14 that wherever the Lamb goes the Bride goes with Him. It will be interesting to see how that will be.

Now let’s come down here to Psalm 2. Let’s look at a few Psalms now and see how God is going to reign as King. Psalm 2:6, “Yet have I set My King upon My holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree…” This was when Christ was begotten. So it kind of goes in and out from the Millennium to Christ’s begettal here. “The LORD hath said unto Me, Thou art My Son: this day have I begotten Thee. Ask of Me, and I shall give Thee the heathen for Thine inheritance…” Now this applies to the conversion of the Gentiles from the time of the preaching of the gospel beginning with the apostles. And this applies to Christ being King over all the earth because He will inherit the heathen or the Gentiles. “…And the uttermost parts of the earth for Thy possession” (Psa. 2:6-8).

“Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron [that ties in with Revelation 2:26 that the saints will be doing that too]; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and ye perish from the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him” (vs. 9-12). And that’s going to have to happen all during the Millennium.

Now since we’re here in the book of Psalms, let’s come to Psalm 10 and again we’re going to see that God is King. Let’s begin in verse 15. “Break Thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man…” That’s what’s going to happen. He’s going to take care of all wickedness. “…Seek out his wickedness till Thou find none.” It’s going to perish from the earth. “The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of His land.” The heathen in this case, being not all the heathen per se, but this is saying all of those of heathen worship are perished. “LORD, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble: Thou wilt prepare their heart, Thou wilt cause Thine ear to hear” (Psa. 10:15-17). That’s what God is going to do. He’s going to hear them. He’s going to bless them. He’s going to be with them.

Now let’s come to Psalm 47. It’s quite a fantastic Psalm here in bringing out how that Christ is going to be King. And this ties right in with the thing concerning Abraham. Because you see “in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.” That applies to Israel. That applies to Christ. That applies to the Church because we are the children of Abraham. That applies to everything during the Millennium. So you see how multifaceted the word of God is in its fulfillment.

Now Psalm 47:1, “O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. For the LORD most high is terrible [that means awesome]; He is a great King over all the earth.” And no one is going to turn Him back. “He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet” (Psa. 47:1-3). Who’s “our feet”? That’s us. That’s the Church. That’s all of those in the first resurrection.

Notice, “He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom He loved. Selah.” Now we’re part of the excellency of Jacob. Did you know that? Yes, we are, spiritually. “God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet. Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises” (vs. 4-6). Boy, I tell you what, when you go through all these prophecies, there’s one thing that’s going to happen. There’s going to be a whole lot of singing in the Millennium, and it’s not going to be like it is today in all the jangling music that passes off as so-called gospel music and religious music and silliness like that.

Verse 7, “For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of His holiness. The princes of the people are gathered together…” And if we’re going to rule and reign as kings and priests, we are the princes of the people. Isn’t that something? That’s why it’s so important that we learn, that we know, that we understand. And you see the greatest thing is that we develop the character and the mind of Christ. That’s what brings us into the ability to preach and teach and to do those things when we become spirit beings, whether we be a man or whether we be a woman in the flesh today. Let’s just finish this, “…Even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: He is greatly exalted” (vs. 7-9). So there it is again. Into the Millennium and into Abraham again.

Now let’s come to Psalm 68:17 and we’ll finish this. Here’s something. Can you imagine traveling like this? “The chariots of God are twenty thousand…” And I imagine there are more than that. “…Even thousands of angels…” Now how are we going to travel in the Millennium? I imagine we’re going to have our spiritual chariot. Now remember, when God travels in the universe what does He go on? He goes on His cherubim (Ezekiel 1 and 6). “…The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led captivity captive: Thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them [that is He takes care of the rebellious]. Blessed be the LORD, Who daily loadeth us with benefits…” Now you think of that. Imagine what it’s going to be like every single day for all eternity. God is going to load us with benefits. “…Even the God of our salvation. Selah.” And Selah means stop and think and meditate on this. “He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death” (Psa. 68:17-20). And He’s going to take care of that.

Now let’s come down here to verse 24. “They have seen Thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary. The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels. Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel” (vs. 24-26). And then it talks about the rest of Israel, and so forth and the temple of God.

Now let’s see something very interesting. Let’s come back here to Zechariah 14 again, because all the nations, they are going to keep the holy days and here we’re going to see they are going to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. And that’s going to be one of the main things during also the Millennium. And it’s going to be required that all nations keep all the holy days of God. And it’s going to be required that they come to the Feast of Tabernacles. Now obviously not everyone in the world can come to Jerusalem. So what is going to happen is this: every nation is going to send representatives to Jerusalem to keep the Feast of Tabernacles there with the family of God, as well as there are going to be those of us who are going to be kings and priests and rulers over the different nations and cities, where then we’ll also remain back in those countries and they will keep the Feast of Tabernacles there. But they had better have their representatives in Jerusalem.

Now let’s read it, Zechariah 14:16, “And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.” Now that is for those who have rain. God is going to correct and rebuke. They’re going to get the point. They are going to learn. “And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain [so it doesn’t matter if you live in a desert area and you don’t have rain]; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles” (Zech. 14:16-19).

Now after all, isn’t it going to be really quite a fantastic thing to be keeping the Feast of Tabernacles during the Millennium, and the Feast of Tabernacles picturing the Millennium, and Christ as King and Christ as LORD, and all of us ruling and reigning with Christ. Can you imagine the tremendous lessons that are going to be taught every Feast of Tabernacles? Now, I can. It blows my mind, but the only thing I can know and understand is this, is that it’s going to be fantastic. It is going to be awesome. It is going to be something. That’s why God is going to make all nations come up to Jerusalem.

Now let’s come back here to Psalm 68:32. Now I tell you what brethren, in just going through these things, it has given me more desire and zeal and earnestness to really be there. To participate in these things, to witness these things. To help Christ and the saints and Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the patriarchs, and the twelve apostles, and to help Paul and to help Barnabas, and all of those who came before us. And here we live in a time when we can get together in peace and love and harmony and understanding, and have the word of God and understand these things. Brethren, let’s really make this Feast of Tabernacles a wonderful feast, because we look at the spiritual things, and we do the things which are the spiritual things of loving each other, and helping each other, and serving each other, and loving God with all our heart and mind and soul and being, with the anticipation that we are going to be there. That we are part of the promise given to Abraham. That what we will do in the Millennium is part of the promise given to Abraham and the fulfillment of it. And what a wonderful thing it’s going to be to be there and see Abraham and see Sarah and to talk with them. And to work with them, and to bring this knowledge to the whole world. You know, Abraham is going to be able to sit down and teach the whole world, isn’t he? No doubt about it.

Now let’s come back here to Psalm 68:32, “Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah [think on that, meditate on that]; to Him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, He doth send out His voice, and that a mighty voice. Ascribe ye strength unto God: His excellency is over Israel, and His strength is in the clouds. O God, Thou art [awesome] terrible out of Thy holy places: the God of Israel is He that giveth strength and power unto His people. Blessed be God” (Psa. 68:32-35).

And we’re going to finish right where we started. Let’s come back to Genesis 12. Remember the beginning and ending. So we will end at the beginning, right where we were. Let’s read the promise that was given to Abraham again. “Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country…” Brethren, we were called out of this world just like Abraham was. “…And from thy kindred [put God first in everything], and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee…” And for us that is the Kingdom of God. “And I will make of thee a great nation…” We’re part of that great spiritual nation, brethren. “…And I will bless thee, and make thy name great…” Now how great is Abraham’s name going to be by the time we come to the fulfillment of God’s plan? It’s going to be awesome. “…And thou shalt be a blessing: and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed” (Gen. 12:1-3). And so that’s how Abraham figures into the Millennium.

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