Bible Questions Answered:
“How can there be sinners in the
Millennium, when Christ has cast out all the goats, the sinners?”
William/ Victoria, Queensland
Australia
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Matthew 25:31-46
NLT
31 When The Son
Of Man comes in His glory with all of His angels, He will sit on His
royal throne.
32 The people
of all nations will be brought before Him, and He will separate them,
as shepherds separate their sheep from their goats.
33 He will place the sheep on His right
and the goats on His left.
34 Then The
King will say to those on His right, “My Father has blessed you!
Come and receive the kingdom that was prepared for you before the
world was created.
35 When I was
hungry, you gave Me something to eat, and when I was thirsty, you
gave Me something to drink. When I was a stranger, you welcomed Me,
36 and when I
was naked, you gave Me clothes to wear. When I was sick, you took
care of Me, and when I was in jail, you visited Me.”
37 Then the
ones who pleased The Lord will ask, “When did we give you something
to eat or drink?
38 When did we
welcome you as a stranger or give you clothes to wear
39 or visit you
while you were sick or in jail?”
40 The King
will answer, “Whenever you did it for any of My people, no matter
how unimportant they seemed, you did it for Me.”
41 Then The
King will say to those on His left, “Get away from Me! You are
under God’s curse. Go into the everlasting fire prepared for the
devil and his angels!
42 I was
hungry, but you did not give Me anything to eat, and I was thirsty,
but you did not give Me anything to drink.
43 I was a
stranger, but you did not welcome Me, and I was naked, but you did
not give Me any clothes to wear. I was sick and in jail, but you did
not take care of Me.”
44 Then the
people will ask, “Lord, when did we fail to help you when you were
hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in jail?”
45 The King
will say to them, “Whenever you failed to help any of My people, no
matter how unimportant they seemed, you failed to do it for Me.”
46 Then Jesus
said, “Those people will be punished forever. But the ones who
pleased God will have eternal life.”
Yes, our Lord, begins His Millennial rule by cleansing the land of
sin!
Well if there is no sin in the land how can Revelation 20:7-9 be true
?
Revelation
20:7-9 NLT
7 At the end
of the thousand years, Satan will be set free.
8 He will fool
the countries of Gog and Magog, which are at the far ends of the
earth, and their people will follow him into battle. They will have
as many followers as there are grains of sand along the beach,
9 and they will
march all the way across the earth. They will surround the camp of
God’s people and the city that His people love. But fire will come
down from heaven and destroy the whole army.
10 Then the
devil who fooled them will be thrown into the lake of fire and
burning sulfur. He will be there with the beast and the false
prophet, and they will be in pain day and night forever and ever.
Where did this hoard of sinners come from?
During the millennium a 1,000 year period, these were born to the
“sheep,” those who have been accepted by The Lord. (The
Sheep)
If we suppose that 40 years is a generation then there will be no
less than 25 such generations in the Millennial Kingdom. Time for
many many children to be born, and come to adulthood.
Though they were raised in righteousness, many will rebel in sin,
falling evil prey to Satan.
Isaiah 65:18-25 KJV (The Millennium a blessed time of Christ
rule on earth.)
18 But be ye
glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I
create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
19 And I will
rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in My people: and the voice of weeping
shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.
20 There shall
be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not
filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but
the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.
21 And they
shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards,
and eat the fruit of them.
22 They shall
not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another
eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of My people, and Mine
elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
23 They shall
not labor in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed
of the blessed of The Lord, and their offspring with them.
24 And it shall
come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they
are yet speaking, I will hear.
25 The wolf and
the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the
bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt
nor destroy in all My holy mountain, saith The Lord.
Sinners in the Millennium? Yes. Adam and Eve though sorry for their
sin, gave birth to Cain, a murderer.
Born to Godly parents, yet their offspring will live in rebellion,
and after the 1,000 years have expired, and Satan is loosed from his
prison, they will be easy prey for him.
Can Godly parents have godless children? Yes. It must be remembered
that The Lord Jesus and His saints are ruling and reigning from
Jerusalem, for this 1,000 year reign of peace on earth. But even
though Christ Himself reigns, still there will be the ungodly.
Isaiah 65:20 KJV
“...but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be
accursed.
