Outline of Millennial and new creation events
I. Characteristics and Events of the Millenium
A. Physical characteristics
1. Topography and geography of the earth changed (Isaiah 2:2; Ezekiel 47:1-12; Ezekiel 48:8-20; Zechariah 14:4; Zeckariah 14:8-10)
2. Wild animals tamed (Isaiah 11:6-9; Isaiah 35:9; Ezekiel 34:25)
3. Crops abundant (Isaiah 27:6; Isaiah 35:1-2; Isaiah 35:6-7)
4. Human longevity increased (Isaiah 65:20-23)
B. Spiritual and religious characteristics and events
1. Satan confined in the abyss (Revelation 20:1-3)
2. Millennial temple built (Ezekiel 40:5-43:27)
3. Animal sacrifices offered as memorials to Christ’s death (Isaiah 56:7; Isaiah 66:20-23; Jeremiah 33:17-18; Ezekiel 43:18-27; Ezekiel 45:13-46:24; Malachi 3:3-4)
4. Feasts of the New Year, Passover, and Tabernacles reinstituted (Ezekiel 45:18-25; Zechariah 14:16-21)
5. Nations worship in Jerusalem (Isaiah 2:2-4; Micah 4:2; Micah 7:12; Zechariah 8:20-23; Zechariah 14:16-21)
6. Worldwide knowledge of God (note “knowledge” not necessarily comittment to Him) (Isaiah 11:9; Jeremiah 31:34; Micah 4:5; Habbakuk 2:14)
7. Unparalleled filling of and empowerment by the Holy Spirit on Israel (Isaiah 32:15; Isaiah 44:3; Ezekiel 36:24-29; Ezekiel 39:29; Joel 2:28-29)
8. New Covenant with Israel fulfilled (Jeremiah 31:31-34; Ezekiel 11:19-20; Ezekiel 36:25-32)
9. Righteousness and justice prevail (Isaiah 9:7; Isaiah 11:4; Isaiah 42:1-4; Jeremiah 23:5)
C. Political Characteristics and events
1. Israel reunited as a nation (Jeremiah 3:18; Ezekiel 37:15-3)
2. Israel at peace in the land (Deuteronomy 30:1-10; Isaiah 32:18; Hosea 14:5-7; Amos 9:15; Micah 4:4; Micah 5:4-5a; Zechariah 3:10; Zechariah 14:11)
3. Abrahamic Covenant land-grant boundaries established (Genesis 15:18-21; Ezekiel 47:13-48:27)
4. Christ in Jerusalem rules over Israel (Isaiah 40:11; Micah 4:7; Micah 5:2b)
5. Davidic covenant fulfilled (Christ on the throne of David) (2 Samuel 7:11-16; Isaiah 9:6-7; Jeremiah 33:17-26; Amos 9:11-12; Luke 1:32-33)
6. Christ rules over and judges the nations (Isaiah 11:3-5; Micah 4:2-3a; Zechariah 14:9; Revelation 19:15)
7. Resurrected saints reign with Christ (Matthew 19:28; 2 Timothy 2:12; Revelation 5:10; Revelation 20:6)
8. Universal peace prevails (Isaiah 2:4; Isaiah 32:17-18; Isaiah 60:18; Hosea 2:18; Micah 4:2-4; Micah 5:4; Zechariah 9:10)
9. Jerusalem made the world’s capital (Jeremiah 3:17; Ezekiel 48:30-35; Joel 3:16-17; Micah 4:1; Micah 4:6-8; Zechariah 8:2-3)
10. Israel exalted above the Gentiles (Isaiah 14:1-2; Isaiah 49:22-23; Isaiah 60:14-17; Isaiah 61:5-9)
11. The world will be blessed through Israel (Micah 5:7)
II. Events following the Millennium
1. Satan released from teh abyss (Revelation 20:7)
2. Satan deceives the nations (Revelation 20:8)
3. Global armies besiege Jerusalem (Revelation 20:9)
4. Global armies destroyed by fire (Revelation 20:9)
5. Satan cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:10)
6. Evil angels judged (1 Corinthians 6:3)
7. The wicked dead resurrected (Daniel 12:2; John 5:29)
8. The wicked judged at the Great White Throne (Revelation 20:11-14)
9. The wicked cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:14-15; Revelation 21:8)
III. Eternity
1. Christ delivers the mediatorial (millennial) kingdom to God the Father (1 Corinthians 15:24)
2. Present heavens and earth demolished (Revelation 21:1)
3. New heavens and new earth created (2 Peter 3:10; Revelation 21:1)
4. New Jerusalem descends to the new earth (Revelation 21:2; Revelation 21:10-27)
5. Christ rules forever in the eternal kingdom (Isaiah 9:6-7; Ezekiel 37:24-28; Daniel 7:13-14; Luke 1:32-33; Revelation 11:15)