[The text below represents an edited transcript of this Tomorrow’s World program.]

How to Manage Stress, Anxiety, and Feeling Overwhelmed

Does your world seem out of control? We’re living in an age of high-tech and hyper-connectivity. And it seems sometimes we’re going faster and faster, but getting further and further behind.

Information comes at us from all directions at ever-increasing speeds. We’re continually amazed by ever-more powerful communication tools. And yet for many people, relationships are fracturing more than ever. We try desperately to keep up at work and at home, but seem to be drowning in an avalanche of challenges.

Everyone is going in different directions. Nerves are frayed, and there never seems to be enough time.

Does it feel like humanity needs a rest? Do you need a rest? I think most of us would say yes.

The good news is the Bible speaks of a time coming soon that is just that: a rest.

It’s prophesied in your Bible. And it’s going to benefit everyone when that beautiful time comes.

But you don’t have to wait for a better world. You can experience the peace and tranquility and yes, rest, of a life guided by God right now. And you can be a part of God’s plan to bring those blessings to the world.

The Millennium: A 1,000-Year Rest Coming Soon

Welcome to Tomorrow’s World, where we make sense of your world through the pages of the Bible.

This world needs a rest. Look at our hyper-competitive workplace—many of us running faster and faster in our jobs or our business just to keep pace.

In the media, we are continually bombarded with competing streams of ideas and opinions. The soundtrack of our lives and our homes is all too often noise, chaos, and clatter.

And that’s not even speaking of the ravages of war that leave whole communities shattered and hundreds or thousands maimed or dead. This world needs a break. And it needs it soon.

The Bible speaks of a time when that is exactly what will happen. And it’s just around the corner.

This coming time is sometimes called the Millennium, meaning “one thousand years.” The Bible introduces the idea of a millennium in Revelation 20:4.

And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them…. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

The Millennium Begins at the Return of Jesus Christ

This is the time when Jesus Christ will have returned and will reign with the resurrected saints over the whole earth. This is the Kingdom of God on earth. Who will the Kingdom of God be reigning over? The people who survived the horrific Great Tribulation.

Early Christians believed in Christ’s millennial reign on earth. Notice what the historian Edward Gibbon wrote.

The ancient and popular doctrine of the Millennium was intimately connected with the second coming of Christ. As the works of the creation had been finished in six days, their duration in their present state, according to a tradition which was attributed to the prophet Elijah, was fixed to six thousand years (Christianity and the Decline of Rome by Edward Gibbon, an abridgement for the modern reader of the first part of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, edited by Jacob Sloan, 1962, p. 105).

So first-century Christians were looking forward to Jesus Christ’s literal return to this earth. And they were anticipating a thousand years of His reign to bring happiness and joy in a new world. Going on in the quote from Edward Gibbon:

By the same analogy it was inferred that this long period of labour and contention, which was now almost elapsed, would be succeeded by a joyful Sabbath of a thousand years.

Entering the Promised Land Pictured the Millennium (Hebrews 4)

So this idea of a coming millennial rest is not new. It’s been around a long time.

The Apostle Paul speaks of this time to come in Hebrews chapters 3 and 4. In chapter 3, he quotes David writing in the Psalms. We’ll pick it up in Hebrews 3:7.

Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of trial in the wilderness, where your fathers tested Me, tried Me, and saw My works forty years.… So I swore in My wrath, “They shall not enter My rest” (Hebrews 3:7–11).

That generation of Israelites coming out of Egypt were disobedient and rebellious. And so they were not allowed to enter the Promised Land. But stop for a moment and consider. The Promised Land—that land where that next generation would later settle—was called a “rest.”

They were slaves in Egypt, living a difficult life. It was not a happy time. But the Promised Land was going to be different. It would be a blessing for them. They would own property and have peace within their borders. They would have rain in due season, and harvests would be abundant. They would get married and have families. It was a beautiful picture of a vibrant and growing society, if they would have obeyed God.

But they were not obedient, and did not enter that rest. That should be a lesson for us. And that’s exactly the point the Apostle Paul makes. Notice what he says in Hebrews 4:1:

Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it.

The Weekly Sabbath Also Pictures the Millennium

So Paul uses this analogy of entering the Promised Land, compared to something ahead for us. What is the “rest” ahead for obedient and faithful Christians? To answer that, let’s read on. Let’s pick it up in Hebrews 4:3.

For we who have believed do enter that rest, as He has said: “So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest,’” although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. For He has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all His works”; and again in this place: “They shall not enter My rest” (Hebrews 4:3–5).

So he’s talking about Christians’ hope and desire to enter a future rest at the end of this life. But then, he connects that idea to God resting after the six-day re-creation found in Genesis 1 and 2.

God rested on the seventh day, and so He made that day holy. And He instructs mankind to rest on the seventh day of each week, as a reminder of how He rested.

There is a day for a year principle in the Bible, and sometimes it’s even extended to a day for 1,000 years. For example, notice what Peter said in 2 Peter 3:8:

But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

So putting it all together, the millennial reign of Christ on earth is like a 1,000-year sabbath. Only, instead of the weekly Sabbath that comes after a six-day period of time, this millennial sabbath comes after a 6,000-year period of time.

We’re counseled by Paul to be vigilant and overcome in order to enter that rest—notice in Hebrews 4:11.

Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience.

All Nations Will Keep the Sabbath in the Millennium

But why is the Millennium referred to as a rest and a sabbath? Let’s read one of the prophecies of the future in Isaiah 66:23.

“And it shall come to pass that from one New Moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, all flesh shall come to worship before Me,” says the Lord.

In other words, in the future millennial age, all flesh will be keeping the seventh-day Sabbath. Now why should we take note of this?

The Sabbath Is a Weekly Rest from Work

Think about it. So many people today are working harder than ever, trying to keep up. Many work seven days a week. They awaken extremely early each morning, fight traffic on long commutes, work long hours, and crash, exhausted at the end of the day. And that’s not even counting family responsibilities with caring for children and taking care of household chores. No wonder why so many struggle with insomnia, anxiety, and even depression.

What if I told you there’s a way to offer the entire world—everyone—15% more rest time each week? Does that sound like a good deal?

This prophecy says just that. There will be a time when every human being on the face of the earth will be keeping the seventh-day Sabbath. And that means one day out of seven—that’s 15% of the week—will be a well-deserved break.

You see, the weekly Sabbath is a weekly rest. The Hebrew word translated Sabbath comes from a word simply meaning “to cease, or to rest.”

The Fourth Commandment: Six Days You Shall Work…

The Sabbath command is contained in the fourth of the Ten Commandments. But there’s not just a command to stop working, there’s also a command to work—notice in Exodus 20:8:

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work… (Exodus 20:8–9).

Did you ever notice that? We’re actually commanded to work. So, barring circumstances such as illness or injury, all of us should be engaged in some kind of work. It’s good for us. It’s good for our mental well-being, and it gives us the opportunity to grow and develop, and contribute for the good of others.

How to Rest: Remember the Sabbath Day

But keep reading, and we find out what God says about resting on the Sabbath in Exodus 20:10.

[B]ut the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates.

The Sabbath is a day to worship God and draw near to Him, but it’s also a day to rest. How wonderful!

When you ask people, “Should Christians keep the Ten Commandments?” Virtually everyone will say, of course:

• You shall do no murder.
• You shall not commit adultery.
• You shall not steal.
• You shall not covet.

All good. But then when you get to “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy,” most will say, “Ah, but that’s a burden. We’re not required to do that.”

Not a Burden: God Created a Day to Rest

If you’ve heard that argument, have you ever really thought this through? Remember, what does the original word for “sabbath” mean? To cease, or to rest. So what is the Sabbath command? It’s a reminder to rest. How is a reminder to take a rest a burden?

I love to work outside, and when our children were small, we would often work outside together. Whether it was raking leaves, trimming trees, pulling weeds or hoeing in the garden, we worked outside together. And when you’re working, you sometimes get hot and tired, and need a break. You know that never once did our children complain when I told them, “Ok, that’s enough for now. Let’s go inside and get some water and take a break.” They never once told me, “Dad, what a burden that is. We want to keep working.”

And yet, that is what so many people in our world are telling God week after week. Maybe that includes you. That we want to keep working, seven days a week, non-stop, week in and week out. How has the Sabbath come to be seen as a burden? Isn’t working non-stop without a day of rest really the burden?

What we find is the whole population of the world will be keeping the Sabbath. Imagine the joy and freedom people will experience, when they are allowed to have a day off—guaranteed. That’s coming. That’s the Millennial rest that will soon be here.

There are other ways that the Millennium will be a rest for people as well. The prophet Micah speaks of it in Micah 4:4.

But everyone shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid; for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.

The world of the Millennium will be one of peace and harmony among nations and among neighbors. But we can see that is not the case today. The “European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations” website says this:

As of May 2024, the number of forcibly displaced people in the world has reached a staggering 120 million, marking another historic increase and the twelfth consecutive annual rise in the global figures for forced displacement (“Forced Displacement,” European Commission, Accessed October 30, 2024).

That truly is staggering. Unbelievable. One hundred and twenty million people living as refugees around the globe. That’s almost the equivalent of the entire population of Japan, the twelfth largest country in the world.

Take a Day Off: You Need Time to Rest

Wouldn’t you say this tired old world needs a rest? When a person can enjoy earning a living, owning his own property, and enjoying the fruits of his own labor, without fear of violence or theft.

Isn’t that what most people want? Just a chance to put food on their own table and live with a certain level of security and safety?

Weekly Stress Relief: The Sabbath Rest

But what about you? Are you feeling overwhelmed now? Do you need a rest?

Our jobs are often stressful. Achieving life-work balance is difficult. Relationships can be a challenge. And as we age and even retire, financial and health problems can loom larger and larger. We’ve seen there is hope for the world—in the future—but is there help for you now?

Yes there is. Let’s look at something the apostle Paul said in 2 Timothy 3:1.

But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come....

The phrase “perilous times” is also described as “times of stress.” Some concordances describe this word “perilous” as “hard, troublesome, difficult, or even annoying.” Wouldn’t you say we are living in an annoying age?

This is a time of increased stress. In a poll reported on in May of 2024 by the American Psychiatric Association, here are some of their findings:

U.S. adults are feeling increasingly anxious. In 2024, 43% of adults say they feel more anxious than they did the previous year, up from 37% in 2023 and 32% in 2022 (“American Adults Express Increasing Anxiousness in Annual Poll; Stress and Sleep are Key Factors Impacting Mental Health,” Psychiatry.org, May 1, 2024).

Think about that. Not only is the number of people who feel anxious going up, those numbers represent a sizable portion of the American population.

What are people stressed about?

Adults are particularly anxious about current events (70%)—especially the economy (77%), the 2024 U.S. election (73%), and gun violence (69%). When asked about a list of lifestyle factors potentially impacting mental health, adults most commonly say stress (53%) and sleep (40%) have the biggest impact on their mental health. Younger adults (18-34 years old) are more likely than older adults (50+) to say social connection has the biggest impact on their mental health… “Living in a world of constant news of global and local turmoil, some anxiety is natural and expected,” said APA President Petros Levounis… “But what stands out here is that Americans are reporting more anxious feelings than in past years.”

And this isn’t just about Americans. The World Health Organization noted in September of 2023 that, as of 2019, over 300 million people around the world suffer from some type of anxiety disorder (“Anxiety disorders,” Who.int, September 27, 2023).

“I Will Give You Rest” (Matthew 11:28)

The point is many of us today need a break. But you don’t have to wait for the Millennium to experience God’s rest. Sure, society won’t change for you. But God can give you rest even when living in a world of sin and turmoil. Notice what Jesus said in Matthew 11:28:

“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light” (Matthew 11:28–30).

Jesus Christ promises to help shoulder our load with us. He promises to walk beside us and to help us. But we have to put our faith and trust in Him.

How to Be Anxious for Nothing

We have to look to Him, ask for His help, and do our part to turn our hearts toward His will—and not ours. If we do that, He will give us peace that is beyond normal human comprehension. Notice Philippians 4:6:

Be anxious for nothing….

That’s easier said than done, isn’t it? When the bills pile up, you’re stressed and tired, or you’ve got chronic health problems. How can we be anxious for nothing? Well, by looking beyond ourselves and focusing on what God is already doing in our lives. Notice Philippians 4:6 again:

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

God wants us to look to Him as the source of strength in times of trouble. But when we are asking God for blessings, it’s important to stop ourselves and think, “What has God already done in my life? What is He doing right now as of this moment?” It’s amazing how it changes our perspective when we thank Him for what He’s already doing. Going on in Philippians 4:7,

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

If we are seeking His will and being thankful for what He’s doing now, He will give us strength. And even in difficult circumstances, we can have a sense of peace and tranquility through God’s Spirit.

But that’s not all.

The Millennium: Rest and Peace for the World

If we give our lives to God, we can prepare for a magnificent future. What do I mean? I’m talking about ruling with Christ in the millennial rest. That’s the destiny of the saints. Notice Luke 19:12–13:

A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.

So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas, and said to them, “Do business till I come.”

Jesus came the first time, gave His truth to His disciples and His life for our sins. He was resurrected and now sits at the right hand of the Father. And Jesus is preparing to come again. What should His servants be doing in the meantime? Using His Spirit to do His Work and prepare themselves spiritually for His return.

Notice what the reward is for those who successfully prepare. We pick it up in Luke 19:17:

And he said to him, “Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.”

Did you catch that? The destiny of forgiven, obedient, and converted Christians at Christ’s return is to reign with Him in glory on the earth.

You see, if we capture the vision and submit ourselves to a life of service to Christ, we can help bring hope and comfort to this troubled world. And along the way, we can experience the rest that Christ offers to those who submit their lives to Him. What a fantastic opportunity for those who have eyes to see.

But that rest is coming. It’s prophesied in the pages of your Bible. Notice a prophetic scripture of that coming Millennium, found in Isaiah 26:1–2:

In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; God will appoint salvation for walls and bulwarks. Open the gates, that the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in.

You Can Have the Peace of God Now

But notice further in Isaiah 26:3:

You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.

It’s a description of what it will be like to live in that time, during Christ’s righteous reign on earth. But it also describes the blessings we can experience now of rest and peace, if we are covered by the shed blood of Christ and forgiven of our sins.

And if we walk with God, obey Him, like remembering His Sabbath day, keep our mind stayed on Him, and trust Him.

It’s our heartfelt prayer that you can reign with Christ in that glorious day, and experience the strength and power of His Spirit and His rest, in your life now.

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[The text below represents an edited transcript of this Tomorrow’s World program.]

The Spirit World Is Real

Our world today is not the world God wants it to be.

One of the reasons, which will surprise many, is that our planet, its governments, and its peoples are all living under the weight of Satan’s rule. From the beginning of mankind’s existence to today, human history is the written record of what it means to live under the rule of the devil.

Yet that rule is coming to an end—and what a difference that will make.

Join us here on Tomorrow’s World as we dive into God’s word and see the coming end of Satan’s rule.

Satan the Devil Is the Ruler of This World

Welcome to Tomorrow’s World, where we help you make sense of your world through the pages of the Bible.

Have you ever heard the old Protestant hymn, “This Is My Father’s World”? Its poetic praise of the created, natural world around us is beautiful.

Yet, when we look more broadly, it seems very apparent that this world is not our Father’s world. It is filled with suffering, misery, conflict, and heartache—surely not His desire for this beautiful place He created or for the people He fashioned in His own image.

That’s because the world around us, in a very real way, is under the authority and control of Satan the Devil.

That might be hard to believe. Maybe you’ve never heard it before. But I assure you, based on God’s own word, it is true.

Again, it might seem odd to say that Satan rules the world—maybe even a little overdramatic. But we don’t want you to just take our word for it. Don’t just believe us—believe your Bible. In fact, in this case, you can take Jesus’ word for it.

Jesus Did Not Refute Satan’s Authority

In John 14:30, we read something Jesus said to His disciples as His crucifixion was drawing near.

“I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.”

That “ruler of this world” Jesus talked about was Satan the Devil, and He calls him this in two additional passages: John 12:31 and John 16:11.

Now, you might wonder about how that meshes with other statements in the Bible. For instance, in Matthew 28:18, we read Jesus’ comment, after His resurrection, that “all authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.”

We see the answer to this question reflected in the temptation of Jesus Christ, early in his ministry.

Satan Tempts Jesus Christ

At that time, 3½ years before His crucifixion, Jesus had been fasting, 40 days and 40 nights, drawing near to His Father before launching His ministry.

At that time, Satan appeared to the Son of God and tempted Him—and among the devil’s temptations was an offer of power. We read about it in Luke 4, starting in verse 5.

Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.” And Jesus answered and said to him, “Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve’” (Luke 4:5–8).

Of course, Jesus did not take the bait. If He had, He wouldn’t be our Savior.

But notice what Jesus didn’t say—He didn’t say Satan was lying about having that authority. He didn’t say that the kingdoms of the world had not been delivered to the devil.

In fact, the kingdoms of the world have been given to Satan. Again, as Jesus said, the devil is the “ruler of this world.” And why? Because rulership of the nations had been given to Satan, as he says to Jesus in the passage.

“All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me…” (Luke 4:6).

Satan Is “the God of This Age”

Yes, God reigns supreme in all things but, for this time, in this age, He has given Satan a certain amount of authority and freedom to act. That’s why even after Jesus’ resurrection, the Apostle Paul still refers to Satan as “the god of this age” (2 Corinthians 4:4).

Now, you might think, why in the world would God do that?

But the short story is that Satan wasn’t always Satan.

Satan Deceives the Whole World (Revelation 12:9)

Responsibility for the world had been given to him when he was the archangel Lucifer, before his sin and descent into darkness.

However, mankind had an opportunity to replace him—to take the reins of the world and bring it back into line with the will and desire of God. But if you’ve read Genesis 1 through 3, then you know the story.

Given the choice between following Satan’s lead or God’s—between disobeying their Creator and deciding right and wrong for themselves, or obeying their Creator and choosing His guidance over their own desires—they chose to follow Satan’s lead.

And frankly, each of us at various times in our own lives have made the exact same choice as Adam and Eve. Romans 3:23 is plain.

All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

So Satan remains, as Christ called him, the “ruler of this world.”

Results of Satan’s Deception

And what have been the results of following the devil’s lead?

We’ve had thousands of years—generation after generation after generation—to figure out how to build the world while deciding right and wrong for ourselves instead of obeying our Creator.

What have we achieved in all this time? What does a world under the rule of the devil look like?

Consider these four facts.

A World of Confusion

1. First, our world is filled with confusion.

Humanity has thousands upon thousands of different religions, philosophies, worldviews, ideologies, and belief systems. Right and wrong differ from culture to culture—even family to family and person to person.

In fact, many today believe there is no right or wrong—that life is a matter of what you can get away with, so long as no one catches you.

In some of our most scientifically advanced societies, the most astonishing ignorance is on the rise, where even the most basic questions—such as what is a family? What is a man or a woman? What is a boy or a girl?—generate blank stares and stammering, babbling nonsense. We are becoming, simultaneously, the most educated and the most stupid generation in human history.

Endless War

2. And under Satan’s rule our world is one of near-constant warfare.

John Arquilla, professor of defense analysis at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, wrote on this fact at the end of 2012 for Foreign Policy magazine.

Writing their Lessons of History in the tumultuous year 1968, Will and Ariel Durant observed that in “the last 3,421 years of recorded history, only 268 have seen no war.” The 44 years since they made this observation have added not a single year of peace to that meager total (“The Big Kill,” Foreign Policy, December 3, 2012).

That’s less than eight years of peace for every century of recorded history. Of course, he wrote that in 2012, a little more than a decade ago. How do you think we’ve fared since then?

As I record this program, right now, Israel is at war in Gaza; Russia and Ukraine are trading dead bodies at an astonishing rate; and nations around the world are arming as if they see World War III dawning on the horizon like an apocalyptic sunrise.

And our current arsenal of weaponry is like nothing history has ever seen, capable of fulfilling the end-time conditions Jesus described in Matthew 24:22—warfare in which “no flesh would be saved” apart from God’s own intervention.

Humanity cries out for peace, but the truth of our existence under Satan’s rule has consistently matched the declaration of God in Isaiah 59.

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths. The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their ways; they have made themselves crooked paths; whoever takes that way shall not know peace (Isaiah 59:7-8).

Famine

3. Also under the devil’s rule, our world is one of FAMINE and want.

I’m blessed to live in the United States—a nation blessed with wealth and almost embarrassing access to food (at least for now). But my life is not the norm.

In its “State of Food Security and Nutrition” report for 2023, the United Nations noted that after years of decline, hunger and food insecurity is on the increase, with more than 700 million people globally facing hunger at some point in the year—roughly one out of every 11 human beings (“The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024”, FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO, 2024).

Global poverty, as well, has been on the increase in recent years. And who hasn’t seen the growing waves of homelessness and illegal immigration, as millions seek an escape from the turmoil, danger, and want in their home nations?

Disease and Pestilence

4. Further, the devil’s reign as “ruler of this world” has given us a world of disease and pestilence.

COVID-19 frightened Western nations who are used to feeling that rampant disease was a part of other countries’ lives—not theirs. And, indeed, the constant threat of disease and infection is a way of life for people in so many nations around the world.

And in nations with enough wealth to push back against those diseases that ravage impoverished countries, the specter of “diseases of affluence” rears its head. Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancers, obesity-related and respiratory diseases, sexually transmitted diseases. In Satan’s world, it seems as if humanity is determined not to be healthy.

As much as we cry to the heavens that we want to understand how life is supposed to work, that we want peace, plenty, and good health, mankind proves generation after generation that we cannot achieve those things—because we continue to seek our own ways, our own paths, our own ideas and values apart from the authority of a loving God.

We seek to continue imagining that we can rule ourselves, the way we want to live. And in doing so, we continue to support Satan on his throne, as the “ruler of this world,” just as Jesus Christ said he was.

In fact, Revelation chapter 6 says that each of these conditions—ideological and religious confusion, warfare, famine, and pestilence—will eventually come to a dramatic climax in the end-times, symbolized by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse holding life-or-death sway over a fourth of the entire world.

But, my friends, there really is good news ahead.

Because while six millennia of human history has proven mankind simply cannot solve the problem of Satan’s rule, Almighty God can solve that problem, and He will. The time is coming when God the Father will send His Son, Jesus Christ, to this world to end the reign of the devil on this planet.

God Gives Jesus Christ All Authority

Where Adam failed to remain faithful to God and failed to replace Satan on his throne, Jesus Christ succeeded. The sinless Son of God has earned the right to reign over this world to the glory of His Father and for the fulfillment of their plan of salvation.

Recall that earlier in our program, we mentioned that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, said after His resurrection that “all authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth” (Matthew 28:18).

The Second Coming of Jesus Christ: Satan’s Kingdom Ends

But the time when He will act on that authority and take control of the kingdoms of the world lies just ahead. When it comes, it will be the greatest news mankind could ever hope to hear.

Let’s read about it, starting in Revelation 11:15.

Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” And the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying: “We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was and who is to come, because You have taken Your great power and reigned” (Revelation 11:15–17).

That same trumpet blast, the last trumpet, will also herald the resurrection and glorification of His saints, who will begin their reign alongside Him.

Jesus Christ Will Destroy the Works of the Devil

And the first order of business will be the destruction of the assembled armies of the devil and the banishing of Satan for 1,000 years. We read of that in Revelation 20.

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while (Revelation 20:1–3).

That “little while” would be the focus of a completely different program.

For today’s purposes, we can’t fail to miss that at the beginning of Jesus Christ’s reign on this earth, Satan the Devil and his influence will be utterly removed from this world for the entire 1,000-year period. His rule on this earth will end, [as] the Apostle John wrote in 1 John 3:8.

For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

And destroy the works of the devil He will!

God’s Way of Life Will Replace Satan’s Lies

Today’s world may be shaped by the character of the devil, but tomorrow’s world will be shaped by the character of Jesus Christ—and what a difference that will make.

For instance, instead of confusion, Christ will bring understanding and knowledge.

The world will know that there is a God. They will know—and believe—that Jesus Christ is His Son. And they will know the way of life that we were created to live.

No More Sorrow or Pain

In fact, look in Isaiah 11:9, which describes the world during the Millennium under Christ. There it says,

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.

The Way of Peace

Notice that statement: “They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain.” That’s because the Bible says that the rule of Jesus Christ will replace our world of warfare with one of true peace. Not a peace built on pretense—based on a delicate-but-fragile balance of nuclear stockpiles or treaties that are made in one generation but broken in the next. But a real peace, founded on the laws of God and a way of life that is built on loving your neighbor, instead of seeing him as means to get what you want.

The millennial reign of Christ will see peace between nations, yes, but also peace between families and between people. He will show us how to live in peace—and once they have experienced the joy of living in a world governed by His laws and way of life, Isaiah 9:6 tells us they will call Jesus Christ, the “Prince of Peace.”

The Abundant Life

And in that land of peace there will be plenty for all. Prophecy contains a beautiful picture of this in Amos 9. There, God speaks of a world overflowing with produce.

“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him who sows seed; the mountains shall drip with sweet wine, and all the hills shall flow with it” (Amos 9:13).

And finally, in a world where the knowledge of God permeates all of life, peace and safety reign, and food is not only plentiful but is grown properly according to divine guidance and biblical principles, we will also experience a world of abundant health.

The Kingdom of God: God’s Laws, God’s Blessings

With Satan’s rule ended, the laws of God will be enforced, including the many laws He established for man’s good—laws of agriculture, of hygiene, and of distinguishing between the clean and the unclean.

Just as He did during His ministry 2,000 years ago, but on a much grander scale, Jesus Christ will intervene and heal the sick.

The prophet Isaiah writes of this coming time in chapter 35 of his book.

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert (Isaiah 35:5–6).

Instead of the confusion, war, famine, and disease of today’s world, tomorrow’s world will be filled with understanding, peace, plenty, and abundant health.

For millennia, man has been struggling and failing to turn the world into a paradise his way, following the pattern of Satan the Devil, who refused to do things his Creator’s way.

But Jesus Christ is returning, and when He does, He will end Satan’s rule and begin His own.

And man will finally experience that paradise he’s always longed for—once he finally gives up for good the idea of doing it his way and submits, totally and completely, to be ruled by the Son of God.

Pray for God’s Kingdom to Come

Today, we’ve discussed the fact that the tragic history and present condition of our world is due to the fact that it reflects the character of its true ruler, Satan the Devil. And the fruit of his reign is exactly what you would imagine it to be—resulting in thousands of years of misery, heartbreak, and human suffering.

But the good news is that Satan’s rule is coming to an end.

In the days just ahead of us, and none too soon, Jesus Christ will appear in the clouds, ready to end the reign of the devil and inaugurate the Kingdom of God—replacing every sorrow of this world with a joy and happiness that can only come from the Son of God who loves us and who longs to make us a part of His family forever.

No wonder Jesus taught His disciples to pray “Your kingdom come” (Matthew 6:10).

The True Christian Walk: Life More Abundantly Now

Yet, there is even better news. That news is that you do not have to wait until the return of Jesus Christ to begin ending the reign of Satan. That’s because God the Father is calling some now, in this age, to begin taking ground from the devil by submitting to the reign of Jesus Christ now—in their lives now and in their family’s lives now.

In John 10:10, Jesus says that He came that those who follow Him may have life, and have it more abundantly.

And Hebrews 6:5 speaks of those who have the opportunity now, today, before Christ’s return, to taste “the good word of God and the powers of the age to come” (Hebrews 6:5).

No, you can’t end the world’s confusion, but you can begin knowing the true God of Scripture better yourself.

And, no, you can’t end wars, no matter who you vote for. But you can find a peace that surpasses understanding in your own life and your own relationships with others.

And you can’t feed every starving child in this world, nor heal every suffering person. But you can learn the miraculous way of give instead of get, and get to know the One who does provide His children’s every need.

Reject Satan’s Way of Life

You can end the devil’s rule in your life and begin personally experiencing the blessings of the reign of Jesus Christ.

In fact, those who are willing to allow Christ to end Satan’s rule in their own lives in today’s world are the very ones He will use to bring an end to Satan’s rule over all mankind in tomorrow’s world.

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