“Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the ages.” Revelation 15:3

At the close of the thousand year Messianic kingdom the Mediator will deliver the kingdom over to the heavenly Father (1 Corinthians 15:24). Our great God is truly worthy of worship, obedience, and love (Psalm 86:9). Yet there will be those who obey only because they are forced to do so, not because they are loyal to God in their heart.

God will not give everlasting life to the human family without first teaching them to obey his will. That is why Satan will be let loose from imprisonment (Revelation 20:3, 7, 8) and will try again to deceive the people.

At that time mankind will have had experience with both righteousness and evil. They will be given a choice—to follow Satan which will eventually end in second death, or to follow the laws of the kingdom and live forever on a perfected earth.

Even when we were “dead in sins,” God had great love for us (Ephesians 2:1; Romans 5:6-8). Those who are “dead in sins” are all mankind for they are all under the sentence of death and have no right to everlasting life. Romans 3:10, 23

Satan has never given up his desire to be higher than God and have mankind worship him. This goal will not change during the time he is bound. Fallen angels, as well as mankind, will be tested when Satan desperately tries to regain control of the world.

The end of the Millennial age will see all the wicked destroyed, cut off in second death. All the willing and obedient will be brought to complete perfection the way God had originally planned (Isaiah 45:18). This, then, will complete God’s oath bound promise to Abraham in Genesis 22:16, 18 to bless all the families of the earth.

Then there will be no more sickness and dying (Revelation 21:4). The earth will be completely cleansed and will “yield her increase.” Every creature in heaven and earth will exclaim, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!” Revelation 5:13; Ephesians 2:7; Philippians 2:10, 11

“Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Hallelujah!

Praise, honor, glory, and power be to God for ever and ever!