Following
the days of tribulation and desolation the Saviour will ‘reveal himself with
power and great glory and dwell in righteousness with men on earth a thousand
years’ (D&C 29:8-11).
Two
significant things will happen at the onset of the Millenium. Firstly, all
wickedness and corruption will be destroyed and there will be an entire
separation of the righteous and the wicked (D&C 63:54). Only those will
remain on earth who are worthy to live on a paradisiacal or terrestrial sphere
(Mormon Doctrine, p 494).
Secondly, ‘all
things shall become new’ (D&C 101:25). The planetary systems are to be
changed, purified and refined in the similitude of the resurrection, by which
means all physical evil or imperfections will be done away (Elder Parley P.
Pratt, Key to the Science of Theology, p 61). All land will also come
back together before it was divided in the days of Peleg (D&C 133:23-24).
The earth will return to its paradisiacal glory of the days of Eden and the
pure language of Adam will be restored so that we can all ‘serve the Lord with one
consent’ (Zephaniah 3:9)
The massive
enterprise during the Millenium will be something to behold, namely, the
revelation of all knowledge for our learning (D&C 101:23-35); the temple
work and the amount of missionary work that will no doubt be necessary to flood
the earth with the knowledge of the Lord (2 Nephi 30:15).
Now consider
the Millennial conditions that will make this stage of earth’s history an amazing
time to be alive:
1. “The
enmity of all flesh shall cease” (D&C 101:26). All ferocious nature of animals
will cease and there will be no killing between them or between animals and
man.
2. “Whatsoever
any man shall ask, it shall be given unto him” (D&C 101:27). Because of
their righteousness, people will only ask for the right things hence all
petitions will be granted.
3. “Satan
shall not have power to tempt any man” (D&C 101:28). This will be
accomplished by the Lord rewarding the righteous by pouring out His Spirit on
them to such an extent that Satan’s power will be overwhelmed. Both the
righteousness of the Saints and the Lord’s power will be a force that will bind
Satan (D&C Student Manual p 89; commentary for 43:31).
4. “Death
will vanish from the earth” (D&C 101:29-31). There will be no sickness and
there will be no death. When arriving to the point of death, people will be ‘changed
in the twinkling of an eye’ instead. This means the body will pass from
mortality to immortality and will have no need to wait for the resurrection day
in the spirit world (Student Manual p 241). Imagine going from a hundred-year
old body to a thirty year old one in a matter of minutes (Isaiah 65:20).
What an
adventure we are on in this grand Plan of Salvation! When Moses met with God on
Mt Sinai, he was shown this earth and all the inhabitants thereof. He was also
told that there are many worlds existing and many had already passed away
(Moses 1:35).
I often
wonder if the great library in the sky has digital records of the earths that
have existed and if we had access to view such. Seeing the Plan of Salvation
playing out from the beginning to the end on other earths would have fostered
in us an eternal perspective that propelled us to this earth with eagerness.
May we
remember when the world overwhelms us, that we are so close to the parting of
the heavens and welcoming our God in His glory to give us a thousand years of
peace, tranquility and happiness and may we pray for Him to hasten His coming.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Loving Reverence by Greg Collins)
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