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Covenant of Peace: The Millennial Age
For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her
mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a
man’s foes will be those of his own household. He who loves father or
mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or
daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take
up his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his
life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.”
These words come from the Prince of Peace, who understood that
sometimes it is necessary to divide against our brethren if they are in
disobedience to God. This is what Phinehas did when he interceded
and went to war against the tribe of Benjamin. He was standing for
what was right. Instead of winking at sin, he allowed sin to be judged
and in the long run this brought liberty to all of Israel.
Even Solomon, whose reign is a foreshadow of the peaceful millennial
reign of Christ, had a period of warfare for the first four years of his
reign where there was much bloodshed and vengeance on the enemies
of God within the camp of Israel. Adonijah, one of David’s sons who
presumed to be king, was executed. Abiathar the wicked priest was
exiled and later executed. Joab the commander of David’s armies who
had shed innocent blood was executed and Shimei who had cursed
David was also executed. So even Solomon’s reign of peace was
preceded by the dividing of God’s true leadership from those who had
presumed leadership.
God’s coming leaders for the new age will be peacemakers. These
peacemakers are called “sons of God” (Matt. 5:9), and the whole
creation longs for the revealing of these “sons of God” (Rom 8:19).
These peacemakers may bring momentary division and warfare, but
afterward there will be the millennial reign of Messiah where peace and
righteousness reigns throughout the earth. Paul warned of this “great
falling away” (2 Thess. 2:3) that would come before Messiah’s second
coming, and Revelation also speaks about a 3 ½ year tribulation period
that acts as a transition time into the 1,000 year period of peace. “We
must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.” (Acts
14:22)
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