What happens after the Millennium, Jesus Christ's 1,000-year reign over mankind? This is when a truly astounding part of God's great plan comes to pass!
We have seen that Jesus Christ, assisted by His faithful servants, will
transform the world after His return to earth. But, even after this 1,000-year
reign of peace and prosperity, much important work lies ahead.
Jesus spoke of a time when the people of all nations would gather before
Him. Why? So He can "separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides
his sheep from the goats" (Matthew 25:32).
Notice the nature and result of this separation: "Then the King will say
to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the
kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world'" (verses 33-34). "Then
He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed,
into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels'...These
will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal
life" (verse 41,46).
How will this happen? Who will be involved in this judgment? Notice how
Jesus Christ will perform the process of separating the wicked from the
righteous. At the beginning of His reign He begins to judge between the
nations, teaching them to turn from evil to righteousness (Isaiah 2:4).
