There is a difference between sovereign control and absolute rule so that there is no sin and evil on earth, and universal peace and righteousness prevail in every corner of the globe.
No evil atheistic Communists, no criminals, no terrorists, no evildoers committing genocide, no prisons full of criminals, no wars, no corrupt politicians, etc. so that literally "the lion and the lamb" dwell together in peace. That is what we are talking about. That will not happen until the second coming of Christ, but Amillenialists and Preterists have perverted this truth. Read Isaiah 11:4-9 to see what I am talking about.
That is why I ask Jason, how come the Jihadists are chopping off heads and brutalizing hundreds of thousands if you claim that we are already in the Millenium?
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Isa 11:9 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.
Isa 11:10 And in
that day there shall be a
root of Jesse, which shall stand for an
ensign of the people;
to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
Isa 11:11 And it shall come to pass
in that day, that the
Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
Have all those in Christ come into that holy mountain that has a holy city? I think we have.
Heb 12:22 But
ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
Has the knowledge of Christ filled the earth? yes Paul said it was and with each generation it continues to be taught, the Gospel message.
v10 "that day" Did Jesus come as the root of Jesse, is He the Jewish Messiah, do the Gentiles seek Him? - Yes
AND in "that day" He shall come a second time to recover the remnant of His people.
This is the tricky one. It says in the same day, He will recover the remnant. Not some different day. All of this is done "that day", the same day.