Is There Going to Be Preaching During the Millennium and to Who?
1) Direct Answer
No. There will be no Gospel preaching for salvation in the Millennium. The door of mercy is closed by then. The last preaching before that age is to Israel during the tribulation by the two prophets who seal the 144,000. In the Millennium Christ and His Bride rule; the Word goes forth from Jerusalem as law and judgment, not as an altar call.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- The close of mercy: “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still… and he that is holy, let him be holy still” (Revelation 22:11). Jesus also said when the Master shuts the door, those outside cannot enter (Luke 13:25; see also Matthew 25:10–12).
- The last prophetic ministry to Israel is before the Millennium: the two witnesses preach 1,260 days, turning the hearts of Israel, and the 144,000 are sealed (Revelation 11; compare Romans 11:25–27).
- The Millennium itself is a reign, not an evangelistic campaign: “They lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years… they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years” (Revelation 20:4–6). Ruling with “a rod of iron” shows government, not Gospel invitation (Revelation 19:15; 2:26–27).
- Kingdom instruction, not conversion calls: “Out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem… and he shall judge among the nations” (Isaiah 2:3–4; Micah 4:2). That is the King’s Word administering righteousness over nations.
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
Preaching is for repentance while the Blood is on the mercy seat. Once the door is shut and Christ takes His throne to rule, destinies are fixed. The Bride is glorified; she needs no preaching. The 144,000 were already sealed under the prophets. The nations that are spared are governed and taught the King’s law, but it is not a call to salvation—judgment and peace are enforced by the reigning Word.
4) Reinforcing Statement
Now is the day of salvation. The Millennium is the rule of the King and His Bride, not another chance to respond to the Gospel.
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Seals 9: Questions and Answers on the Seals
63-0324M §118
And finally one day he said, "Behold, there he is. There's the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world!" Said, "My time is up now. I've introduced you to him. I must decrease now. I must go off the scene. He'll take over from here. The millennium will be on right away. The time is at hand." Then when He come, when He was... John said, "He's going to ... oh, he's going to shuck the hide off. He's going to separate the wheat from the chaff, and he's going to burn it up. He's going to thoroughly purge his flo...
The Church choosing Law for Grace
61-0316 §2
And there's... My daughter-in-law, when she'd been on the meetings this last long eight-weeks' journey... When she come home she went to bed for three or four days, just to rest. Said she was nearly dead. Well, the boys, all of them, was just about ... drooped around. I come home, and no more than got half my suitcases out till here we was, going, going, going, going, going all day, all night. And going, going, going, all day and night. Just keep on like that, on and on and on. And I said, "Well, now you think it's...
God's preparation
54-0401 §49
Over in the book of Revelation, said, "Rejoice ye heavens and you holy prophets (Here it is.) for the kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ." And He ruled and reigned on earth a thousand years. There you are. Then they'll study war no more. But as long as Satan's got the rule, he just... This one'll build up a little bit, and a few righteous men will get in office, and they'll build up a little bit, then Satan will reach over here and tear the thing down. That's right. Then,...
Future home of the heavenly Bridegroom and the earthly Bride
64-0802 §209
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The Way back
62-1123 §26
Oh, my! God will work his way, despite anything anybody else can do about it. God's going to do it. He's going to do it in his own way. We ain't going to stop it at all. We are not going to even hinder it. That's all. He's going to do it anyhow. He's going to have a church. I don't care who says He won't, and how many unbelievers rise up, God's going to have a church without spot or wrinkle. It's going to be there. He's done said He was. Now, let's just strive to be part of it; that's all. He might send preachers a...