Welcome to the For the Gospel Podcast, where we provide sound doctrine for everyday people. I'm your host, Kosti Hinn, and today is the culmination of this series on eschatology titled The Millennial Kingdom. After all of the discussions we've had on different theological views, a case for premillennialism, of course, we started the series putting the focus on what everybody should believe. The return of Jesus Christ is real and it's going to happen. We've also sat down with Jeff Durbin, a good brother of mine here in Arizona, to talk about eschatology and the charitable heart that we ought to have, and then also some of the warts and challenges within our own camps. And then I brought you a biblical understanding of the rapture, the tribulation, and also a discerning look at dispensationalism, a non-weird look at how scholars would view the differences between Israel and the church and what all of that means. And so hopefully by now, even if some of the bigger words have flown over your head or just they're they're not as interesting to you, because you're like, ah, I'm sure it'll all work out. For others, we've just been getting so much feedback from you saying this has been so helpful and it's been clarifying. I pray that wherever you land, at the very least, this has stirred your heart to look forward to the return of Jesus Christ. Now to finish the series, I want to spend some time relishing in one of the most breathtaking subjects in all of Scripture, the Millennial Kingdom of Christ. For over 2,000 years, believers have prayed, Lord, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. And the millennial kingdom is God's answer to that prayer. And so I want to set the stage here, and this really just comes from Revelation chapter 19, where Jesus returns. And based on what Scripture teaches, we believe that He establishes a real earthly kingdom for a thousand years, that Satan is bound, that the curse is drastically restrained, the earth looks different than it does now. Justice is immediate, worship centers on the Messiah in Jerusalem, and there is peace, there is productivity, there is prosperity, and there is longevity, and that marks the nations. Now we understand that sin can still exist among mortals, and at the end Satan is released and there is a final revolt, and then he's crushed, and judgment falls on all, and the eternal state begins. But for this thousand-year period, it is a beautiful picture. Let me just read to you from the book of Revelation in chapter 19, where the inauguration moment really happens. It says in verse 11, and I saw heaven open, and behold a white horse, and he who sat on it is called faithful and true. And in righteousness he judges and wages war. This would be at the end of the tribulation, in our view. The marriage supper of the Lamb has taken place, the Bhima seat judgment has taken place. 1 Corinthians chapter 3, 11 to 15 has unfolded. And now the armies of earth have gathered have gathered, the Antichrist has gathered them together, and they're going to wage war. And now, the second advent, the return of Jesus Christ. His eyes are a flame of fire. On his head are many diadems, and he has a name written on him, which no one knows except himself. He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and his name is called the Word of God. Verse 14, and the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following him on white horses. We would believe that to be the church that was raptured. The marriage supper of the Lamb has taken place. We've been in the presence of God, and now we are returning to rule and reign with him. From his mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it he may strike down the nations. Those are all the armies that the Antichrist has gathered to himself, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. And he treads the wine press and of the fierce wrath of God the Almighty. And on his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of Kings, Lord of Lords. Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds which fly in mid-heaven, Come assemble for the great supper of God. What does that mean? Well, the angel is saying, Oh, he's gonna smite the armies of the earth. Get ready, because you're gonna eat the flesh of these fallen armies. Verse 18, So that you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of commanders, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free men and slaves, small and great. And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assemble to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army, and the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet, who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and those who had worshipped his image, these two were thrown alive in the lake of fire, which burns with brimstone, the rest were killed with sword, which came from the mouth of him who sat on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh. From there, in chapter 20, that's Revelation chapter 19, Satan is bound. And now the question: what will the millennial kingdom be like? John Wilvert, in his classic book, The Millennial Kingdom, wrote this: The millennium is God's golden age on the earth. The time when righteousness will flourish in every aspect of society will be governed by Christ himself. This is a picture we're all eager to see, and it should be the motivation for us to advance the gospel of Jesus Christ on our way toward it. I want to cover seven aspects of the kingdom here, beginning with number one, the inauguration. The king appears. The first indicator of this or the first aspect of this is that Jesus returns. He returns in glory. He defeats his enemies, he binds Satan and he inaugurates his reign. That's a huge aspect of the kingdom. The king appears, he's here. Revelation chapter 19, verses 20, verses 1 to 3. Isaiah 11, verse 4. Isaiah 11, verse 4 kind of flows into 2 Thessalonians 2, 8. You have these pictures of the return of Jesus Christ and his enemies being under his footstool and the binding of Satan, all of this inaugurating his reign. You have also resurrected saints reigning with Christ. Those raised in the first resurrection, they reign with Christ. That's Revelation chapter 20, verses 4 to 6. We see that in Daniel chapter 7, verse 27, and 1 Corinthians 6, verses 2 to 3. There is a biblical truth and a promise that resurrected saints are going to reign with Christ. Another aspect of this inauguration is that mortals enter the kingdom. Survivors of the tribulation from Israel and the nations enter in natural bodies and they repopulate the earth. Matthew chapter 25, verses 31 to 46 unpack that. And then Zechariah chapter 14, verse 16. And so if you've ever wondered, you know, what is it like and what people are entering in the kingdom? You have the armies of heaven, obviously believers ruling and reigning with Christ. Jesus returns, the Antichrist and all of his armies are done away with. And the earth has gone through horrific wrath. The tribulation sees mass amounts of people slaughtered by Almighty God in judgment. Now, the second aspect of the kingdom is the environment. It's a transformed creation. The environment is a transformed creation. Isaiah describes a dramatic renewal of the earth at the time of the kingdom. He says this in Isaiah 35, verses 1 to 2: the wilderness and the desert will be glad, and the Arabah will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will blossom profusely and rejoice with the rejoicing and shout of joy, painting this picture that the earth will now flourish. You wonder, how do so many people then populate the earth when Christ is ruling and reigning, and you have all these believers coming back? Where is everyone gonna fit? Well, the deserts won't be deserts like we see them today. And these areas of the earth that are desolate are gonna blossom and be beautiful. The earth will see the curse of Genesis 3 roll back. No more thorns, no more droughts, no more famines. Agriculture is gonna flourish, deserts are gonna bloom, the planet will be restored to Eden-like conditions. Again, John Walvard, so helpful here, one of the great scholars on the Millennial Kingdom, says the millennium will see the reversal of nature's curse, producing unparalleled prosperity in agriculture and human living conditions. Imagine a world where nobody ever fears famine, where it's happening right now all over the earth, people starving, people begging and crying out for not just their next meal, but just any meal. They've already missed a lot of meals. They're just begging for something. What about a world where every harvest is abundant and creation itself sings with joy? The millennial kingdom will be like that. A third aspect, the government. Christ will rule from David's throne. What's the government of the kingdom going to be look like? Well, first, David's throne is occupied. It's occupied by Jesus as he rules. He is David's son in the sense of the Davidic covenant. 2 Samuel chapter 7 unpacks that in verses 12 to 14 specifically. Psalm chapter 2, Luke chapter 1, verses 32 to 33, Isaiah 9, verses 6 to 7. The Bible is so clear in so many places that David's throne will be occupied. Literally, Jesus will rule and reign there. It's his government. The government will be upon his shoulders. Another aspect of this government is the law will go out from Zion. The nations will learn his ways. Disputes are settled by the king. War industries are shut down. I mentioned this previously, as we talked a little bit in previous episodes, that all the manufacturing elements of warfare and weaponry will all change into agricultural purposes. The earth will flourish. Isaiah chapter 2, verses 2 to 4 makes that clear. Micah chapter 4, verses 1 to 4, another clear indication that there will be an era of peace under the law of God. Another aspect of this is that the saints will rule with him. Faithful saints are going to share in administrative roles. You say, costy, like, come on, you you what is what is that? Like, okay, we're going to rule and reign with him, and so there's like rank in the kingdom, and people get this and that based on this and that. Absolutely, salvation is by grace alone through faith alone. It's not the result of works that no man may boast. And yet you see in the New Testament this aspect of reward for the faithful work that believers do. Why are there twelve thrones? Evidently, the twelve apostles will rule and reign and rightly judge with Christ. So there's some special focus there. Why are the martyrs given special attention throughout Scripture? And in Revelation chapter 6, they're actually comforted by God saying, Oh, don't you worry. You just wait. And he robes them in white, loves on them, and says, There will come a time. Your blood has cried out for me to judge and slay those who have attacked my people. Rest a little while longer. My justice is coming. Why are there rewards at the Bima seat? Why is 1 Corinthians 3 verses 11 to 15 so clear that everyone will do things with their life as believers? Everyone will be saved as genuine believers, but some will receive reward and others, their work is burned up. Because there are rewards for the way you live, how you serve, how you build ministry, how you work, how you lead your family. There is a principle in the Bible attached to the character of our God. He is the God who rewards. What's the parable of the talents? Just some kind of willy-nilly thing, like, oh yeah, it's just kind of a general metaphor of whatever. No, what happens to the one who buried his talents? He's called a wicked servant, and then the others are given more. God is the God who rewards faithfulness. And so our motives, our efforts, our labors, all of it matters. I hope you're living your life like that every day. Not to keep yourself saved or earn salvation, but to remember you will answer, and I will answer to God for the way we do ministry, for the way we live, the way we talk, the way we act, all of it. Every part of who you are belongs to Him. Well, all of that's going to matter in the kingdom. Luke chapter 19, verses 17 to 19, Revelation chapter 20, verse 4, Matthew 19, 28. There are administrative roles. There will be an age to come where we will rule and reign with him. I want the favor of the king in the kingdom. I will live my life in such a way. Some people don't like that. They make it out to be some competitive thing. No, I'm not competing with anybody else. I'm competing against myself. I don't want to wake up in the morning and live for Costi. I want to wake up in the morning and live for Christ because I know it will matter in his kingdom. Another aspect of his government, Christ exalting accountability. Rebellious nations will feel real-time discipline if they refuse to worship. In Zechariah chapter 14, verses 16 to 19, there's actually, you know, drought. There's judgment poured out on anyone who refuses to worship the king. Every knee will bow, every tongue will confess, they will bow the knee by force. That's the law of God. The kingdom entails worldwide obedience to Messiah, and it's enforced with justice and mercy. And that's important to think about for a moment. If there's been any criticism lobbied at my post-millennial brothers, I've heard this. They're overzealous, they're too forceful, they're too aggressive, they're too pushy, they're too domineering. Okay, can I just defend for a moment my post-mil bros? Here's the deal. We all have a view theologically, through the lens of scripture, of a forceful obedience unto the great king, a calling of all to bow the knee, or else. For the premillennialist who has a view of a literal thousand years, so not historical perhaps, uh, in the sense that we, through a dispensational lens, may view a literal thousand-year reign as what it is, with a rapture and all of that. But in general, this view, we know there will come a day where all will bow and worship, or else they'll experience the judgment of God, the curse of God, famine, drought from God in the kingdom. Jesus will rule with a rod of iron. Well, the post-millennial brother is simply saying, or sister, uh, bow now. You will bow. There's no king but Christ. We don't bow to Caesar, we bow to Christ. And so there is this zeal and a drive, and I would just say a spirit-filled, spirit-led confidence to say, oh, yes, you will bow to my God. The king will rule, and he rules even now, and you'll bow to his law or else. And so I think we want to be more understanding and paint less caricatures and less pictures and just say, oh, yeah, if we don't agree on the timing of that, okay, but we can certainly agree on the theological foundation of zeal. So the burden of proof is not on the driven evangelist to prove why he's that way. The burden of proof is on the lazy, kind of, you know, Americanized, soft Christian who's not pushing the agenda of God on the earth to explain why you are so country club, kind of white-collar, soft Christian lazy. And that doesn't mean that you can't enjoy life. We've talked about this ad nauseum within our ministry. But sort of the the idea of like country club Christians are we just sort of sit around and hang out. We're enjoying all the benefits and all the perks, but we're not really getting out of our comfort zone. May it never be. I know so many people that are living for the sake of the gospel, and they they are members of country clubs, and they enjoy golf, and they enjoy pickleball, and they enjoy life, and they are enjoying wealth, and God's given good things that are pushing God's agenda throughout the earth. So you must understand in a premillennial dispensational view, we absolutely believe that all will bow or else. It's just a timing thing when God will enact that level of justice for those who will not bow. A fourth aspect of the millennial kingdom is the people, resurrected saints and mortal believers together. The kingdom will be populated by both resurrected saints, the glorified church reigning with Christ. Those are all those in white robes who returned with him, and then mortal believers who survived the tribulation and entered the kingdom in their natural bodies. Revelation chapter 20, verse 4 says, they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. And so you have this beautiful blend that is almost, in a sense, mysterious. And you're going, man, what will that be like? What will that look like? There's still things that make us excited to see all this come to fruition. Isaiah 65, verse 20 also speaks of longevity. It says this: no longer will there be in it, meaning the kingdom, an infant who lives but a few days. So there'll be no more SIDs, there'll be no more death for babies. Or an old man who doesn't live out his days, for the youth will die at the age of 100. And the one who does not reach the age of 100 will be thought accursed. They'll be saying, oh, that's that's the king's judgment. That person, oh, they started to rebel. He did away with them. That means mortality will still exist, but lifespans will be dramatically extended, much like in the days of Noah. And so in the millennium, glorified saints will reign. Mortal believers will repopulate the earth under the perfect rule of Christ. A fifth aspect of the millennial kingdom is Jerusalem as the capital of the world. Jerusalem will be the capital of the world. The prophet Zechariah declares this: then it will come about that any who are left of all the nations that went against Jerusalem will go up from year to year to worship the king, the Lord of hosts, and to celebrate the feast of booths. That's Zechariah 14, verse 16. Jerusalem's going to be the capital city of the world, the very throne of Christ, and all will come like a pilgrimage to pay homage to the king of kings. Isaiah chapter 2, verse 3 says this: for the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. Jerusalem in the millennium will be the spiritual, political, and geographical center of the world. Picture Jerusalem right now, not as a war-torn city, but as the radiant headquarters of Christ's reign, where nations stream to learn his ways. This is why I've said before, I don't care if you see the armies of the Middle East all rise up and they all obliterate what is currently modern-day Jerusalem or Israel and the Jews and all of these people who are currently blinded and rebelling against Christ and God and under his judgment. I don't, I care about people, of course, but I'm going somewhere with this. And I don't care if you they rename it the New Palestine. I don't care if they call it Kentucky. I don't care if America invades. I hear me on this. It won't change my theology. I'm not looking saying, wow, because of 1948 on one hand. My theology is true, my eschatology is real. Look at how Israel's a nation again. I would have still believed in what the Bible teaches before 1948. And if some crazy events were to happen, it's not going to change. I don't care in the sense that I'm not going to change my theology. Why? You can call it whatever you want. Whoever they want can invade that area. What is going to happen? When the mighty king returns, the nations are going to stream to learn his ways. He's going to establish his throne in that location. And so is there significance to that modern-day location? Of course. Is there significance to Jerusalem? Absolutely. But it doesn't mean that all the Jews are to be, you know, revered and we're just in awe and they're, you know, doubly blessed. And wow, imagine if they get saved. And then not only are they God's chosen people, now they're like doubly chosen and they're saved. Wow. We don't need to look at the Jew as this amazing person, wow, and be in awe. We need to look to Christ and his kingdom. Jerusalem will be central because Jesus is coming back there. That's why it's significant. A couple of aspects to this. Jerusalem will be central and it will be elevated. Jerusalem is lifted, the surrounding land becomes a plain, and living waters flow east to west. In Zechariah chapter 14, verses 8 to 10 and Isaiah 2.2, that's the picture that's painted. John Walvert ties the capital's prominence and the land's reshaping to Messiah's visible reign. So one should even know that dispensational scholars who hold to a literal view of a thousand-year reign and a literal Jerusalem and a literal David's throne being occupied type of view. Why is it significant? Why is Jerusalem now prominent? Why is the land reshaped? The Messiah's returned. Jesus is there. That's what matters. Another aspect of this is going to be a millennial temple. There'll be a millennial temple. Ezekiel chapters 40 to 48, eight chapters, all describe a future sanctuary with exact dimensions, inner chambers, priestly practices, holiness radiating outward. If you've never read Ezekiel chapters 40 to 48, you ought to. There's a lot there. And it tells us that the king, our king, will have a temple more glorious than has ever been seen. It will have and be a sacred precinct. Ezekiel chapter 42, verses 15 to 20 measure this vast square around the sanctuary. Many take the phrase in that passage, 500, as reeds, the way that they would measure with reeds. It gives this roughly one square mile precinct. And that area will be much like any monarch would have. Much like today we would take communion. Sacrifices will be a memorializing of what's taken place for our redemption. Nobody will ever forget in the kingdom the cost that Christ paid to bring about what we will now be enjoying. And so if you're looking for more understanding on that, Ezekiel chapter 43, verses 18 to 27 explain what's happening there. And Walvard, the scholar, have mentioned already in this, says temple worship in the kingdom is in keeping with Messiah's presence. Sacrifices commemorate, not compete with the cross. You may not agree, but the argument can at least be well made from scripture, and nobody's throwing caricatures or saying that the premillennialist who's looking at a thousand-year reign and takes Ezekiel 43 literally in verses 18 to 27 is bringing in some new kind of sacrificial system that undermines the cross, may it never be. A sixth aspect of the millennial kingdom is world peace, health, and prosperity. Under Christ's rule, the world will finally know true justice and lasting peace. Isaiah chapter 2, verse 4 says they will hammer their swords into plowshares, their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, and never again they will learn war. It's a global disarmament, not because of treaties and anything else that man have concocted, but because the prince of peace has enforced his righteousness. Psalm chapter 72, verse 7 echoes this vision in the Word of God. It says, In his days may be the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace till the moon is no more. That's what will be in the days of the king. And so the millennium is not some fragile ceasefire that could end any day that somebody decides to launch a missile. It's the iron rod reign of Christ, and it produces unshakable peace. This leads to the environment that we would have if there were no more wars on the earth. Thriving health, thriving markets, if you will, meaning economically, the way that things are planted and harvested, the way that things are grown and developed environmentally, medically, our bodies, health, the mind, health. It's prosperity, the kind of prosperity people desire and pray for and find the pursuit of in all of the wrong places. But if you look to Christ for this, this is what's coming. It's the fully realized promise of God. It's amazing. And it will be amazing. Under this, we see that creation's renewal blossoms. Deserts are blooming, wastelands turn to gardens, streams run through the wilderness. Isaiah 35, verses 1 to 10 make that so clear. Isaiah chapter 41, verses 18 to 20, another beautiful picture. When you're just taking a tour through the prophets and you see these vivid pictures of the deserts blooming and flowers exploding and prosperity coming and streams in the wilderness, that's not like just poetry. It's a literal picture of the kingdom. There'll be healing waters. The Bible says that a river from the temple heals the dead sea. Fish are teeming. Trees are bearing continual fruit with healing leaves. Ezekiel chapter 47, verses 1 to 12 will showcase that. Zechariah 14, verse 8, same thing. The prophets are pointing us to a vision of the kingdom. There'll be longevity in health. I already mentioned that it will be rare for someone to die early. A person dying at 100 is considered a youth in Isaiah 65. And so there's this curtailing of sickness and there's this lengthening of life. And it's consistent with a rolled back curse and righteous rule. Under the king, everybody's going to thrive. There'll be also productivity and stability. People build houses, they enjoy their work, they eat their own produce. No more vain toil, according to Isaiah 65, verses 21 to 23. In Amos chapter 9, verses 13 to 15, you see broad economic prosperity under the king's just administration. And finally, number seven, the kingdom will see animals and creation in harmony. Isaiah paints a beautiful picture. Let me read it to you. The wolf will dwell with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat. And the calf and the young lion and the fatling together, and a little boy will lead them. Isaiah 11, verse 6. In Isaiah 11, verses 8 and 9, the nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child would put his hand on the viper's den. They will not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain. The animal kingdom itself will be reconciled. Predators will lose their aggression. Children will play with snakes. I often tell my wife that one day I want to swim with great whites. I'm really focused on that as kind of a bucket list on this side of the Millennial Kingdom. I want to be put in a cage and I want to do one of those excursions where I'm in there and just massive great whites swimming around. I love that. I want to see crocs in Australia. I enjoy that kind of thing. We always watch these animal shows in our home. And one thing that I need to more and more start reminding her of is that in the Millennial Kingdom, if you're looking for dad, if you're looking for me, I'm going to be swimming with the great whites with no cage, be hanging out. I want to be able to jump out of an airplane. That's still one of my goals. And she says, not until the kids are old enough to where, you know, if your parachute doesn't open, we're not in trouble. And, you know, these are the fun things we talk about. You think about in the Millennial Kingdom, you can go on safari and walk with lions. In the millennium, creation will no longer groan. It will rejoice. These are, I think, things that people would call, you know, silly dreams and nothing really real and not literal. Let me encourage you. What you think is just some sci-fi movies or you know, just some poetic description of what have you, the earth is going to be glorious when Christ is ruling on it. Where things are going is better than you and I could ever imagine. And scripture, I think one day we're gonna be with the Lord, and I think we're gonna just kind of laugh and go, we we read it in the prophets, we heard about it on podcasts, but it didn't fully hit us. And like this is it, like it's real. What you and and I think God will just look at us and go, my word does not return void. I always kept my promises, and you see, I keep them. The prophets describe abundant blessing. Behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, when the ploughman will overtake the reaper, and the treader of the grapes, him who sows seed, when the mountains will drip sweet wine. Amos 9, verse 13. Economic prosperity, perfect justice, Habakkuk 214, or Habakkuk, if you prefer to call it that, talks about the universal knowledge of the Lord, the healing of diseases, unparalleled joy. All of this will characterize the kingdom. The millennium is the fulfillment of God's promises to Israel. It's the vindication of his righteousness and the display of Christ's glory in history before the eternal state begins. Every dimension of life, every dimension of work and worship and relationships and creation are going to flourish under the direct reign of Jesus. That is what the millennial kingdom will be like. And then will come the end of the thousand years when God fulfills his promise to judge all of the wicked, the living and the dead, and all those who have rebelled against him will be sent into fiery hell. He'll bring justice to everything and bring those who are his into eternal glory. And despite the king's perfect rule during the thousand years, unregenerate hearts will still exist among mortals. When Satan is released, there'll be a final brief rebellion and it's instantly extinguished by divine fire. The great white throne then comes and the transition into the new heavens and the new earth. A world with no death, no curse, no temple. Why? Because even the glorious splendor of the kingdom temple will be unnecessary, for the Lord Himself will be the light of the eternal state. The temple will be us with our God. And so, in summary, what will the millennial kingdom be like? A renewed earth, a unique population of glorified and mortal believers, Jerusalem as the world's capital, peace and justice that lasts, harmony in creation, and overflowing prosperity and blessing. This is the golden age the world has longed for, ruled by our risen Christ. John Walvard reminds us the millennial kingdom is God's answer to the problem of human government, showing once and for all that when Christ reigns, oh, that will be when the world finally knows peace. Friends, this is our future, and it should fill you with hope and cause you to cry out, Come, Lord Jesus, come. I hope this series has been a blessing. I hope it has stirred your heart to look forward to Christ's return. And in the midst of maybe some of our different views on the end times, I pray that we have found more unity, more charity, and more drive, common drive and the common cause of reaching the entire world with the message of the gospel. If you're wondering where we're going next here on the For the Gospel podcast, I'm going to tell you, I'm going to start a series on heaven, hell, and eternal life because I can't contain myself. With all the study of eschatology, my curiosity about death and the final state of our soul when it's all said and done has just been stirred to levels that will not be satisfied unless I study it and then share everything I discover with you, including what happens when you die, what will your body be like? Will we recognize our loved ones in heaven? Will we remember our life on earth? Where are the dead even now? Where are unbelievers and believers? Are we in the presence of God? Do we get a glorified body now, later? All of that needs to be answered because when you talk eschatology, where's it all going? I've told you prior, the kingdom is not the be all-end all, the eternal state is. So what will it be like? And what's hell? Is it real? Why do you not want people to go there? What will Christ do to those who are in hell? Very important questions. And so we're going to dig into all of that and more. I can't wait to study the Word of God more with you on these topics. Thanks for listening. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for praying for the gospel and helping our teaching content reach people who need sound doctrine. I want to remind you if you want to join our gospel patron community and help us raise our 2026 budget before the end of the year, we'd love to partner with you in that and keep seeing God grow this ministry for his glory. Our goal and our philosophy is to raise money before the coming year and before the coming budget is needed so that we can plan and be prudent, like Proverbs chapter 6, 6 says about the ant preparing for the season ahead. So our goal is to raise $400,000 by the end of the year. So far, the Lord has already provided a portion of that, so we're off to a great start, but we still have a ways to go. 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