Protection and Comfort in the Millennium

Studying Bible Prophecy

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In the millennium Christ the King will break the staff of the wicked who have continually persecuted and oppressed Israel; and He will give them rest for a thousand years (Isa. 14:3-6). And all during that long period the Lord Christ will be their refuge and stronghold (Joel 3:16). And He will camp around them, and the oppressor will no longer come near them (Zech. 9:8).  And the beasts of the earth will not devour them; but they will live securely, and no one will make them afraid” (Ezek. 34:28).

So it seems that in the millennium God will bring comfort to all those who have been oppressed (Isa. 61:2); but He will bring a special comfort to Israel. They will receive “a double portion.”  Here are a few passages that describe this.

Isaiah 51:3
Indeed, the Lord will comfort Zion;
He will comfort all her waste places.
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