“The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until _Shiloh_ come; and _unto Him shall the gathering of the people be_.” Gen. 49:10. 12. How did Christ speak of the gathering of the Gentiles? “Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear My voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.” John 10:16. 13. What great gathering yet awaits God’s people? “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_.... And He shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall _assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth_.” Isa. 11:11, 12. “And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and _they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other_.” Matt. 24:31. The Millennium [Illustration.] The Binding Of Satan. "And he laid hold on ... Satan, and bound him a thousand years." Rev. 20:2. 1. What text definitely brings the millennium to view? “And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and _judgment was given unto them_: ... and _they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years_.” Rev. 20:4. 2. Whom does Paul say the saints are to judge? “Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? _Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world?... Know ye not that we shall judge angels?_” 1 Cor. 6:1-3. NOTE.—From these scriptures it is plain that the saints of all ages are to be engaged with Christ in a work of “judgment” during the millennium, or one thousand years. 3. What prophecy had Paul upon which to base his statement? “I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; until the Ancient of days came, and _judgment was given to the saints of the Most High_.” Dan. 7:21, 22. [Illustration.] The Millennium. The millennium is the closing period of God’s great week of time—a great sabbath of rest to the earth and to the people of God. It follows the close of the gospel age, and precedes the setting up of the everlasting kingdom of God on earth. It comprehends what in the Scriptures is frequently spoken of as “the day of the Lord.” It is bounded at each end by a resurrection. Its beginning is marked by the pouring out of the seven last plagues, the second coming of Christ, the resurrection of the righteous dead, the binding of Satan, and the translation of the saints to heaven; and its close, by the descent of the New Jerusalem, with Christ and the saints, from heaven, the resurrection of the wicked dead, the loosing of Satan, and the final destruction of the wicked.