Governing Earth In The Millennium

In the Kingdom, who will sit on the throne in earthly Jerusalem? Will it be Jesus or David? And, in the rest of the world — the believing Gentile survivors — who will run things?

Q. In the Kingdom, who will sit on the throne in earthly Jerusalem? Will it be Jesus or David? As I understand it, God will be present in Jerusalem, but also in the New Jerusalem where the Church will live, as will Jesus. Who will be charged with day-to-day governance of the natural humans in Israel — who will be the “cops”?

And, in the rest of the world — the believing Gentile survivors — who will run things? Does the Bible address this, or are these more of the things we are not told about and will simply have to wait to see what develops?

A. When He comes back, the Lord will be King of the whole Earth. (Zech. 14:9) and will occupy David’s throne. (Luke 1:32-33) There will be someone called “the Prince” who seems to be in charge in Israel (Ezek. 44:3), although God the Father will have His Throne there (Ezek. 43:7). This prince will be a human because he’ll offer sacrifices for his own sins (Ezek. 45:22) and have children (Ezek. 46:16). I believe that in Israel at least, the day-to-day administration will be handled by the priesthood as it was in Old Testament times.

The Gentile nations will be governed by kings (Rev. 21:24) although it’s not clear who they’ll be. The Church will hold the titles of King and Priest, so there may be a role for us in this. Since Jesus is the King of Kings, all who govern on Earth will report to Him.