A millennium is a period of 1,000 years. When we speak
of “the Millennium,” we refer to the 1,000 years following the
Savior’s Second Coming (see Revelation 20:4; D&C 29:11).
During the Millennium, “Christ will reign personally upon
the earth” (Articles of Faith 1:10).
The Millennium will be a time of righteousness and
peace on the earth. The Lord has revealed that “in that day
the enmity of man, and the enmity of beasts, yea, the enmity
of all flesh, shall cease” (D&C 101:26; see also Isaiah 11:6–9).
Satan will be “bound, that he shall have no place in the hearts
of the children of men” (D&C 45:55; see also Revelation
20:1–3).
During the Millennium, all people on the earth will be
good and just, but many will not have received the fulness of
the gospel. Consequently, members of the Church will participate
in missionary work.
Members of the Church will also participate in temple
work during the Millennium. The Saints will continue to
build temples and receive ordinances in behalf of their kindred
dead. Guided by revelation, they will prepare records of
their ancestors all the way back to Adam and Eve.
Complete righteousness and peace will continue until
the end of the 1,000 years, when Satan “shall be loosed for a
little season, that he may gather together his armies.” The
armies of Satan will fight against the hosts of heaven, who
will be led by Michael, or Adam. Satan and his followers will
be defeated and cast out forever. (See D&C 88:111–115.)
Additional references: D&C 45:55–59; 101:22–34; 133:25
See also Second Coming of Jesus Christ
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