The theme of union with Christ is central to our understanding of our role in the Millennium. It is our union with Christ, both now and in the future, that will be the key to our abilities and success during that time. When Jesus Christ returns, putting down all rebellion and raising us as His firstfruits and His bride, we will have eternal life and a future with Him in His Kingdom. This union with Christ equips us to lead a world of lost, war-weary, and hopeless people who have just emerged from a long war and numerous atrocities. As the firstfruits of God, we will awaken to a people in need of leadership, instruction, clear goals, and solutions. Our job will be to provide these under Christ's guidance. Like Captain Geary from a different time with unique training, we will be throwbacks to a better way, enabled by our union with Christ to offer hope, security, trust, contentment, joy, and faith in God to those who have survived the great tribulation and the Day of the Lord. Christ in us is the mystery revealed to His saints, the key that makes all the difference. It is His Spirit, His life, and His wisdom dwelling in us that transforms us from ordinary to extraordinary, giving us an edge we can use at any time. His power enables us to believe, act, and grow in character. He abides in us continually, providing what we need to learn, grow, and prepare for our roles in the grave and beyond. In the Millennium, as the bride of Christ, we will work closely with Him to perform the monumental task of teaching and guiding. He will receive the glory, but we, as His teachers on the ground, will do the direct work with the people. By the time we reign with Christ for a thousand years, we will be perfectly qualified to help others learn, grow, and grasp this mystery, putting their past horrors behind them. Through Christ in us, we will teach them to thrive in the freedom of God, guiding them in a way of life filled with honor, righteousness, and peace, healing them and keeping them on the right path. Ultimately, as the firstfruits of God, so identified with our Savior, Jesus Christ, through our union with Him, we will be seen as saviors alongside Him, recognized as those who came with Christ to save humanity from the terrible events of the end times.

In this insightful message, we learn about the breathtaking spiritual blessings and destiny of the Church-the Bride of Christ (Ephesians 5:25-33). In the same manner as a bride gains a new identity, name, and inheritance through marriage, God's chosen saints, united with Christ, share His very life, glory, and eternal prospects. This divine marriage is everlasting, founded on love, sanctification and oneness, Sadly, many undervalue their precious calling, forgetting that being a part of Christ's body means sharing His very identity and mission. Key privileges of the Bride include sharing: 1 His Life: Because Christ shares His life with His Bride, God's chosen saints no longer live for self, through His indwelling presence (Galatians 2:20; Colossians 3:4). 2 His Name: Bearing His name equates to sharing His authority, character and destiny, identifying believers as citizens of God's Kingdom (Revelation 3:12). 3 His Dignity and Authority: Consisting of overcomers, the Bride shares Christ's throne (Revelation 3:2). 4 His Inheritance: As joint heirs with Christ, God's resurrected saints receive all that belongs to Him, including eternal life, heavenly riches, and participation in His divine purposes (Romans 8:16-17, I Corinthians 3:21-23). 5 His Interests and Servants: The Bride fully shares in Christ's mission and His servant's ministry, which include laboring with Him in His redemptive work (Revelation 2:17). 6 His Glory and Prospects: As God's chosen saints, our lives and future destiny are currently hidden with Christ in God, as we wait full revelation when we appear with Him in glory (Colossians 3:1-4; John 17:24). All that Christ possesses He graciously shares with His Bride. To be united with the Son of God is the highest privilege ever granted-an awesome destiny of eternal love and shared glory beyond all human imagination.