Haggai says what he means

[Keraz]

In verses 1 to 9 of the Book of Haggai, the Jews who have returned to the Land, from their exile in Babylon, are told that the time has come to rebuild the Lords Temple.


Haggai 1:10-11 It is your fault that the heavens withhold their rain and the earth it’s produce. Because you have neglected the Lords House.

Haggai 1:13 so Haggai, the Lords messenger, said to the people; I am with you, says the Lord.

Haggai 2:4-5 Now, Zerubabbel, take heart, says the Lord – take heart, Joshua the High priest, take heart, you people. Begin the work, for I am with you and My spirit remains among you. Do not be afraid. [start building the 2nd Temple]


Haggai 2:6-8 For these are the words of the Lord; In a little while, I shall shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the land. I shall shake all the nations and their treasure will come here. Mine is the silver and the gold.

Haggai 2:9 The splendour of the latter Temple will surpass that of the former. In this place I will grant prosperity and peace.

[these 2 verses are unfulfilled prophesy, as at that time, the shaking did not happen, the treasure of the nations did not come and the 2nd Temple did not exceed the splendour of the 1st, therefore this applies to the 3rd Temple, yet to come.]


Haggai 2:10-14 On the 24th day of the 9th month......The Lord says that whatever offering that this people and nation [Judah] make here, is defiled in My sight.

Haggai 2:18 On the 24th day of the 9th month....The day the foundations of the Temple were laid.

Haggai 2:19 Will your crops fail? Not so, from this day I shall bless you.


Haggai 2:20-21 On the 24th day of the 9th month.....This is the word of the Lord; Tell Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah; I shall shake the heavens and the earth; I shall overthrow Kings, break the power of heathen realms and destroy armies.

Haggai 2:23 On that Day, says the Lord, I will take you, Zerubbabel, My servant and wear you like a signet ring for it is you whom I have chosen.



This book of Haggai, the prophet, tell how the Jews who had returned from Babylon: were motivated to rebuild the Temple.

The shaking and overthrowing mentioned, describes very well the Day of the Lords vengeance, which will happen when a future attack is launched upon Israel.

Zerubbabel; literal meaning is; Man out of Babylon. A person from the ungodly nations.


What is most interesting, is the date, repeated three times; the 24th day of the 9th month. Which is the day before the Jewish festival of Erev Chanukka (1st candle) In the Gregorian calendar, this is usually in early December.
Reference, REB, NIV. Abridged.

 

[Keraz]

Haggai 2:6-9 These are the Words of the Lord of heavens armies: In time to come, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. I shall shake the nations and their riches will come to My Land. I shall fill My House with splendor, Mine is the silver and Mine the gold and the beauty and grandeur of the latter Temple will surpass that of those before. In this Land, I will grant prosperity and peace.

Haggai 2:10 In the twenty fourth day of the ninth month...

Haggai 2:18 In the twenty fourth day of the ninth month...

Haggai 2:20-21 In the twenty fourth day of the ninth month, the Word of the Lord came again to Haggai. Tell Zerubbabel, the leader of Judah: I shall shake the heavens and the earth, I shall overthrow the leaders of the nations, I will break the power of the heathen realms, destroying their armed forces, their own weapons will recoil upon them. Ref. REB.


The prophet Haggai reiterates three times, a Day of significance. This is the day before Erven Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of the First Candle. It is the celebration of the Maccabean defeat of Antiochus Epiphanes, circa 170BC and the day of the Temple rededication. 2 Maccabees 10:5-8 It is a festival of light over darkness, of purity over contamination, of spirituality over materialism. Haggai wrote his prophecies before that event, but what he describes has not yet been fulfilled.


The Second Temple did not exceed the splendor of Solomon’s Temple, but the ‘latter Temple’, the Third Temple to be built in the latter days, will ‘surpass all those before’.


How the Lord will ‘shake the heavens and the earth and overthrow nations’, does not correspond with the glorious Return of Jesus. It is an event before then, paralleled by the Sixth Seal judgement, Revelation 6:12-17, and in many other prophecies.

That the Sixth Seal is the next prophesied event is proved by how Seals one to four were opened in ancient times - Zechariah 6:6-7, and Seal five has been open ever since Cain killed Abel, or at least since Stephen was martyred. Matthew 23:35.

This soon to happen, terrifying shaking and overthrowing, with earthquakes and fire storms that will change the wrld, is described to us as a sudden and devastating fire from the sun, a Coronal Mass Ejection from God’s storehouse: Deuteronomy 32:34-35, Isaiah 30:26-28, 2 Peter 3:7

This time the Lord Himself will light the candle of the sun, with the initial flash at mid-day, Zephaniah 2:4, then the main fiery mass arrives 24 hours later. Malachi 4:1 & 3

‘In this Land, I will grant prosperity and peace’. After the holy Land has been cleared and cleansed - Deuteronomy 32:34-43, then the Lord’s people, every faithful Christian, will gather and live there. Ezekiel 34:11-16 & 36:1-38, Isaiah 35:1-10

 

[Truth7t7]

The shaking and overthrowing mentioned, describes very well the Day of the Lords vengeance, which will happen when a future attack is launched upon Israel.

Zerubbabel; literal meaning is; Man out of Babylon. A person from the ungodly nations.


What is most interesting, is the date, repeated three times; the 24th day of the 9th month. Which is the day before the Jewish festival of Erev Chanukka (1st candle) In the Gregorian calendar, this is usually in early December.
Reference, REB, NIV. Abridged.

You claim (The Day Of The Lord) is man's attack upon Israel

Gods words below teach, this is the day the heavens and earth are "Dissolved" by the Lords fire in final judgement

2 Peter 3:10-13KJV
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

 

[Keraz]

You claim (The Day Of The Lord) is man's attack upon Israel

No. If you read what I have posted, you should see that The Day of the Lord's fiery wrath, is the Lord's response to the attack on Israel by the Islamic peoples.
That Day will be the sudden and unexpected event as prophesied, commencing all the end times events, leading up to the glorious Return of Jesus to reign for the next 1000 years.

 

[Truth7t7]

No. If you read what I have posted, you should see that The Day of the Lord's fiery wrath, is the Lord's response to the attack on Israel by the Islamic peoples.
That Day will be the sudden and unexpected event as prophesied, commencing all the end times events, leading up to the glorious Return of Jesus to reign for the next 1000 years.

No such thing as a 1,000 year reign of Jesus Christ upon this earth found in scripture

As you have been shown several times, when Jesus Christ returns, it will be fire time, as the heavens and the earth are dissolved (The End)

The Greek word "Chilioi" was used in 2 Peter 3:8 and in Revelation 20:1-7

The definition is (Uncertain Affinity) not a literal thousand years on this earth as many claim

Strong’s Definitions
χίλιοι chílioi, khil'-ee-oy; plural of uncertain affinity; a thousand:—thousand.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G5507 in the following manner: thousand (11x).

Thousand = Uncertain Affinity

2 Peter 3:8KJV
8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Revelation 20:1-7KJV
1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

 

[michaelvpardo]

In verses 1 to 9 of the Book of Haggai, the Jews who have returned to the Land, from their exile in Babylon, are told that the time has come to rebuild the Lords Temple.


Haggai 1:10-11 It is your fault that the's' heavens withhold their rain and the earth it’s produce. Because you have neglected the Lords House.

Haggai 1:13 so Haggai, the Lords messenger, said to the people; I am with you, says the Lord.

Haggai 2:4-5 Now, Zerubabbel, take heart, says the Lord – take heart, Joshua the High priest, take heart, you people. Begin the work, for I am with you and My spirit remains among you. Do not be afraid. [start building the 2nd Temple]


Haggai 2:6-8 For these are the words of the Lord; In a little while, I shall shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the land. I shall shake all the nations and their treasure will come here. Mine is the silver and the gold.

Haggai 2:9 The splendour of the latter Temple will surpass that of the former. In this place I will grant prosperity and peace.

[these 2 verses are unfulfilled prophesy, as at that time, the shaking did not happen, the treasure of the nations did not come and the 2nd Temple did not exceed the splendour of the 1st, therefore this applies to the 3rd Temple, yet to come.]


Haggai 2:10-14 On the 24th day of the 9th month......The Lord says that whatever offering that this people and nation [Judah] make here, is defiled in My sight.

Haggai 2:18 On the 24th day of the 9th month....The day the foundations of the Temple were laid.

Haggai 2:19 Will your crops fail? Not so, from this day I shall bless you.


Haggai 2:20-21 On the 24th day of the 9th month.....This is the word of the Lord; Tell Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah; I shall shake the heavens and the earth; I shall overthrow Kings, break the power of heathen realms and destroy armies.

Haggai 2:23 On that Day, says the Lord, I will take you, Zerubbabel, My servant and wear you like a signet ring for it is you whom I have chosen.



This book of Haggai, the prophet, tell how the Jews who had returned from Babylon: were motivated to rebuild the Temple.

The shaking and overthrowing mentioned, describes very well the Day of the Lords vengeance, which will happen when a future attack is launched upon Israel.

Zerubbabel; literal meaning is; Man out of Babylon. A person from the ungodly nations.


What is most interesting, is the date, repeated three times; the 24th day of the 9th month. Which is the day before the Jewish festival of Erev Chanukka (1st candle) In the Gregorian calendar, this is usually in early December.
Reference, REB, NIV. Abridged.

The third temple was built by Herod the Great as a monument to his reign (he was idumean not Hebrew.)
Zerubbabel literally means "seed of Babylon" and is traditionally understood to mean "born in Babylon."
If Babylon is symbolic of the system of this world, then every born again Christian is a Zerubbabel.
I've always appreciated Haggai's name as well. It means "festival of Yah" a reference to the big party for the birds of the air following the last big war. The birds of the air seem to be big players in God's economy.

 

[Keraz]

The third temple was built by Herod the Great as a monument to his reign (he was idumean not Hebrew.)
Zerubbabel literally means "seed of Babylon" and is traditionally understood to mean "born in Babylon."
If Babylon is symbolic of the system of this world, then every born again Christian is a Zerubbabel.
I've always appreciated Haggai's name as well. It means "festival of Yah" a reference to the big party for the birds of the air following the last big war. The birds of the air seem to be big players in God's economy.

Most Bible studiers do not call Herod's Temple the 3rd one. It just makes for confusion.
The completely new one will be built by the Lord's faithful people, soon after He has cleared and cleansed the holy Land at the Sixth Seal event. As described in Ezekiel 40 to 48

We are told that those faithful people will elect their own leader; Hosea 1:11, Jeremiah 30:21
He will be a man born in the nations; not from Israel.

 

[marks]

(Uncertain Affinity)

Do you know what it means when it says this?

Much love!

 

[Truth7t7]

Most Bible studiers do not call Herod's Temple the 3rd one. It just makes for confusion.
The completely new one will be built by the Lord's faithful people, soon after He has cleared and cleansed the holy Land at the Sixth Seal event. As described in Ezekiel 40 to 48

We are told that those faithful people will elect their own leader; Hosea 1:11, Jeremiah 30:21
He will be a man born in the nations; not from Israel.

Many Claim Ezekiel Chapters 40-46, Represents A Future Temple In A Millennium On Earth, This Is False

As clearly shown, Ezekiel Chapter 43 showed the temple "Pattern" to the House of Israel in the Babylonian Captivity let "Them" measure, Ezekiel was instructed to write the ordinances and law in "Their" sight, that "They" keep them, not some future generation as many "Falsely" claim

The temple seen in Ezekiel Chapters 40-46 is nothing more than the 2nd Zerubbabel Temple built 536BC after the Babylonian Captivity, where animal sacrifice for "Sin" was was instructed by "God", prior to the shed blood of Jesus Christ on Calvary, don't be deceived

Ezekiel 43:10-11 & 19-21KJV
10 Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern.
11 And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them.

19 And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord God, a young bullock for a sin offering.
20 And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it.
21 Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary.

 

[marks]

The temple seen in Ezekiel Chapters 40-46 is nothing more than the 2nd Zerubbabel Temple built 536BC after the Babylonian Captivity, where animal sacrifice for "Sin" was was instructed by "God", prior to the shed blood of Jesus Christ on Calvary, don't be deceived

Yes and no.

The temple that they built was not the temple Ezekiel prophesied.

Ezekiel 43:5-9 KJV
5) So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.
6) And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me.
7) And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.
8) In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger.
9) Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.

They did not keep this.

Much love!

 

[Truth7t7]

Yes and no.

The temple that they built was not the temple Ezekiel prophesied.

Ezekiel 43:5-9 KJV
5) So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.
6) And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me.
7) And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.
8) In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger.
9) Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.

They did not keep this.

Much love!

We already covered this, the glory of the Lord filled the 2nd Zerubbabel Temple, your claim is in error

 

[Keraz]

We already covered this, the glory of the Lord filled the 2nd Zerubbabel Temple, your claim is in error

The Shekinah glory of God was never in the second Temple. Jesus never went into the Holy of Holies.

That there will be a new Temple in Jerusalem is proved by 2 Thess 2:4 and Revelation 11:1

 

[Truth7t7]

The Shekinah glory of God was never in the second Temple. Jesus never went into the Holy of Holies.

That there will be a new Temple in Jerusalem is proved by 2 Thess 2:4 and Revelation 11:1

I fully believe a new temple will be in Jerusalem, with renewed animal sacrifice

A complete abomination to the Lord God, and the finished work on Calvary

Isaiah 66:1-4KJV
1 Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
2 For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
3 He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
4 I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.

 

[Keraz]

The Book of Haggai the prophet is dated circa 520BCE, the second year of the Persian king Darius. The three prophets, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi all belong to that critical period of the Jewish restoration to the holy Land, following the 70 years of Babylonian captivity. Careful reading of these three prophets shows that they understood this restoration of just the House of Judah to be only a preliminary, even a symbolic step to an eventual great restoration of all the 12 tribes of Israel. They had the writings of Jeremiah, especially his chapters 30 and 31, also Isaiah and Ezekiel prophesy about the eventual gathering and joining of Judah and Israel back into their heritage, so they knew that with only Judah coming back, the final days had not come. They prophesy the great promises of God, of His plan to have a people in all of the holy Land as His witnesses, displaying a light to the nations and proclaiming the gospel of the coming Kingdom.

Today we see the House of Judah again back in part of the holy Land. They fulfill the prophecy of Jesus about the budding of the fig tree. That they still do not represent the complete restoration, is evidenced by their confused religious beliefs and widespread denial of God and His precepts. The Jews at present in no way show themselves worthy to receive the holy Spirit, as is prophesied that all the true Israelites will receive in the last days. So we await another gathering and settling of the Lord’s righteous people back into all of the Holy Land.
In order for this to take place, the current inhabitants of all the area given to Abraham must be cleared out and the Land cleansed. Haggai tells us how that will be achieved: I shall shake the heavens and the earth, I shall overthrow kings, break the power of the heathen nations and destroy military strength. This refers to the Day of the Lord, a still to happen worldwide, judgement/punishment prophesied to completely clear the entire Middle East and devastate the whole earth. Deuteronomy 32:43, Ezekiel 30:1-5

The Word, as given to us through Haggai, reiterates three times the date of Kislev 24. Firstly the example is given of how something holy becomes unclean by contact and the Lord says; The condition of the nation before Me is unclean and anything they offer to Me is unclean.
The second time Kislev 24 is mentioned, the Lord says: I struck you with storms, mildew and poor crops, but you still did not return to Me, but now the foundation of the Temple is laid, I shall bless you.
The third time Kislev 24 is prophesied, it is the Day the Lord takes action, the terrible Day of the Lord’s vengeance and wrath, Many prophesies throughout the Bible describe this Day, a Day of extreme heat, winds, earthquakes and tsunamis, for which the only literal explanation is a coronal mass ejection sunstrike, a seemingly natural disaster that lets secular people continue in their disbelief and sets the scene for the establishment of a One World Government, to be eventually ruled by a dictator.

That Kislev 24 is a very important date, is proved by how in the past, in 164 BCE, Kislev 24 was the day the Temple was rededicated after Antiochus 4th Epiphanes was defeated. This is why the festival of Hanukah is celebrated on that day, commencing at evening. Then again on Kislev 24 1917, General Allenby liberated Jerusalem after defeating the Turks at Beersheba.

We can be sure that Kislev 24 is highly significant, for now the peoples are unclean and have not returned to the Lord in truth and righteousness. On that Day will come the terrible fire judgement, as Moses prophesied in Deut. 32:34-35 & 22, then from that Day forward the Lord will bless His people and the Land will be fruitful, they will build a Temple greater than the former and in the holy Land, He will grant shalom. [peace and security] Deut. 30:1-10

The Torah reading on the special Sabbath of Hanukah is:

Zechariah 2:10-13 Sing, daughter of Zion, rejoice for the Lord is coming and His spirit will rest upon you. Many peoples will give their allegiance to Him on that Day and they will be His righteous people. Then you will know that the Lord has sent me to you. The Lord will claim Judah as His own portion of the holy Land and will make Jerusalem His choice. Be silent all of humanity, before the Lord, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling place. Isaiah 42:14-15

 

[michaelvpardo]

Most Bible studiers do not call Herod's Temple the 3rd one. It just makes for confusion.
The completely new one will be built by the Lord's faithful people, soon after He has cleared and cleansed the holy Land at the Sixth Seal event. As described in Ezekiel 40 to 48

We are told that those faithful people will elect their own leader; Hosea 1:11, Jeremiah 30:21
He will be a man born in the nations; not from Israel.

I don't think its legitimate to ignore the third temple in order to force reality into someone's eschatology.

 

[Keraz]

I don't think its legitimate to ignore the third temple in order to force reality into someone's eschatology.

The legitimate point is that there will be a new Temple, dedicated to God; in Jerusalem during the end times and thru the Millennium.
Haggai prophesied that it will be greater that any of the former ones. Paul prophesied it: 2 Thess 2:4 and John saw it in Revelation 11:1

Those who deny this Bible truth, just cannot see how we Christians will migrate to and live in peace and prosperity in all of the holy Land, soon after the Lord has cleansed it by His Day of fiery wrath. Psalms 37:29, +

 

[michaelvpardo]

The legitimate point is that there will be a new Temple, dedicated to God; in Jerusalem during the end times and thru the Millennium.
Haggai prophesied that it will be greater that any of the former ones. Paul prophesied it: 2 Thess 2:4 and John saw it in Revelation 11:1

Those who deny this Bible truth, just cannot see how we Christians will migrate to and live in peace and prosperity in all of the holy Land, soon after the Lord has cleansed it by His Day of fiery wrath. Psalms 37:29, +

A millenial temple is problematic because of Revelation 21:22:
22 But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
Since the resurrection of our Lord, the church is God's temple. This is why reformation theology viewed the pope as antichrist.

 

[Zao is life]

Do you know what it means when it says this?

Much love!

It means:
(a) It's not certain which other Greek word this word is related to, but it's the plural of something, either one unit times a thousand, or 10 units
times 100, or something else. Nevertheless it's a thousand (thousand, i.e one thousand); or
(b) Whatever we need it to mean if it interferes with our predetermined belief that y = 2,000+ in the equation (x + x) = y. So for example in (x+x) = y, the value of x cannot be 500, because that goes against our predetermined value of y. So "of uncertain affinity" means whatever we decide it means. We'll fail basic arithmetic and basic English and make ourselves look ridiculous, but at least we'll still have held onto our predetermined value of y.

 

[Zao is life]

A millenial temple is problematic because of Revelation 21:22:
22 But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
Since the resurrection of our Lord, the church is God's temple. This is why reformation theology viewed the pope as antichrist.

I agree, but I would also like to know if you see New Jerusalem in Revelation 21 as symbolic of the church, and if so, who are the nations in Revelation 21 bringing their glory and honor into it (Revelation 21:24-26) ?

It's a question not a challenge to a debate. I'd just like to know what your thoughts are on it.

 

[michaelvpardo]

I agree, but I would also like to know if you see New Jerusalem in Revelation 21 as symbolic of the church, and if so, who are the nations in Revelation 21 bringing their glory and honor into it (Revelation 21:24-26) ?

It's a question not a challenge to a debate. I'd just like to know what your thoughts are on it.

I think that the New Jerusalem represents a real celestial abode for the Lord and His saints, but I wouldn't define them as the Church, or at least what calls itself the Church on Earth. The Lord knows His own and not everyone that calls themselves "Christian" really are. We're encouraged by scripture to believe everyone and assume the best rather than the worst, but the Lord knows the heart.
While many believe that there will be no survivors into the millennium but the Church, I'm inclined to believe that there will be a remnant of the nations that are not Christian, but fear God and are elected by God to life. I believe that this is supported by the prophets.
I'm also inclined to believe that the entire host of heaven will be given the opportunity to live as men upon the Earth during the millennium so that they may be judged as men and by the same standards they used to judge humanity before the resurrection of our Lord. Some of these are rulers now, though I don't know if any would be called kings.