As children of God, we must look for truth in what the scriptures teach us on the millennium. This is the thousand-year reign of Jesus Christ as King of Kings and Lord of Lords, after his return to earth and gathering of His saints. To truly understand the millennium, we must first understand the state of the dead. We will not go into full detail; but we will look at a few scriptures we believe to be foundational. Let us first look to what God told Adam in the beginning.