Man, there are volumes and volumes of books about that, btu I'll give you a brief synopsis. Basically, once the Jews have begun to accept Christ as their savior they'll start gethering to Jerusalem and Zion (this idea is something unique to our faith), where a huge war will strech all the way to the valley of Meggido. Just as the situation seems to be on the verge of collapse, the Lord will appear above the Mount of Olives, and, upon touching ground, will split the mountain. The wicked will be "burned" by the presence of God and the righteous will rejoice. Religious affiliation has less to do with that qualification as personal worthiness. A thousand years of peace will ensue (the Millenium) in which the Lord will work with us to sanctify ourselves and our families, past and present. The Devil will be "bound" by our righteousness. He only has power insofar as we give it to him. If no one heeds his call his hands are tied and he can do nothing. At the end he will be loosed, but will have no power at all, and he will fade into obscurity. Meanwhile, our earth will be given its own recompense for fulfilling the measure of its creation. If we follow the principles and ordinances of the Gospel (faith, repentance, baptism, gift of the Holy Ghost) we can see a metaphor in the life span of the earth. It was "baptized" in the flood, and will be "baptized" by fire when the Lord's coming purifies it of iniquity. This rebirth will bring the world back into the presence of God that it shared in the Garden of Eden. That is the glory and the kingdom we will share with God. That's a brief idea of what we beleive will go down.
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