There will be no teaching the lost and confused after Jesus returns because we are in His spiritual kingdom NOW Hallelujah! 3:14-20, Isaiah 60:5-7&10-17, Peace in Israel will be permanent. We are literally waiting on Jesus to take up the living saints into the air because that has not yet happened, then Father God will end the remainder of this creation to rebuild it anew again. Just redefine Israel to mean Churchwhich dwells safely in her Saviours promisesand you are well on your way to making it work out. This is perhaps the most serious danger of amillennialism: in the pursuit of its desired interpretation, it ignores the law of logical non-contradiction and simply contorts contrary evidence into supportive evidence. Isaiah 62:1-7&12, The Messiah will particularly rule over His people, the Jews. A Golden Era of Christ believers on this earth is not scriptural the world hates those who have the Holy Spirit residing in them (2 Timothy 3:12, John 15:18-19, Matthew 10:22, John 7:7, John 17:14, 1 John 3:13). The word two isnt even in the verse the KJV translators just dreamed it up and DID NOT ITALICIZE this added word in the KJV bible! Return to: Questions about the End Times Dispensationalism was the great deception brought to the U.S. in the 1830s because our masonic Founding Fathers denounced Christ in their speeches and embraced Enlightenment (sources here, here, here, here and here). If any man have an ear, let him hear. ~Revelation 13:9. [See also 1 Corinthians 4:15, 14:19 for murioi.]. I have set My King on My holy hill of Zion. To cover all bases, here are the remaining two: For thousand words that fall under G3461 murias the proper word is myriad or myriads or a vast number. In Luke 12:1, we see this word sort-of correctly defined as innumerable multitudes of people, but it should be a myriad or a vast number of people. 37:23-28, Ezek. that the Age of the Holy Spirit would begin at around 1260, and that from then on all believers would live as monks, mystically transfigured and full of praise for God, for a thousand years until Judgment Day would put an end to the history of our planet. Listening to people 'wrongly accusing God' will be a thing . The Messiah (also called the Branch of David) will build the Temple, and he will rule from a throne as a king and also be a priest and counselor. The wicked men controlled by Satan cause tribulation for Gods redeemed by using the Revelation 13 beasts (info here). This fleshly Satan has been and will continue gathering the wicked people of the nations to cause trouble/tribulation for Gods redeemed saints (Revelation 16:14-16) hes not and will not be gathering zombified dead people from the ground, but actual people from the four quarters of the earth for the battle of Armageddon which is the last day (Revelation 20:8). Dispensationalism taught Christians to think like escape artists rather than like martyrs. 20:9-10. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. The wicked dead will rise after the earth has been destroyed with fervent heat to face judgment/Gods wrath and be cast into the lake of fire. In this view, "Christ's reign" will be physically on the earth. Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. But the saddest of all. Learn how and when to remove this template message, a final battle against God and his Saints, Eastern Lightning, The Church of Almighty God, his plans to have major parts of Berlin torn down and rebuilt, "Philip Schaff: ANF01. It is not a biblical term but such is the world we live in. Dr. King, our Moses, has gone on to glory, so a . Zech 8:23, Psalm 126:2-3, Micah 4:7, The Messiah will provide a unique cleansing and salvation of Jews. 39:27-28, Psalm 50:5, Micah 4:6, Zeph. There are serious problems with this interpretation. There will be severe judgment for those that do not follow God. Judgment on the wicked is just recompense for what was done to Gods people the saints judgment isnt determined based on their thoughts, ideas or feelings. And the antichrist beast system and the false prophet system that he powered are all going down with him by the end of the church age (Revelation 20:10). In short, the beast is that which carries and symbolizes all the physical earthly works of the dragon which is the devil and Satan (Revelation 13:1-9). The Jews of today are praying for and taking part in what is called Aliyah, which means the returning of the Jews to their homeland Israel . At the end of this time, a final rebellion and judgment are predicted ( Revelation 20:7-15 ). 20:7-9); all participants in this rebellion along with Satan will be defeated and cast into the Lake of Fire. Note: There was a last day of the earth/region which was Jesus second coming in 70 AD (details here), then there will be Gods wrath which will completely destroy the entire earth/kosmos on the last day of the world (details here). [37][38], Millennial social movements, a specific form of millenarianism, have as their basis some concept of a cycle of one-thousand years. They call the thousand years the Church Age or the Gospel Era. We should not divide with others who affir The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus - Christian Classics Ethereal Library", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Millennialism&oldid=1130816738. A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time. Bible Students believe that there will be a universal opportunity for every person, past and present, not previously recipients of a heavenly calling, to gain everlasting life on Earth during the Millennium. Remember that the words for thousand (G5505 chilias, and G5507 chilioi) are both of uncertain affinity this means no one knows the origin of these words they are never a number or an indeclinable numeral, and in Revelation 20, chilioi is not a noun that can be used as a number. It may be used for study & research purposes only. 8:12&16, Zech. The New Covenant saints will escape the second death because of their first resurrection which was being born again this is their dying to self (Romans 6:6-11) and putting on the new man (Ephesians 4:24). Georgia Guidestones Destroyed Who is Taking Down the U.S.? . No. There will be a time of the end of this entire world see this study but there is nothing in scripture saying that any specific visible events will happen before that occurs. People today try to eradicate war but it is futile to try and wrong. During the Millennial Reign of Christ I expect that many will be saved because: 1. In simple terms there are 3 basic approaches to interpretation of "1000 years" in Revelation 20 summarized as: 1) Pre-millennial: Christ will return before the 1000 years 2) Post-millennial: Christ will return after the 1000 years. 2. Isa 60:1 5, 19 22 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. 11:15+). Glory to God! Re-Unification of Israel When Yahusha the Messiah returns to earth He will initiate "the time of universal restoration that God announced long ago through his holy prophets" (Acts 3:21, NRSV). [21], In the 2nd century, the Alogi (those who rejected all of John's writings) were amillennial, as was Caius in the first quarter of the 3rd century. Chilias is clearly the word theyd use if they meant a literal 1000 and not a thousand or the thousand.. Example: a collective of years; not a thousand years. Ezek. You must understand that there are three heavens. Know ye not that we shall judge angels? Millennialist theories try to explain what this "1000 years of Satan bound in chains" would be like. The tribulation has ended. [43][need quotation to verify]. We will judge so that men can repent and turn to Jesus. These millenarian movements often led to considerable social unrest.[1]. Those written in the book of life will be awarded a crown of righteousness for having kept up their garments by keeping their robes clean (2 Timothy 4:8, Revelation 16:15). To Reward the Faithful The first reason we need the Millennium is so God can reward the faithful. Gods people are justified and sanctified by the blood of Jesus Christ and their spirits have aionios life (i.e. Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations for Your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for Your possession. After that, he must be let out for a little while. The nations will see the glory of God emanating from Jesus in Jerusalem and will come bearing gifts to the Jews and God. Millennialism (from millennium, Latin for "a thousand years") or chiliasm (from the Greek equivalent) is a belief advanced by some religious denominations that a Golden Age or Paradise will occur on Earth prior to the final judgment and future eternal state of the "World to Come". Millennial Reign of the Saints. With that background explained, let's get an idea of the Millennium by looking at ten changes that Bible prophecy describes for this time. We have seen the translators change words or add derivatives to make the word thousand fit, so check the original text in an Interlinear bible whenever the word thousand is in question (a how-to is here). The beast is the physical earthly Satan in all his forms. The physical dead who were spiritually dead will rise again after the gospel era is finished to receive Gods judgment which is His wrath (Revelation 20:11-15). For suggested study resources, click here. Boon. They will be utterly destroyed even during the Millennium if they do not repent. The bottomless pit is the word abyssou which means abyss; unfathomable depth; depthless. Its literally Satans death row he has already been judged and marked for perdition and sealed for destruction (Revelation 20:3). The Great tribulation occurs at the end of the millennium. 8:11, The Messiah will rule over all nations. The Scripture references and considerations have been placed into categories for convenient reference. These, too, will be fulfilled during the 1,000-year reign. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. The idea of the Millennial Reign of Christ stems from Revelation 20:1-3. AmillennialismAmillennialists believe the thousand years is figurative and that it is happening now. Read on to see how the Messiah will bring peace and restoration to a world that has been devastated by the Great Tribulation. it is never used as a number. Just know that Satan before the cross was an invisible devil spirit that freely affected Gods people, but is now restrained after the cross and can no longer accuse or indwell those in Christ Jesus. (16261676). Hence this future reign of Christ is often referred to as the Millennium of Christ's rule on earth. 34:25, Isaiah 65:25 (although this verse could be applicable only to the New Jerusalem in the new heaven and new earth), The Messiah will require that people live honorably, justly, truthfully and peacefully. Strongs defines H504 (which is also H505) as a family; also (from the sense of yoking or taming) an ox or cow and is from the primitive root meaning to associate with. Do we see a NUMBER in this definition? The spiritualruler-shipover the earth will forever be in the hands of Gods saints. Ever since futurism was popularized in the early twentieth century by the publication of Scofield Bible Notes, there has been debate between those who have seen evidence that the millennial reign will be in heaven and those who have assumed that the millennial reign will be on Earth. 297). He promised He would bless Israel and restore the world in specific ways, and He will. The duration of this glorious reign of Christ and His saints on earth, is frequently given as one thousand years. of During the early part of the Third Reich many Germans also referred to Hitler as being the German Messiah, especially when he conducted the Nuremberg Rallies,[citation needed] which came to be held annually (1933-1938) at a date somewhat before the Autumn Equinox in Nuremberg, Germany. When the Jewish disciples embraced Christ at his first coming, they wanted to know when he would set up his earthly kingdom. Amos 9:11, The Messiah will establish His sanctuary among His people from this point and continuing forever. A. When the average Christian studies the millennial reign of Christ, it is usually from the perspective of the literal person of the Messiah ruling over the earth from Jerusalem for one thousand years. Worldly people have already been working in the beast system, thanks to the false prophet system, throughout this entire church age. Christ Jesus was born on the Day of Trumpets, September 11, 3 A.D. and the article explains exactly why. 20:4-6, Daniel 7:27, Rev. Ezek. The other word chilias, which they claim is a literal 1,000 years, is also an adjective and also never used as a number or a noun. He is bound/restrained which accompanies his being loosened a little for the church age metaphorically speaking, he is on a long leash (read Rev. Those prophets consistently assured ancient Israel and Judah that a righteous King would restore . Thanks be to God! However, the mainstream fundamentalist churches all teach that a man's soul goes instantly to heaven when he dies, denying a millennial reign on the earth, while one of the major Sabbatarian religions (Seventh-day Adventist) teaches the millennium will be spent in heaven. We, who have glorified bodies, will help Jesus rule the earth for 1,000 years from the heavens. Bah'u'llh mentioned in the Kitb-i-qn that God will renew the "City of God" about every thousand years,[2] and specifically mentioned that a new Manifestation of God would not appear within 1,000 years (18522852 CE) of Bah'u'llh's Dispensation, but that the authority of Bah'u'llh's message could last up to 500,000 years.[3][4]. 37:26-28, Psalm 9:7, Martyrs and saints will reign with the Messiah during this time. They will rule the world in righteousness and godliness. . The millennium rule of Christ is the ever expanding Lordship of Jesus Christ which began at His resurrection and will continue until the Second Coming [Dan. "In that day Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will live in safety. We have compiled a number of considerations and passages of Scripture regarding the future millennial reign of the Messiah. Christ Jesus holds the keys of Hades and death, and holds the key of David (Revelation 1:18 & 3:7-8). The first two refer to different views of the relationship between the "millennial Kingdom" and Christ's second coming. . Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations for Your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for Your possession. It is true that the Jews generally believed that the Messiah would establish a literal or earthly kingdom. Our doctrinal statement also reads: "We believe that following the tribulation Christ will return to the earth with His glorified saints to establish the millennial kingdom; that during the 1,000 years of peace and prosperity Satan will be bound and Christ will reign with a rod of iron; that at the end of the millennium Satan will be released . Less than half the Jews in the world have done this. 65:20) and Harmony in the animal kingdom (Isa.11:6-9 and 65:25). When it comes to Gods people, God has turned a deaf ear to Satans accusations against us. Remember, His glorified body can manifest both here on Earth and in Heaven, as will our bodies. Postmillennialism sees Christ's second coming as subsequent to the millennium and concurrent with the final judgment. Some seek to interpret the 1,000 years in an allegorical manner. So thousand (chilioi) in Revelation 20 is a plural description, not a specific period of time that can be measured in actual years. "Then Saoshyant makes the creatures again pure, and the resurrection and future existence occur" (Zand-i Vohuman Yasht 3:62). How amazing that will be compared to the time we live in now. Then search for judge and judgment and look at it in Revelation. God judges the wicked, but not from His place of righteousness. The Millennium will be Christ's one-thousand-year reign as King, following the Tribulation. Amillennialism is one of the many views regarding the millennial kingdomthe thousand-year reign of Christ during the end times. 11.5. Premillennialism: "pre" - before; "millennium" - one thousand years; "ism" - a doctrine or theory. 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