For suggested study resources, click here. One of the saints jobs will be to convict the sinners on the earth of their sin. Zech. Christ Jesus holds the keys of Hades and death, and holds the key of David (Revelation 1:18 & 3:7-8). Jesus will make the Law go out from Jerusalem to all the earth. Jesus Christ will establish His millennial reign at His Second Advent. 20:7-9); all participants in this rebellion along with Satan will be defeated and cast into the Lake of Fire. 5:10. Theologian Dr. Charles Ryrie cites essential features of premillennial view of Christ's reign as follows: "Its duration will be 1,000 years; its . dispensationalism took the Christians true kingdom from them. [43][need quotation to verify]. Zech. . Updated December 12, 2022. When every knee has bowed to Jesus in subjection and every tongue confessed that His is Lord (Phil 2:10) is when Jesus will hand all things back over to God the Father that God may be all in all. And pray that you will also be accounted worthy to stand in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God. When chilioi is used above, without any dis/tris/tetra/pentra/hepta in front of it, it is translated a thousand 8 times and the thousand 3 times in the KJV. all is revealed to the wicked. The names of these beliefs (including premillennialism and postmillennialism) do not refer to when the millennial kingdom will occur, but to when Christ will return to earth in relation to the kingdom. "[26], Augustine in his early days affirmed premillennialism, but later changed to amillennialism, causing the view to become popularized together with Pope Gregory the Great. The nations will see the glory of God emanating from Jesus in Jerusalem and will come bearing gifts to the Jews and God. War is necessary as long as evil men try to dominate and oppress people. Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. I have set My King on My holy hill of Zion. This Zionist dispensationalist group believes that at Jesus Second Coming, He will save a group of non-repentant people based on their genetics (for more information, see the article Gods Chosen People). 9-3-4), Glory (Isa. They believe the saints are spiritually reigning with Christ right now on earth as priests (teachers) and kings (Christs example) from their birthplace in spiritual Zion their renewed spiritual hearts are new Jerusalem in Revelation 21:1-3 (for more information, see the article The Kingdom of God is Here). Only those that have been faithful in the present life will be deemed worthy to rule with Him in the Millennium. But, there will also be places where those slain at the return of Jesus will have their bodies placed. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Isa 11:12 And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. In the New Testament, whenever you see the word thousand referring to time and has no derivative in front of it, replace it with the word group of (like a family or herd) or collective (meaning associated with). Rev. 11:15+). After this period, Satan will be released and will deceive the nations, enticing them to attack Christ (Rev. Those called by God will recognize the dragon that empowers the beast and will see the beast for the evil that it is, but the unrepentant will not. This world-wide kingdom of Christ will result in the most perfect peace, order and harmony that this world has ever known. It will be extremely violent for those that do not want to let go of their sin. [30] Previous Catholic and Orthodox theologians had no clear or consensus view on what this actually meant (only the concept of the end of the world coming unexpectedly, "like a thief in a night", and the concept of "the antichrist" were almost universally held). Isaiah 11:16, Isaiah 19:23, Isaiah 35:8-10, Isaiah 49:11, Isaiah 62:10, It is called the Highway of Holiness. In some verses, the translators incorrectly added a derivative (like two or ten) in front of H505 to create a number that was not in the original language. 1Co 6:2, 3 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? When Jesus said It is finished and gave up His spirit on the cross, He conquered sin and death right there. The New Covenant tribulation where millions of saints were tortured and martyred has already happened during the 1,260 prophetic days/years from 538-1798 (see this article and this article). Zec 14:16 21 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. 65:20) and Harmony in the animal kingdom (Isa.11:6-9 and 65:25). 1,000 years of peace When Satan's reign on Earth and in Heaven concludes, voices in heaven cry out, "The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever" (Revelation 11:15). [34], Millennialist thinking first emerged in Jewish apocryphal literature of the tumultuous Second Temple period,[35]. The original Hebrew actually says Behold, I have given oxen and silver to Sarahs brother, rather than Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver, the word pieces being added by translators. The Italian monk and theologian Joachim of Fiore (died 1202) saw all of human history as a succession of three ages: It was believed[by whom?] Imprimatur Potest +. A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time. These souls: came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. Looking back at German history, he distinguished two separate periods, and identified them with the ages of the 12th-century Italian theologian Joachim of Fiore: After the interval of the Weimar Republic (1918 onwards), during which constitutionalism, parliamentarianism and even pacifism dominated, these were then to be followed by: Although van den Bruck was unimpressed by Hitler when he met him in 1922 and did not join the Nazi Party, nevertheless the Nazis adopted the term "Third Reich" to label the totalitarian state they wanted to set up when they gained power, which they succeeded in doing in 1933. A. The Book of Revelation then describes a series of judges who are seated on thrones, as well as John's vision of the souls of those who were beheaded for their testimony in favor of Jesus and their rejection of the mark of the beast. In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORDs house shall be like the bowls before the altar. The use of it as 1000 appears to be based on translator presuppositions because it is not a literal 1,000. It is different from Hades which is the holding place of the spirits of the wicked dead. Christ Jesus was born on the Day of Trumpets, September 11, 3 A.D. and the article explains exactly why. They will possess the fullness of what God had promised thousands of years ago but have never been able to accomplish on their own. Therefore God stopped the prophetic clock, and postponed the fulfillment of his promise, until the second coming of Christ. The Antichrist beast is Satan and Satan is the Antichrist beast. Jesus is coming like a thief (2 Peter 3:10, Revelation 16:15) He literally could arrive at any second to end this earth as we know it. This Will Happen After Jesus Return: The Millennial Reign of Christ A& Productions 919K subscribers Subscribe 25K Save 661K views 3 years ago What is known about Christ's Second Coming, what. LeFrois, Bernard J. Eschatological Interpretation of the Apocalypse. Return to: Questions about the End Times 8:20-22, Isaiah 2:2-3, Many people will seek His instruction. 20:4-6, Daniel 7:27, Rev. THE MILLENNIAL REIGN Christ will be manifested to take possession of David's kingdom according to God's covenant with David (2 Samuel 7:8-16; Acts 2:29-32). The many signs and wonders in Matthew 24:24 that will deceive even the elect first happened to the Old Covenant people prior to 70 AD (details here), and have been coming to the New Covenant people in the form of false Christianity and worldly deception all throughout the gospel era (this article explains how they are doing it). The righteous dead who were slaughtered, both metaphorically and physically for their testimony of Jesus Christ, are ALIVE and reigning with Christ. Part 9 - The Millennial Reign of Christ After the antichrist, his prophet, and the devil are defeated, Jesus will set up peace on 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. This (July 2014) is the first time I seen any attempt to reconcile the biblical evidence with what has been almost universally accepted as orthodoxy. They will own the land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates River. At that time before the cross, he had direct power to deceive Gods people and was still allowed in heaven to speak directly to God to attack the saints. Zech 8:23, Psalm 126:2-3, Micah 4:7, The Messiah will provide a unique cleansing and salvation of Jews. Important Sidenote: There is such a thing as an indeclinable numeral adjective. 39:25, Joel 3:1, Zeph. The Jews from this point on and forever will dwell in safety. 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. Others say we're in the Millennium now, and that it began when Jesus Christ defeated Satan by His death, burial, and resurrection. 36:26-29, Ezek. [41] 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. The study is here. Zech. A Rumor of War: Christ's Millennial Reign and the Rapture of His Church by Engleman, Dennis Eugene Pages can have notes/highlighting. And this will be its name: 'The Lord Is Our Righteousness" ( Jer 33:16). Notice that we will be rulers over all of Jesus goods which includes the Earth. Great Tribulation Period: Occurs before the 1000 year reign of Christ. 36:24, Ezek. I imagine we will be able to traverse from the third heaven to the second heaven at will. The Church has rejected even modified forms of this falsification of the kingdom to come under the name of millenarianism, especially the "intrinsically perverse" political form of a secular messianism. When we consider Satans spiritual antichrist-spirit kingdom and his trinity of the dragon, the beast/antichrist system, and the second beast/false prophet system, we will see that Revelation 17:8 explains exactly where Satan is right now which gives us a correct interpretation of the Thousand Years in Revelation chapter 20. The Millennial Reign "The Time of Universal Restoration" The Re-Unification of the Whole Nation of Israel. 39:29, Psalm 133:3, Isaiah 40:11, Satan is bound in the bottomless pit during the 1,000-year period. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. 2Ti. The beast is the physical earthly Satan in all his forms. Soul vs. In progressive millennialism, the "transformation of the social order is gradual and humans play a role in fostering that transformation". Mat 24:45 47 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? They just created H505 because they wanted to create a number where there is no number. After this period, Satan will be released and will deceive the nations, enticing them to attack Christ (Rev. In a speech held on 27 November 1937, Hitler commented on his plans to have major parts of Berlin torn down and rebuilt: After Adolf Hitler's unsuccessful attempt to implement a thousand-year-reign, the Vatican issued an official statement that millennial claims could not be safely taught and that the related scriptures in Revelation (also called the Apocalypse) should be understood spiritually. Some teach this period is entirely symbolic, and not worth fretting over. Millions of churchgoing professing Christians are familiar with the 1,000 years of Christ's reign. Its sole meaning is simply one (the italicized words in the Strongs definitions were added/made up by men). The Millennial day theory, the Millennium sabbath hypothesis, or the Sabbath millennium theory, is a theory in Christian eschatology in which the Second Coming of Christ will occur 6,000 years after the creation of mankind, followed by 1,000 years of peace and harmony. Most Christian millennialist thinking is based upon the Book of Revelation, specifically Revelation 20,[5] which describes the vision of an angel who descended from heaven with a large chain and a key to a bottomless pit, and captured Satan, imprisoning him for a thousand years: He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years and threw him into the pit and locked and sealed it over him, so that he would deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were ended. We have compiled a number of considerations and passages of Scripture regarding the future millennial reign of the Messiah. Various types of millennialism exist with regard to Christian eschatology, especially within Protestantism, such as Premillennialism, Postmillennialism, and Amillennialism. They will rule the world in righteousness and godliness. In the wake of early millennial thinking, the Three Ages philosophy developed. Justice, righteousness, and holiness will prevail all over the earth, and therefore everywhere. Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts. The Great tribulation occurs at the end of the millennium. And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he threw him into the abyss . [27][28], The Catholic Encyclopedia notes that the 2nd century proponents of various Gnostic beliefs (themselves considered heresies) also rejected millenarianism.[29]. Read on to see how the Messiah will bring peace and restoration to a world that has been devastated by the Great Tribulation. Millennial Reign of Messiah. The twelve apostles of the Lamb will be the judges over the nation of Israel . Isaiah 9:7, Zechariah 6:12-13, Jeremiah 23:5-6, Ezek. The millennial kingdom is the title given to the 1,000-year reign of Jesus Christ on the earth. The Antichrist is a system of wicked men of flesh that Satan powers throughout the entire church age (Revelation 13:5). All the nations of the world will come into the knowledge of Jesus and what He has done. John 17:15, Jesus prayed: I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. God will keep us, not remove us Hes been doing it all throughout the Church Age. . Incorrect identification of the times we . I just used the term Millennial Reign in the title of this article so it can be found in a search by the reader. Heb. Amillennialism sees the 1000 year kingdom as being metaphorically described in Rev. Jesus will defeat His enemies at His coming on the LAST day, then He tells us HIS REIGN ENDS on the last day when all is in subjection to God (1 Corinthians 15:25-26). This group of associated years is the present Church Age. 36:33-36, Jerusalem and Israel will be made a notable item of Gods delight. The beast. Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. 8:16-17, Psalm 99:4, People will not fear crime, danger or injury. Jesus will make a decree for the nations of the world to come and worship the true God. The word thousand in Revelation 20:2 & 4-6 is G5507 in the Strongs Concordance the word is a plural of uncertain affinity. The phrase of uncertain affinity means it is not clear which other Greek word or words this word is related to the English translators just decided to pull something out of their hat when translating it to thousand. This phrase of uncertain affinity is applied to around 100 Greek words in the Strongs Concordance (which is a scary thought). Satan in Mankind. [33], Also known as Eastern Lightning, The Church of Almighty God mentions in its teachings the Age of Millennial Kingdom, which will follow the catastrophes prophesied in the Book of Revelation. During the millennial reign of Christ, Satan will be incarcerated for a thousand years. Those leftover will start to rebuild again. They understand the 1,000 years as merely a figurative way of saying "a long period of time," not a literal, physical reign of Jesus Christ on the earth. Maranatha/Come Lord Jesus!! as the Age of Aries, the Age of the Son became the Age of Pisces, and the Age of the Holy Spirit was called the Aquarian New Age. Rev. The Millennium will be Christ's one-thousand-year reign as King, following the Tribulation. . 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. 8:12-15, Psalm 14:7 (and matching verse Psalm 53:6), Psalm 69:35-36, Psalm 132:15-17, Eze. Revelation 20:1-3. God's covenants were voluntary and one-sided. A millennium refers to 1,000 years, the time that Satan is said to be bound and which Christ will reign. Isaiah 52:13-15 (see also verses 7-10 for context that its the Messiah; see also Isaiah 53). Mic 4:4, 5 But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it. The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; A beast in Scripture is a world-ruling empire (Beast studies: Part 1 and Part 2). These millenarian movements often led to considerable social unrest.[1]. But nowhere does it show that the number is 1,000. Sometimes the translators just added a random derivative to a verse to make the word thousand fit. Thus premillennialism is a doctrine or theory that Christ's Second Coming will precede a literal one thousand year kingdom on this earth. Chapter 20:1-6 is the Millennial Reign in heaven for the Old Covenant saints ( after their Battle of Armageddon), and is the Thousand Years for us during this Church Age since the cross. And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
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