"Nazism as a Millennialist Movement", in Catherine Wessinger (ed. We see the glorious arrival of Jesus coming in the clouds with the spirits of the saints (who physically died), taking up His physically alive righteous into the clouds with Him, then destroying the earth and all who are in it with fire and brimstone. Dispensationalism taught Christians to think like escape artists rather than like martyrs. 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. 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. The Millennial Reign will be a period of time in which Jesus Christ will reign on earth for 1,000 years as the sovereign ruler, in fulfillment of many Old and New Testament prophecies. During the millennium, the world will not be sinless, but there will be law and order enforced to eradicate many of the evils which are prevalent today. 26:29, Mark 14:25, Everyone will know the Messiah. In progressive millennialism, the "transformation of the social order is gradual and humans play a role in fostering that transformation". The nation of Israel knew this. Rev. Because sin will still be in the earth, death will still be in the earth. 14:16-19, The kings of the earth will be silent on account of Him. It is the book of Isaiah that reveals the details of the Millennium. 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). Those associated with millennial social movements are "prone to be violent",[citation needed] with certain types of millennialism connected to violence. Zech. What does this tell us? Rev. Neither chilias nor chilioi are indeclinable numeral adjectives. "[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. Hallelujah! If you read the study on Isaiah 65:20, you will see that this verse in the original Hebrew refutes all aspects of what people are expecting to see in a 1,000-year reign of Christ on earth after His second coming. It will be extremely violent for those that do not want to let go of their sin. Similarities to millennialism appear in Zoroastrianism, which identified successive thousand-year periods, each of which will end in a cataclysm of heresy and destruction, until the final destruction of evil and of the spirit of evil by a triumphant king of peace at the end of the final millennial age. These millenarian movements often led to considerable social unrest.[1]. Many people will survive the tribulation -- it is the armies of the nations and the beast that are killed or judged -- and Jesus will rule over remaining humanity. We will need an intimate relationship with God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost continually to be able to do such an important duty correctly. It is true that the Jews generally believed that the Messiah would establish a literal or earthly kingdom. And pray that you will also be accounted worthy to stand in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The Latin word for a thousand years is millennium. With that background explained, let's get an idea of the Millennium by looking at ten changes that Bible prophecy describes for this time. In all probability, none of the other participants in the Millennial Kingdom are considered. It is derived from the word chilioi which is not a number and is not affiliated with any other Greek word. Rev. And He promised creation that the curse would be lifted, animals and the earth would be restored to peace and prosperity, and people would be freed from disease. Catholic author Bernard LeFrois wrote: The early Christian concepts of millennialism had ramifications far beyond strictly religious concerns during the centuries to come, as various theorists blended and enhanced them with ideas of utopia. They just created H505 because they wanted to create a number where there is no number. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. 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. The duration of this glorious reign of Christ and His saints on earth, is frequently given as one thousand years. 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). It may be used for study & research purposes only. Satan has been defeated and hes trying to spiritually kill you (see Mark of the Beast). Identification of Antichrist, False Prophet & Mystery Babylon, Modern-day Strongs Concordance Deception, New Heaven & New Earth is Not What Weve Been Taught. Some teach this period is entirely symbolic, and not worth fretting over. Joachim of Fiore's divisions of historical time also highly influenced the New Age movement, which transformed the Three Ages philosophy into astrological terminology, relating the Northern-hemisphere vernal equinox to different constellations of the zodiac. 8:12-15, Psalm 14:7 (and matching verse Psalm 53:6), Psalm 69:35-36, Psalm 132:15-17, Eze. Those leftover will start to rebuild again. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Millennial Reign of Christ (What the Bible Says Book 6). The third heaven is where God the Father is seated on the throne. Important Sidenote: There is such a thing as an indeclinable numeral adjective. One of the names for the Messiah is The Prince Of Peace. Jer 30:3 For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah , saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it. John 6:15 tells us Jesus perceived the people would come and take Him by force to make Him a king, so He departed from them. 8:1-3, Isaiah 2:2-4, Isaiah 12:6, Isaiah 18:7, Isaiah 33:5&20-22, Isaiah 40:9-10, Isaiah 52:7-10, Isaiah 59:20, Isaiah 62:11, Joel 3:16-17&21, Obadiah 21, Micah 4:1, The Messiah is from the line of David. Human-Nephilim Hybrids? Zech. Zech. and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: The 1828 Websters Dictionary defines perdition as entire loss or ruin; utter destruction.. 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. Isaiah 35:3-6, Living water will flow out of Jerusalem. 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. Chilioi is only translated as a thousand or the thousand.1000 is ONLY associated with chilias. The wicked dead and the nominal Christians are the ones who go before Gods judgment they are judged/punished according to their works on the earth which are recorded in the books (Revelation 20:12-13). how much more things that pertain to this life? 34:14-15&26-30, Ezek. The righteous dead who were slaughtered, both metaphorically and physically for their testimony of Jesus Christ, are ALIVE and reigning with Christ. No one will form armies or learn war or make weapons. There are four Greek words for thousand (chilias, murias, chilioi, murioi) only two are considered relevant for this Revelation 20 study: chilioi and chilias. 36:8-12, Ezek. . Catastrophic millennialism "deems the current social order as irrevocably corrupt, and total destruction of this order is necessary as the precursor to the building of a new, godly order". And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. They will rule the world in righteousness and godliness. This is why you do not find the word millennium or millennial anywhere in the bible. Zech. 37:21-22, Ezek. AmillennialismAmillennialists believe the thousand years is figurative and that it is happening now. Isaiah 52:15, Probably because they will eventually join Satan to attack the Messiah, the praise of many will be pretentiousbecause of the apparent power of the Messiah. 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. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:51-55. "In that day Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will live in safety. Amillennialism sees the 1000 year kingdom as being metaphorically described in Rev. We have compiled a number of considerations and passages of Scripture regarding the future millennial reign of the Messiah. Premillennialism, 1000-Year Kingdom, and Jesus' Millennial Reign Does Premillennial Doctrine about a Thousand-Year Earthly Kingdom of Christ Agree with the Bible? No one is leaving before the Second Coming of Christ on the last day at the last trump because Jesus has already came! Jesus and the Old Covenant saints came and ended the Old Covenant Beast and false prophet and threw them alive into the lake of fire. when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. Its sole meaning is simply one (the italicized words in the Strongs definitions were added/made up by men). The Catholic Church strongly condemns millennialism as the following shows: The Antichrist's deception already begins to take shape in the world every time the claim is made to realize within history that messianic hope which can only be realized beyond history through the eschatological judgment. "Since in Latin mille means 'thousand,' a millennium lasts 1,000 years" (Merriam-Webster.com). At the time he was bound, the beast/Satan was loosened (i.e. He was no longer allowed to stand before God and accuse those who are in Christ, and he cannot directly torment them any longer. The Millennial Reign "The Time of Universal Restoration" The Re-Unification of the Whole Nation of Israel. For the Millennial generation, see, Some examples are given by Gerschom Scholem in, Among the Apostolic Fathers Barnabas is the first and the only one who expressly teaches a pre-millennial reign of Christ on earth. Rev 20:6 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. [42] The Millennial Reign of Christ (What the Bible Says Book 6) - Kindle edition by Dake, Finis. Millions of churchgoing professing Christians are familiar with the 1,000 years of Christ's reign. 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. Then search for judge and judgment and look at it in Revelation. Imprimatur Potest +. Millennial Kingdom. Spine may show signs of wear. Much of the physical earth has been changed dramatically at the coming of the Lord and His judgments. [See also 1 Corinthians 4:15, 14:19 for murioi.]. of The Jews will be sought after by the nations to seek God on their behalf. 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 . Example: Exodus 38:29 actually reads The copper for the offering was seventy talents/coins for oxen of four hundred shekels (shekel was a commercial unit of weight, not currency). Know ye not that we shall judge angels? The listing below is not comprehensive, but it allows you to see the pervasiveness of the discussion in Scripture regarding this special time. Joy and happiness without end or limit for the righteous, but for the ungodly it will mean pain and suffering without end or limit. When Gabriel brought Mary the news that she was going to have a child, he told her: So we see that the beast that was and is not, also exists today (and yet is). Satan and his workers are already sealed for destruction. Isaiah 9:7, Zechariah 6:12-13, Jeremiah 23:5-6, Ezek. In this view, "Christ's reign" will be physically on the earth. First, The Main Purpose of the Millennial Reign Is the Restoration of Israel. One of the saints jobs will be to convict the sinners on the earth of their sin. 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. Jesus disciples will also reign with Himjudging Israel. Chilias is clearly the word theyd use if they meant a literal 1000 and not a thousand or the thousand.. They believe that Jesus will have a reign on this earth with people in both fallible and infallible bodies, and that they will reign with Him at that time (after His appearance melts the earth with fervent heat). At the end of this time, a final rebellion and judgment are predicted ( Revelation 20:7-15 ). The first element of the millennium is that Jesus Christ will visibly reign. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. This time period will be 1,000 years which has been called the Millennial Reign of Christ. 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). as synonyms, but purists regard this as not entirely accurate. These free studies discuss the doctrine that Jesus will reign over a literal earthly kingdom for a thousand years when He returns: premillennial dispensationalism. Israel will look upon the Messiahrecognizing that they are the ones who pierced Him, and they will mourn for Him. 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). 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. Jesus will set up His capital in Jerusalem . Dr. King, our Moses, has gone on to glory, so a . 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). Proud member David will be His vice president and will sit on the throne with Him. We will rule in the heavens with Him over the whole earth. It taught them that the mark of the beast is a visible mark that they will never see. His reign shall continue on Earth for 1,000 years (Rev. He promised He would bless Israel and restore the world in specific ways, and He will. They will possess the fullness of what God had promised thousands of years ago but have never been able to accomplish on their own. Thousand is an adjective of unknown origin that is DESCRIBING the 144, who are NOT 144,000 in number. The tribulation has ended. 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