A Rumor of War: Christ's Millennial Reign and the Rapture of His Church by Engleman, Dennis Eugene Pages can have notes/highlighting. . This will require me to write up an entire study to explain and I have to find the exact scripture verses again Ill post the link here when complete. Over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him a thousand years, During the first centuries after Christ, various forms of chiliasm (millennialism) were to be found in the Church, both East and West. 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. 37:25, Israel will be particularly blessed. Proud member Reply Delete Amillennialism sees the 1000 year kingdom as being metaphorically described in Rev. 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 wonders, wonders, of His love.". Later, however, the Nazi authorities banned the informal use of "Third Reich" throughout the German press in the summer of 1939, instructing it to use more official terms such as "German Reich", "Greater German Reich", and "National Socialist Germany" exclusively.[44]. It is the book of Isaiah that reveals the details of the Millennium. Zech. [34], Millennialist thinking first emerged in Jewish apocryphal literature of the tumultuous Second Temple period,[35]. The study is here. Lets go phrase by phrase KJV scripture will be in bold italics; commentary will be in non-bold. The beast. The accumulated wrath of God for the accumulated sin since the beginning has been poured out on the people and kingdoms of the earth through the . What does the Bible say about Jesus Christ reigning as the millennial king? He promised He would bless Israel and restore the world in specific ways, and He will. 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). The Golden Age: The Millennial Reign of the Messiah Rev.20:1-7 In Rev. This shall be the punishment of Egypt , and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations for Your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for Your possession. 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. Political Characteristics The reign will be world-wide ( Isaiah 2:2 and 9:6-7 ). 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 . Ezek. Jesus will set up His capital in Jerusalem . It Will Be An Age In Which Jesus Christ Reigns As King Upon The Earth. 36:24, Ezek. The "second resurrection" after the millennial reign of the Messiah (Rev. This reign is known as the millennium. For a study on how the beast is working in mankind, see the article Human-Nephilim Hybrids? Jesus disciples will also reign with Himjudging Israel. Rev 19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 11.4. H505 is a NOUN but used as a cardinal number in some places when it has a derivative in front of it. Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. I look forward to finding out. Part 9 - The Millennial Reign of Christ After the antichrist, his prophet, and the devil are defeated, Jesus will set up peace on earth. The beast was Satan who once stood before God accusing Gods people, and could directly affect the saints. . Details on the future coming are in this study. Who did this verse say will come out of the bottomless pit? LeFrois, Bernard J. Eschatological Interpretation of the Apocalypse. We are not going through earths fire again after we have been awarded a crown of righteousness on the day of Christs glory (the last day). David will be His vice president and will sit on the throne with Him. The beast is not an actual physical chimera creature with many heads, horns and crowns (Revelation 13:1-2) its description is metaphorical. 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. Devils are in our flawed human reasoning. However, something different in the Millennial Reign is that men will live to be much much older than they do now. I just used the term Millennial Reign in the title of this article so it can be found in a search by the reader. Chilioi is a plural ADJECTIVE (never a numeral adjective and never a noun). And pray that you will also be accounted worthy to stand in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God. There will be severe judgment for those that do not follow God. Rev 20:14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. 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. All Israel will be saved during this time period fulfilling what Paul said in Romans 11:26. . Joy and happiness without end or limit for the righteous, but for the ungodly it will mean pain and suffering without end or limit. [22] However, the premillennial views of Montanus probably affected the later rejection of premillennialism in the Church, as Montanism was seen as a heresy. Our spiritual robes are washed clean by the shed blood of Jesus Christ who atoned for the sin of ALL creation (see God Created Evil and Hell is not Eternal). [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. Bound means restrained he holds no direct power over those who live in Christ during this age of the gospel message, but his antichrist spirit is working in this world through wicked men (info here). 20:9-10. Ezek. The dragon has lost his power over those redeemed in Christ whose names are written in the book of life (Revelation 17:13-14 and 13:8). The wicked are literally trying to bust Satan out of prison, and the deceived self-righteous are their naive accomplices! But Scripture does seem to make it clear that this case . The beast is the physical earthly Satan in all his forms. Millennial Reign of Messiah Imagine a world dominated by righteousness and goodness, a world where there is no injustice, where no court ever renders an unjust verdict, and where everyone is treated fairly. 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. EARLY HISTORY OF MILLENNIUM TEACHING The Millennium doctrine started in an ungodly heretic by the name of Cerinthus, who lived in the first century. 24:23), Justice (Isa. Mic 4:7, 8 And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even forever. Isaiah 2:4 says of the millennial reign: "He shall judge between the nations, and rebuke many people; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore." A plowshare is the cutting blade of a plow. . They believe Christs kingdom is all coming in the future after they fly away before the Second Coming, BUT JESUS SECOND COMING HAS ALREADY OCCURRED HE HAS ALREADY ESTABLISHED GODS KINGDOM ON EARTH (details here and here). For suggested study resources, click here. The 3 Greek words that fall under chilioi are used a total of 11 times in the following verses: 2 Peter 3:8; Revelation 11:3, 12:6, 14:20, 20:2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Peter describes what will happen after Christ's Millennial Reign and the Great White Throne Judgment: "The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up" (2 Peter 3:10). We could apply the Hebrew noun definition to the Greek uncertain affinity adjective words its application is just as accurate in the Greek scriptures as in the Hebrew, when the Greek thousand is not a noun or not a numeral. War is necessary as long as evil men try to dominate and oppress people. Updated December 12, 2022. Then search for judge and judgment and look at it in Revelation. This is shown in Revelation 20, a great summary of Christ's millennial rule on earth, Satan's destruction and destiny, the Tribulation saints, various . 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. So we see that the beast that was and is not, also exists today (and yet is). All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 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. The beast was means that Satan was roaming to and fro in the earth at one time, and that time was before the cross see Job 1:7. 1,000 years of peace Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. The word thousand in Revelation 20 is the Greek word chilioi, not chilias. 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). [42] 9:7), Full knowledge (Isa. We should not divide with others who affir 5:10. 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. Heb. Based on these options, the most likely scenario is that the millennial kingdom is a literal 1,000-year period during which Jesus Christ will reign from David's throne in Jerusalem. We are the 'Joshua Generation,' who are called to take God's people into the promised land, by ushering in the millennial reign of Messiah. 90% of them dont know where they are and remain bound in these earthly elements. 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). After this period, Satan will be released and will deceive the nations, enticing them to attack Christ (Rev. 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. 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]. The beast is the worldly system of fallen mankind which are the physical vessels of wicked men (more info here). According to Premillennialism, the location of the thousand-year reign of Christ is on earth. Zech. . 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?] 8:16-17, Psalm 99:4, People will not fear crime, danger or injury. These souls: came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. The Latin word for a thousand years is millennium. There will be no teaching the lost and confused after Jesus returns because we are in His spiritual kingdom NOW Hallelujah! With that background explained, let's get an idea of the Millennium by looking at ten changes that Bible prophecy describes for this time. And people will love his leadership! The wrath itself IS the judgment. 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. Its sole meaning is simply one (the italicized words in the Strongs definitions were added/made up by men). 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