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What About the Millennium? Is there a 1000-year age after the second appearing of Jesus Christ?
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Multitudes today hold to the belief that there will be a thousand-year semi-golden age following the second appearing of Jesus Christ. As such, they suppose they will be resurrected in glorified bodies to once again experience a fallen world-and that for a thousand years.
First, we should note that though Jesus spoke repeatedly of the resurrection of the dead, He did not so much as hint at the notion of a thousand-year semi-golden age (replete with rebuilt temple and reinstituted sacrifices). Instead He said, “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out-those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be eternally condemned” (John 5:28-29). Moreover, when Jesus spoke with Martha concerning the resurrection of her brother, Jesus reaffirmed that Lazarus would be resurrected on the last day, not prior to a thousand-year semi-golden age (John 11:23-24, cf. 1 Corinthians 15:22-24).
Furthermore, nothing in Scripture suggests that those who have fallen asleep in Christ will return to a fallen earth replete with fallen human beings. The scriptural promise that gave my father peace as he faced a terminal condition in 1997 was that he would return to a restored universe in which there is “no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4). As the apostle John made plain, “Nothing impure will ever enter [the New Jerusalem], nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life” (21:27).
Finally, the number 1,000 is invariably used figuratively. God increased the number of the Israelites a thousand times (Deuteronomy 1:11); God is “keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations” (7:9); God owns “the cattle on a thousand hills” (Psalm 50:10); “better is one day in [God’s] courts than a thousand elsewhere” (84:10); “the least of [Zion] will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation” (Isaiah 60:22); God “[shows] love to a thousand generations” (Exodus 20:6); and a thousand more examples could easily be added to the list.
In context of the seven-year tribulation of Revelation (mirroring the seven-year tribulation under the Old Testament antichrist, Antiochus), the apostle John wanted his hearers to have an eternal perspective. Satan will be bound forever-a thousand years-and those who have not taken his mark will rule forever-a thousand years. As such, Satan’s defeat is complete, just as the victory and vindication of Jesus’ followers is complete.
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I believe that Christ will return when it's time,Only God knows the month day and year that will happen. All we are to do is know his word believe in him and watch. We should never argue about who believes when and how we should 🙏 to the Holy Father for the wisdom to know and the strength to do what we must do for him and all involved that stay true and follow him.
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Like the religious leaders of Jesus’ time, dispensationalists mistakenly seek an earthly political Kingdom centred in Jerusalem. ✔️
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@@donhaddix3770 I firmly stand behind my original assessment. ✔️
Consider that before the first coming of Christ there were so many prophecies about Him, people were trying to understand them, and most of them got it completely wrong -- until it actually happened and suddenly it all made sense. The book of Revelation describes a prophetic vision that is just as hard to interpret, so a literal understanding of the text is very likely to be an incorrect one.
It’s amazing how people can read what the Bible plainly says and then exert so much energy in explaining how it doesn’t mean what it says.
Many are going to be amazed when the Lord reminds them what the future holds for those who add to and take away from His word….
2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling to meet him, we beg you, brethren, not to be quickly shaken in mind or excited, either by spirit or by word, or by letter purporting to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come, unless the (apostasia departure/apostasy both meanings can be true!)rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself against every so called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you this? And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, and the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by his appearing and coming. The coming of the lawless one by the activity of Satan will be with all power and with pretended signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are to perish, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends upon them a strong delusion, to make them believe what is false, so that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. The reason Paul goes into this prophecy regarding the antichrist is NOT primarily for the benefit of the church age believers, who already know about the times and seasons and the coming of the antichrist in the last days, it is for the benefit of those who will be dwelling on the earth during the tribulation time after God takes the church home and removes his hand of restraint.
Well said.
I agree 100%.
@@user-bl7oe2md4p Do you realize that 2 Thess 2 was totally fulfilled in the first Century
But it's all down to Interpretations of Scripture.
You may be totally convinced that you have the correct interpretations of all sorts of verses and that they can only mean what you believe they can only mean. But the problem with that is other Bible Students etc may strongly disagree with the interpretation you hold to and can offer an alternative interpretation with good reasons. Who holds the correct interpretation is always going to be debatable.
Don't always be so sure you have the correct view.
Revelation 11:15 KJVS
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world have now become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Do you believe that Christ is not currently reigning? Revelation is brutally difficult to understand (though it possible), so one should place their eschatological bedrock views on clearer texts, like 1 Corinthians 15, where Paul says that He is currently reigning, and in others He says that the saints are, as well.
@@stephenm8233The Bible say satan is the god of this time. Of this earth.
@@donhaddix3770 how so? Paul and the author of Hebrews say that all things are being subjected to Him, as if He is currently reigning?
Multiple Second Coming Visions in Revelation: (book not in chronological order )
Christ returns one time in the future. However, there are several different visions of His return shown from different perspectives in the Book of Revelation.
Christ returns at the end of Revelation chapter 6, with signs in the sun, moon, and stars, as are found in the Olivet Discourse.
Those at the end of the chapter are hiding from the wrath of the Lamb.
Why would they be hiding if Christ is not present?
The "kings", "captains", "might men", "free", and "bond" are also found in chapter 19 at the return of Christ.
He returns at the 7th trumpet, which is the last trumpet in the Bible, and the time of the judgment of the dead in Revelation 11:15-18.
The beginning of chapter 12 is a history lesson containing the fall of Satan, and the birth and death of Christ, who is the seed promised to crush the head of Satan in Genesis 3:15.
The Second Coming is found in the "harvest" of chapter 14, which is related to the parable of the wheat and tares in Matthew chapter 13.
He comes as a thief at Armageddon, and we find the greatest earthquake in history in chapter 16. This occurs when the 7th angel pours out his vial. How powerful is an earthquake which moves islands and destroys the mountains? What is happening to the planet?
He comes on a horse in chapter 19, right after the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
Chapter 20?
Does He come with the fire, and the judgment of the dead at the end of chapter 20, which agrees with what Paul said in 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10, and 2 Timothy 4:1?
(The time of the judgment of the dead is also found in Revelation 11:18.)
There are no mortals left alive on the planet at the end of Matthew 25:31-46.
Why does an angel come down from heaven with a key to unlock the bottomless pit in Revelation 9:1-2, if the pit was not already locked before that time? Are there wicked angels in the pit in Rev. 9:11? If the beast "ascends" from the pit in Rev. chapter 11, where was the beast before that time?
Does your view agree with Peter in 2 Pet. 2:4, and Jude in Jude 1:6, when they both said wicked angels are already in chains of darkness?
Revelation 9:14 proves some of the angels were previously bound in some manner.
Because the two witnesses were bodily resurrected from the dead in Revelation 11, the "first resurrection" at the beginning of Revelation 20 is not the first bodily resurrection in the book.
The principle of "Recapitulation" means there are multiple visions of His return.
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Thanks for sharing that -- VERY INTERESTING. Please recommend additional learning material on this if you have any.
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A Millennium Puzzle to solve… Will Christ be conducting funeral services for mortals killed in accidents 500 years after His Second Coming?
The “first resurrection” in Rev. chapter 20 is not the first bodily resurrection in the Book of Revelation, because the two witnesses are resurrected from the dead in chapter 11. There are two different types of resurrection in John chapter 5. There is a spiritual resurrection from the dead in John 5:24, and a bodily resurrection from the dead in John 5:28-29.
Does your view of the Millennium agree with what Paul said in 2 Thess. 1:7-10, when Paul said Christ returns in "flaming fire" taking vengeance on those who do not obey the Gospel? The fire comes at the end of Rev. chapter 20.
Does your view agree with what Peter said in 2 Peter 3:10-13, when Peter said this earth is going to burn and "dissolve" when He comes as a thief on the day of the Lord? The fire comes at the end of Rev. chapter 20.
Does your view agree with what Paul said in 2 Tim. 4:1, when Paul said both the living and the dead will be judged at His appearing? The time of the judgment of the dead, with reward for some and destruction for others is found in Rev. 11:18, right after the 7th trumpet, which is the last trumpet in the Bible. (This verse also proves the Book of Rev. is not in chronological order.) The judgment of the dead is also found at the end of Rev. chapter 20.
Does your view agree with what Jesus said in Matt. 25:31-46, where He described the judgment of the sheep and goats, which leaves no mortals alive on the planet at the end of the passage? There are also no mortals left alive on the planet at the end of Rev. chapter 19.
Does your view agree with Peter in 2 Pet. 2:4, and Jude in Jude 1:6, when they both said wicked angels are already in chains of darkness?
Does your view agree with what John recorded in Rev. 9:1-2, when an angel comes down from heaven with a key to unlock the pit, which means the pit was locked before that time? Are there wicked angels already in the pit in Rev. 9:11? John recorded angels already "bound" in Rev. 9:14. The beast "ascends" out of the pit in Rev. chapter 11, which means the beast was in the pit before that time.
Take all of the above and compare it to the symbolic language found in Rev. chapter 20, and the fact the Book of Revelation is not in chronological order, and you will have the truth.
@@SpotterVideo Although the first resurrection is most likely the spiritual resurrection of believers down here on Earth. Or in other Words been Regenerated or Born Again by the Spirit of God. As Jesus states
' You must be Born Again. '
@@alongcamejones309 The following proves you are correct.
Old Covenant Baptism vs. New Covenant Baptism (water vs. Spirit)
Water baptism was a part of the Old Covenant system of ritual washing. The Old Covenant priests had to wash before beginning their service in the temple. (Ex. 30:17-30) When Christ was water baptized by His cousin John in the Jordan River, He was under the Old Covenant system. He also only ate certain foods, and wore certain clothes, as prescribed by the 613 Old Covenant laws. Christ was water baptized by John and then the Holy Spirit came from heaven. (Acts 10:38) The order is reversed in the New Covenant. A person receives the Holy Spirit upon conversion, and then believers often declare their conversion to their friends and family through a water baptism ceremony. Which baptism makes you a member of Christ’s Church?
The New Covenant conversion process is described below. (Born-again)
Eph 1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
Eph 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
(A person must “hear” the Gospel, and “believe” the Gospel, and will then be “sealed” with the Holy Spirit.)
Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
(See Jer. 31:34 for the New Covenant promise, and 1 John 2:27 for the fulfillment)
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Which baptism is a part of the salvation process, based on what the Bible says?
What did Peter say below?
Acts 11:15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
Acts 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
Based on Luke 3:16, and John 1:33, and Acts 11:15-16, the most important thing about the word "baptize" in the New Testament has nothing to do with water. The Holy Spirit is the master teacher promised to New Covenant believers in Jeremiah 31:34, and John 14:26, and is found fulfilled in Ephesians 1:13, and 1 John 2:27. Unfortunately, many modern Christians see water/ every time they read the word "baptize" in the text.
Based on the above, what is the one baptism of our faith found in the passage below? How many times is the word "Spirit" found in the passage, and how many times is the word "water" found in the passage?
Eph 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
Eph 4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
Eph 4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Eph 4:4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
Eph 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, (See 1 Cor. 12:13)
“baptize” KJV
Mat_3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
Mar_1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Mar 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. (Water or Holy Spirit?, See Eph. 1-13.)
Luk_3:16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
Joh_1:26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
Joh_1:33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
1Co_1:17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
1Co 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. (See Eph. 4:1-5)
Heb 9:10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. (Old Covenant ----> New Covenant)
How many people have been saved by the Old Covenant water baptism of John the Baptist?
Who did John the Baptist say is the greatest Baptist that ever lived in Luke 3:16? What kind of New Covenant baptism comes from Christ?
Hebrews 9:10 Old Covenant vs. New Covenant
(ESV) but deal only with food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.
(Geneva) Which only stood in meates and drinkes, and diuers washings, and carnal rites, which were inioyned, vntill the time of reformation.
(GW) These gifts and sacrifices were meant to be food, drink, and items used in various purification ceremonies. These ceremonies were required for the body until God would establish a new way of doing things.
(KJV) Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
(KJV+) Which stood onlyG3440 inG1909 meatsG1033 andG2532 drinks,G4188 andG2532 diversG1313 washings,G909 andG2532 carnalG4561 ordinances,G1345 imposedG1945 on them untilG3360 the timeG2540 of reformation.G1357
(NKJV) concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation.
(NLT) For that old system deals only with food and drink and various cleansing ceremonies-physical regulations that were in effect only until a better system could be established.
(YLT) only in victuals, and drinks, and different baptisms, and fleshly ordinances-till the time of reformation imposed upon them .
So without the thousand year Millennial Reign, where will the resurrected believers be after Jesus returns, in heaven somewhere else, or on a newly created Earth...?
Exactly! I’m right there with you bro!
They will be with Him where He is and they will be as Kings and Prests unto God through Christ during a literal 1000 year reign on this earth: the lamb and the lion will dwell together in perfect harmony.
Revelation 11:15 KJVS
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
@@David557you...Not so fast, according to Hank almost everything in Revelation was written to the 1st. century church and already occurred...!
@@colindavis1496yes, read the time indicators very carefully throughout the entire New Testament
There will be a New Heaven and New Earth with the New Jerusalem descending as a bride beautifully adorned for her husband. Paradise lost will become paradise restored. See www.equip.org/bible_answers/will-created-cosmos-resurrected-annihilated/
@@colindavis1496sadly it seems so. And this is not the truth. Then Revelation is purely a history book, and we are in heaven right now.
Wrong wrong wrong
It’s says in revelation that Christ reigns for a 1000 years
(With His saints). The millennium does not imply that Christ will be physically on the earth. After all, Christ is currently reigning in heaven.
If you want to believe that it is after the second coming, that’s fine, but it isn’t implied from the text.
“1000 years” is often used to simply mean “a long time”.
@@Spainkilleryes… this hyperliteralistic interpretation of texts like the Olivet Discourse and Revelation is a new school of thought, foreign to most Christianity throughout history.
@@stephenm8233 indeed!
@@Spainkiller I’m just pretty tired of hostile premil-dispies who hold that if you don’t interpret the way they do, you are a sort of heretic. I was raised all in this view, but grew out of it (Bible Belt and everything).
They have something against metaphor and symbolism, as if it is evil. I’ve mentioned to my father and others regarding certain biblical texts that MAYBE should be read metaphorically, and the response is usually “well that’s a slippery slope and the Bible can lose all meaning if you do that.” I’m just like “what? There’s tons of metaphor in the Bible, that you even agree with..” Metaphor and symbolism can ABSOLUTELY have meaning.
We are in the year 2023 AD: AD = _Anno Domini_ = Year of the Lord... So, the Christian era was already understood to be Christ's reign with us right now. This _IS_ the Millennium. The Church _IS_ the Kingdom.
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This is the millennium? Are you sure?
Jesus is physically reigning on earth?
Satan then is currently bound?
Then my friend... Would you say Jesus is as bad as satan in ruling this world?
Jesus promised when He comes to rule for 1000 years there will be no war, no sickness no tears, no hunger etc....
Do you currently see this?
Look at this world...
If this is the 1000 years and satan is NOW bound, what would the world look like when he is release?
The Bible calls satan the god of this age....
Yes, maybe your Jesus is currently ruling this world. The got of this millennial age...
But your jesus is a weak and cruel ruler. And a lier.
The Bible say when my Jesus come to rule this earth for 1000 years
During the millennium, Jesus will reign as king over Israel and all the nations of the world (Isaiah 2:4; 42:1). The world will live in peace.
Is there peace now? Russia and Ukraine have perfect peace yes. Oh yes Israel and Hamas as well....
God promised the nations of the world that they would live in peace with Jesus as their ruler (Daniel 7:11-14). And He promised creation that the curse would be lifted (Romans 8:18-23), animals and the earth would be restored to peace and prosperity (Isaiah 11:6-9; 32:13-15), and people would be freed from disease (Ezekiel 34:16). These, too, will be fulfilled during the 1,000-year reign.
So only a fool cannot see that your statement is unbiblical and untrue. There is currently NO peace and no restoration in this world and disease is a reality.
Who is lying here?
No it's not, and to be honest that wouldn't make much sense if this was the millennial reign.
So you honestly believe sin runs rampant and people are living wicked during Christ's reign in which the lion lays down with the lamb? 🤔🤔 That's not at all on point with Scripture.
@@nloan4710Satan was bound by the Cross and has been plundered. His power over sin and death does not apply to the Church, but over the world who is trapped in a cage with him.
Here are some quotes of how the earliest Christians understood your reference; hope they help:
Irenaeus of Lyons AD 202: _"I am aware that some try to refer these [prophecies] to fierce people of diverse nations and of different kinds of behavior, who have believed, and when they have believed have come to agree with the righteous. But although this is now true of various kinds of people who have come from different nations to the one conviction of the faith, nevertheless [it will also be true] in the resurrection of the just with reference to these animals. - "Against Heresies 5""_
Eusebius of Caesarea AD 339: _"[Isaiah] continues prophetically to show the transformation of all different races of humanity, barbarian and Greek … through the teaching of Christ.… The irrational animals and wild beasts in the passage represent the Gentiles, who are naturally like animals. One who comes from the seed of Jesse will rule over the Gentiles. This is the genealogy of our Savior and Lord, in whom the Gentiles now believe and hope. - "Proof of the Gospel 3.2""_
John Chrysostom AD 407: _"The prophet also foretold the kinds of people from whom the church would be established. Not only the meek and the mild and the good would form the church. The wild, the inhuman and men whose ways were like those of wolves and lions and bulls would flock together with them and form one church. Hear how the prophet foretold the diversity of this flock when he said, “Then a wolf shall feed with a lamb.” And by this he showed the simplicity of the way of life the church’s rulers would live. - "Demonstration Against the Pagans 6.8""_
@@nloan4710 Satan was bound by the Cross and has been plundered. His power over sin and death does not apply to the Church, but over the world who is trapped in a cage with him.
Here are some quotes of how the earliest Christians understood your reference; hope they help:
Irenaeus of Lyons AD 202: _"I am aware that some try to refer these [prophecies] to fierce people of diverse nations and of different kinds of behavior, who have believed, and when they have believed have come to agree with the righteous. But although this is now true of various kinds of people who have come from different nations to the one conviction of the faith, nevertheless [it will also be true] in the resurrection of the just with reference to these animals. - "Against Heresies 5""_
Eusebius of Caesarea AD 339: _"[Isaiah] continues prophetically to show the transformation of all different races of humanity, barbarian and Greek … through the teaching of Christ.… The irrational animals and wild beasts in the passage represent the Gentiles, who are naturally like animals. One who comes from the seed of Jesse will rule over the Gentiles. This is the genealogy of our Savior and Lord, in whom the Gentiles now believe and hope. - "Proof of the Gospel 3.2""_
John Chrysostom AD 407: _"The prophet also foretold the kinds of people from whom the church would be established. Not only the meek and the mild and the good would form the church. The wild, the inhuman and men whose ways were like those of wolves and lions and bulls would flock together with them and form one church. Hear how the prophet foretold the diversity of this flock when he said, “Then a wolf shall feed with a lamb.” And by this he showed the simplicity of the way of life the church’s rulers would live. - "Demonstration Against the Pagans 6.8""_
As Hank so regularly tries to point out, even words that are plainly spoken, are too often plainly misunderstood. Context, context, context.
Words written IN the 1st century, TO a 1st century audience, MUST be read thru a 1st century lens if one hopes to fully understand
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@@donhaddix3770that is a very bold claim to make. Please provide some examples of Hank not taking the Bible literally where it is clear one must take it literally.
Revelation says there will be a 1,000 year kingdom with Christ ruling on the throne of David. You better get ready for it. Understand the Bible. Jesus is going to make the earth revert back to the Garden of Eden like conditions once he returns. There will be glorified bodies, and there will be mortals. The glorified rule and reign with Christ over the mortals. Get used to it. It's coming.
@andynoth228 ~ Jesus was declaring all foods clean. That has nothing to do with cigarette smoking.
Seems like the purpose of this channel is to be contrary.
Protestants never cease to amaze me with their interpretation of the bible especially when it comes to the jewish people. Lord have mercy, may the prodicals return home to the one true church.
What do you mean by this?
Are you a recent convert to Catholicism?
Please explain