Revelation 20:1-10 Four Major Views of the

Dispensational Historic Postmillennialism Amillennialism Premillennialism Premillennialism Christ’s second coming will occur before Christ’s second coming will occur be- Christ’s second coming will There will be no literal historical Definition the millennium. fore the millennium occur after the millennium reign of Christ on the earth for 1,000 years. His second coming ushers in the eternal state.

Christ will return to rapture the church Christ will return at the end of this The church is not the king- The kingdom reign of Christ Characteristics before the tribulation. Believers will age to reign for 1,000 years. Believ- dom, but it will bring in the and His saints is in existence be in heaven during the tribulation. ers will go through the tribulation. kingdom by preaching the for the period of time be- gospel. tween Christ’s two advents. In the millennium of the nation Israel In the millennium of the nation will experience the blessing God prom- Israel and faithful followers of Christ will not be on the The kingdom is realized in the ised to Abraham and David. Christ will experience the blessing earth during the kingdom. church on earth and/or the God promised to Abraham and He will rule in the hearts of saints in heaven. New Testament believers are grafted David and share in the covenant His people but will return to share in the covenant blessings. The promises to Israel about blessings. after the millennium. the land, seed and throne are The church today is not completely The church today is not completely There will be no literal 1,000 completely fulfilled now in a experiencing the fulfillment of the experiencing the fulfillment of the year millennium. spiritual sense in the church. promises made to Israel. promises made to Israel. The church, not Israel, will The promises to Israel were The millennium is an intermediate The millennium is an intermediate receive the fulfillment of the conditional, and Israel did not kingdom of 1,000 years in which Christ kingdom of 1,000 years in which promises to Abraham and meet those conditions. reigns before the establishment of the Christ reigns before the establish- David in a spiritual sense. eternal state. Christ is ruling now; Satan is ment of the eternal state. bound between Christ’s two advents.

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