Audio:The Millennial Reign of Christ

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Through the millennial reign of Christ, God will begin to visibly, powerfully and irrefutably demonstrate His faithfulness, holiness, wisdom and justice to all people for all time.

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Study Notes

The Millennium: A Vexing Interpretation Issue

Premillennialism (Pre, Mid & Post-tribulational)

Premillennialism

Jesus will come before the start of the Millennium. The Millennium is a literal, physical 1,000 year reign of Christ on the earth.

Post-tribulational Premillennialism

Jesus will come at the end of the Tribulation and before the start of the Millennium. The Millennium will be a literal, physical 1,000 year reign of Christ on the earth.

Pre-tribulational (Dispensational) Premillennialism

Jesus will catch up (“rapture”) His church before the start of the Tribulation and will come again in power and glory before the beginning of the Millennium. The Millennium will be a literal, physical 1,000 year reign of Christ on the earth.

Amillennialism

There is no literal, 1,000 year reign of Christ on earth. Rather, the Millennium is a symbolic reign of Christ through His church for an indefinitely long period of time. When Jesus comes again, the final judgment will occur immediately followed by the new heaven and earth.

Postmillennialism

The evangelistic work of the church will be so successful that most of the world will become Christians, thus instituting a long period of peace and righteousness (the Millennium), after which Christ will return.

Introduction

“What You Have Seen” (Rev 1)

Letters to the Seven Churches: “What is Now” (Rev 2-3)

The Revelation of the Future: “What Will Take Place Later” (Rev 4-22)

• Meet the Beast
• The Fall of Babylon
• The Second Coming of Christ

Understanding the Text

• The Binding of Satan (Rev 20:1-3)
• The Reign of Christ with His Saints (Rev 20:4-6)
• The Character of the Millennium
• The Millennium and the Character of God

“Through the millennial reign of Christ, God will begin to visibly, powerfully and irrefutably demonstrate His faithfulness, holiness, wisdom and justice to all people for all time.”

Applying the Text

Do you trust God to fulfill His promises in His way in His time?