The Millennial Reign Christ will soon reign again! Some of the most debated scriptures in the Bible are located in Revelation 20:1-6. This is the period in which Satan is bound and thrown into the bottomless pit. He loses all of his influence on earth for 1000. Consequently, during 1000 years Christ will reign, and all the martyrs, who lost their lives during the tribulation period would be resurrected to reign with Him. Clouse writes, “This period is a time when all humankind’s yearning for an ideal society characterized by peace, freedom, material prosperity, and the rule of righteousness will be realized.” The revelation that one will get from prophecy, in particular this verses depends upon their view point. There are three major …show more content…
[4] And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgement was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
[5] But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
[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 (Revelation 20:1-6).
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The first view is amillenninalism. One who believes in amillennialism is basically stating, that there is no literal kingdom on the earth following the second coming of Christ. An amillennialist supports what they believe on two basic views. The first view they stand on is that, all the promises of kingdom in the Old Testament are actually being fulfilled now in heaven where Christ rules. The second view, they believe that the kingdom is being fulfilled in a spiritual manifestation through the church. In addition, the amillennialists believe that a single event will take place, and the single event is the second coming. Consequently, this second coming will introduce an eternal state, the resurrection is of all humanity, and the judgement of people is general in nature. Additionally, they believe during Christ’s first appearance on the earth 2000 years ago, Satan was bound. The amillenialists, interprets the scripture as non-literally, and believe that it is
The writer does an excellent job driving home the key elements surrounding the returning King. We clearly understand that no man knows when Jesus will return, but we can identify the closing of the season. The faithful are to be on watch while tending to the kingdom. The false servants will run about life as if they have more time. The returning King will give an account of the true and false servants. There will be a reward for the faithful and punishment for the unfaithful.
My initial reaction to watching “ For The Bible Tells Me So” was feeling confused. I was confused because all the things I was taught was being challenged with a different point of views. Several bible verses about the acts of homosexuality that was mentioned in the movie were shedding a different light on my understanding. Also, I feeling like I can relate to a statement Chrissy Gephardt said, she knew of two things that were an abomination, suicide, and homosexuality. I was aware of those labeled abominations too but never did and depth research to see if in fact those were true statements. I felt a slight trigger of feeling sadness. I felt sad because there are so many people that base their negative decisions on how to treat LGBT people
The book of Revelation or Apocalypse in the Catholic Bible has long remained an enigma to scholars, but even so is considered a prophecy of the end times. In addition to this, Jesus foretells much of what is to come in the Gospels, beginning with signs that will be visible as the end approaches. False saviors will appear to try and lead His flock astray; wars and insurrections will arise; earthquakes, famine, and plagues will sweep over the earth; and terrible and mighty signs will come from the sky (The New American Bible). God’s people will be persecuted, and the city of Jerusalem will be surrounded and trampled by Gentile armies. Frightened by the roaring of the sea and the signs in the sky, God’s chosen people will look up to see the Son of Man “coming in a cloud with power and glory,” and they will know that the end is at hand.
The issues raised by Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount number in the multitudes like the crowd that followed him the day he delivered it. Even if the crowd’s size was exaggerated for dramatic effect and that number is a small one, it still represents many questions. Some of these concerns have to do with what some commentators say the sermon meant. Other issues that arise concerning what Jesus actually said without the shadowy veil of interpretation. For those who illustrate the loudest about what Jesus said in the Sermon often live it the least. Preachers and politicians, for Jesus was political, instruct their followers and constituents how to live as Jesus said when their lives are hardly examples of the virtues Jesus taught in the Sermon on the Mount. That then has become the most serious issue raised by the Sermon, the interpretation of it.
Brooks and A.J Gordon (Balmer 34). Dispensationalism has been gaining followers for many years and its popularity can be seen in many places, such as in the Left Behind series which has captured the minds of many people around the world (Pagels 1). Now with historical context in mind, it is time to see what Dispensationalism teaches. Dispensationalism has three distinct characteristics: Rapture of Christians, Millennium Rule of Christ, and the Unfulfilled Prophecies of the Bible. For the purpose of this paper they will all be examined separately. The Rapture is the belief that Christians will be brought up and not have to endure the Tribulation (Robinson). The term “rapture” does not occur in the Bible but instead comes from a Latinized version of the word arpadzo which comes from “caught up” (Witherington 94). The belief in the Rapture for Dispensationalists is based on 1st Thessalonians 4:16-17 which they claim describes an event where living Christians return to heaven with Christ (Robinson). Secondly, the Millennium Rule is the belief that Jesus Christ will literally rule over earth for 1,000 years after the Tribulation (Robinson). The key here is that (as opposed to the Post-Millennial views) the believers have no part in setting up his reign
Unlike other views that believe the second coming will be in two phases, amillennialists feel it will occur in one stage; within the time between the first and second coming (459). They fuse the two resurrections spoken in Revelation 20:1-6 into one stage. In this one stage, a general resurrection will occur in which all believers and unbelievers will be gathered. They understand that Satan will be bound during the in-between time and at the second advent he will be released for a short time to cause havoc (458). Christ will return after the heavenly millennium reign and all believers and transformed believers will be taken up to the clouds to be with Him.
A lot of Christians today do not believe that the scripture of the Old Testament has authority. Jesus though, stated many things about the Old Testament. Here are just some examples of what Jesus said about the Old Testament. Jesus taught the Old Testament was a “source of authority”. When Satan confronted Jesus, Jesus used the Old Testament as His foundation for His authority by saying “It is written,” (Matt. 4:4). The Old Testament is unbreakable, “Scripture cannot be broken,” (Jn. 10:35). Jesus used it as His source of Doctrinal Authority. Jesus always referred back to the Old Testament when correcting false doctrine, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God” (Matt. 22:29). He confirmed the truthfulness of the Old Testament, “Your word is truth” (Jn. 17:17). Finally, He taught that the Old Testament was the accepted books in Jewish Scripture. Jesus referred to the entire Old Testament by mentioning all the prophets from Abel, the first martyr to Zechariah, the last martyr (Matt. 23:35).
For centuries now Christians have claimed to possess the special revelation of an omnipotent, loving Deity who is sovereign over all of His creation. This special revelation is in written form and is what has come to be known as The Bible which consists of two books. The first book is the Hebrew Scriptures, written by prophets in a time that was before Christ, and the second book is the New Testament, which was written by Apostles and disciples of the risen Lord after His ascension. It is well documented that Christians in the context of the early first century were used to viewing a set of writings as being not only authoritative, but divinely inspired. The fact that there were certain books out in the public that were written by followers of Jesus and recognized as being just as authoritative as the Hebrew Scriptures was never under debate. The disagreement between some groups of Christians and Gnostics centered on which exact group of books were divinely inspired and which were not. The debate also took place over the way we can know for sure what God would have us include in a book of divinely inspired writings. This ultimately led to the formation of the Biblical canon in the next centuries. Some may ask, “Isn’t Jesus really the only thing that we can and should call God’s Word?” and “Isn’t the Bible just a man made collection of writings all centered on the same thing, Jesus Christ?” This paper summarizes some of the evidences for the Old and New Testament canon’s accuracy in choosing God breathed, authoritative writings and then reflects on the wide ranging
Throughout the semester the books we read helped us to understand how we must have respect for the earth, feel compassion for others, and to challenge core values set by institutions. We also read a preamble, The Earth Charter, which focuses on forming a sustainable global society founded on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice and peace. The preamble consists of a set of principles humans and institutions must follow in order to create a sustainable way of life for future generations. In addition, The Earth Charter and the books we read in class outline the challenges humanity faces, such as ecological integrity, economic development, and compassion.
Bible comes from the Latin word biblia meaning group or collection of books. When the word “Bible” is heard many think of the Christian Bible, however, it is not the only one. It is, still, very prominent. Given this acknowledgment the Christian Bible is the most important book of the Christian faith. Despite a unity between the many books there is debate on which should be included for the proper worship and instruction from God. Different interpretations have led to some of these disagreements which also led to sects forming and creating a bible under that particular group’s beliefs. Due to this the Christian Bible has undergone different kinds of changes since its creation.
but they do point to how Jesus will come. Jesus says that a great time of tribulation will immediately precede His second coming. He points to catastrophic events on earth while at the same time depicting His Sovereign rule over it all. James Montgomery Boice says: “What about the sun being darkened, the moon failing to give light, and the stars falling from heaven? Although (some) rightly point out that this is common Old Testament imagery for any cataclysmic historical event—drawn from texts such as
The rapture of the church will flag off the great tribulation when God’s prophetic clock (in the seventy weeks of Daniel) begins to tick again after the ‘great pause’ for the time of God’s favour. The great tribulation will be a time of great trouble & distress of unimaginable proportions that will befall the whole world. The great tribulation will be a living hell on earth with a degree of violence and disaster that is unparalleled in all of history. The nature and scope of the great tribulation was prophesied by both Old Testament and New Testament prophets. In Jeremiah it is called “the time of Jacob’s trouble” (Jer 30:7); in Daniel it’s called “a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then” (Dan 12:1); in Zephaniah it is called “the great day of the LORD” (Zeph 1:14); in Joel it is called “the great and dreadful day of the Lord” (Joel 2:31); Jesus referred to it as the “great tribulation” (Matt 24:21).
The Apocalypse of Peter marks the beginning of the end times with the introduction of a false prophet, during the time this book was written, Bar
John received instructions from the Lord to “Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall take place after these things (Rev 1:19).” Revelation gives us an overview of the end of times, and unique to Revelation is the crucial cause of the persecution given in Scripture; death will reign on earth during persecution of God’s saints. Revelation writes to the church, and the Christians, inspiring us to look toward the Kingdom of Heaven. Equally, informing us of the horrific things to save us from God’s Wrath that descends on the world. Ultimately, the Book of Revelation is a parallel of creation today, yet a sobering reminder of the necessary faithfulness, and obedience to God, despite the sins, and false prophets of the world ….we must keep faith until the
By this they mean the physical removal from earth of the true believers in Christ in preparation for the “Great Tribulation,” a seven-year period of unparalleled calamity which will herald the end”(Cozby). The belief that the world is ending soon is predominantly customary among Pentecostal and evangelical Christians. Yet not all evangelicals and Pentecostals subscribe to this end-time teaching, and some have even pointed out its dangers. Arden Burrell, a prominent pastor and administrator in the Pentecostal Assemblies of God church in Australia, has pointed out one of the main problems with such teachings. His warning to the church was, "Your eschatology is defeating you."