a) Premillenialism. Jesus will come back to earth at the end of the great tribulation and defeat the antichrist, and he will then reign with the saints for a literal 1,000 years. At the end of this time, Satan will be released for one big final showdown, where Jesus will finally defeat him. Then comes judgment and the new creation.
b) Post-millenialism. The one-thousand year reign of Christ will be put into effect by the church. When the Gospel has been preached to all the nations and the Church has established the kingdom of God on earth, then Jesus will return and reign forever and ever. In the last few decades this territory has been taken over by 'dominion' theology, which believes that it is not only desirable but also necessary for Christians to rule in political, financial and social circles so that Christ will literally rule the world through his saints. When this is achieved, Christ will return in glory and rule together with his saints.
c) Amillenialism. The one-thousand year reign is not a literal period of time where Jesus will visibly reign on earth, Revelation 20 is symbolic, not literal. Christ began to reign from the time when he was resurrected and ascended to heaven, and when Jesus returns there will not literally be a 1000 year reign followed by another battle with evil, but rather the last judgment and new creation will take place then.
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a) Premillenialism. Jesus will come back to earth at the end of the great tribulation and defeat the antichrist, and he will then reign with the saints for a literal 1,000 years. At the end of this time, Satan will be released for one big final showdown, where Jesus will finally defeat him. Then comes judgment and the new creation.
b) Post-millenialism. The one-thousand year reign of Christ will be put into effect by the church. When the Gospel has been preached to all the nations and the Church has established the kingdom of God on earth, then Jesus will return and reign forever and ever. In the last few decades this territory has been taken over by 'dominion' theology, which believes that it is not only desirable but also necessary for Christians to rule in political, financial and social circles so that Christ will literally rule the world through his saints. When this is achieved, Christ will return in glory and rule together with his saints.
c) Amillenialism. The one-thousand year reign is not a literal period of time where Jesus will visibly reign on earth, Revelation 20 is symbolic, not literal. Christ began to reign from the time when he was resurrected and ascended to heaven, and when Jesus returns there will not literally be a 1000 year reign followed by another battle with evil, but rather the last judgment and new creation will take place then.
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