A Philosophy Of Heaven Earth And The Millennium

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Is there biblical evidence for a thousand-year earthly kingdom (the Millennium) ruled by Christ before the fulfillment of the new heaven and new earth? Revelation chapter 20 seems to suggest so, but few books of the Bible are so difficult to interpret. And a discussion of the Millennium branches out into many other theological questions about the end times (eschatology): Are these the last days? What must happen before Jesus returns? What part does the church play? This Counterpoints volume compares three views of the Millennium: Premillennial: Christ will come again before this kingdom is established. Postmillennial: our present age represents that kingdom and that the church is and must move toward the fulfillment of this kingdom. Amillennial: a future Millennium is not a literal kingdom, and when Christ returns, he will usher in an immediate new heaven and new earth. Robert B. Strimple, Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., and Craig A. Blaising offer their perspectives, giving their exegetical reasoning. Each of them then responds to the views held by their peers in a respectful and informative setting, making it easy for you to compare their beliefs and gain a better understanding of how this aspect of Christianity's great hope--the return of Jesus--is understood by the church. The Counterpoints series presents a comparison and critique of scholarly views on topics important to Christians that are both fair-minded and respectful of the biblical text. Each volume is a one-stop reference that allows readers to evaluate the different positions on a specific issue and form their own, educated opinion.

The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.

“Living in the Millennium” Why is the Millennium the neglected prophecy? Why were thousands of books written predicting who the anti-Christ might be, or trying to determine if we would be raptured at the beginning, the middle or end of the tribulation, or myriads of books about heaven itself? Why do we skip right over the Millennium? Revelation 20:6, “but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.” Ruling and reigning are verbs, what part of that did we not understand? The time line we crossed coming into this Millennium was not the finish line, only a new starting line. We, who entered the Millenniums as immortals, are given assignments, celebrate holiday feasts, attend courses given by prophets from every dispensation, ride giant turtles in the reconstructed Garden of Eden, formulate advances in all areas of science, and have joy unspeakable and full of glory. Pleasures are innumerable but our responsibilities and labors have not ended. We all know Isaiah 2:4, “and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks,” which indicates the need for plowshares and pruning hooks, which indicates a time of labor, a time of labor that we misunderstood. There are many mortals who have also entered into this kingdom and King Jesus’ reign. We are dwelling and reigning among these mortals, mortals that still need to accept the one and only way to obtain a place in the promised everlasting heaven. II Peter 3:12-13, “Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat. Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.” How will we be protected while the Almighty God accomplishes this monumental task, where and will he preserve the animal and plant life during this time of fire, like he did in Noah’s time? Will we be able to witness this recreation? After being able to watch the first creation by heavenly recordings made at the beginning of time, the anticipation is almost overwhelming, waiting for this promise to be fulfilled. Luke 21:33, “And though all heaven and earth shall pass away, yet my words remain forever true.” The Almighty God has promised us this newly created eternal dwelling place following this Millennium, and it will appear. His word remains forever true. This journal is filled with interesting submissions from numerous individuals around the world, from various cultures, different nations, diverse professions and from different age groups, each describing the circumstances surrounding their own journey into this distinct world. A world that sees King Jesus walking the hills of Judea once again, or strolling the streets of Trondheim, Norway, as well as helping students in classrooms interpret weather patterns, or encouraging musicians to master the new musical notes he has introduced. Why hasn’t the New Jerusalem already descended, why would this Gracious Ruler still allow men and women to hunt for wild game, what is the Abyss and why is Satan cast into it for this short period of time, and not for all eternity? These are questions we explore in our journeys in the Millennium. We learn of insurrections by mortals that must be controlled by those of us ruling and reigning with Jesus, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. The Eternal One who now sits upon his glorious throne, ruling with justice. We see millions of mortals, who have been born in this Millennium, still experiencing sorrow, tears, pain, yes and even death. Satan is bound but sin is still present because of self and the temptations of the world. Those things, in addition to time, will not be destroyed until the end of this Millennium. Read about “Hard to Understand Q & A” programs meant to help us

In the study of Christian eschatological thought, virtually no attention has been given to past interpretations of the biblical phrase the new heavens and earth. John Duff uncovers the interpretations of this phrase that were extant in seventeenth-century England. These interpretations fall into two basic camps—those that understood the phrase metaphorically and those that understood the phrase literally.Some English divines believed the new heavens and earth referred to the new age of the gospel that commenced in the first century CE. At that time, God flung open the doors of salvation to Gentiles while at the same time bringing judgment to the Jewish nation for its failure to recognize and embrace Jesus as Messiah. This epic transition was fittingly described as a new heavens and earth.A second group of English interpreters believed the phrase stood for a yet future time when the political and religious circumstances of the world would change for the betterment of the church for one thousand years. The new heavens and earth stood for a future millennium in which Christ would establish his reign over the world prior to the day of resurrection and final judgment. Theologians who accepted a literal understanding believed the new heavens and earth described the renovation of the physical creation at the final judgment. Among this group, differences of opinion existed with respect to how much of the world would need cleansing, what creatures would be restored and of what use would a renovated world serve. The idea that the earth, and not heaven, would be the final abode of the saints emerged among a few obscure writers.