The Millennium

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The Millennium the White Throne Judgment

• Revelation 201-15

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The Three Millennial Systems
Second Coming
Postmillennialism
Church Age
New heavens earth
Through the spread of the gospel the church will
Christianize the world.
Second Coming
Amillennialism
Church Age
New heavens earth
The Church Age the millennium, either through
church on earth or saints in heaven.
Second Coming
Premillennialism
Rapture
Church Age
7 year tribulation on earth (Daniels 70th week)
Church age lasts until the fullness of
the Gentiles comes in.
1000 year reign of Christ on the present earth.
New heavens earth
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Basic Differences between Covenantal and
Dispensational Theologies

• Covenantal Theology (mostly amillennial and
  postmillennial, though a few are premillennial)
• The Church consists of Gods redeemed people in
  all ages, not just those between Pentecost and
  the Rapture.
• The Abrahamic, Davidic, and New Covenants are all
  completely fulfilled, and the Church participates
  in these blessings by being in Christ. The
  Church is the new Israel.
• OT Prophecies are spiritualized and seen as
  fulfilled in the Church.
• Dispensational Theology (Premillennialial)
• The Church is distinct from the nation of Israel
  and does not inherit Israels promises.
• The Abrahamic, Davidic, and New Covenants await
  their complete fulfillment at the second coming
  of Christ. Promises made to Israel will be
  fulfilled to Israel.
• There is a strong commitment to a consistent,
  literal interpretation of Scripture, including
  prophecy.

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A Quote from John Reisinger

• I personally believe the NT Scriptures make the
  physical land to be a type of spiritual rest and
  the Israelite to be a type of a true believer.
  However, we would not come to that conclusion
  from anything in the OT Scriptures. If all we
  had was the OT Scriptures, it would be very easy
  to hold the same view of Israel and the land of
  Palestine as that held by Dispensationalism (John
  G. Reisinger, Abrahams Four Seeds A Biblical
  Examination of the Presuppositions of Covenant
  Theology and Dispensationalism, p. 84).

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Closing Visions of John(Rev 1911 225)

• The Coming of the King of Kings (1911-16)
• The Great Supper of God (1917-21)
• Invitation to the Birds of Prey (1917-18)
• The Defeat of the Beasts (1919-21)
• The Binding of Satan (201-3)
• The Thousand-Year Kingdom (204-10)
• The White-Throne Judgment (2011-15)

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The Binding of Satan (Rev 201-3)

• The language emphasizes Satans complete
  incapacitation (not a curbing of his power)
  during this period he is bound with the chain,
  cast into the abyss (the same place from which
  the demonic locusts came in Rev 9), then the
  abyss is shut and sealed.
• The purpose of this binding is in order that he
  might not deceive the nations any longer, until
  the thousand years are completed. Satans
  incapacitation will be a tremendous advantage for
  the nations of the world during the righteous
  reign of Messiah, enhancing their worship of the
  true God.
• At the end of the thousand years, Satan will be
  released for a short time.

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The Thousand-Year Reign and Doom of Satan (Rev
204-10)

• Notice the different groups who will reign with
  Messiah
• John saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and
  judgment was given to them (204). Of whom is
  this speaking?
• This is in accordance with earlier promises in
  the book (226-27 321 59-10 cf. 1 Cor
  62-3).
• Another group is those who had been beheaded
  because of the testimony of Jesus and because of
  the Word of God, people who had refused the mark
  of the beast.
• Though not described here, Daniel 12 also speaks
  of the OT saints being raised at this point to
  enjoy the millennial kingdom.
• The rest of the dead are not raised until the
  thousand years are over. This will be described
  in Rev 2012ff.

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The Thousand-Year Reign (Rev 204-10)

• The first resurrection (v. 5) is a kind of
  resurrection, and has several stages

The rest of the dead for judgment at Great White
Throne (Rev 205, 11-15)
Christ, the firstfruits of those who are asleep
(1 Cor 1520)
Tribulation OT Saints (Rev 204 Daniel 121-2)
Church Saints (1 Thess 416-17)
7 Year Tribulation
Church Age
1000 Years
FIRST RESURRECTION
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The Thousand-Year Reign (Rev 204-10)

• Satans Doom (vv. 7-10)
• He had been confined in order that he might not
  deceive the nations when he is released, this
  exactly what he sets out to do.
• Despite 1000 years of righteous rule by Messiah,
  Satan is able to gather an innumerable army from
  all over the globe (described as Gog and Magog)
  for one final war against Christ.
• This army surrounds the camp of the saints in
  the holy city, which is Jerusalem (see Psa
  872).
• There is no long, protracted battle, however.
  Fire comes down from heaven and devours these
  enemies of God.
• Satan is cast into the lake of fire, where the
  beast and the false prophet have already been for
  a thousand years.

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The White-Throne Judgment(Rev 2011-15)

• The one who sits upon the throne is clearly the
  Father, has it has been throughout the book. But
  judgment has also been given to the Son. Both
  Father and Son can sit upon this throne because
  the Father and Son are one.
• Dan 79-10 is the background for this scene.
• John sees the dead standing before the throne. A
  set of books is opened, and another book, the
  Book of Life, is also opened.
• The first set of books contains the deeds of men
  and is used as the basis for judgment. The issue
  here is evidently a degree of punishment rather
  than salvation.

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The White-Throne Judgment(Rev 2011-15)

• and the sea gave up the dead which were in it
  and death and Hades gave up the dead which were
  in them emphasizes that all those who have not
  already been raised and judged will now be raised
  and judged.
• These will primarily be the unrighteous dead, but
  could also include believers who have died during
  the millennium.
• Anyone whose name is not found written in the
  Book of Life will be thrown into the lake of
  fire, which is the second death.
• Death and Hades will also be cast into the lake
  of fire, finalizing Christs victory over them (1
  Cor 1522-26). Death will not exist in the new
  heavens and earth!

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Next Week The New Heaven and New Earth

• Read Rev 1911 225