It may seem stating the obvious, however, the argument around it has muddied the waters, so that some are rejecting Millennialism based on pseudo-millennial teachings.
And so, sometimes it is good to go back to the basics:
The Millennial reign of Christ and His saints on earth is exactly for one thousand years, to the day. It is not a spiritual reigning for however long on earth, nor is it extended into the new earth.
'A' and 'The' thousand years is spoken 6 times in Rev 20:1-7, as though God wants to ake sure no one misses the main point of Christ's reign on earth: the length of time on earth.
Here are the last to verses:
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.
And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison.
Scripture does not say Christ ceases to reign at this time, as though His reign ends, but only says when the thousand years are expired, then and only then will Satan be loosed for a little season, Gog and Magog will surround the city and camp, and fire of God from heaven will devour them all.
It doesn't even say the elements of heaven and earth are burnt up and dissolved at that time, to fulfill 2 Peter 3.
And so, anyone teaching a spiritual 'millennial' reign of Christ today, or a millennial reign into the new earth, is not teaching the millennial reign of Christ on earth by Scripture: Which will be exactly for one thousand years.
That's not to say there is no spiritual reigning of Christ today within His church body, but it cannot be His millennial reign, which first begins with the bodily resurrection of His at His second appearing.
Teaching Rev 20:1-7 as spiritual only, is also saying the resurrection is past, which Paul rebuked as overthrowing the faith of some. (2 Titus 2)
The Scriptural teaching of the millennial reign of Christ on earth, is for one thousand years, with His and His saints' resurrected mortal bodies ruling over the remaining nations on earth.
And so, there is no Amil nor Premil, but only believing in the one thousand year earthly reign of Christ, or not.
Perhaps, God simply wants to know who will take Him at His word. Also, who the false prophets will be during His millennium, saying the end is near every couple hundred years or so.
And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.
And so, sometimes it is good to go back to the basics:
The Millennial reign of Christ and His saints on earth is exactly for one thousand years, to the day. It is not a spiritual reigning for however long on earth, nor is it extended into the new earth.
'A' and 'The' thousand years is spoken 6 times in Rev 20:1-7, as though God wants to ake sure no one misses the main point of Christ's reign on earth: the length of time on earth.
Here are the last to verses:
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.
And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison.
Scripture does not say Christ ceases to reign at this time, as though His reign ends, but only says when the thousand years are expired, then and only then will Satan be loosed for a little season, Gog and Magog will surround the city and camp, and fire of God from heaven will devour them all.
It doesn't even say the elements of heaven and earth are burnt up and dissolved at that time, to fulfill 2 Peter 3.
And so, anyone teaching a spiritual 'millennial' reign of Christ today, or a millennial reign into the new earth, is not teaching the millennial reign of Christ on earth by Scripture: Which will be exactly for one thousand years.
That's not to say there is no spiritual reigning of Christ today within His church body, but it cannot be His millennial reign, which first begins with the bodily resurrection of His at His second appearing.
Teaching Rev 20:1-7 as spiritual only, is also saying the resurrection is past, which Paul rebuked as overthrowing the faith of some. (2 Titus 2)
The Scriptural teaching of the millennial reign of Christ on earth, is for one thousand years, with His and His saints' resurrected mortal bodies ruling over the remaining nations on earth.
And so, there is no Amil nor Premil, but only believing in the one thousand year earthly reign of Christ, or not.
Perhaps, God simply wants to know who will take Him at His word. Also, who the false prophets will be during His millennium, saying the end is near every couple hundred years or so.
And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.