Essay on Amillennialism

A big part of the end of the world in the Christian faith is something called the rapture. The rapture is when Jesus returns to take all those who believe in Him up to heaven and away from the earth. Those left on the earth are the people that rejected God and/or are part of different religions. When the rapture occurs, the Holy Spirit, God’s believed spirit that resides on the earth, will leave the earth and there will be nothing holding back evil. The time at which the rapture will occur is a subject of conflict among the Christian churches. The first and most popular theory is the “Pre-Tribulation” theory; the people in this group believe the rapture to occur right before the Tribulation. In this theory the rapture itself is sort of the “starting pistol” for the Tribulation. Next is the “Mid-Tribulation” theory, these people believe that Christians will have to suffer three-and-a-half years or halfway through the Tribulation. They believe that Christians are exempt from the wrath of God but are not exempt from the sufferings of the Tribulation. Similar is the “Post-Tribulation” theory; in this belief Christians are not raptured until the end of the Tribulation for much the same reasons as the “Mid-Trib” theory. Some also believe that even though Christians’ sins have been atoned for they still have to be punished with suffering in the Tribulation. The last and least commonly heard of theory is the “Pre-Wrath” theory. This group

Lastly, their views over the present Kingdom Age and salvation by works are completely off base. Their failed attempts to predict Armageddon should have been clear enough for them to not hold the Kingdom Age belief. Instead, they believe that Jesus began his kingly reign in 1914 and that we are in the 1000 reign of Christ. There has not been an Armageddon and

The purpose of this paper is to research and analyze the preterist and futurist views of interpreting the Book of Revelation and determine which view provides the most accurate Biblical interpretation. As Richard L. Mayhue states, the "word 'preterist' comes from the Latin term praeteritus which basically means 'past' in regard to time." A preterist interpretation of the Book of Revelation, therefore, asserts that incidents described therein have already come to pass. A futurist interpretation, on the other hand, suggests the opposite namely, that Revelation is a prophecy of things to come.

* Imminent return of Christ- about to happen, or having the potential of happening at any time.

Although some passages of the Bible can be ambiguous in their nature and meaning, Scripture should be interpreted literally. Since this is true, all Scripture concerning the end times should be studied as being literal. If someone took the time to study the prophecies of the end times literally, they would most likely agree with a pre-tribulation futurist; one who believes that some of the prophecies contained in Scripture have been fulfilled, but the prophecies regarding the second coming of Christ, and the end times are yet to be accomplished. A pre-tribulation futurist would also believe that the rapture of the Church will occur before the seven year span of time known as the “Tribulation”, the time appointed when God will judge mankind and the earth. This view would line up with a literal

“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only Matthew 24:36 (NKJV). Would you live your life differently if you knew you had a year left to live? Then it's time to better understand the future and prepare for it. We already know what it takes to live a life that’s good and pleasing to God. Ready or not, one day Jesus will return and the probability are that you might get to live to see it all happen. For now, 1 Peter 5:8 reminds us to stay alert, be vigilant while Satan wants us incoherent as he slows down the process of Christ, to get his job done. Don’t be fooled for one minute the enemy would love nothing more than to burn down your moral house. It’s important to live in anticipation

In the blog “The Mark of the Beast Explained,” Nora Roth said she believes the books of Daniel and Revelation reveal the events that would happen when the rapture comes. At the end of the entry, the Christian computer scientist predicts that Jesus Christ’s second coming will happen three weeks from now, Christian Today (CT) relays.

In response to the question, Rev. Billy Graham cited Jesus’ warning against making exact predictions about the time of his return because only God knows when that time will be. Referencing Matthew 24:6-7, the renowned evangelist said Jesus

What I have written here contains no attempt to deconstruct Dispensationalist theology, but only to give some indication as to how its pervasive presence in much of the Evangelical community has provided the soil in which Trumpism could grow among so many American

1. The general consensus of Jesus’ second coming to Christians would mark an upheaval, a coming of the age so to speak. There are many theories and literary revelations depicting what would occur, from vanishing in a rapture and comings with trumpets and horns; consequently, what would actually happen is up to debate. Without a doubt, some form of change will occur, but the extent of his return and how much it means is not known definitely.

The Catholic Church, even though they do not speak of the Rapture (McBride & Praem, 65) believes that we will be with God someday. They are not sure though how this will happen (McBride & Praem, 58). The second question a millenarian would ask is “What about the years of tribulation?” A millenarian says that there will be seven years of tribulation. They base this claim on the happenings in the book of Revelations. In the Book of Revelations the number seven is used several times like, the seven seals, the seven trumpets, and so on. Nevertheless, millenarians are not sure when all of this will happen. The Catholic Church believes though that the tribulations will come along with the Second Coming. The third question is “What, exactly, is meant by millennium?” In the American Heritage Dictionary, millennium is defined as “ In the NT, a thousand-year period in which Jesus is to reign on Earth.” (American Heritage Dictionary, 529). This same definition is found in The Book of Revelations 20:1-6 (McBride & Praem, 61). Millenarians believe that after the seven years of tribulations and the Battle of Armageddon, comes the millennium as described in Revelations, will come. The final question is “ When can we expect the Second Coming?” Millenarians believe that the Second Coming is the last criteria for the end of the world. Not only

Whereby Christians of the millennial view believe just as it is written in the book of Daniel, without fail. That the time frames fall exactly as history has been recorded, with the four (4) kingdoms, the little horn, will rise during the tribulation (the antichrist), and Jesus will come with a shout in the clouds and take all of his people, Jew, Greek, Asian, Hispanic, all peoples, with him and a new beginning will arise for the life of all

Understanding Prophecy is split into three different sections. In the first section the authors, Bandy and Merkle, cover some basics and do some term defining, part two focuses in on some Old Testament Prophecies, and part three focuses in on some New Testament Prophecies. Bandy and Merkle are quick to point out that when talking about prophecy the word, “eschatology” is usually thrown out there. The problem with this is that “eschatology” varies somewhat drastically in a few different ways. It can be different based on the Individual; Historical; Consistent; Realized; Existential; Comprehensive;

When the seen arrives in the 20th chapter of Revelation vs. 1, the false prophet and the antichrist have been tossed into the lake of fire at the bottomless pit and the only true threat left on earth or in heaven is the red dragon, the deceiver, also known as Satan. (Rev. 19:20) This would fall within the the view of pre-millennials: Jesus will come again literally – establish a “new heaven and a new earth” a new kingdom to rule and to reign – on or over the earth for 1000 years. The view of any other just appears to be self-lacking and without any form of true merit, regardless of the research and criteria that are withstanding. There are other views available: Post-millennials, according to Brand (HISB) the 1000 year reign does not start until the end of an extended period of righteousness and prosperity- which is the current state in which the world sits today. There will be no tribulation period other than the one that is currently in process. Their beliefs seem to hold to the fact that Christ has come and that there will not be another scene of him again until the end of the times. Christ came and that was the starting point in their view. He was born, died, resurrected and the beginning of the new age started the millennium. A-millennialists are similar in their belief to the post-millennials: their view that Christ will come after the 1000 year reign,

The name of the church service that I attended was Grace Bible Church and it is located in Beloit, Wisconsin. I accompanied my boyfriend, Brian LeFeber to his church service on September 10. This was not the first time I have visited his church, however on this occasion in preparation for the worship experience assignment I was extra observant that Sunday. I have not known exactly what his religion is called so I asked Brian exactly what he believed in. He responded with “Grace by Faith,” which I asked him to clarify and his answer was, “It means we are given GRACE (heaven and forgiveness) by having FAITH in God” which was more understandable for me. Inquiring further into his type of faith, I asked him to give me a name or title to his faith as well. His response was “dispensational,” with the interpretation as “We believe in different eras, spots in the timeline where you get to heaven different ways. Right now we’re in the dispensation of the age of GRACE” which made very little sense at the time. Upon further research I came to learn more about dispensationalism which is almost two centuries old with the origins dating back to the Irish clergyman John Nelson Darby. In the journal by Mark Sweetnam Defining Dispensationalism: A Cultural Studies Perspective, he marked five distinctions of Dispensationalism