1. The millennial reign of Jesus Christ
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The millennial reign of Jesus Christ
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2. The millennial reign of Jesus Christ
No particular Angel – Fred
No real competition
2 Peter 2 v 4
Jude v 6
Sealed in the bottomless pit – can’t get out of his own volition
Like we are sealed into our salvation
Ephesians 1 v 12 – 14
God not into time shares – we are his and cannot be demon possessed.

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The chain – literal in that it binds – might not be physical
Bound 1000 years
3 views
Amillennial – prefix means no millennium – the millennium describes the church age and is symbolic: Origen was the founder of this (184/5 to 253/4 AD) backed later by Augustine (354 – 430).
These and their followers were known as the allegorists and were known for interpreting many passages allegorically rather than literally.
The church anathemised them in church councils around 430AD, though these amillennial views survived.
The Roman Catholic Church, Reformers, Presbyterian, most Anglican churches and many others believe this. Probably the predominant view today.
The church’s job to prepare the earth for the 2nd coming
The church well get better and better in preparation for His coming

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Post Millennial
Christ will come at the end of the Millennium after the church has gained world domination
Christian politicians
The majority of people saved etc.
Problem being this goes against all the warnings of scripture
Matt 24
2 Tim 3 v 1
1 Tim 4 v 1
Jonathan Edwards was a proponent of this view
Based this on what he saw when Whitfield preached
Whole town convicted
1740 Philadelphia bars closed, 93% of students converted, Hymns, Psalms ans spiritual songs heard from houses through open windows etc.

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Pre-millennial
The correct view because it’s the obvious one that fits the scripture.
A tricky view because you have to believe the Bible says what it means and means what it says
6-times in 7 verses we have 1000 years with Jesus on the earth ruling and reigning with the saints.
For 1st 300 years of church history, no voices against this view except Origen in around 250AD
Acts 1 v 4 – 8
Jesus was clearly teaching about the Kingdom and did not suggest he would not come to do this, but would not tell them when.

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Evidence that this was initially the predominant if not the only view
Papius – bishop of hieropolis – spoke of his belief in the millennium in superlative language.
Irenaeus and Eusabius referred to his writings and his belief in the 1000 year reign of Christ
Extract – “After the resurrection of the dead when the personal reign of Christ will be established on the earth”
Cyprian of Carthage (195 – 255) – spoke of “the certain reign of Christ on the earth” and said, “we do pray and bed that His rule will hasten”
Commodianus, Bishop of North Africa – “They shall come, who suffered cruel martyrdom. They shall live! But from the thousand years God will destroy all of those evils”

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Nepos, Bishop of Alexandria in Egypt
Contradicts Origen in a book called “A Confutation of the Allegorists” explicitly says the 1000 year reign cannot be allegorised and refers to over 160 OT scriptures that speak of His literal reign.
Lactinatius – Latin Father
Wrote of the binding of Satan for 1000 years, “so that he could contrive no evil against the people of God.
Justin Martyr – contemporary of John 100 – 168
Dialogue with Tripho

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“But I and whoever are at all points right-minded Christians know that there will be a resurrection of the dead a thousand years in Jerusalem which will then be built, adorned, enlarged as the prophets Ezekiel and Isaiah and the others declare. And further, a certain man among us by the name of John predicted by revelation that was made to him that those who believe in our Christ would spend a thousand years in Jerusalem and thereafter the general of us. . . the eternal resurrection and judgement of all men would likewise take place.”23

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Irenaeus – Bishop of Lyons
"When this Anti-Christ shall have devastated all things in this world, he will reign for three years and six months, and sit in the temple at Jerusalem; and then the Lord will come from heaven in the clouds, in the glory of the Father, sending this man and those who follow him into the lake of fire; but bringing in for the righteous the times of the kingdom, that is, the rest, the hallowed seventh day; and restoring to Abraham the promised inheritance, in which kingdom the Lord declared, that 'many coming from the east and the west should sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob' ".

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Tertullian said the kingdom was promised for a thousand years
But we do confess that a kingdom is promised to us upon the earth, although before heaven, only in another state of existence; inasmuch as it will be after the resurrection for a thousand years in the divinely-built city of Jerusalem…Of the heavenly kingdom this is the process: After its thousand years are over, within which period is completed the resurrection of the saints, who rise sooner or later according to their deserts, there will ensue the destruction of the world and the conflagration of all things at the judgment.

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Historians
Philip Schaft – “a key fact in the belief of the early church was the visible reign of Christ for 1000 years” and “This was the current opinion of the early believers and teachers”
Adolph Harnack – contributor to the Encyclopaedia Britannica
Faith in the reign of Christ on the earth was prevalent among early Christians
This was the case so early that one questions whether it should be treated as an essential doctrine
Dr Dorner – Theologian – same view
Dr Elliott – Author of ‘The Hours of Revelation’
“All primitive expositors except Origen and a few who rejected the book of Revelation believed in the millennium”

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Joseph Mead – 17th Century scholar
2Chilliism was the predominant view immediately following the Apostles and none were known to deny it but heretics who deny the resurrection”
Chillingsworth – “Chilliism was taught by the most eminent fathers of the age”
Norman Geissler – still alive
“Chilliism was so prevalent that no one doubted it”

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The binding of Satan
Praying to bind Satan or claiming to bind him is a waste of time
He will be bound at the right time
We can ask for protection from his fiery darts, but not bind him
He cannot possess believers
2 Cor 4 v 3 & 4 - Satan is a blinder of minds – used to bring judgement
2 Cor 11 v 13 & 14 – deceitful, transformed or disguised as an angel of light
1 Peter 5 v – We, however, should cast all our cares on Him
Satan means accuser
Rev 12 v 3 a dragon with 7 heads and 10 horns
Rev 13 v 1 & 2 dragon gave his power to the beast
Politics controlled by Satan the deceiver (God allows to fulfil his purposes)
Our citizenship is in heaven (Polityoomah) Phil 3 v 20

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The binding of Satan
V 3 he has deceived the nations and it is deceit that is ending
Seems to be in control until he is bound
Satan means ‘accuser’ – he accuses believers
Irony is that Believers will judge the nations and reign with Jesus
So who are the inhabitants ruling and reigning?
The army in white linen on white horses – immortal
The souls of them beheaded from the tribulation
‘The Nations’ so, some people survived the tribulation & Armageddon
The rest did not live again until the end of the millennium
All are therefore resurrected – some to blessing and some to damnation

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The rule of Christ
No opposition
No other parties
No politics (manipulation, sound-bites, scheming)
Isaiah 2 v 2 – no more war
Isaiah 11 v 3 & 42 v – no injustice
Animals on the earth – Isaiah 11
Matt 19 v 28 they were promised thrones and judgement
1 Cor 6 v 2 & 3 the saints will judge the world and angels

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The rule of Christ
No opposition
No other parties
No politics (manipulation, sound-bites, scheming)
Isaiah 2 v 2 – no more war
Isaiah 11 v 3 & 42 v – no injustice
Animals on the earth – Isaiah 11
So why release him
Possibly because the heart is deceitful – we blame the government(s)
It shows the heart of the problem is the problem of the heart
Millennial children will need to be saved

17. Teaching the “whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27)
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