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End Times: A Study in

Revelation

Revelation 20: Christ’s Millennial Reign

By: Lida Lindley

1

Outline

I. Three Views of the Millennial Kingdom

II. Three Functions of the Millennial Kingdom

III. Three Features of the Millennial Kingdom

Three Views of the Millennial

Kingdom

1. Amillennialism

2. Premillennialism

3. Postmillennialism

THE TIMELINE OF AMILLENNIALISM

Christ’s

First Coming Christ’s Second Coming

Satan

Bound

PRESENT AGE = MILLENNIAL KINGDOM

? years

THE

ETERNAL

STATE

Source: Mark Hitchcock, The End

THE TIMELINE OF PREMILLENNIALISM

Christ’s Second Coming

MILLENNIAL

KINGDOM Satan Bound

1,000 years

PRESENT

AGE =

CHURCH

AGE ? years

THE

ETERNAL

STATE

TRIBULATION 7 years

Source: Mark Hitchcock, The End

THE TIMELINE OF POSTMILLENNIALISM

Christ’s

First Coming Christ’s Second Coming

PRESENT AGE = THE GOLDEN AGE MILLENNIUM = ? years

THE

ETERNAL

STATE

Source: Mark Hitchcock, The End

AMILLENNIAL PREMILLENNIAL POSTMILLENNIAL

When

will

Christ

reign?

Between the

first & second

coming

(present reign)

Immediately after

the Second

Coming (future

reign)

between the first &

second comings, but

arriving by degrees

(present reign)

How will

Christ

reign?

Christ rules over

a spiritual

Kingdom in the

hearts of

believers on

earth & over the

souls of the

redeemed in

heaven (spiritual

reign).

Christ will rule

personally over a

literal, physical,

earthly kingdom

with Satan bound &

the Curse reversed

(earthly reign).

Christ rules in the

hearts of believers as

the church brings in

the Kingdom by the

triumph of the gospel

in this world (spiritual

reign).

SUMMARY OF THE THREE MILLENIAL VIEWS

Source: Mark Hitchcock, The End

APPLICATION

We should not allow our viewpoints

on the Millennium to divide us.

in essentials, unity

in non-essentials, liberty

in all things, charity

Three Functions of the

Millennium

1. To Reward the Faithful.

2. To Redeem the Creation.

3. To Fulfill Biblical Covenants.

• Take over the Kingdom (Dan 7:18, 22)

• Judge the world and the angels (1 Cor 6:2-3)

• Rule over the nations (Rev. 2:26-27)

• Reign with Christ for a thousand years (Rev

20:6)

God Will Reward the Faithful.

(Gen. 3) (Rev. 20)

God Will Restore the Creation.

Isaiah 11:6-8 (NLT)

“In that day the wolf and the lamb will live

together; the leopard will lie down with the

baby goat. The calf and the yearling will be

safe with the lion, and a little child will lead

them all. The cow will graze near the bear. The

cub and the calf will lie down together. The

lion will eat hay like a cow. The baby will play

safely near the hole of a cobra. Yes, a little

child will put its hand in a nest of deadly

snakes without harm.”

1. Abrahamic Covenant (Gen 12:1-3; 15:18-21)

2. Land Covenant (Deut 30:1-10)

3. Davidic Covenant (2 Sam 7:12-16)

4. New Covenant (Jer 31:31-34)

God Will Fulfill Biblical Covenants.

1. Abrahamic Covenant (Gen 12:1-3; 15:18-2)

2. Land Covenant (Deut 30:1-10)

3. Davidic Covenant (2 Sam 7:12-16)

4. New Covenant (Jer 31:31-34)

God Will Fulfill Biblical Covenants.

Three Features of the Millennial

Kingdom

1. Population

2. Life and Death

3. Universal Peace

Isaiah 65:20 (NLT)

“No longer will babies die when only a

few days old.

No longer will adults die before they

have lived a full life.

No longer will people be considered old

at one hundred!

Only the cursed will die that young!”

Isaiah 2:4 (NLT)

“The Lord will mediate between nations and

will settle international disputes. They will

hammer their swords into plowshares and their

spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no

longer fight against nation, nor train for war

anymore.”

God is faithful to keep His promise.

“What God has done in the past, is a

model and a promise of what he will do

again in the future.” Dr. Allman

Application

Prisoner Released

HELD 647

DAYS

Wenxi Li

Source: Voice of the Martyrs

10 WAYS TO PRAY

FOR OUR PERSECUTED FAMILY

1. Pray that persecuted believers will

sense God’s presence (Heb. 13:5).

2. Pray they will feel connected to the

greater Body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:20,

26).

3. Pray they will experience God’s

comfort when their family members

are killed, injured or imprisoned for

their witness (2 Cor. 1:3–5).

4. Pray they will have more

opportunities to share the gospel

(Col. 4:3).

5. Pray for their boldness to make Christ

known (Phil. 1:14).

6. Pray they will forgive and love their

persecutors (Matt. 5:44)

7. Pray their ministry activities will

remain undetected by authorities or

others who wish to silence them (Acts

9:25).

8. Pray they will rejoice in suffering

(Acts 5:41).

9. Pray they will be refreshed through

God’s Word and grow in their faith

(Eph. 6:17).

10.Pray they will be strengthened

through the prayers of fellow

believers (Jude 20–25).

Source: Voice of the Martyrs