Premillennialism

Premillennialism (among some Christian Protestants) the doctrine that the prophesied millennium of blessedness will begin with the imminent Second Coming of Christ.

Premillennialism, in Christian eschatology, is the belief that Jesus will physically return to the earth to gather His saints before the Millennium, a literal thousand-year golden age of peace. This return is referred to as the Second Coming. The doctrine is called "premillennialism" because it holds that Jesus' physical return to earth will occur prior to the inauguration of the Millennium. It is distinct from the other forms of Christian eschatology such as postmillennialism or amillennialism, which view the millennial rule as occurring either before the second coming, or as being figurative and non-temporal. For the last century, the belief has been common in Evangelicalism according to surveys on this topic.

Some think that this idea was promoted by Justin Martyr in the 2nd century who was one of the first Christian writers to describe the “Jewish” belief of a temporary messianic kingdom prior to the eternal state.

Justin did write in chapter 80 of his work Dialogue with Trypho, “I and others who are right-minded Christians on all points are assured that there will be a resurrection of the dead, and a thousand years in Jerusalem, which will then be built... For Isaiah spoke in that manner concerning this period of a thousand years.”

The truth is he conceded earlier in the same chapter that his view was not universal by saying that he “and many who belong to the pure and pious faith, and are true Christians, think otherwise.”

One problem today is that many Modern Christians do not "belong to the pure and pious faith, and are true Christians". Ty have little or no daily ministration which Justin also writes about except through those men who call themselves Benefactors but who exercise authority and the fathers of the earth who are often socialists who Jesus did not want us to pray to.

Some think that Irenaeus ofthe late 2nd century and bishop of Lyon was a premillennialist. He wrote Against Heresies in the 2nd century opposing the Gnostic and considered them a threat. Irenaeus did write “The promise remains steadfast... God promised him (Abraham) the inheritance of the land. Yet, Abraham did not receive it during all the time of his journey there. Accordingly, it must be that Abraham, together with his seed (that is, those who fear God and believe in Him), will receive it at the resurrection of the just.”

Irenaeus had lots of ideas that premillennialist might object to but creating eschatological by picking quotes here and there can bring big money for ministers who tell the people what they want to hear. Irenaeus also held to the idea that the end of human history will occur after the 6,000th year. (5.28.3).

Origen challenged the doctrine of the few premillennialist. Some think he was a proponent of amillennialism. All this depends on how people think the kingdom of God loos and operates.

Dionysius of Alexandria among others stood against premillennialism.

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