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2 most evangelistic periods The Rapture - Intro First 2½ - 3 centuries They turned their world upside down. Last 2½ - 3 centuries The gospel has spread to every continent on the globe Years Very Little Evangelism Dark Ages 6

3 Millennial Views The Rapture - Intro A - Millennialism Post - Millennialism Pre - Millennialism Each hold a different view on the relationship between the 2 nd Coming and the 1000 Years. - No literal 1000 years - Christ returns after the 1000 years. - Christ returns before the 1000 years. ( Eternity Christ Returns ( Eternity Christ Returns Millennium ( Eternity Millennium Christ Returns 15

Millennial Views/Interpretations A - Millennialism Post - Millennialism Pre - Millennialism Most allegorical of the 3 PositionDefinition/View Method of Interpretation All Scripture has a dual meaning No literal reign of Christ In the end, He will come to judge and establish eternity Mostly allegorical Mostly Literal The kingdom is mostly spiritual Christ will come only after the gospel has triumphed and ushered in a golden age of world-wide peace Christ will return bodily, and reign for a literal 1000 years A literal Tribulation, Armageddon & Antichrist Allows for parables, allegories and figures of speech 17

Millennial Views/Interpretations Israel The Kingdom Satan’s Future The Resurrection Does prophecy really speak of a literal return? Is the current restoration a fulfillment of Scripture? Is it literal and under Christ’s control? Is it 1000 literal years in length? Is he to bound literally for 1000 years? Is the resurrection of the saints to be at a different time than the ungodly? If so, Why? Is the resurrection literal and bodily? 18