By
Mark E. Moore
1) Historic Premillennialism
2) Dispensational Premillennialism
3) Postmillennialism
4) Amillennialism
5) Preterism
1. How willing you are to interpret texts figuratively.
From the least to the most figurative are: Dispensational,
Historic, Postmillennial, Amillennial.
2. What texts you start with:
Historic Premillennial 
Revelation 20
Dispensational Premillennial  Daniel 9
Postmillennial 
Matthew 13 & 28
Amillennial 
2 Peter 3
Preterism 
Matthew 24
3. Socio-Political events.
Optimism feeds Postmillennialism; war or turmoil fosters
Premillennialism; normalcy engenders Amillennialism.
A. HP was the major view in the first 3 centuries –
until Christianity gained favored status under
Constantine.
B. Jesus will return to the earth after a seven year
tribulation and establish a literal reign on earth for
a thousand years (Rev 19:11-21).
C. The first resurrection comes at the second
coming; the second comes after the millennium
(Rev 20:4-6).
D. Following Christ’s reign, Satan will be released for a
final battle with God. He will be destroyed, the
earth will come to an end and eternity will ensue.
Mark of the Beast (Rev. 13:16-18)
Man of Lawlessness/ Antichrist (2 Thess. 2:3; Rev. 13:3)
Political Turmoil & Persecution
Jewish conversion (Rom 11:26)
7 year tribulation (Dan
9:20-27 & Rev 6-16
esp.11-13)
2nd Coming
(Rev. 19:11ff)
Gog & Magog
Rev. 20:7-8;
Destruction
Eze. 38-39.
(Rev.20:1-4
1,000 1 Co. 15:25; Phil. 2:10-11)
Political Domination (Is. 2:2-4)
Extreme Wealth (Amos 9:13-15)
Armageddon
Revelation 19:17-21
Health & biological transformation
Topological changes
Rapture = 1st Res.
(I Thess. 4:16-17)
ETERNITY
2nd Res.
(Rev. 20:5, 12-13)
Isa.11:8- 9;
65:20-25, cf. v. 17
Eze. 47:1- 12
This is essentially the same as Historic Premillennialism
with a few significant additions:
• A more literal interpretation of Biblical descriptions of both
the tribulation period and the millennium, giving greater
priority to the O.T. over N.T.
• Emphasis on National Israel as the ultimate plan of God,
especially in light of Daniel 9:24-27 and the categorizing
of the world history into seven dispensations.
• A secret rapture either before the tribulation or right in the
middle of it.
• First espoused by John Darby in 1830. More recently by
Schofield, Linsey, Walvoord, Ryrie, LaHaye.
Mark of the Beast (Rev. 13:16-18)
Man of Lawlessness/ Antichrist (2 Thess. 2:3; Rev. 13:3)
Political Turmoil & Persecution
Jewish conversion (Rom 11:26)
7 year tribulation
(Dan 9:20-27 &
Rev 6-16 esp.11-13)
Gog & Magog
Rev. 20:7-8; Destruction
Eze. 38-39.
2nd Coming
(Rev. 19:11ff)
(Rev.20:1-4
1,000 1 Co. 15:25; Phil. 2:10-11)
Political Domination (Is. 2:1-4)
Rapture = 1st Res.
(I Thess. 4:16-17)
Armageddon
Revelation 11:17-21
Extreme Wealth (Amos 9:13-15)
Health & biological transformation
Topological changes
The Church is the 6th of 7 dispensations
(cf. II Tim 2:15). It is merely a step (some would
go so far as to say a “parenthesis”), in fulfilling GOD’S
ultimate plan, which is the salvation of national Israel.
2nd Res.
(Rev. 20:5, 12-13)
Isa.11:8& 9
65:20-25 cf. v. 17
Eze. 47:1- 12
2 Tim. 2:15 "Rightly dividing . . ."
1.
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
INNOCENCY -- Garden
CONSCIENCE -- Fall
HUMAN GOVERNMENT -- Noah
PROMISE -- Abraham
LAW -- Moses
GRACE – The Church (parenthesis)
KINGDOM – The Millennium
(The clock
is stopped
between
the 69th
and 70th
week of
Daniel
9:24 -27)
Pre trib mid trib secret rapture (I Thes. 5:2, Rev 4:1)
League of ten nations (Rev 17:9-14)
Mark of the Beast (Rev. 13:16-18)
Man of Lawlessness/ Antichrist (2 Thess. 2:3; Rev. 13:3)
Political Turmoil & Persecution
Jewish conversion (Rom 11:26)
7 year tribulation
(Dan 7:20-27 &
Rev 6-16 esp.11-13)
31/2
years
31/2
years
Rapture = 1st Res.
(I Thess. 4:16-17)
Gog & Magog
Rev. 20:7-8; Destruction
Eze. 38-39.
2nd Coming
(Rev. 19:11ff)
(Rev.20:1-4
1,000 1 Co. 15:25; Phil. 2:10-11)
Political Domination (Is. 2:1-4)
Extreme Wealth (Amos 9:13-15)
Health & biological transformation
Pre trib or mid
Armageddon
trib 1st
Revelation 11:17-21
Topological changes
resurrection
(Rev 20:4-6)
Rebuilding of the temple
The Church is the 6th of 7 dispensations
and animal sacrifices
(cf. II Tim 2:15). It is merely a step (some would
go so far as to say a “parenthesis”), in fulfilling GOD’S reinstated (Ez. 40-48)
ultimate plan, which is the salvation of national Israel.
ETERNITY
Judgment
2nd Res.
(Rev. 20:5, 12-13)
Isa.11:8& 9
65:20-25, cf. v. 17
Eze. 47:1- 12
Zech 14:4;
Isa 35:7;
Amos 9:13
1. “Seventy Weeks” is literally 70 sevens. Like our word “dozen” it
could refer to days, months or years.
2. There were three decrees issued for the rebuilding of Jerusalem:
538 by Cyrus to Zerubbabel (2 Chron 36:22-23; Ezra 1:1-4; 6:1-5)
457 by Artaxerxes to Ezra (Ezra 7:11-26; 9:9) [Amillennial choice]
445 by Artaxerxes to Nehemiah (Neh 2:1-8) [Dispensational choice]
3. There are three periods in the 70 weeks:
7  Seven Sevens = 49 years for rebuilding
62  Sixty-two sevens = 434 years until the Messiah
1  One seven = the final period filled with tribulation
4. We can expect six things to happen during this period:
Amillennial Interp:
Jesus and the cross
Events in Daniel
9:24
Premillennial Interp:
Only for National Israel
Calvary
Finish Transgression
Jewish Rejection
Redemption
Put an end to sin
Millennium
Atonement
Atone for sin
Calvary, applied to Jews
only in the millennium
Salvation of
Christians
Bring Everlasting
Righteousness
Messianic Reign
Relevant Messianic
prophecies fulfilled
Seal up Visions
and Prophecy
Every prophecy fulfilled
Jesus’ ministry
and ascension
Anoint the Most Holy
Either: Inauguration of
Jesus or Reinstitution
of the temple
Jesus
The Ruler (v. 26-27)
The Antichrist
445 B.C.,
decree
483
Years
7
weeks
Problems:
32
A.D.
62 weeks
Verse 26:Messiah
Cut off, Jerusalem
Destroyed
Time Gap during
the church age
(1st proposed by Robert Anderson in 1895)
Jesus
Returns
Verse 27:
1 week of
Abomination
3 1/2
3 1/2
1 Week
1. There are actually only 478 years, not 483, between 445 B.C.
and 32 A.D. To make this work it has to be figured based on an
inaccurate lunar calendar (a year of 360 = 12 X 30 X 3 ½ =
1,260 days [Rev 12:6, 14] )
2. 32 A.D. puts the crucifixion on a Sunday or Monday.
3. A gap of 2K years is uncomfortable.
4. The atonement has to await the millennium to apply to the Jews.
5. How can a millennial reign be described as “everlasting
righteousness”?
6. It requires the reinstitution of animal sacrifices.
Christ “cut off”
sacrifices in 30 A.D.
457 B.C.
7 weeks
62 weeks
483 years
27 A.D. Jesus’ Ministry
3½
70 A.D. or Pentecost
Cornelius’ Conversion
Church Age
3½
1 week
Problems:
1. There is no convincing explanation of the last 3 ½ years.
2. The “prince” v. 26 seems hostile to God. Could this be
Messiah?
3. 27 A.D. is a problematic date for the beginning of Jesus’
mini-story. The 15th year of Tiberius (Lk 3:1) would point
to A.D. 29.
4. The destruction of Jerusalem is outside the 70 weeks.
Furthermore, Christians were not responsible for it but
would have to have been if “the ruler” was Jesus (v. 26).
5. Sacrifices didn’t literally cease at Jesus’ death (v. 27)
POSTMILLENNIALISM
• The Church will grow increasingly stronger
until it dominates the world politically and
socially.
• The thousand years is likely not literal, and
Jesus will reign from heaven through the word
being preached, not from a throne in Jerusalem.
• Jesus will return after the millennium, gather the
saints, destroy the earth and eternity will ensue.
• Postmillennialists tend to be the most politically
active.
POSTMILLENNIALISM
• It was formulated most clearly by Daniel
Whitby (1638-1726) but popularized by
Jonathan Edwards.
• It gained most ground in the 17th century, in part
because it aligned with the goals and
philosophies of burgeoning enlightenment
ideals.
Postmillennialism
Christ reigns from heaven.
Rev. 19:15; Heb. 4:12.
The Kingdom’s influence increases globally
Ps. 47 & 110. Zech. 9: 10; Mat. 28:18 -20. This
Is especially seen in the parables of leaven and
The mustard seed in Mt 13.
CH
1,000
1st Res. (Jn. 5:25-29)
Resurrection of righteousness as the Church spreads.
2nd coming (Mt 24:36-39)
Destruction of the world (2 Pe 3:10)
Judgment (Mat. 25:31-32)
ETERNITY
2nd Res. (Rev 20:4-6)
AMILLENNIALISM
• The Thousand years is figurative, representing Christ’s
present rule in the church, not a future kingdom.
Augustine popularized Amillennialism which then
dominated during the middle ages.
• Prefers non-figurative passages (like 2 Peter 3) as a basis
for a simple end-times chronology, rather than complex
apocalyptic or parabolic descriptions.
• At the second coming, several things happened in quick
succession: (a) the bodily resurrection of righteous and
wicked; (b) victory over Satan and the beast; (c)
judgment; and (d) the transformation of the earth.
Amillennialism
Revelation is cyclical
not chronological
Rule of Christ is
in the church
on earth
2nd coming (Mt 24:36-39)
Destruction of the world (2 Pe 3:10)
Judgment (Mat. 25:31)
Satan is already bound by the
Gospel (Mat. 12:28f, Jn. 12:31f,
Heb. 2:14; Rev. 12:10-11)
CH
1,000
1st Res. (Jn. 5:25-29)
Spiritual Res. (Conversion) &, or,
Saints reign from Heaven
ETERNITY
2nd Res. (Rev 20:4-6)
Conversion of Israel (Rom 11:26)
A final period of tribulation
PRETERISM
A. Jesus returned at 70 A.D. spiritually and in judgment.
This takes Jesus’ statements at face value (Mt 10:23;
16:27-28; 24:34; 26:64; Mk 9:1; Luke 9:27) and
explains the N.T. passages that speak of the nearness
of Jesus return (1 Cor 7:29-31; 1 Thess 4:15-18;
James 5:7-9; 1 Pet 4:7; 1 John 2:18; Rev 1:1)
B. At the second coming in A.D. 70: (a) the Old Covenant
was destroyed forever; (b) The plan of redemption was
consummated; (c ) The Kingdom of God was
established [invisibly].
C. The 1,000 years figuratively is the “wilderness
wanderings” of the church between A.D. 30 -70.
PRETERISM
D. The first systematic exposition of Preterism was done
by a Jesuit , Luis de Alcasar (1554-1613). The first
Protestant to accept it was Hugo Grotius (1644).
E. The great commission has been completed (Rom 1:8,
16:25-27, Col 1:23) since the “world” (oikoumene)
has heard the message and the “end of the age” has
come. We now dwell in the New Jerusalem in Christ.
F. The Scriptures never predict the end of the world. 2
Peter 3:16 speaks of the world’s systems and Rev 1922 speak of the destruction of the temple ordinances.
G. Revelation was penned prior to 70 A.D.; hence 11:1-2
is a literal warning and was literally fulfilled. The 42
months were literally fulfilled between 66 - 70 A.D.
PRETERISM
H. Full Preterists (or Consistent Preterism): All biblical
prophecies concerning Jesus’ return were fulfilled in
70 A.D. The resurrection is the rescue of the soul from
Sheol, not a renewal of the physical body.
I. Partial Preterits: Many end-time prophecies were
fulfilled in 70 A.D. including a figurative return of
Jesus. There is yet, however, to be a bodily return of
Jesus and a future resurrection of the saints.
J. Partial Preterism can be compatible with either
Amillennialism or Postmillennialism.
PRETERIST
Jesus returns in 70 A.D. as he promised (Mt
10:23; 16:28; 24:34; 26:64) and as the rest of the
N.T. expects (1 Cor 7:29-31; 1 Thes 4:15-18;
James 5:7-9; 1 Peter 4:7; 1 Jn 2:18; Rev 1:1).
The earth will abide forever (Eccl.
1:4, Ps. 78:69, Ps. 104: 5, Ps.
119:90; 148:4-6)
This “completes” our redemption (Heb 8:13).
There are no more: • Animal Sacrifices
• Priestly Mediation
• Temple Complex
30
70 A.D.
Heaven on earth
This “1000” years is
the “wilderness wanderings”
of the church (2 Peter 2:8).
ETERNITY
2nd Res. (Rev 20:4-6). When you die, you
will live with God in heaven.
Satan is bound (Rev 12:10-11; 20:2-3) as God protected his fledgling church
Satan is released for a short time (Rev 20:3) which is A.D. 66-70.
The martyrs and those given authority to judge “came to life” (in heaven) and
reigned with Christ for “1,000” years [really 40] (Rev 20:4) after which the
rest of the dead are raised (Rev 20:5) – after A.D. 70.
STRENGTHS
HISTORIC
1. This view has the most natural reading of Rev. 20
2. It historic and early roots commend it as authoritative.
3. It has a balanced hermeneutic and exegesis.
DISPENSATIONAL
1. Clear chronology.
2. Consistent literal hermeneutic.
3. It engages the entire Bible into its eschatological scheme.
POSTMIL.
1. Positive and optimistic view of the progress of the Church.
2. Good exegesis of Matthew 13 & 28:18-20.
AMIL.
1. It’s Based on 2 Peter 3 rather than apocalyptic literature.
2. Expectation of Jesus’ eminent return.
3. The kingdom is present now (Mt 12:28; Lk 17:20-21).
PRETERIST
1. It takes Jesus’ statements about his return literally.
2. Answer some difficult eschatological questions for apologists
3. It gives strong impetus to improve the present world.
Weaknesses
HISTORIC
DISPENSATIONAL
POSTMIL.
AMIL.
PRETERIST
1. An earthy millennial kingdom seems anti-climactic.
2. Inconsistent hermeneutic: Figurative/Literal; Israel/church.
3. The kingdom is mongrel – resurrected and earthly.
4. A post-tribulation rapture seems odd.
1. Secret, mid-trib rapture.
2. The cross as plan “b” and a “paused clock.”
3. Literal interpretation which ignores conditional promises.
4. Kingdom is only future for Israel (cf. Mt 12:28 & 21:43).
1. Unrealistic about the direction of the world.
2. It is a late development and not widely supported.
3. Arguing that most will be saved (cf. Mt 7:13-14; Lk 18:8)
4. Explains Rev 19:11-21 as church growth not the parousia.
1. Radically figurative in some texts, esp. OT prophecy
2. Explanation of Satan’s binding in Rev 20 is questionable.
1. This present world is our “blessed hope” (1 Thess 2:19)?!
2. Jesus return was invisible, even unnoticed (cf. Mt 24:27).
3. Death, pain, and tears are not destroyed (Rev 21:4).
THE
END
Revelation 13:16-18
He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and
poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right
hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy
or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name
of the beast or the number of his name. This calls
for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him
calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's
number. His number is 666.
Revelation 20:1-4
And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven,
having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a
great chain. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent,
who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a
thousand years. He threw him into the Abyss, and
locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from
deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years
were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short
time. . . .They had not worshiped the beast or his image
and had not received his mark on their foreheads or
their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a
thousand years.
1 Corinthians 15:25
For he must reign until he has put all his
enemies under his feet.
Philippians 2:10-11
that at the name of Jesus every knee should
bow, in heaven and on earth and under the
earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus
Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Isaiah 2:2-4
In the last days the mountain of the LORD's temple
will be established as chief among the mountains; it will
be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to
it. Many peoples will come and say, "Come, let us go up
to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the
God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may
walk in his paths.“ The law will go out from Zion, the
word of the LORD from Jerusalem. He will judge
between the nations and will settle disputes for many
peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not
take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war
anymore.
Amos 9:13-15
"The days are coming," declares the LORD,
"when the reaper will be overtaken by the
plowman and the planter by the one treading
grapes. New wine will drip from the mountains
and flow from all the hills. I will bring back my
exiled people Israel; they will rebuild the ruined
cities and live in them.They will plant vineyards
and drink their wine; they will make gardens and
eat their fruit. I will plant Israel in their own land,
never again to be uprooted from the land I have
given them," says the LORD your God.
Isaiah 11:8-9
The infant will play near the hole of the
cobra, and the young child put his hand into
the viper's nest. They will neither harm nor
destroy on all my holy mountain, for the
earth will be full of the knowledge of the
LORD as the waters cover the sea.
Isaiah 65:20-21 (cf. v. 17)
"Never again will there be in it an infant who
lives but a few days, or an old man who does
not live out his years; he who dies at a hundred
will be thought a mere youth; he who fails to
reach a hundred will be considered accursed.
They will build houses and dwell in them; they
will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. No
longer will they build houses and others live in
them, or plant and others eat.
Isaiah 65:22-25
For as the days of a tree, so will be the days of my
people; my chosen ones will long enjoy the works
of their hands. They will not toil in vain or bear
children doomed to misfortune; for they will be a
people blessed by the LORD, they and their
descendants with them. Before they call I will
answer; while they are still speaking I will hear. The
wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion
will eat straw like the ox, but dust will be the
serpent's food. They will neither harm nor destroy
on all my holy mountain,"says the LORD.
Ezekiel 47:1-12
The man brought me back to the entrance of the
temple, and I saw water coming out from under the
threshold of the temple toward the east (for the
temple faced east). The water was coming down
from under the south side of the temple, south of
the altar. . . . Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on
both banks of the river. Their leaves will not
wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they
will bear, because the water from the sanctuary
flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and
their leaves for healing.
2 Thessalonians 2:3
Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for
that day will not come until the rebellion
occurs and the man of lawlessness is
revealed, the man doomed to destruction.
Revelation 13:3
One of the heads of the beast seemed to have
had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been
healed. The whole world was astonished and
followed the beast.
Romans 11:26
And so all Israel will be saved, as
it is written: “The deliverer will
come from Zion; he will turn
godlessness away from Jacob.”
Revelation 19:17-21
And I saw an angel standing in the sun,
who cried in a loud voice to all the birds
flying in midair, "Come, gather together
for the great supper of God, so that you
may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and
mighty men, of horses and their riders,
and the flesh of all people, free and slave,
small and great."
Zech 14:3-4
On that day his feet will stand on the Mount
of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount
of Olives will be split in two from east to
west, forming a great valley, with half of the
mountain moving north and half moving
south.
Isa 35:7
The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty
ground bubbling springs. In the haunts where
jackals once lay, grass and reeds and papyrus will
grow.
Amos 9:13
"The days are coming," declares the LORD,
when the reaper will be overtaken by the
plowman and the planter by the one treading
grapes. New wine will drip from the
mountains and flow from all the hills.
Zech 14:3-4
On that day his feet will stand on the Mount
of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount
of Olives will be split in two from east to
west, forming a great valley, with half of the
mountain moving north and half moving
south.
Revelation 19:17-21, Cont.
Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth
and their armies gathered together to make war
against the rider on the horse and his army. But
the beast was captured, and with him the false
prophet who had performed the miraculous
signs on his behalf. . . . The rest of them were
killed with the sword that came out of the
mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the
birds gorged themselves on their flesh.
1 Thess 4:16-17
For the Lord himself will come down
from heaven, with a loud command, with
the voice of the archangel and with the
trumpet call of God, and the dead in
Christ will rise first. After that, we who are
still alive and are left will be caught up
together with them in the clouds to meet
the Lord in the air. And so we will be with
the Lord forever.
Revelation 19:11ff.
I saw heaven standing open and
there before me was a white
horse, whose rider is called
Faithful and True. With justice he
judges and makes war.
Revelation 20:7-9
When the thousand years are over, Satan will
be released from his prison and will go out to
deceive the nations in the four corners of the
earth--Gog and Magog--to gather them for
battle. In number they are like the sand on the
seashore. They marched across the breadth of
the earth and surrounded the camp of God's
people, the city he loves. But fire came down
from heaven and devoured them.
Revelation 20:5, 12-13
(The rest of the dead did not come to life until
the thousand years were ended.) . . . And I saw
the dead, great and small, standing before the
throne, and books were opened. Another book
was opened, which is the book of life. The dead
were judged according to what they had done as
recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead
that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the
dead that were in them, and each person was
judged according to what he had done.
2 Timothy 2:15
Do your best to present yourself to
God as one approved, a workman who
does not need to be ashamed and who
correctly handles (KJV = “Rightly
Divides”) the word of truth.
Daniel 9:24-27
Seventy `sevens' are decreed for your people
and your holy city to finish transgression, to put
an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring
in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision
and prophecy and to anoint the most holy.
"Know and understand this: From the issuing
of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem
until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there
will be seven `sevens,' and sixty-two`sevens.' It
will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in
times of trouble.
Daniel 9:24-27, Cont.
After the sixty-two `sevens,' the Anointed One will be
cut off and will have nothing. The people of the ruler
who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary.
The end will come like a flood: War will continue
until the end, and desolations have been decreed. He
will confirm a covenant with many for one `seven.' In
the middle of the`seven' he will put an end to
sacrifice and offering. And on a wing of the temple
he will set up an abomination that causes desolation,
until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.
1 Thess 5:2; Rev. 4:1
for you know very well that the day of the
Lord will come like a thief in the night.
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After this I looked, and there before me was a
door standing open in heaven. And the voice I
had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet
said, “Come up here, and I will show you what
must take place after this.”
Revelation 17:9-14
This calls for a mind with wisdom. The
seven heads are seven hills on which the
woman sits. They are also seven kings.
Five have fallen, one is, the other has not
yet come; but when he does come, he
must remain for a little while. The beast
who once was, and now is not, is an eighth
king. He belongs to the seven and is going
to his destruction.
Revelation 17:9-14, Cont.
The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have
not yet received a kingdom, but who for one
hour will receive authority as kings along with
the beast. They have one purpose and will give
their power and authority to the beast. They
will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb
will overcome them because he is Lord of
lords and King of kings--and with him will be
his called, chosen and faithful followers.
Revelation 20:4-6
I saw thrones on which were seated those who
had been given authority to judge. And I saw
the souls of those who had been beheaded
because of their testimony for Jesus and
because of the word of God. They had not
worshiped the beast or his image and had not
received his mark on their foreheads or their
hands. They came to life and reigned with
Christ a thousand years.
Revelation 20:4-6, Cont.
(The rest of the dead did not come to life
until the thousand years were ended.) This
is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy
are those who have part in the first
resurrection. The second death has no
power over them, but they will be priests
of God and of Christ and will reign with
him for a thousand years.
Revelation 19:15
Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with
which to strike down the nations. "He will
rule them with an iron scepter."
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active.
Sharper than any double-edged sword, it
penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit,
joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and
attitudes of the heart.
Psalm 47:7-8
For God is the King of all the earth; sing to
him a psalm of praise. God reigns over the
nations; God is seated on his holy throne.
Psalm 110:1-2
The LORD says to my Lord: "Sit at my right
hand until I make your enemies a footstool for
your feet." The LORD will extend your mighty
scepter from Zion; you will rule in the midst
of your enemies.
Zechariah 9:10
I will take away the chariots from Ephraim
and the war-horses from Jerusalem, and the
battle bow will be broken. He will proclaim
peace to the nations. His rule will extend
from sea to sea and from the River to the
ends of the earth.
Matthew 28:18-20
"All authority in heaven and on earth has been
given to me. Therefore go and make disciples
of all nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I
have commanded you. And surely I am with
you always, to the very end of the age."
John 5:25-29
I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has
now come when the dead will hear the voice
of the Son of God and those who hear will
live. . . . Do not be amazed at this, for a time is
coming when all who are in their graves will
hear his voice and come out--those who have
done good will rise to live, and those who have
done evil will rise to be condemned.
Matthew 24:36-39
No one knows about that day or hour, not the
angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the
Father. As it was in the days of Noah, so it will
be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the
days before the flood, people were eating and
drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to
the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew
nothing about what would happen until the
flood came and took them all away. That is how
it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
2 Peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief.
The heavens will disappear with a roar; the
elements will be destroyed by fire, and the
earth and everything in it will be laid bare.
Matthew 25:31-32
When the Son of Man comes in his glory,
and all the angels with him, he will sit on his
throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will
be gathered before him, and he will separate
the people one from another as a shepherd
separates the sheep from the goats.
Revelation 20:4-6
I saw thrones on which were seated those
who had been given authority to judge. And
I saw the souls of those who had been
beheaded because of their testimony for
Jesus and because of the word of God.
They had not worshiped the beast or his
image and had not received his mark on
their foreheads or their hands. They came to
life and reigned with Christ a thousand
years.
Matthew 12:28-29
But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of
God, then the kingdom of God has come
upon you. Or again, how can anyone enter a
strong man's house and carry off his
possessions unless he first ties up the strong
man? Then he can rob his house.
John 12:31-33
Now is the time for judgment on this world;
now the prince of this world will be driven
out.
Hebrews 2:14
Since the children have flesh and blood, he
too shared in their humanity so that by his
death he might destroy him who holds the
power of death--that is, the devil
Revelation 12:10-11
For the accuser of our brothers, who
accuses them before our God day and night,
has been hurled down. They overcame him
by the blood of the Lamb and by the word
of their testimony.
John 5:25-29
I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has
now come when the dead will hear the voice
of the Son of God and those who hear will
live. . . . Do not be amazed at this, for a time
is coming when all who are in their graves
will hear his voice and come out--those who
have done good will rise to live, and those
who have done evil will rise to be
condemned.
Revelation 12:10-11
Now have come the salvation and the power
and the kingdom of our God, and the
authority of his Christ. For the accuser of
our brothers, who accuses them before our
God day and night, has been hurled down.
They overcame him by the blood of the
Lamb and by the word of their testimony.
Hebrew 8:13
By calling this covenant “new,” he has made
the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete
and aging will soon disappear.
Mt 10:23
You will not finish going through the cities
of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
Mt 16:28
Some who are standing here will not taste
death before they see the Son of Man
coming in his kingdom.
Matthew 24:34
This generation will certainly not pass
away until all these things have happened.
Matthew 26:64
In the future you will see the Son of Man
sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One
and coming on the clouds of heaven.
1 Cor 7:29-31
What I mean, brothers, is that the time is
short. From now on those who have wives
should live as if they had none; those who
mourn, as if they did not; those who are
happy, as if they were not; those who buy
something, as if it were not theirs to keep;
those who use the things of the world, as if
not engrossed in them. For this world in its
present form is passing away.
1 Thess 4:15-18
According to the Lord’s own word, we tell
you that we who are still alive, who are left
till the coming of the Lord, will certainly
not precede those who have fallen asleep. .
. . we who are still alive and are left will be
caught up together with them in the clouds
to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will
be with the Lord forever. Therefore
encourage each other with these words.
James 5:7-9
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s
coming. See how the farmer waits for the
land to yield its valuable crop and how
patient he is for the autumn and spring
rains. You too, be patient and stand firm,
because the Lord’s coming is near. Don’t
grumble against each other, brothers, or
you will be judged. The Judge is standing
at the door!
1 Peter 4:7
The end of all things is near. Therefore be
clear minded and self-controlled so that
you can pray.
1 John 2:18
Dear children, this is the last hour; and as
you have heard that the antichrist is
coming, even now many antichrists have
come. This is how we know it is the last
hour.
Revelation 1:1
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God
gave him to show his servants what must
soon take place.
Revelation 22:6
The Lord, the God of the spirits of the
prophets, sent his angel to show his
servants the things that must soon take
place.”
Ecclesiastes 1:4
Generations come and generations go,
but the earth remains forever.
Psalms 104:5
He set the earth on its foundations;
it can never be moved.
Psa 119:90
Your faithfulness continues through all
generations; you established the earth, and it
endures.
Psa 148:4-6
Praise him, you highest heavens and you
waters above the skies. Let them praise the
name of the LORD, for he commanded and
they were created. He set them in place for
ever and ever; he gave a decree that will never
pass away.
Revelation 1:1
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God
gave him to show his servants what must
soon take place.
Revelation 22:6
The Lord, the God of the spirits of the
prophets, sent his angel to show his
servants the things that must soon take
place.”
Revelation 1:1
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God
gave him to show his servants what must
soon take place.
Revelation 22:6
The Lord, the God of the spirits of the
prophets, sent his angel to show his
servants the things that must soon take
place.”