I am privileged to announce the publication of my new book, "One Thousand Years with Jesus: The Coming Messianic Kingdom," through Wipf & Stock. I have studied the future millennial reign of Jesus for the last decade. And in that time, I have … [Continue reading]
Michael J. Vlach holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska, a M.Div. from the Master’s Seminary and a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has written several books, including … [Continue reading]
POSTMILLENNIALISM In the late 17th century, the Unitarian Daniel Whitby (1638-1726) developed a new alternative to both Premillennialism and Amillennialism: Postmillennialism.[1] Just as the name suggests, Postmillennialism is the belief that Jesus … [Continue reading]
THE REFORMATION Augustine’s influence was so dominant that Amillennialism went largely unchallenged until well into the Reformation. On why Premillennialism did not make an immediate return at that time, John MacArthur explained: The Reformers … [Continue reading]
AUGUSTINE Augustine was the bishop of Hippo, living from AD 354 to 430. He remains a vaunted theologian, having a profound influence on Christianity in the West in his day and later on Roman Catholics and Protestants alike. Augustine serves as the … [Continue reading]
The death of Lactantius in A.D. 325 marked the end of Premillennialism as a commonly held belief in the church until after the Reformation of the 16th century. No doubt there were some saints that read the Scriptures and believed what they said on … [Continue reading]
The majority of New Testament passages pertaining to the Millennium are those that teach on the kingdom, when Jesus returns to reign from His throne (Matt. 25:31-34). One of the most striking is Matthew 8:11: I tell you, many will come from east … [Continue reading]
ZEPHANIAH Zephaniah 3:9-20 is a noteworthy summary of the Millennium, with a focus on blessings for both Jew and Gentile. Verses 9-10: “For at that time I will change the speech of the peoples to a pure speech, that all of them may call upon the … [Continue reading]
ISAIAH Isaiah contains far more millennial passages than any other book in Scripture, including some of the most descriptive and comprehensive. Following the classic depiction of the Millennium in Isaiah 11:6-9, is the instructive 11:10-12: In … [Continue reading]
Passages on the Millennium are found regularly throughout Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation. Many fail to recognize this because a given writer did not explicitly mention a thousand year reign of the Messiah. This is not a problem, as the … [Continue reading]
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