Alongside Polycarp, Papias was a student of the apostle John. He was the bishop of Hierpolis in Phrygia and was martyred in 163 AD (around the same time that Polycarp was martyred). In addition to enjoying friendship with the apostle John, Papias intimately knew several others who had been alive to interact with Jesus and […]
The Premillennialism of Barnabas
December 1, 2014 by 2 Comments
The Epistle of Barnabas was written around 100 A.D. and is attributed to one Barnabas. Tradition identifies the writer as an Alexandrian Jew living during the time of Trajan and Hadrian. His name may have actually been Barnabas, though it is just as likely that the epistle was named after an apostle to give it […]
The Premillennialism of Irenaeus
November 19, 2014 by 2 Comments
Irenaeus lived from A.D. 120 to 202, and he served as the bishop of the church in what is now Lyon France. He was a pupil of the bishop of Smyrna and martyr Polycarp[1], himself a student of the apostle John. Irenaeus being only one teacher removed from the disciple whom Jesus loved (e.g. John […]
Millennial Offices are Assigned at the Bema Seat of Christ
September 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Those who never came to have a saving knowledge of Jesus will face judgment before the Great White Throne. Because the unsaved do not have the blood of the Lamb to cover their sins (Rom. 3:25), God will judge them based on their works, find them guilty and then throw them into the lake of […]
The Body of Christ and Reigning Saints in the Millennium
August 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The book of Hebrews opens with a formal oration on the supremacy of the Son of God (Heb. 1:1-4). Then, in various ways the Son’s superiority is proven by demonstrating that He is greater than the angels (Heb. 1:5-14; 2:5, 16). This is telling of just how exalted of a station the angels enjoy. In […]
Restored Judges and God’s Princes in the Millennium
August 14, 2014 by 1 Comment
RESTORED JUDGES In the Millennium, the offices of judge and counselor will be reinstituted. Isaiah 1:26: And I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.” Not only will there be judges […]
Jesus as King of Kings in the Millennium
August 6, 2014 by 2 Comments
Jesus being referred to as the King of kings is well known by many of His followers. A common assumption is that the title is for the purpose of emphasis. It is certainly true that Jesus is a king well above any there ever has been or will be. However, Jesus is literally the King […]
Papias Said Judas Was an Amillennialist
April 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Ante-Nicene Church Father Irenaeus taught extensively on Chiliasm (the Millennial Kingdom of Jesus upon the Earth beginning after His Second Coming) in his fifth book of Against Heresies. In chapter thirty-three, Irenaeus provides further proofs that mandate a Chiliastic or Premillennial realization of the Kingdom. This includes the blessing made from Isaac to Jacob: […]
The Millennial Kingdom’s Ecology
September 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
ANIMALS AND MAN IN HARMONY Much of the Millennium’s ecology can be understood from even a cursory reading of Isaiah 11:6-9: The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead […]
Tertullian Reported that the New Jerusalem Appeared During His Lifetime
August 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Ante-Nicene Church Fathers as a whole are believed to have taught some unusual or bizarre doctrines. Quite often this reputation stems from readers neglecting to understand the material carefully in its given context and not taking into account the different writing styles that were common to the ancients. However, there are times when something […]
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