Premillennialism, the belief in Christ's reign before the millennium, was predominant in early Christianity, as affirmed by many Church Fathers. Despite its decline due to allegorical interpretations and the alignment of the Church with state power, this doctrine reflected a literal expectation of Christ’s return and kingdom on earth historically maintained until Augustine's influence transformed eschatological views.
So, when Jesus comes from heaven with a shout and the trumpet of God sounds then the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then the saints that are alive when Jesus comes back will caught up (Raptured) together with the saints who were in the clouds already.
One of the glaring weaknesses of the pretribulation rapture view is the complete omission of any mention of a pretribulation rapture in Revelation. The book of Revelation was written to the "seven churches of Asia" to reveal the things that "must shortly come to pass." Its name literally means "the unveiling of Jesus Christ." If … Continue reading Can we find the Rapture in Revelation?
Revelation Chapters 21-22, dealing with the New Jerusalem, is almost universally misunderstood by Christians. The New Jerusalem is not “heaven.”The New Jerusalem is not a new city on some other “new” planet.The New Jerusalem is not a celestial city that will hover over the earth. The New Jerusalem is the present city of Jerusalem when … Continue reading The “New Jerusalem” is Jerusalem Restored
In Leviticus 25, we learn of God’s Jubilee calendar of 50-year cycles which God commanded Israel to observe. The 50th year is called the “year of release” or “year of liberty” because all land reverted back to its original owner and all debts were cancelled. This Jubilee Year followed every seven Sabbatical cycles (weeks of years), 7x7 years totaling 49 years. The Jubilee was the intercalated 50th year. It did not coincide with the 7th Sabbatical year, but followed it, rounding out the 7 weeks of years to an even 50 years.[
In the following quotation from Irenaeus, the essential elements of Chiliasm can be seen tied together: the future gathering of Jesus’ elect after a brief period of persecution by the Antichrist the future hope of the Abrahamic Land inheritance for Christians the future millennium, “the rest, the hallowed seventh day,” after six millennia of man’s struggle under the curse. This is Chiliasm in a nutshell.
Moreover, it is our aim to show that apostasy does not only occur when a person openly and consciously renounces faith in God, but is also a result of persistent, long-term sinning. We hope that this article will strengthen people in the truth and warn them of this deceptive false teaching.
According to Peter, all of the prophets sought to understand the TIME of both Christ's first and second coming (1 Pet. 1:10-11). Seeking to discover the time is simply obeying Jesus' command in Matthew 24:44 to "become ready" so that you can "watch" appropriately, unlike the man in Jesus' parable who did not know, thus did not watch, and consequently bad things happened to him.
Date setting for Jesus return can be accurate only if the secular date for the destruction of Jerusalem in AD70 and therefore Jesus crucifixion in AD 30 is accurate. God has provided all the rest of the required information. Following is an extract from a book called Bible Chronology for the Last Generation Christians by … Continue reading Jesus Returns 2036?
The following list of events that took place over about 500 years was extracted from Joel Richardson’s book "When a Jew Rules the World" starting on page 135. This book is highly recommend as it contains so much history on how the Jews have been treated over the centuries. It shines a light on why … Continue reading The First Jewish Holocaust
Biblical Teaching to Equip Every Christian 