What is the Millennial Kingdom, and should it be understood literally?
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What is the Millennial Kingdom, and should it be understood literally? Will the Millennial Kingdom / Millennium be a literal 1,000 years?
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- What is the Millennial Kingdom and should it be understood literally? The Millennial Kingdom is the title given to the 1 ,000 year reign of Jesus Christ on the earth.
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- Some seek to interpret the 1 ,000 years in an allegorical manner. They understand the 1 ,000 years as merely a figurative way of saying a long period of time, not a literal, physical reign of Jesus Christ on the earth.
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- However, six times in Revelation 20, 2 -7, the Millennial Kingdom is specifically said to be 1 ,000 years in length.
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- If God wished to communicate a long period of time, He could have easily done so without explicitly and repeatedly mentioning an exact time frame.
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- The Bible tells us that when Christ returns to all the earth, He will establish Himself as King in Jerusalem, sitting on the throne of David.
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- The Unconditional Covenants demand a literal, physical return of Jesus Christ to establish the
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- Kingdom. The Abrahamic Covenant promised Israel a land, a posterity and ruler, and a spiritual blessing.
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- The Palestinian Covenant promised Israel a restoration to the land and occupation of the land.
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- The Davidic Covenant promised Israel a king from David's line who would rule forever, giving the nation rest from all their enemies.
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- At the Second Coming, these covenants will be fulfilled as Israel is regathered from the nations, converted, and restored to the land under the rule of the
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- Messiah, Jesus Christ. The Bible speaks of the conditions during the Millennium as a perfect environment physically and spiritually.
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- It will be a time of peace, joy, and comfort. The Bible also tells us that only believers will enter the
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- Millennial Kingdom. Because of this, it will be a time of obedience, holiness, truth, and the knowledge of God.
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- Christ will rule as King. Nobles and Governors will also rule, and Jerusalem will be the political center of the world.
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- Revelation 20, 2 -7 gives the precise time period of the Millennial Kingdom. There are countless other passages that point to a literal reign of the
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- Messiah on the earth. The fulfillment of many of God's covenants and promises rests on a literal, physical, future kingdom.
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- There is no solid basis for denying the literal interpretation of the Millennial Kingdom and its duration being 1 ,000 years.