world will end. As Christians, we have the opportunity to look at prophecy in the Bible to
have an idea of what the end will be like. However, the Bible can be confusing or
unclear, allowing for multiple interpretations. Considering the end of time, we will look
at four different views on what the millennium is and where it is placed on the timeline.
The first timeline we will look at is the post-tribulation, or historical,
premillennialism timeline. Historical Premillennialists believe that the great apostasy and
tribulation happens first. This is followed by the Second Coming. After the second
coming, Jesus rules the Earth for one-thousand years, the millennium. …show more content…
Here, the timeline
starts with the rapture. All the good people are taken to heaven. Following the rapture is a
time of tribulation. Then, after the tribulation, Jesus comes again to get everyone who
used the time of tribulation as a second chance to go to heaven. This is followed by the
millennium. The timeline ends with the final judgement. Theologians are divided over
where in the timeline the rapture actually is. This allows people to ignore religious stuff
until the rapture because they get a second chance anyway.
Another millennial view is postmillennialism. Postmillennialists believe that the
millennium is not a literal one-thousand years, but an era during which Jesus rules the
world indirectly through the spread of the Gospel and it’s life-changing power. The world
becomes increasingly Christian. Finally, Jesus returns, raises the dead believers, judges
the wicked, and takes his church with him into eternity. Postmillennialism largely ignores
anything about tribulation or rapture.
Amillennialism is the belief that the millennium is not physical. Amillennialists
believe that the millennium is not an actual one-thousand years. Rather, they believe