In View of the End What can we expect? © 2005 Elbert D. Charpie

In View of the End

What can we expect?

© 2005 Elbert D. Charpie

The End of Time

The Millennium Daniel’s 70th Week The Rapture & The Day of the Lord The Wrath of God

Overview



The Millennium

(Rev 20:1-3 NIV) And I saw an angel coming (Rev 20:1-3 NIV) And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain.Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. {2} {2} He seized the dragon, that ancient He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a him for a thousandthousand years. years. {3} {3} He threw him He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the anymore until the thousandthousand years were years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.short time.


The Millennium vs. Christ’s Return

1000 Years

RETURNOF

CHRIST?

Rev. 20:1-3


3 Theories of the Millennium

• A-millennial View

• Post-Millennial View

• Pre-Millennial View


Amillennial View

That the millennial reign of Christ is figurative as is most of the book of Revelation in most of its symbolism.

The Millennium is symbolic of heaven – the world will get progressively worse until Christ comes.


Post-Millennial View

Most of the book of Revelation is historical and culminated at the fall of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. We are now in the millennial reign of Christ and will evolve into a “new heaven and a new earth.” Things will continually get better until Christ comes to reign per-sonally. The thousand years is a figurative analogy and not necessarily a literal 1000 years.


Post-Millennial View

1000 (???) Years

You Are Here!

Rev. 20:1-3


Pre-Millennial View

That there IS a literal 1000 years reign when Christ will rule this earth. It is a future event that will be preceded by a seven year period, known as the tribul-ation, where God will pour out His judgment upon this world.


Pre-Millennial View

1000 YearsMillennium

Rev. 20:1-3

7 YearsTribulation Period

Dan. 9:27


7 Years7 Years

(Dan 9:27 NIV) He will confirm a covenant (Dan 9:27 NIV) He will confirm a covenant with many for one 'seven.' In the middle of with many for one 'seven.' In the middle of the 'seven' he will put an end to sacrifice the 'seven' he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing and offering. And on a wing of the temple of the temple he will set up an abomination that causes he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him."poured out on him."

Daniel’s 70Daniel’s 70thth Week WeekThe Tribulation PeriodThe Tribulation Period


You Are Here!

(The Church Age)

Pre-Millennial View

1000 YearsMillennium

Rev. 20:1-3

7 YearsTribulation Period

Dan. 9:27


The Millennium

(Rev 20:1-10 NIV) And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. {2} He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. {3} He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.


The Millennium

{4} I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.


The Millennium

{6} Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.


The Millennium

{7} When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison {8} and will go out to de-ceive the nations in the four corners of the earth Gog and Magog--to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. {9} They marched across the breadth of the earth and sur-rounded the camp of God's people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. {10} And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.


HermeneutiHermeneuticscs

2 COR1:13

(2 Cor 1:13 NIV) For we do not (2 Cor 1:13 NIV) For we do not write you anything you cannot write you anything you cannot read or understand…read or understand…

Understanding Scripture


HermeneutiHermeneuticscs

2 COR1:13

• ALLEGORICAL METHODTHE READER DETERMINES WHAT SCRIPTURES TEACH

• FACE VALUE METHODTHE READER DISCOVERS WHAT SCRIPTURES TEACH

Understanding Scripture


For Futher StudyFor Futher StudySources:Sources:

Van Kampen, Robert., The Sign 2nd Ed. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 1999.

Van Kampen, Robert. The Rapture Question Answered. Grand Rapids: Fleming H. Revell, 1997.

Rosenthal, Marvin J. The Pre-Wrath Rapture of the Church. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1990.


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