1 The Rapture Intro 2 most evangelistic periods

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The Rapture - Intro 2 most evangelistic periods First 2½ - 3 centuries • They turned their world upside down. 1500 Years Very Little Evangelism Last 2½ - 3 centuries • The gospel has spread to every continent on the globe. Dark Ages 2 6

The Rapture - Intro 3 Millennial Views Christ Returns A - Millennialism - No literal 1000 years ( Eternity Post - Millennialism - Christ returns after the 1000 years. Christ Returns Millennium Pre - Millennialism - Christ returns before the 1000 years. Christ Returns Millennium ( Eternity Each hold a different view on the relationship between the 2 nd Coming and the 1000 Years. 3 15

Millennial Views/Interpretations Position Definition/View Method of Interpretation A - Millennialism • No literal reign of Christ • Most allegorical of the • All Scripture has a du • In the end, He will come to meaning judge and establish eternity • Christ will come only after • Mostly allegorical Post - Millennialism the gospel has triumphed • The kingdom is mostl and ushered in a golden age spiritual of world-wide peace Pre - Millennialism • Christ will return bodily, and • Mostly Literal reign for a literal 1000 years • Allows for parables, • A literal Tribulation, allegories and figures Armageddon & Antichrist speech 4 17

Millennial Views/Interpretations Israel • Does prophecy really speak of a literal retu • Is the current restoration a fulfillment of Sc The Kingdom • Is it literal and under Christ’s control? • Is it 1000 literal years in length? Satan’s Future • Is he to bound literally for 1000 years? The Resurrection • Is the resurrection of the saints to be at a different time than the ungodly? If so, Why • Is the resurrection literal and bodily? 5 18