What Is the Millennial Reign of Christ (Revelation 20)? The 3 Major Views Explained & Examined!

Is Jesus going to reign over the earth for 1,000 years after he returns? Are the 1,000 years in Revelation 20 literal? In this video, we lay out the three major views on the Millennial Reign of Jesus (Revelation 20), including the key arguments for each. Plus, we answer the most important question of all: which view is correct?
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TIMECODES:
0:00 - 3 views on the Millennial Reign
1:38 - Postmillennialism
4:56 - Premillennialism
8:50 - Amillennialism
13:23 - What the views have in common with each other
14:13 - The key distinction between Pre and Amillennialism
15:06 - What did the early church believe?
15:43 - Which view do we believe is correct?
17:03 - What this video did NOT cover
18:02 - Which view is true? And, the most important question of all...

[@Mike-qt7jp]

Those who hold to postmillennialism believe that this world will become better and better (even though it certainly doesn't look like it is) with the entire world eventually becoming “Christianized.” After this happens, Christ will return. However, this is not the view of the world in the end times that Scripture presents. From the book of Revelation, it is easy to see that the world will be a terrible place during that future time. Also, in 2nd Timothy 3:1-5 it says, “There will be terrible times in the LAST days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God." IF Christians and thereby Christ were reigning, do we really think we would have over a billion Muslims, who view Jesus as a prophet right below Mohamad, a billion Buddhists, who believe Jesus was an enlightened person, a billion Hindus, who believe Jesus studied yoga and became a guru to the Jews, a billion Catholics who are entrusting their souls to Mary at the hour of their death, nearly a billion atheists, the LGBTQ running rampant, TV shows and movies, that continually blaspheme God and His Christ, drinking, drugs, and colleges that have become propaganda mills that promote Godless, Big-bang theology and Darwinian Evolution, human trafficking, and a host of other sinful deeds that will be eliminated during the reign of Jesus Christ, our Holy God. This is a good example of eisegesis; reading pre-conceived ideas into the text, rather than simply reading what the text is clearly stating.

[@thatyoumayknowhim]

You make some incredibly great points, Mike. Sadly, many Christians believe what they are taught - what is passed down to them - without taking the time to read the Bible for themselves and really allow it to formulate their worldview. Others, like theologians who study and read as a lifestyle, sometimes have their opinions and beliefs formulated as much by systematic theology textbooks as they do by the Word of God. We all are susceptible to this. None of us have perfect understanding or knowledge. It is important that we show humility to one another, as you have done in your post. But like you said, postmillennialism has some serious exegetical problems.
I hope we can all be humble enough to one another to continue having these types of conversations.
Thanks for your post and excellent points, Mike! May the Lord continue to bless and illuminate your heart, brother!