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CHAPTER V.
The Millennium.
Millennium (Latin) is the same as Chiliad (Greek),
and both mean a thousand years. Both terms stand for the
doctrine of a future era of righteous government upon the
earth, to last a thousand years.
Jewish writers throughout the Talmud hold that this
Millennium will be chiefly characterized by the deliverance
of the Jews from all their enemies, recovery of Palestine
and the literal reign of their Messiah in unequaled splen-
dor therein.
Pre-millemnial Christians hold much in common with
the Jews, but also that our Lord Jesus Christ is the
Messiah ; that He is to return to the earth and overthrow
Satan, all ungodly government and lawlessness, and es-
tablish a kingdom of righteousness, having the Church,
with Himself as sovereign, Jerusalem as the capital, re-
gathered and converted Israel as the center, and all na-
tions included in a universal, world-wide kingdom of pure
and blessed government.
Post-millennialists, for the most part, hold that the pres-
ent preaching of the gospel will result in the conversion
of the world and usher in a golden era of righteousness
and a government of justice and peace to last a thousand
years, after which the Lord will return for a "general
judgment" and introduction of an eternal state. It is
well to have these distinctive views of the Millennium
clearly in mind.
Contrary to the post-millennial view, the literal reign
of Christ, with His saints, for a thousand years is plainly
stated in the twentieth chapter of Revelation. 1 Six times
(1) Rev. 20:1. And I saw an 2. And he laid hold on the
angel come down from heaven, dragon, that old serpent, which
having the key of the bottom- is the Devil, and Satan, and
less pit and a great chain in his bound him a thousand years,
3. And cast him into the bot-
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