Millennium in the Bible

The word "Millennium" only appears in the Bible in Revelation 20, and 7 times!…

... this chapter 20 is one of the most controversial chapters of the Bible, and one of the less understood.

To understand it properly, two facts should be considered:

1- The Order of the End of the World given by Jesus himself in Matt.24-25.

2- Chapters 20-21-22 of Revelation are but the seventh and final vision of John… each one of the Seven Visions is a full view of the Redemption of Christ, but each one emphasizing different aspects of His Redemption… In the Book of Revelation, Chapter 20 does not follow in time after chapter 1… chapters 1-2-3 is the First Vision, and shows the whole view of the Redemption of Christ emphasizing different aspects of it… but Chapter 20 does not go in time after chapter 1… in fact, both of them are the same happenings viewed from different perspectives.

Chapter 20 of Revelation:

Is the one that mentions the Millennium 7 times. And the "Millennium" is not the central theme of the chapter, but "the condemnation of Satan".

1- "Satan is bound for 1,000 years" (20:1-3):

This "bind of Satan" already occurred at Calvary, as the Bible says: "despoiling the principalities and the powers, he made a public spectacle of them, leading them as captives in his triumphal procession"… "he has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son" (Colos.2:15, 1:13)… "the ruler of this world has been already condemned" (Jn.16:11).

The "1,000 years" mean "many years", since the death of Christ to the end of the World, already 2,000 years!… and counting!… The Millennium is not to come, we are on it!

2- The Millennium of the saved (20:4-5):

Those who already died in the Lord are with Christ, they reign with Christ for these thousand years… surely the "good thief" of Luk.23:43 is not alone at Paradise with Jesus!… with him are all those who died in Christ, like Peter, and Paul, and Francis, and Therese…

3- Our Millennium (20:6):

The "first Resurrection" is by "Baptism"… and it is our Millennium now!… every Catholic when baptized is officially named priest, prophet, and king, now!… in Christ!.

4- Satan released after the thousand years (20:7-9):

Satan will come out to deceive the nations… These are the years of the Antichrist of Revelation 13.

5-Armageddon (20:9b):

"And fire came down from heaven, and consumed them", Satan, the beast, and the false prophet, mentioned in the next verse 10. It is Armageddon of Rev.16:16.

6- Satan thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur (20:10):

The eternal final place for Satan, the beast, and the false prophet.

7-The Judgment of The Great White Throne (20:11-14):

It is the Final Judgment of Matt.25:31-46… with the same "measure stick": By the works written in the book of life… "according to what they had done".

If you live in Christ, and Christ lives in you, you are in the glorious Millennium right now!... with fear to nobody and to nothing, because Jesus lives in you, and He is more powerful than the Universe... and He is the Lord of the hurricanes and of the tempests... and is within you!... and He is the Lord of health and riches and honor... and He is in you!... alleluia!...

... and right now, you are a priest of Jesus, and a prophet, and a king, to live the life of Jesus in you, to be another Christ, humble like Jesus, healing the sick like Jesus, casting out the devils of fear, and of vices, like Jesus did...

... right now you are living in the glorious millenium of Christ, when Satan can not touch you... and you will live this glorious Millennium for eternity in the glory of Father, praising with joy for all eternity the lamb standing in the center of the Throne with the power of the Holy Spirit, praise the Lord!.

Home