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1 | Three views of the | Matt 24:3 | Pro289 | 24268 | ||
I would really like to know the major differences between the three major views of the Millennium. Amillennialism, Pre-millennialism, and Post-millennialism. Any help would be great! Thank you all... Joe | ||||||
2 | Three views of the | Matt 24:3 | kalos | 24269 | ||
Joe: This may not directly answer the question you asked. But, as you said, "Any help would be great!" :-) Though not defining the three major views of the Millenium, this does deal with a closely related topic -- the time of the rapture. There is more than one interpretation of the doctrine of the rapture, as is the case with many Bible doctrines, especially when it comes to eschatology. The main differences of opinion concern the time of the rapture. The primary theories are: 1) Pretribulation rapture; 2)Prewrath rapture; 3) Midtribulation rapture; 4) Posttribulation rapture; 5) Postmillenial rapture; and 6) Amillenialist rapture. For detailed explanations of the above views of the rapture, see the Ryrie Study Bible, Moody Press, in Dr. Ryrie's article A SYNOPSIS OF BIBLE DOCTRINE, The Doctrine of Future Things. ___________________ Pretribulationalism "This view was first known as "the secret" or "any moment rapture." It is a relatively new position which was first taught by the founder of the Catholic Apostolic Church, Edward Irving in the late 1820's. It was then picked up by Plymouth Brethren pastor John Nelson Darby, and he first preached on it in 1843. It came to America in the late 1800's . . . Pretribulationists teach that the return of Christ has been imminent since the days of the early church and that the church will be raptured sometime before the seventieth week begins. Although they have no Scripture that in so many words teaches it, they teach that there are no signs and the rapture could take place at any moment. The seventieth week of Daniel is therefore considered to be a seven-year period of God's judgmental "tribulation" (hence the term pretribulation). This position generally views the seventieth week as the day of the Lord's wrath from which the church is excluded." Prewrath "The Prewrath position teaches that the true church will be raptured when the great tribulation by Antichrist, inspired by Satan, is cut short by God's day-of-the-Lord wrath, which will occur between the sixth and seventh seals of Revelation, sometime during the second half of the seventieth week. The persecution associated with the great tribulation of Antichrist is viewed as the wrath of Satan, whereas the events that follow, beginning with the seventh seal, are considered the wrath of God. There is another term that is sometimes expressed, "historical premillennialism," which refers back to the teaching of the early church fathers before 325 A.D. who believed that the church would face the persecution of Antichrist and Christ would then reign for 1000 years upon the earth. With the exception of two, Origen and Clement of Alexandria, who were allegorist, they all taught this view. Prewrath is plainly and simply an expansion of this view which was biblical then and biblical now." (www.signministries.org/positions.htm) |
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3 | Three views of the | Matt 24:3 | Emmaus | 25566 | ||
Joe, Kalos did a good job on your question. Another good piece on the questions is to be found at http://www.catholic.com/library/rapture.asp It starts out with a slyly humorous observation: "Are you Pre, Mid, or Post? If you don’t know how to answer that question, you’re probably a Catholic.....,you need a little background." |
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