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   It is well promoted that Christ will reign as King over all the earth from   
   Jerusalem in visible form for a period of one thousand years   
   which will take place at some time in the near future when He returns in the   
   clouds with the host of heaven and His elect. There is   
   " one faith," Eph.4:5, but there are a number of positions espoused concerning   
   this event which is called, among other titles, " The   
   Millennial Reign of Christ."   
      
   Thankfully, it's not going to happen this way.   
      
   The facts of matter are clearly written for us in the passages already   
   given... when the Lord and Savior and our Everlasting God does   
   in fact appear in the clouds it will be Judgment Day. Christ's kingdom is not   
   of this world, Jn.18:36. That passage should be enough to   
   alert us to investigate further why Christ would say such a thing if He was   
   indeed to reign on earth in Person as supposed by the   
   Millennialist's. He is and has been absolute Monarch over this world since   
   forever past... He has always been Ruler and King over His   
   creation, 1 Tim.6:14-16... which is also speaking of Judgment Day on the Day   
   Christ returns in glory with His elect and His holy angels   
   as does Mt.25:31-46. We know this but the Millennialist's live by sight, by   
   material, not by faith and truth as does all of Christendom   
   minus God's elect.   
      
   The rules governing Bible interpretation begin by being given life and the   
   faith of Jesus Christ, Jn.14:16,17 compare 14:26. Secondly,   
   the Bible and it alone is the only source of the knowledge of God, Ps.119; 2   
   Tim.3:16,17, the 66 Books comprising the entire revelation   
   of God to us. Therefore, only by the original languages the Bible was given to   
   us will we come to understand the hard parables of which   
   the Bible is, Mar.4:34. Any investigation into it by any other means is   
   fruitless... what comes out of Christendom is mixed with   
   Gnostic non-sense. The elect and the elect alone are the only persons to whom   
   understanding of the printed Word ever comes,   
   Mt.13:10-16; Jn.14:17,26. By this we discern the Spirit of Truth against the   
   spirit of error, 1 Jn.4:6.   
      
   To believe doctrine as preached from the pulpit is Denominationalism... a   
   definite stumbling block, Mt.15:1-14. There is no such thing   
   as " Non-Denominationalism " since these too preach salvation is by the good   
   natural of fallen man choosing Christ which must come   
   first or salvation can not and does not take place. In fact, as far as the   
   fallen of the pulpit are concerned, of which all are at this   
   point in time, it's not against the teaching of Christ to pray in public,   
   Mt.6:5,6, which they love to do as they merchandize their   
   wear's of deceit in public view for their public glory... the doctrine of "   
   itching ears," 2 Tim.4:3,4.   
      
   The fallen of Christendom try desperately to factor in the 1000 years spoken   
   of in Rev.20 to substantiate their claim of a Millennial   
   reign of Christ on this sin cursed earth to the exclusion of passages already   
   cited. Putting this idea to the test, " thousand " in the   
   Bible doesn't necessarily mean " thousand " as in Ps.50:10; 2 Pet.3:8. In   
   fact, the word " chilioi " translated " thousand " in Rev.20   
   does not mean, and never did mean 1000 in and of itself. Neither does the use   
   of the same word elsewhere in the NT represent the number   
   1000. Do a word study rather than conform to denominational traditions based   
   on what the pulpit is programmed by traditions to preach.   
      
   Nonetheless, in Rev.20:2-7 " thousand " represents not precisely 1000 years   
   since it's spiritual definition is conditioned by how the   
   word is used in those passages as well as by the entire Bible... the 66 Books   
   comprising the Word of God. Thousand years of v.2 can be   
   known as well by what it does not refer to.   
      
   Continued in Part 2   
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
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