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   The fancy idea that the Lord Jesus will reign on earth for a thousand years in   
   Person and from Jerusalem has it's believers, but when   
   understood from Holy Scripture this idea quickly vanishes... unless, of   
   course, denominational traditions as preached from the pulpit   
   outweighs the Bible to you.   
   Here are just a few of the direct text of Holy Scripture telling us plainly   
   that the day Jesus Christ, Everlasting and Living God in   
   bodily form... the image we are made after by appearance... does indeed return   
   in the clouds with His holy angels and elect as He has   
   promised is not going to happen with a thousand year gap in between Christ's   
   return and Judgment Day... the Last Day.   
      
   2 Tim.4:1 tells us plainly that when Christ return's it * Is * Judgment Day.   
   In 2 Pet.3 we are told that the " day of judgment " and   
   the " day of the Lord " are synonymous terms and both therefore refer there to   
   the actual day Christ will terminate this present   
   existence... upon His one and only appearance to collect His sheep and destroy   
   the goats, Mt.25:31-46. This present existence will be   
   no more since God will create a new heavens and new earth for Himself and for   
   His elect ones where no taint of sin can possibly exist.   
   Righteousness and it alone will be the key element of the new heavens and   
   earth. The day of Christ's return * Is * the day of judgment   
   and judgment includes the removal of this present universe from existence   
   along with all un-redeemed persons, Satan, sin and death as   
   in Rev.20ff.   
      
   The Millennialist's will have Jesus Christ here reigning from Jerusalem in   
   Person because they live by sight, not faith... faith, which   
   to them, is objective and not subjective since the kind of faith spoken of in   
   Holy Scripture is of the kind no man has, Mt.17:17, but   
   is of the kind given to Christ's elect upon the moment redemption is applied   
   to them, Gal.2:16; Acts 13:48. Christ would be held in   
   contempt, verbally brutalized and spurned just as much and more than He is now   
   and upon His first appearance should He be some kind of   
   Monarch ruling from Jerusalem as the Millennialist's have themselves designed.   
   * That * is not going to happen because when Christ does   
   appear in the clouds it is Judgment Day and the termination of all evil   
   persons as in Rev.20.   
      
   The great temple of Solomon is where the Millennialist's have placed Christ to   
   reign as though He rules from temples made for that   
   purpose. That temple must first be re-built, of course. The Arab state now   
   occupying it will gladly let that happen ? The proposition   
   is pleasing to the Millennialist's who fail to understand that Christ's first   
   appearance did not bring about global redemption any more   
   than it has today being fallen man will not have the Son of God reign over   
   him, Lk.19, notably v.14... fallen man hates Jesus Christ,   
   Jn.15:18.   
      
   2 Thes.1:5-10 and 2 Thes.2:1-12 tells us plainly that upon Christ's return it   
   is Judgment Day, v.8, and it is for what is called the   
   " Rapture," v.1.   
      
   Mt.25:31-46 tells us the chronological order of the events taking place upon   
   the one day of Christ's return... not a thousand years...   
   one day.   
      
   Isa.13:6,9 tells us " the day of the Lord " is the day this world will be   
   terminated... " the day of the Lord," 2 Pet.3:10   
      
   The word " thousand " of Rev.20 does not mean one thousand by count. See   
   Ps.50:10 for example where " thousand " means   
   " everything; all; fully; Ps.24, " etc.; " thousand " also means " one day "   
   in 2 Pet.3:8. In Rev.20:4 the elect have been reigning   
   with Christ since Abel until now and unto the Last Day and on to infinity...   
   that's how the word " thousand " is used there. Christ's   
   kingdom is not of this world, Jn.18:36. And, since the Bible teaches clearly   
   that the Lord Jesus' return is Judgment Day, the worldly   
   Millennialist's are telling us they know the day when this world will end...   
   on the thousandth day after Christ returns to reign on   
   earth from Jerusalem in Person... an impossibility, Mt.24:36, and a lie   
   against God.   
      
   Painting themselves into a corner the Millennialist's have surpassed their   
   idea of 1000 year reign of Christ on earth by their   
   preaching of a burning hell. Burning hell comes out of Greek Mythology as any   
   one can do their homework and discover. Plato is given   
   credit for his scheme that the wicked never seem to get the justice due them   
   for their many wicked acts while the on earth. These go on   
   to their final reward for their wickedness in a burning hell. Plato taught   
   Re-incarnation as well. A person Re-incarnates into some   
   form or other out of the grave and into burning hell.   
      
   Plato also taught immortality. One can not be dismissed to burn in hell for   
   ever and for ever without first Re-incarnating out of the   
   grave and then burn for ever in hell without also being immortal. This is   
   precisely the doctrine of Christendom you will notice.   
   " The wages of sin... " is not death any longer... " The wages of sin is   
   eternal life in burning hell." Those of Christendom preaching   
   there is a burning hell awaiting the un-redeemed preach Greek Mythology, not   
   God's Word. But, it's more then just that...   
      
   fallen Christendom's member's preach the Savior and Great God Jesus Christ is   
   * Not * risen on every occasion they as they preach   
   burning hell, so there, once again, is no possibility of Christ reigning from   
   any where for a thousand years let alone from a temple   
   that will never be built since He is preached by Christendom as burning in   
   hell. Catching fallen Christendom in their own folly they   
   preach Christ paid the wages of sin of all persons... the " whole world " and   
   Christendom uses 1 Jn.2:2 as their proof text to   
   substantiate this claim.   
      
   The problem is, that if Christ died for all person's... the " whole world," He   
   can not be risen since Christendom made burning in hell   
   for ever and for ever the place where the wages of sin is meted out to the   
   sinner. The member's of Christendom preach Jesus Christ of   
   the Bible a complete and utter failure and that being the case we are to look   
   for the real Savior to appear in Bethlehem. This factor   
   constitutes the " strong delusion " being sent down by God on apostate   
   Christendom so they wholeheartedly believe their own lies,   
   2 Thes.2:1-12.   
      
   These are just some of the text and reason's why there is no such thing as a   
   Millennial Reign of Christ for a thousand years on this   
   sin consumed earth.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)