premillennialism
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Premillennialism is a Christian belief that Jesus Christ will return to Earth before establishing a 1,000-year reign of saints, known as the millennium, preceding the Last Judgment. This view, rooted in the Book of Revelation, anticipates a future millennium of Messianic rule.12
Premillennialism is contrasted with postmillennialism, which posits Christ's return after the millennium, inaugurated by humanity. Premillennialism often views the period before Christ's return as marked by significant hardship, including the Rapture, war, disease, famine, and the rise of the Antichrist. This perspective tends to be apolitical, focusing on personal repentance and purification as preparation for the End.3
The concept of millennialism, more broadly, is the expectation of a period of supernatural peace and abundance on Earth. This belief has appeared in various forms throughout history, influencing movements from the Renaissance and Reformation to modern secular ideologies.13
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Christian fundamentalismOrigins…Brethren, many accepted the “premillennialism” of Darby’s followers. They believed that the next important event in human history would be the coming of Christ to justify and redeem his people and establish them in leadership over a millennial (thousand-year) kingdom.
Read More…Brethren, many accepted the “premillennialism” of Darby’s followers. They believed that the next important event in human history would be the coming of Christ to justify and redeem his people and establish them in leadership over a millennial (thousand-year) kingdom.
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fundamentalismChristian fundamentalism in the United States…fundamentalists was linked to their premillennial eschatology, including the belief that Jesus Christ will return to initiate the millennium, a thousand-year period of perfect peace (see millennialism). There is no point in trying to reform the world, according to the premillennialists, because it is doomed until Jesus returns and defeats…
Read More…fundamentalists was linked to their premillennial eschatology, including the belief that Jesus Christ will return to initiate the millennium, a thousand-year period of perfect peace (see millennialism). There is no point in trying to reform the world, according to the premillennialists, because it is doomed until Jesus returns and defeats…
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