The
Second Coming - (Part 3) The
Millennial Kingdom |
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thousand |
(chilioi)
- literal "thousand" |
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(chilias)
- "one-thousand" |
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(dischilioi)
- literal "two-thousand" |
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thousand |
(myrios/myrias)
- "thousands, innumerable, ten-thousand" |
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(dismyrias)
- "double myriad, twenty-thousand"
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Purpose
of the Millennial Kingdome
- to fulfill the OT prophecies promised to ISRAEL
1. Second coming of Messiah,
sits on the "throne of David"
2. Bodily resurrection of OT saints (+ martyred Tribulation
saints)
3. Peace/no war
4. Spiritual rebirth of Israel - accept Christ as
Messiah
5. Animal sacrifices - "remembrance" of
Christ's atonement
6. Rewards for the CHURCH ("talents")
- "rule + reign with Christ" / "crowns"
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Acts 1:11 (ESV)
11 ... and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand
looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you
into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go
into heaven.”
Recommended
Resource: The
Second Coming: Signs of Christ's Return and the End of the
Age / by John MacArthur
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