THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY 1,000 Years—the Millennium by Ralph Levy Is the Bible’s prediction about a thousand years of peace on earth real? What is the Millennium, and what will Jesus’ 1,000-year reign mean for you? What is the Millennium? The Millennium is the 1,000-year reign of Jesus Christ described in Revelation 20. The […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY Based on biblical, theological, and historical dictionary resources, the term “one thousand years” (often referred to as the Millennium) refers primarily to the period described in Revelation 20, where Satan is bound, and Christ reigns with his saints. creationhistory.com +1 1. The Millennium (Revelation 20:1-10) Definition: Derived from Latin mille (1,000) and annus (year), it signifies […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel. (Rev. 7:4) Many sincere Bible-believing Christians would understand the 144,000 like this: The church is raptured prior to the great tribulation. During the time when the church is gone, a remnant […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY International Missionary Society The 144.000, a symbolic number? The 144,000 in the Holy Scriptures Mentioned in two places: The Holy Scriptures mention “servants of God” who, before the final judgments fall on the earth, will be sealed. In the place where they are first mentioned (Revelation 7:4), they are […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY The 144,000 are a group of people mentioned in the Book of Revelation (chapters 7 and 14) who are sealed by God for protection during the end-times Tribulation. They are described as servants of God drawn from the twelve tribes of Israel (12,000 from each tribe), who follow the […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY Understanding the Olivet Discourse ISRAEL MY GLORY May/June 2005 Randall Price Understanding the Olivet Discourse Jesus’ instruction to His disciples from the Mount of Olives (Mount Olivet, giving it the name the Olivet Discourse) appears in Matthew 24—25; Mark 13; and Luke 17:20–37. It is one of the Bible’s most […]