I like all of the interpretations presented here. They each have strengths and weaknesses,
but as long as the Believer understands that God has a plan, and Jesus wins,
and we are supposed to be ready for His coming (spiritually, not physically),
then they are on a good track.
What I see is
1. A 3.5 year tribulation, where the saints are persecuted by the man of sin and his apostate church and a Neo Babylonian/Roman government.
2. The return of Christ and a gathering/transforming of the saints, both dead and alive, both OT and NT.
3. A 3.5 year period of wrath upon the wicked. (too late for salvation).
4. A physical conquest of the world and a 1k year reign where things are put back in order.
I think this is called midtrib. I also lean posttrib, but either way I think it fits the Scripture very well.
Amillenialism is very good, but I find it may be overly spiritualized. It is near impossible to study the book if none of it is literal.
Postmillenialism is FAR too worldly and culturally minded for what Jesus says in the Gospels. If our purpose is to create a global Christian utopia before the end will come, then why does the Word say it gets worse before it ends?
God bless you all in your studies!
but as long as the Believer understands that God has a plan, and Jesus wins,
and we are supposed to be ready for His coming (spiritually, not physically),
then they are on a good track.
What I see is
1. A 3.5 year tribulation, where the saints are persecuted by the man of sin and his apostate church and a Neo Babylonian/Roman government.
2. The return of Christ and a gathering/transforming of the saints, both dead and alive, both OT and NT.
3. A 3.5 year period of wrath upon the wicked. (too late for salvation).
4. A physical conquest of the world and a 1k year reign where things are put back in order.
I think this is called midtrib. I also lean posttrib, but either way I think it fits the Scripture very well.
Amillenialism is very good, but I find it may be overly spiritualized. It is near impossible to study the book if none of it is literal.
Postmillenialism is FAR too worldly and culturally minded for what Jesus says in the Gospels. If our purpose is to create a global Christian utopia before the end will come, then why does the Word say it gets worse before it ends?
God bless you all in your studies!