Oh my word.
This is low hanging fruit for me by now.
The Greek word for 1000 "chilioi" is actually an indefinite number, it means "a thousand".
If the writer had meant a definite solid "one thousand" he would have used chilias.
Chilias = "one thousand" in Greek and it is a definite number.
When "a thousand" is used in the Bible it's always in an indefinite sense.
It's meant for a long undefined time.
Psalm 50:10
for every animal of the forest is mine,
and the cattle on a thousand hills.
Is the cattle on a 1001st hill not God's?
Of course not!
Some ask if Jesus is reigning now, why isn't there peace on the Earth?
Again, very easy.
First the text never says the 1000 year reign is an earthly reign of peace.
All verses used to point to a 1000 year peaceful reign are actually better
fulfilled within the context of the final new heavens and new Earth.
The Bible says he must reign until he puts his enemies under his feet. This means him reigning, and the existence of enemies are NOT mutually exclusive.
1 Cor 15
25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 27 For he “has put everything under his feet.”[c] Now when it says that “everything” has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ. 28 When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.
Some may say, "But it says Satan is bound with a chain, so he can't tempt people. There is clearly evil in the world today!"
Yes there is indeed evil in the world today.
First of all, even if Satan and all his minions were 100% restrained, there is enough sin left in human flesh to commit tons of evil.
You have to ask what Satan is bound from doing. If you read further you find out.
7 When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—and to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. 9 They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them.
He's being bound from deceiving the nations into that final battle.
Remember, the Biblical concept of binding doesn't always mean 100% restraint.
Satan was BOUND from killing Job, but he still did a lot.
Job 1
12 The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.”
So the 1000 year reign is happening right now.
Jesus is on the throne, reigning and ruling
His enemies are being put under his feet every time someone comes into the kingdom.
Satan is bound from deceiving the world into that final battle.
Hebrews 2
8 You have put all things in subjection under his feet.”
For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we do not yet see all things put under him. 9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.
By the way. I'm not getting in any tar-doll debates over this.
This is how I see it.
So that does it.
Thanks for reading.