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	Amillennialism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Amillennialism (from the Latin prefix a meaning "no," mille meaning "thousand," and annum meaning "year") is a view in Christian eschatology named for its denial of a future, thousand-year, physical reign of Jesus Christ on the earth, as espoused in the premillennial and some postmillennial views of the Book of Revelation, chapter 20.
		Amillennialism is most often associated with Idealism as both teach a symbolic interpretation of many of the prophecies of the Bible and especially the Book of Revelation.
		Amillennialism stands in contrast to postmillennialism and premillennialism in that some from the former see the "millennium" as literal and others do not, but in the latter almost all see the "millennium" as literal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amillennialism (687 words)

	ammillennal theology is in error
		Amillennial theology actually began with a school of theology at Alexandria, Egypt in the beginning of the third century which proposed that scripture should be allegorized.
		Much of the amillennial Church appears to be sleeping instead of reaping the harvest with the catalyst of an imminent return of Christ.
		Amillennialism can only be supported by spiritualizing prophetic passages and that is their error.
	www.thepropheticyears.com /comments/amillennial.HTM (6920 words)

	Reformed Eschatology (Amillennial) Since the Reformation
		While there are variations in the details of the amillennial position set forth by these men, all held to and advanced the basics of the historic amillennial position of the church.
		Reformed amillennialism teaches that if all things have their beginning in God (and they do, for He is the sovereign Creator of all things!), then they also have their end in Him.
		In harmony with these principles, Reformed amillennialism stresses that Old Testament prophecy must be understood in the light of the New Testament, and New Testament prophecy in the light of the whole of Scripture.
	members.aol.com /twarren14/reformedescha.html (2057 words)

	Amillennialism is a heresy
		It is this writers belief and contention that amillennialism, clearly a Manichaean doctrine, and having wide-spread acclaim by reason of the saturation of the nations with Manichaeanism, was brought into Catholicism by Augustine from his former religion.
		The doctrine of amillennialism is couched in the Catholic Church's denial of the existence of a literal and physical 1,000 year earthly reign of Christ on the earth, after the Church age.
		The Latin "Amillennial" is the equivalent of the Greek "chilioi" [Strong's 507], and the Hebrew "eleph" [Strong's 505], all meaning 1,000.
	jesus-messiah.com /apologetics/catholic/amill1.html (3729 words)

	"Amillennialism: A Brief Sketch of Amillennial Eschatology" by Anthony Hoekema
		A common criticism of amillennial eschatology is that it is too negative, spending its strength primarily in opposing and refuting eschatological systems with which it does not agree.
		The amillennial position on the thousand years of Revelation 20 implies that Christians who are now living are enjoying the benefits of this millennium since Satan has been bound for the duration of this period.
		Amillennial eschatology looks for a culmination of apostasy and tribulation in the final emergence of a personal Antichrist before Christ comes again.
	www.the-highway.com /amilc_Hoekema.html (3575 words)

	What is amillennialism? Why does it lead to really bad theology? - CTZ Forums
		Amillennialism is a diving board into a cesspool of confusion, distortion and just plain deception.
		The fifth problem with the amillennial method of interpretation is it has been proved by history that the principle of spiritualization spread easily into all basic areas of theological truth (Christ's birth to resurrection, and coming again can be spiritualized).
		Amillennialism is something that Martin Luther didn't get around to thinking though, so it is one of the bad habits that Lutherans inherited from the Roman Catholic Church.
	www.christiantalkzone.net /forum/showthread.php?p=16455 (2936 words)

	Eschatology Chart
		Generally speaking, amillennial Christians see the millennial age as one of both the triumph of the spiritual kingdom of God and the corresponding rise of evil in opposition.
		The amillennial position is as well the position of the vast majority of Reformed and Lutheran theologians.
		In addition, amillennialism suffered greatly from the failure of Reformed and Luthern writers to defend the position against the likes of Dave Hunt, Chuck Missler and Hal Lindsey, who has labeled the position as "demonic and heretical," and the root of modern anti-semitism.
	www.fivesolas.com /esc_chrt.htm (2696 words)

	End Time Prophecy - Problems with Amillennialism
		Amillennialism is not accepted by many denominations (such as the Baptists) but even so, many theologians are amillennialists.
		Amillennialism is common in the Reformed Tradition and within Covenant Theology and is the official viewpoint of the Catholic Church.
		Augustine was an amillennialist (some have interpreted his writings as postmillennial but they are clearly amillennial -- more info).
	www.northforest.org /Eschatology/AmilProblems.html (714 words)

	Amillennialism - A Word Direct from Scripture
		Reformed Amillennialism teaches that the kingdom of God is both real, effectual, substantive, and spiritual, and is now being extended and advanced by the preaching of the gospel.
		Moreover, amillennialism has suffered from the failure of Reformed Church writers to defend the position against those who label the position both heretical and anti-semitic [1].
		Just as Amillennialism was not called amillennialism until relatively recently, yet the doctrine is as old as the Church, Likewise, Premillennialism was not called Premillennialism until recently, but this doctrine is likewise as old as the Church.
	members.aol.com /twarren13/amillennial.html (15180 words)

	Is Satan Bound Today? -- Mike Vlach
		One distinctive of amillennial theology is the belief that Satan is bound during this present age.
		The amillennial view sees chapter nineteen as taking the reader up to the second coming, but the beginning of chapter twenty takes him back once again to the beginning of the present age.
		Though amillennial scholars have clearly and logically laid out their case for the amillennial view of Revelation 20:1-3, there are serious hermeneutical, exegetical and theological difficulties with their interpretation of this text.
	www.biblebb.com /files/issatanbound.htm (3538 words)

	Amillennial Problems
		The odd term, amillennial, literally means "no one thousand years." In the Greek language one of the ways of negating something is to put the letter "a" in front of it.
		The amillennial response to this is usually to argue that we are in the Millennium because the Holy Spirit is in the world restraining evil.
		The amillennial view is based on a spiritualizing approach to Scripture which contends that the Bible does not mean what it says.
	www.lamblion.com /articles/prophecy/viewpoints/Views-03.php (3137 words)

	aaronc - millennial views - amillennialism - postmillennialism - premillennialism - prophecy
		The amillennial interpretation is that the 1000 year period occurs between the first coming and the second coming, they do not believe that the millennial kingdom is an actual 1000 year period and they do not account for Satan being bound in the bottomless pit.
		The amillennial view is that many of the Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled at the First Coming, but the postmillennial view is that the church will fulfill many of the Old Testament prophecies that remain.
		In this general sense, amillennialism tends to be individualistic, concentrating on the heavenly destiny of each person rather than on the future of this earth.
	www.jpdawson.com /REVELATI/milview.html (4363 words)

	Berith.org -- Essays -- The Covenantal Kingdom -- Chapter 3
		Premillennialism and amillennialism essentially agree on the historical conflict of the present age.
		The amillennial faith says, furthermore, that the only way Satanic power-religion can be effectively removed is by greater power: the second coming of Christ at the end of history.
		Thus, premillennialist A. McClain compares the amillennial view of history to a staircase leading nowhere, or a loaded gun, which, when fired, can only discharge a blank cartridge.[12] McClain rightly emphasizes that in the amillennial view our only hope is beyond history.
	www.berith.org /essays/esch/esch14.html (2402 words)

	Open Letter to an Amillennialist
		You ought to know that amillennialism and postmillennialism are twin sisters, spawned by Origen, Augustine, and Roman Catholic theologians.
		Amillennialism is the breeding ground for modernism, just like the swamps are the breeding ground for frogs.
		Amillennialism and postmillennialism should take a bow, because they are largely responsible for the horrible wave of modernism now flooding the world.
	www.baptistpillar.com /bd0402.htm (2770 words)

	A Place for Truth Essays
		The amillennial does not read Revelation in chronological order but as a series of seven recapitulations (much like a movie which skips around in time).
		Darby was uncomfortable with the standard amillennial interpretation because it seemed to spiritualize many of the OT prophecies.
		Of these six options, which represent the most common amillennial, postmillennial, historic premillennial, and dispensational options, not one of them consistently understands both the Isaiah 61 passage and the Luke 4 passage to be entirely literal in nature.
	www.aplacefortruth.org /lastdays.4views (4319 words)

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		Therefore, what follows is built upon the understanding of the people of God and the kingdom as outlined in that study.
		Amillennialism (hereafter cited as AM) has suffered greatly in the past because of its seeming negative character.
		All too often, unfortunately, amillennial exegetes fail to keep biblical teaching on the new earth in mind when interpreting Old Testament prophecy.
	www.enjoyinggodministries.com /article.asp?id=386 (1863 words)

	Premillennial or Amillennial? An introductory Study (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Amillennialism was not primarily derived from the Scriptures, but was a theological accommodation of Christianity to a given historical situation.
		Amillennialism was an attempt to accommodate the teachings of the Scriptures to a political and cultural situation which seemed to contradict them.
		Amillennialism and the prophecy of Gabriel (Luke 1:26-33).
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/religion/740285/posts (16162 words)

	American Postmillennialism \| The Reformed Reader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Another critical factor which must be kept in view is that the term postmillennial is usually understood today as an eschatological position quite distinct from "amillennialism." In fact, it is generally understood that one who adopts a postmillennial eschatology self-consciously rejects the amillennial understanding of the millennial age and nature of the reign of Christ.
		However, the term amillennialism, as we will see, was not used in the nineteenth century, and the origin of the term is shrouded in mystery.
		They are amillennial in the sense that they all deny that after the present dispensation has been terminated by the resurrection and rapture of the saints, there is to be a reign of Christ on earth with the saints for 1000 years before the last judgement.
	www.reformedreader.org /amerpost.htm (11190 words)

	"Amillennialism: Intoduction and the Book of Revelation" by Anthony Hoekema
		Though it is true that amillennialists do not believe in a literal thousand-year earthly reign which will follow the return of Christ, the term amillennialism is not an accurate description of their view.
		The latter term, to be sure, describes the “amillennial” position more accurately than the usual term, since “amillennialists” believe that the millennium of Revelation 20 is not exclusively future but is now in process of realization.
		To see the background for the amillennial view of the millennium, we should first of all concern ourselves with the question of the interpretation of the book of Revelation.
	www.the-highway.com /amila_Hoekema.html (5349 words)

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		Amillennialism is one of the terms used to describe theological theories regarding the 1000 year reign or the "anticipated" millennial reign of Christ.
		Amillennial is the term used to refer to theories that do not see in Rev 20:4 and the 1000 years a literal period of time, or to that extent, any period of time.
		Amillennial theories suggest that the millennium refers rather to conditions or situations implying completeness, since the figure 1000 is understood to refer to completeness.
	www.centerce.org /GlossaryLink.htm (12017 words)

	Rebuttal to Amillennialism
		Amillennialism places the millennium prior to the Second Coming, but there is no Golden Age of Christianity prior to Christ's return.
		Amillennialism means literally, "no millennial reign." There is no Golden Age in the amillennial view.
		In this amillennial view, the end of history is a downward spiral with the antichrist on the throne and evil men waxing worse and worse.
	www.forerunner.com /eschatology/X0002_2._Amil_Rebuttal.html (6358 words)

	Eschaton - Volume 14, Issue 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Riddlebarger wrote, "[T]he term amillennialism, as we will see, was not used in the nineteenth century, and the origin of the term is shrouded in mystery.
		He wrote (apparently in 1938 or earlier), "Some Premillenarians have spoken of Amillennialism as a new view and as one of the most recent novelties, but this is certainly not in accord with the testimony of history.
		The amillennial solution was to reassign the biblical victory passages to the heavenly or spiritual realm.
	www.credenda.org /issues/14-2eschaton.php (838 words)

	Problems with Amillennialism
		The word “amillennial” means “no millennium.” Amillennialism is the belief that the thousand years spoken of in Revelation 20 is not a literal thousand years, but is figurative.
		But the amillennial position goes much deeper than simply whether or not the thousand years in Revelation 20 is a literal thousand years.
		Amillennialism views the thousand years not only an arbitrary amount of time, but also as a time that is right now currently underway.
	www.newwine.org /Articles/Amil.htm (17044 words)

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		Venema's work raises the possibility of discussing how much difference actually exists between his "optimistic amillennialism" and those versions of postmillennialism (like my own) that see the millennium as spanning the entire period of time between Christ's first and second advent.
		Venema's discussion shows that the relationship between postmillennialism, "optimistic" amillennialism, and preterism is one that deserves further exploration and study.
		Those who are postmillennialists should especially appreciate the fact that he has rejected some of the most troubling elements of traditional amillennialism - especially the debilitating defeatism found in the writings of some well-known authors.
	www.banneroftruth.org /pages/articles/article_detail.php?1022 (1211 words)

	Topic 1 - The Harmony of Scripture - The Berean Council
		We are delighted to read in their position statement that our Amillennial brothers agree with us that the destiny of the saints is not an immaterial heaven, but a physical, material earth that will be restored to its former state at the Second Coming of Christ.
		Amillennialism would see this fulfillment only possible when the Earth is cleanse and restored to its pre-sin, pre-curse, pre-death state.
		Amillennialism would hold that it is only when sin and the curse are completely removed from the earth and therein dwells righteousness can this Psalm ever be fully and truly fulfilled.
	www.bereancouncil.org /index.php?showtopic=105 (15460 words)

	Eschatology - Amillennialism
		Amillennialism (and it’s cousin, postmillennialism), is a view that has gone out of favor in our day, as newer and more novel views of the end times have ascended to primacy in the evangelical world.
		No, amillennialism seeks to interpret Revelation in a way that is consistent with the rest of the book of Revelation and the rest of Scripture.
		No, amillennialism uses grammatical-historical exegesis as one of several tools in the exegesis of eschatological passages and relies most heavily on the bedrock principle of biblical interpretation — the analogy of Scripture — that Scripture interprets Scripture.
	theologica.worldmagblog.com /theologica/archives/2005/10/eschatology_ami.html (2401 words)

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