Controversy over the nature and time of the millennium continues. In previous posts we have addressed teh timing of the millennium. Here it is our purpose to address the nature of the millennium in Revelation 20. Some times referred to as the intermediate state or the transition period, neither of these terms adequately describe the millennium. The term is a reference to the 1000  years reign of Christ found in Revelation. Is the Millennium the Intermediate State? Some have concluded that the millennium mentions only the intermediate state of the dead. This is because of the reference to the ...

The Abomination of Desolation Matthew 24 mentions the abomination of desolation. In response to the inquiry of Peter, James, Andrew and John, (Mark 13:3), Jesus answered a question concerning events and the time of his coming. The question, broken down into two parts, focuses upon "when shall these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming (parousia)?  The "end of the age" is but part of the  same question, (Matthew 24:2).  Much of what is said in response hinges on the issue of what is the abomination of desolation? Christ made a direct allusion to the abomination of desolation ...

Rapture-holics Lost at Armageddon,-Kings of the East in Revelation? This title that qualifies also as a paragraph. But, here’s a story to explain what it’s all about. It all happened when during my usual routine day of relaxation, I received an urgent phone call from a customer in distress. Hurriedly, I ran out of the door, jumped in my pickup and hit the expressway in route to my customer’s location or so I thought. My best customer needed service, -right away. The distance, several miles away, required urgency to arrive before the closing hour. I didn’t want to go. I wanted a way out, ...