4 Views on the Millennium Comparison Chart
| View | Timing of Christ’s Return | Nature of the Millennium | Key Distinctives | Scriptural Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premillennialism (Dispensational) | Christ returns before the millennium | Literal 1,000-year reign of Christ on earth from Jerusalem | Sharp distinction between Israel and the Church; fulfillment of OT covenants in future; tribulation precedes millennium | Rev 19–20; Zech 14; Isa 11 |
| Premillennialism (Historic) | Christ returns before the millennium | Literal 1,000-year reign; reign includes resurrected believers | Church is the true Israel; no sharp Israel-Church distinction; tribulation precedes millennium | Rev 19–20; Isa 65:17–25 |
| Amillennialism | No future literal millennium | 1,000 years symbolic of current Church Age; Christ reigns spiritually now | Satan bound at cross; millennium is symbolic; resurrection and judgment occur together | Rev 20:1–6; John 5:28–29 |
| Postmillennialism | Christ returns after the millennium | Millennium is figurative golden age of gospel prosperity | Gospel gradually transforms world; Christ returns to a Christianized earth | Ps 72; Matt 28:18–20 |
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