Nowhere in the Bible saying kingdom of God/heaven is so called 'a thousand years kingdom'. People asked Christ, want to see physical kingdom, Christ told them, didn't we know that kingdom of God/heaven is within us. Christ was not discuss about a thousand years, he discussed about spiritual things, God's things and eternality kingdom.
I am not postmill, I am amill.
Revelation chapter 20 shows a figurative meaning of our reign with Christ, we are now reigning with Christ, because Christ defeated Satan at Calvary, all nations now can hear the gospel through us. We received the power to preach the gospel to all nations through Holy Spirit - Matt. 28:18-20; Acts 1:8.
'A thousand years' does not take into literally of lengeth time.
How about Psalm 50:10 "For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills."
Isn't God own 1001 hills?
What about Psalm 105:8 "He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations." ?
If suppose this verse takes literally. That means, 1,000 generations equal about 40,000 years. Will God's covenant being limited at least 40,000 years? No. Notice it says, "He hath remembered his covenant
FOR EVER." His covenant is an eternality, have no end. 'to a thousand generations' shows that His covenant is for to many or countless generations, his covenant is no limited, not just for the Old Testament saints only, also include all New Testament saints. Christ's covenant is given to all ages of all saints from the beginning to the end. His covenant is an eternality.
What about Ecclesiastes 6:6 "Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?"
Does it saying a person actual live a thousand years literally? No. King Solomon tells us the point is, no matter how long a person could stay live, his life is a vain, and under the sun, he said, "yet hath he seen NO good: do not all go to one place?" He telling us, no matter how long a person stay live, a person's life is a vain.
How about 2 Peter 3:8 "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."?
Does Apostle Peter takes 'a thousand years' literally? No. Peter telling us the point is, we are with the Lord one day
AS a thousand years, show us, that we shall be with the Lord forever and ever without end. Also, the context of 2 Peter 3:3-10 talking about the last days scoffers ask, 'where is the promise of Lord's coming?' . Throughout many centuries, often people heard the gospel saying Christ is coming again, they already hear it again and again for many years, they were expecting Lord might come again in their lifetime, but Lord didn't come in their lifetime. They already died throughout centuries. Also, the point is, many people do not believe Christ is coming again, same as during Noah's day, many people do not believed in flood, they never see rain in their lifetime. I am sure they were make laugh at Noah, they think he is nut.
Peter warns us, Christ shall come as in the thief in the night is a suddenly event without any expect, same with in Noah's day, people were not expect of flood suddenly came upon them, and took them away.
In our sight, a thousand years seem too long to us, but, in the Lord's sight, a thousand years is too short for him like as one day. Understand?
Throughout the Bible, it never saying kingdom of God/heaven means a thousand yeasr of kingdom.
What's more? None find anywhere in the 65 books of the Bible saying Christ's reign will be last for only a thousand years.
At another discussion forum, a person rightly said:
"The problem lies; however, in that premillennialism takes one interpretive viewpoint of Revelation 20; then forces all other scriptures throughout the Bible to conform to it; and where they do not, must then embed a 'inmentioned but implied' literal 1000 year period.
If Premillennialism didn't force this interpretation upon Revelation 20; and allowed for the symbolic and historic interpretation of the church; it would then no longer find itself in conflict with the rest of scripture; nor have to force other scriptures to 'imply' or 'infer' a literal 1000 year period which they do not mention.
Historic A/Postmill takes Revelation 20; interprets in a way that allows it to harmonize with the rest of Revelation and its interpretive style; and then also harmonizes with the rest of scripture and how it clearly and plainly describes the 2nd Coming.
The 2nd Coming is the climactic end of history and mankind; not just another blip on the timeline of sinful, rebellious, disobedient mankind."
I agree with his point.
Whilst myself was a premill before for a long time. I studied Bible about millennium. I find many troubles while studying Bible about millennium. Matthew chapter 13 caused me into trouble, that Christ tells us, the tares shall not be separated from the wheat(believers) TILL the end of the world come, that means, both are growing together over the world till the end of the world come shall be at Lord's coming. Christ does not mentioned 'a thouand years' find anywhere in the context of Matthew chapter 13.
Also, Matthew 25:31-46 caused me into trouble. Christ tells us, WHEN Christ shall come with his angels, He shall send his angels to separate goats from sheep, and cast them into everlasting punishment - vs. 46. Christ does not saying 'a thousand years' find anywhere in the context of Matt. 25:31-46.
John 6:39,40,44, & 54 caused me trouble the mostly. Christ tells us, we all shall be risen on the
LAST DAY, Christ does not saying there shall be 2,555 days(7 years) apart Christians' resurrection and Christ's coming, OR, Christ does not saying there shall be 365,000 days(1000 years) apart between Church's resurrection and unbelievers' resurrection.
A first grade student at school would understand the school will be on the last day in the next day, know there will be no more class again tomorrow for the rest of summer.
These scriptures caused me left premill camp, because of these do not fit with premill doctrine. I rather follow what God's Word saying than what men saying - Col. 2:8.
Matt. 25:30 does not saying a lazy servant will spend in the outer darkness shall be last for a thousand years. No way that you can prove it, because Christ does not saying it.
Matt. 25:30 clearly telling us, a lazy servant shall send into outer darkness is an eternality punishment, no promise for a lazy servant shall be released out it.
In Christ
Rev. 22:20 -Amen!
