Amillennialism Explained: Are We In the Millennium Today?

[@aussierob7177]

To God, a day can be a thousand years, and a thousand years can be a day.

[@theologywithseth]

That's a great point! Thank you for sharing

[@bgslayer4529]

"The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them.. They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea." -Isaiah 11. I just know that whatever happens, it's going to be awesome! Thanks for the video Seth

[@theologywithseth]

I agree! Thanks for watching

[@phaedragalloway4544]

Always find the cases for and against interesting. I like how you pointed out different writing styles. The symbols tell a story. Good question to ask when reading scripture: What would it have meant to the original readers? Looking forward to the next video!

[@theologywithseth]

Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching

[@sarahstevens3050]

Loved this! Can’t wait for your premil video, Seth!

[@theologywithseth]

Should have it up soon! Thanks for watching

[@perrypaulding7737]

Seth, thanks for your videos! Question: Regarding the "first" resurrection of Rev. 20:4-5, doesn't that strongly imply that a subsequent 2nd resurrection exists? Why call it the first if there are't more to come? If there are 2 deaths (physical, and then the lake of fire), then it seems like there must be 2 resurrections. But if Rev. 20 is talking about the general physical resurrection, there are no more resurrections after that. Also, regarding your point about John 5:25, and the "hour" of the dead hearing Jesus' voice and living, how do you explain the phrase Jesus included: "and now is?" Thanks!

[@theologywithseth]

Hi Perry! That's a great question. I'm not sure how far you are into my video, but I actually agree that having a "first" resurrection strongly implies a "second". While I wanted to do justice to the Amillenial viewpoint, I'm personally a Historic Premillennialist so I believe Revelation 20 pictures a physical resurrection of believers at the start of the thousand years, and then a physical resurrection of unbelievers at the end. Regarding your question about John 5:25, I would answer that Jesus is using the term "hour" metaphorically to refer to an indefinite period of time, rather than a literal 60 minutes. More specifically, I think he's probably referring to the entire epoch of the Church Age, which began with Jesus's first coming and is still going today. I hope that helps! Thanks again for watching and let me know if you have any other questions

[@perrypaulding7737]

Thanks so much for taking time to reply! I’m a pastor who has struggled to make sense of eschatology for 45 years. I’ve been Amil for a long time, so I’m intrigued by your conversion to HP. Matt. 25 and several other passages have strongly pointed me to there being only one general resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked. But there is a strong church tradition of there being 6000 of history followed by a 1000 millennium. Blessings, Perry

[@ravikeller9626]

Do you think your argument on prophetic telescoping would be weakened if the “day of the Lord” in Joel 2 was referring to the judgment on Jerusalem in AD 70?

[@theologywithseth]

Not particularly, since even in that case, you'd still have a gap of about 40 years that isn't explicitly mentioned in the text. So even if Joel is referring to the Jewish War, I don't think that would negate the principle of prophetic telescoping. Great question though!