What should Christians believe about the Millennium? (Hank Unplugged Podcast)

Multitudes today hold to the belief that there will be a thousand-year semi-golden age following the second appearing of Jesus Christ. As such they suppose they will be resurrected in glorified bodies to once again experience a fallen world-for a thousand years.
This belief is popular-but is it true? Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the 𝘉𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯 broadcast and the 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘜𝘯𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 podcast, responds to what Christians should believe about the Millennium. For more on this, check out the special print edition of the Christian Research Journal entitled “A Biblical Response to Christian Zionism” www.equip.org/...
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[@WiseChristian60]

Thank you Hank I believe the eschatology just as you lay it out in all your videos! I am a Pentecostal since 1975, fifty years now and I always thought the rapture doctrine did not line up w the scriptures. The Holy Spirit has shown me the light on end times from ministers like yourself and Dr. Irene Bonney Faulk from Australia who has since passed away in 2019, and she was a great Eschatological teacher like yourself teaching the word of God for all it’s worth in context the way it must be taught. God bless love you and love your teaching! I too am a minister of God. ✝️✝️✝️

[@robinbanion3772]

I appreciate that Hank does not become frustrated with the questions. I don't understand why Eschatology is so difficult for some folks. If you truly believe that Jesus is the Christ. Then when your body dies(last breath ) then your next breath will be in heaven(living soul) with Jesus. When the second coming of Jesus happens, those heavenly souls return to earth with Jesus to be united with their imperishable bodies in a new heaven in a new earth(Eden returned) where God walks among us(Jesus our Lord and Savior).

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@robinbanion3772 Puts things in perspective.

[@lemnisgate8809]

Expect that’s not at all what the Bible says.

[@robinbanion3772]

@lemnisgate8809 Luke 23:43, 2 Corinthians, Revelation 2:7. You need to dig deeper(Exegesis)! It would be also helpful if you understand Eschatology . Lactantius(AD 250-335),Cyril of Jerusalem( AD313-386) St. GREGORy Nazianzen (AD329-390), Augustine(AD430), Polycarbonate ( a disciple of John), Irenaeus( was taught by Polycarp), Origen(AD184-253), Hippolytus( AD 215), Cyprian(AD 200 -258). All these theologians disagree. To look deeper you need Greek,Aramaic, and Jewish interpretations. Don't use only literal translations. Amplified Study Bible is good.

[@vitaltube]

All things fulfilled

[@michaelseay9783]

@@vitaltube👍 glad to meet you

[@leeveronie7850]

Thank You Hank .... God loves You !!!

[@BibleAnswerMan]

Blessings to you 🙏

[@robharrell-xd2pi]

We’re in it

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@robharrell-xd2pi Appreciate the response. Many fine Christians like yourself embrace Amillennialism.

[@JustFishin777]

Amen! Hank, I used to listen to you on the radio back in the 90's and met you at a signing in a book store. I just want to say thank you for teaching the truth about the millennium. In my own studies, I have come to the conclusion that the millennium is another way of telling the story of the final years. The following is an excerpt from a study that I wrote on the end-times: "'...So, to me, the account of the Millennium appears to be an explanation of the end of everything that has to do with Satan. “It is done” (Revelation 21:6). Satan does not get to carry on, he is finished and will be cast into the fires of hell along with the antichrist, the false prophet, and the unsaved. He will not be in charge of anything or anyone in hell. He will be getting burned and tormented forever. No one has to fear him anymore. Holy God in heaven is in charge of hell; He created it."' I believe that when Jesus said to John, "It is done," it meant that it is all done at that point; so the account millennium, in my mind, has to be another account of the end of time that closely aligns the first account of the end. I am a former pre-tribber that has become a post-tribulation, amillennialist through many years of studying only the Bible for eschatological information, prayer, and restudying just to make sure that I am on the correct path in my line of thought. Trying to teach what I now know to be true is like swimming against the current in a high-pressure water line.

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@JustFishin777 Praise the Lord!

[@bjrobertson5683]

Hank, please help! What about Rev. 20:7? "And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison.."

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@bjrobertson5683 Is not that explained in the video? See also kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5mXfKpmiK-CoLM and www.equip.org/bible_answers/what-about-the-millennium/

[@bjrobertson5683]

​@@BibleAnswerMan​​ No, it's not explained either video, nor in that link to the article. If the number 1,000 is used figuratively, why does Rev. 20:7 say that Satan is released from prison when the thousand years are ended?

[@mutantthegreat7963]

@@bjrobertson5683 Agreed. I'm more confused that I was before.

[@JustFishin777]

I spent a few years trying to reason in favor of the 1,000 year millennium. Actually I was saddened and a bit angry (distraught) thinking that we had to go through another thousand years even after Jesus said, “It is done” (Revelation 21:6). However, I could not get past the fact that the account of the end-times and the account of the millennium seemed to be very closely related. When I started to look at the relationship between the two, it became very apparent that the two are the same. The account of the millennium describes everything that had not been mentioned before, which is the account and finality of the Church in heaven and the demise of everything having to do with satan and his reign. One of the major thoughts for me is that satan had to be released for a little while is each case. Another is that the wars (battles) at the end of each account have the same outcome in the same geography. When I watched Hanks video just now (linked below), it was a great confirmation to me that I was on the right track.

[@mrscottspodcast]

Good question but unfortunately Hank doesn't seem to address this particular Bible verse that you mentioned. I had posed the same question

[@sombra6153]

I’m not great a quoting chapter and verse, but God did say, “ I wanted your kindness, not your sacrifices.” The fact that followers of Lord Jesus Christ have gone without animal sacrifices and burnt offerings for almost 2000 years testifies that God was finished with that practice.

[@bugsocsollie1694]

No it doesn't. It means Paul's Dispensation of Grace for the Gentiles is what God is doing now. Today, God is not dealing with Israel according to their prophecy, not until this Dispensation of Grace for the Gentiles is over. Romans 11:25.

[@BibleAnswerMan]

Appreciate the input! 🙏

[@rocketmanshawn]

​@@bugsocsollie1694the book of Hebrews

[@bugsocsollie1694]

@@rocketmanshawn What about the book of Hebrews? It's Israel's last days doctrine.

[@andrewbradice8916]

Two questions Hank #1. Who holds your views on eschatology? #2. IN revelation 20 the thousand years of the Millennial reign are mentioned six times, if that is allegorical as you would say then your misinterpreting the text. Thoughts

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@andrewbradice8916 Repeating 1000 never means the word itself is to be taken in a wooden literal sense. See www.equip.org/bible_answers/what-about-the-millennium/ But the millennium is a debated point of doctrine. See www.equip.org/articles/millenial-roundup-last-days-options/ www.equip.org/articles/stanley-grenzs-the-millenial-maze/

[@aaronharris4899]

I understand how millennium in the bible is figuratively used, but does it refer to eternity? Forever? If so, why is it used in Revelation where it says, Satan will be bound for a thousand years and then will be released for a short time?

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@aaronharris4899 Obvious wooden literalism with millennium in Revelation 20 leads to absurdity. If the pit wherein Satan is bound is bottomless where could that ever be within physical time and space? Do the resurrected martyrs only reign for 1000 years? Do the same resurrected martyrs fall away after Satan is released? God owning the sheep upon a thousand hills or forgiving a brother not seven times but seventy times seven show numbers have figurative uses to forever, entirety, or without end. The havoc that Satan wreaks is only temporal - the tribulation is a short time, releasement from the pit and the rebellion against the Holy City is squashed immediately - but this is contrasted with the reign of Christ and the co-reign of the resurrected martyred saints, which never ends. See www.equip.org/bible_answers/what-about-the-millennium/

[@Pastor_Grant]

Jesus did mention it in Matthew 25 just because he doesn't use Hank's term. Golden age is irrelevant.

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@Pastor_Grant Not seeing a millennium in Matthew 25. After Christ's return resurrected saints living alongside non-glorified saints and sinners, which ends in a total satanic fall after the Devil is released from the bottomless pit? Maybe something more to the 1000 year reign imagery? See www.equip.org/bible_answers/what-about-the-millennium/

[@bobbyadkins6983]

One thing we shouldn't believe is that the description of the devil being bound applies to his present condition. Look how deceived the majority of the world are. Look how the world lies in wickedness like the apostle John said.

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@bobbyadkins6983 Appreciate the input.

[@Chewie576]

The "last day" was the last day of the old covenant system in 70AD. Heaven is the new world. The concept of a "1,000" years was very popular during that time. It came from Plato's Myth of Er. They believed that from the time you died until the time of judgment was 1,000 years.

[@BibleAnswerMan]

🙏 Thanks.

[@Misty-fx5up]

It would take 1000 years to unscramble all the false doctrines taught on the world today concerning the 1000 years!

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@Misty-fx5up - good point.

[@SpotterVideo]

Multiple Second Coming Visions in Revelation: (book not in chronological order ) Christ returns one time in the future. However, there are several different visions of His return shown from different perspectives in the Book of Revelation. Christ returns at the end of Revelation chapter 6, with signs in the sun, moon, and stars, as are found in the Olivet Discourse. Those at the end of the chapter are hiding from the wrath of the Lamb. Why would they be hiding if Christ is not present? The "kings", "captains", "might men", "free", and "bond" are also found in chapter 19 at the return of Christ. He returns at the 7th trumpet, which is the last trumpet in the Bible, and the time of the judgment of the dead in Revelation 11:15-18. The beginning of chapter 12 is a history lesson containing the fall of Satan, and the birth and death of Christ, who is the seed promised to crush the head of Satan in Genesis 3:15. The Second Coming is found in the "harvest" of chapter 14, which is related to the parable of the wheat and tares in Matthew chapter 13. He comes as a thief at Armageddon, and we find the greatest earthquake in history in chapter 16. This occurs when the 7th angel pours out his vial. How powerful is an earthquake which moves islands and destroys the mountains? What is happening to the planet? He comes on a horse in chapter 19, right after the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. Chapter 20? Does He come with the fire, and the judgment of the dead at the end of chapter 20, which agrees with what Paul said in 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10, and 2 Timothy 4:1? (The time of the judgment of the dead is also found in Revelation 11:18.) There are no mortals left alive on the planet at the end of Matthew 25:31-46. Why does an angel come down from heaven with a key to unlock the bottomless pit in Revelation 9:1-2, if the pit was not already locked before that time? Are there wicked angels in the pit in Rev. 9:11? If the beast "ascends" from the pit in Rev. chapter 11, where was the beast before that time? Does your view agree with Peter in 2 Pet. 2:4, and Jude in Jude 1:6, when they both said wicked angels are already in chains of darkness? Revelation 9:14 proves some of the angels were previously bound in some manner. Because the two witnesses were bodily resurrected from the dead in Revelation 11, the "first resurrection" at the beginning of Revelation 20 is not the first bodily resurrection in the book. The principle of "Recapitulation" means there are multiple visions of His return.

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@SpotterVideo Perspective is fantastical. Thoughts on Revelation primarily addressing the events surrounding the fall of Jerusalem and destruction of the temple in AD 70 but having elements pointing to the resurrection of the dead and the New Heaven and New Earth with the New Jerusalem descending from above? See www.equip.org/articles/apocalypse-when/

[@bobbyadkins6983]

John clearly spoke about two resurrections a thousand years apart from each other. Blessed are those who have part in the first resurrection.

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@bobbyadkins6983 Could the two resurrections be conversion (being born again) and glorification (body/soul reunited perfected)? See John 5:25-29? The Book of Revelation contrasts the first resurrection (20:5) with the second death (20:6, 14; 21:8; 2:11), right?

[@bobbyadkins6983]

​​@@BibleAnswerMan Revelation 20:4-6 [4]And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. [5]But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. [6]Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. The first resurrection mentioned in Revelation of people who were martyred for their faith. It's not talking about a conversion type of resurrection. I believe this will occur when Jesus returns and all Christians together are resurrected as first Thessalonians 4 speaks about. The wicked will be resurrected a thousand years later, whether it's a literal amount of time or not and will receive their judgement and be cast into Hell. The time between the two resurrections, the devil will be bound in the bottomless pit unable to deceive the nations, not just greatly restrained to do so, which he clearly isn't now. When we are resurrected as Christians we will receive our glorified body that will be like Jesus' body.

[@kennymoore2951]

And I saw thrones and they sat upon them and judgment was given unto them and I saw the souls of them. That were beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the word of God and which not had not worship, the Beast, neither is image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads are in their hands and they lived and reigned with Christ. A thousand years The only people I've seen raining here are the ones who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus. It does not say they reign on earth. I think we should be honest enough to say that no one knows it all.

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@kennymoore2951 Thanks for sharing. But how does it apply to the question of the millennium? Yes, lots of disagreement among Christians, but did God have an intended meaning to share with us about the 1000 years in Revelation 20? We must still strive to interpret God's Word right?

[@kennymoore2951]

Yes brother Hank we must strive to interpret the word of God or let the holy Ghost interpreted for us. I personally do not interpret the 1000 years as literal.but more so of completeness.I know John said he saw the souls of those beheaded for Jesus which probably means martyrdom.I also believe it applies to the first century as beheading was a Roman form of execution.all I can say is I believe they reigned with Jesus in heaven not on earth.I would call myself a preterist as I believe you do and I thank you for your teachings.but you know brother Hank my desire is to know Jesus and to be conformed to his image .while men slept the enemy sowed tares among the wheat and I think or I know I have been asleep by being caught up in eschatology.and not seeking Jesus and the way of the cross. God bless you.

[@nozedic]

While I appreciate that 1,000 can sometimes be used as a stand in for "a long indeterminate period of time". Rev 20, does not have that feel: "... until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be let out for a little while." Even if we accepted the long indeterminate period of time idea, there is still a period of time that Hank doesn't address here that he seems to reject outright on principle. So I remain respectfully unconvinced.

[@bobbyadkins6983]

And John clearly spoke about two different resurrections 1000 years apart and said blessed are those who have part in the first resurrection.

[@michaelseay9783]

The Millennium Reign itself had a definite stopping point: Revelation 20:7 7 And when the thousand years *_are expired,_* Satan shall be loosed out of his prison The gap between the Millennial Reign and Eternal Reign is Satan’s Little Season, aka The Great Tribulation. The length of days is revealed in Daniel 12. Verses that reveal that Satan was already bound during Jesus’ ministry and post crucifixion: Matthew 12 28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. 29 *_Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house,_* and spoil his goods, *_except he first bind the strong man?_* and then he will spoil his house 1 Corinthians 15 24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. 25 *_For he must reign,_* till he hath put all enemies under his feet “For he must reign” is Paul in his present tense. Paul already knew The Millennium Reign was taking place.

[@anthonyrobles3796]

Agreed. If the 1000 years in revelations refers to eternity, then what does it mean that "...after these things he (the devil) must be released..."?

[@bugsocsollie1694]

​@michaelseay9783 No, the Great Tribulation is the 2nd half of Israel's 70th week of Prophecy. Immediately after that is over, Christ returns to earth, then the 1000 year reign of Israel on earth, at the end of that Satan is let out for a little season. Dispensationally, it all makes so much more sense and you don't have to Change God's Word to make it sorta fit.

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@nozedic Hank prefers the millennium to be vindication language. See www.equip.org/bible_answers/what-about-the-millennium/

[@benjaminsanders1496]

i will just say you are wrong,you cant just pick and choose what you want to teach,all scripture has to agree with scripture, isiah is bible too,

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@benjaminsanders1496 What makes Hank's teaching about the millennium incorrect? Certainly not just picking and choosing?

[@mikebrown9850]

People are free to believe deceivers who teach against inspired scripture like this guy. Good Luck!

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@mikebrown9850 Input appreciated.

[@JustFishin777]

Please don't attack with words like "deceiver" because you don't like what someone says, back up your stance and thoughts with Scripture.

[@wbaukema]

1Cor.13:13...

[@SpotterVideo]

A Millennium Puzzle to solve… Will Christ be conducting funeral services for mortals killed in accidents 500 years after His Second Coming? The “first resurrection” in Rev. chapter 20 is not the first bodily resurrection in the Book of Revelation, because the two witnesses are resurrected from the dead in chapter 11. There are two different types of resurrection in John chapter 5. There is a spiritual resurrection from the dead in John 5:24, and a bodily resurrection from the dead in John 5:28-29. Does your view of the Millennium agree with what Paul said in 2 Thess. 1:7-10, when Paul said Christ returns in "flaming fire" taking vengeance on those who do not obey the Gospel? The fire comes at the end of Rev. chapter 20. Does your view agree with what Peter said in 2 Peter 3:10-13, when Peter said this earth is going to burn and "dissolve" when He comes as a thief on the day of the Lord? The fire comes at the end of Rev. chapter 20. Does your view agree with what Paul said in 2 Tim. 4:1, when Paul said both the living and the dead will be judged at His appearing? The time of the judgment of the dead, with reward for some and destruction for others is found in Rev. 11:18, right after the 7th trumpet, which is the last trumpet in the Bible. (This verse also proves the Book of Rev. is not in chronological order.) The judgment of the dead is also found at the end of Rev. chapter 20. Does your view agree with what Jesus said in Matt. 25:31-46, where He described the judgment of the sheep and goats, which leaves no mortals alive on the planet at the end of the passage? There are also no mortals left alive on the planet at the end of Rev. chapter 19. Does your view agree with Peter in 2 Pet. 2:4, and Jude in Jude 1:6, when they both said wicked angels are already in chains of darkness? Does your view agree with what John recorded in Rev. 9:1-2, when an angel comes down from heaven with a key to unlock the pit, which means the pit was locked before that time? Are there wicked angels already in the pit in Rev. 9:11? John recorded angels already "bound" in Rev. 9:14. The beast "ascends" out of the pit in Rev. chapter 11, which means the beast was in the pit before that time. Take all of the above and compare it to the symbolic language found in Rev. chapter 20, and the fact the Book of Revelation is not in chronological order, and you will have the truth.

[@RealClaySavage]

Pre-trib teachers seem to ignore Rev 20:4-6. "This is the first resurrection. The rest of the dead do not come to life until after the 1,000 years are complete." There is only one resurrection before the 1,000 years! The two witnesses will rise on the day of the Lord in the first and only resurrection before the 1,000 years. Teach the truth. Teach: The sacrifices will start and end before Jesus returns. We rise with the two witnesses on the day Jesus returns.

[@bugsocsollie1694]

And everyone but pretribbers seem to ignore that Revelation 20:4 is only referring to those who died in the Great Tribulation. They also ignore that there is no alive and remaining, no meeting the Lord in the air, there isn't even a physical bodily resurrection (I saw the souls of them...). You can not have sound Biblical doctrine without Dispensationalism. Everything else is fables. 2 Timothy 4:3-4. And if it isn't taught in Scripture, it absolutely can not be sound Biblical doctrine.

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@RealClaySavage Revelation also contrasts the first resurrection with the second death (2:11; 20:6, 14; 21:8)

[@bugsocsollie1694]

@@BibleAnswerMan You're applying Israel's doctrine to the Body of Christ Church??? Revelation is not about the Body of Christ Church. It's Israel's prophecy of their last days, their 70th week of their prophecy.

[@JustFishin777]

@@bugsocsollie1694 Pay attention the the "Mystery" in the following verses and you will see that the prophecy is for the true Church and not just for the Jewish believers only: Ephesians 1:9 And He made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment - to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ. [Talking about the rapture when Jews and Gentiles who have accepted Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord will be raptured together.] Ephesians 3:4-6 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. This mystery is that through the gospel the gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus. Romans 11:25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of Gentiles has come in.

[@JustFishin777]

@@bugsocsollie1694 You say that, "Revelation 20:4 is only referring to those who died in the Great Tribulation." Please back that up with Scripture and not with human reasoning and speculation so that we can all understand. In other words, please use only Scripture to back up Scripture. Too many times, there are thoughts about Scripture that are being thrown around the church without the backing of the Scripture. Just because someone who is a theologian, famous pastor, or author says something, that doesn't inherently make what they say true or Scripturally sound.

[@lady4191]

Gee aren't we so lucky that you're here to tell us what we should think that just saves us the trouble of using our mind will and emotions . What God do you serve?

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@lady4191 ~ The one true Triune God of the universe.

[@nickhanley5407]

He says “we believe we’ll be resurrected into a fallen world for another 1000 years”. Yes that’s what we believe not because we came up with it, but rather because that’s what the Bible teaches. It’s not our own teaching, it’s John’s in the book of revelation. ”The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection.“ ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭20‬:‭5‬ ‭ESV‬‬

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@nickhanley5407 There may be other ways to look at the 1000 years in Revelation 20 that the premillennial story you presume. Why resurrected saints living alongside un-resurrected people is not a problem? Why does the first, only, and best world leader, who never makes a mistake running the world, i.e., Jesus Christ the incarnate Son of God, why does Jesus have a 1000 year rule that ends with a great rebellion led by Satan and myriads of human rebels? Are not all those rebels children who grew up well beyond 120 years old under Jesus' policies and world reforms? Why does Jesus have to fail like that?

[@keithhahn4882]

More ice cream for bedwetters.

[@wataboutya9310]

Amazon presently has,” Trolling for Dummies” on sale right now. Just sayin…

[@BibleAnswerMan]

@keithhahn4882 ❓ What is your point?