When Adventism first began (in America, around 1835) there was a popular expectation that the one thousand year “Millennium”, mentioned in the book of Revelation would be a time of peace and prosperity on Earth. Adventists differed strongly from that belief, preaching instead that the Second Coming of Christ would come first, and the earth would be destroyed.
After the turmoil of the 1900’s, with it’s world wars, popular Christianity started to change their stance on the Millennium, believing now that the world would get worse and worse, but that Christ would come before the Millennium and take His people away. Most believe that the earth will still be inhabited, and habitable, during the thousand years.
Adventists, however, have not changed their views of prophecy. They still believe that the earth will be in a ruined state when Christ returns, and that the Millennium will be spent (by the righteous who are resurrected or translated at Christ’s coming) in heaven, not on the Earth.
This booklet lays down the scriptural foundation for the Adventist belief. It was recently updated (March 2018) to include a second set of studies on the same topic. The first set was published in 1887, and deals more with the false idea that the world would get better, or that it would be converted during the Millennium. The second set, published in 1900, has more details on what actually takes place during the Millennium, and afterward. 73p
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Contents
- Is it Peace and Safety?
- In the Last Days
- The World Will Not Be Converted
- When Does the Millennium Begin?
- Who Shall Stand When He Appears?
- What Is the Millennium?
THE MILLENIUM (1887)
- The Millennium: When, Where, and Who
- The Desolation of the Earth
- A Land Not Inhabited
- Judgment in Heaven
- Judgment on Earth
- After the Millennium
THE MILLENIUM (1900)
