Editing Christian eschatology (section)

===Amillennialism===
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Amillennialism, in Christian eschatology, involves the rejection of the belief that [[Jesus]] will have a literal, thousand-year-long, physical reign on the earth. This rejection contrasts with [[premillennialism|premillennial]] and some [[postmillennialism|postmillennial]] interpretations of [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=rev+20 chapter 20] of the [[Book of Revelation]].

The amillennial view regards the "thousand years" mentioned in Revelation 20 as a [[symbol]]ic number, not as a literal description; amillennialists hold that the [[millennium]] has already begun and is identical with the current [[Dispensation (period)|church age]]. Amillennialism holds that while Christ's reign during the millennium is spiritual in nature, at the end of the church age, [[Second Coming of Christ|Christ will return]] in [[last judgment|final judgment]] and establish a permanent reign in the new heaven and new earth.

Many proponents dislike the name "amillennialism" because it emphasizes their differences with premillennialism rather than their beliefs about the millennium. "Amillennial" was actually coined in a pejorative way by those who hold premillennial views. Some proponents also prefer alternate terms such as ''nunc-millennialism'' (that is, now-millennialism) or ''realized millennialism'', although these other names have achieved only limited acceptance and usage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amillennialism: Introduction and the Book of Revelation|author-first1=Anthony |author-last1=Hoekema |url=http://www.the-highway.com/amila_Hoekema.html |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=www.the-highway.com}}</ref>