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'''Premillennialism''' attempts to take the [[Bible]] literally concerning the details of the [[second coming of Christ]]. Premillennialism is the view that [[Christ]]'s [[second coming]] will occur prior to his [[Millennial Kingdom]], and that the Millennial Kingdom is a literal [[1,000-year reign]].<ref>http://www.gotquestions.org/premillennialism.html</ref> The "establishment of the millennial kingdom" is to occur after 7 years of [[Tribulation]] during which time the [[Antichrist]] persecutes believers, followed by "the outpouring of God's wrath on mankind." <ref>http://www.jeremiahproject.com/prophecy/rapture3.html</ref>
'''Premillennialism''' attempts to take the [[Bible]] literally concerning the details of the [[second coming of Christ]]. Premillennialism is the view that [[Christ]]'s [[second coming]] will occur prior to his [[Millennial Kingdom]], and that the Millennial Kingdom is a literal [[1,000-year reign]].<ref>http://www.gotquestions.org/premillennialism.html</ref> The "establishment of the millennial kingdom" is to occur after 7 years of [[Tribulation]] during which time the [[Antichrist]] persecutes believers, followed by "the outpouring of God's wrath on mankind." <ref>http://www.jeremiahproject.com/prophecy/rapture3.html</ref>
== Premillennialism and the early church ==
Premillennialism was the most prevalent held view of the early church. Noted church historian Philip Schaff decclared, "The most striking point in the eschatology of the ante-Nicene Age (A.D. 100-325) is the prominent chiliasm, or millenarianism, . . . a widely current opinion of distinguished teachers, such as Barnabas, Papias, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Methodius, and Lactantius." (History of the Christian Church, Scribner, 1884; Vol. 2, p. 614).<ref>[http://www.theopedia.com/Premillennialism Premillenialism - Theopedia]</ref>