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The millennium is a 1,000 year period where [[Jesus Christ|Christ]] reigns on heaven and earth, and [[Devil|Satan]] is bound and thrown into the [[Bottomless Pit|bottomless pit]]. It is found in Revelation 20.

The millennium is a 1,000 year period where [[Jesus Christ|Christ]] reigns on heaven and earth, and [[Devil|Satan]] is bound and thrown into the [[Bottomless Pit|bottomless pit]]. It is found in [[Revelation 20]].

The [[Amillennialism|Amillennial]] and [[Postmillennialism|Postmillennial]] views of [[eschatology]] view this "1,000 year" period as symbolic, not representing a literal 1,000 year reign. 1,000 years represents a number of completion, meaning that Christ will reign for the complete amount of time which he is to reign, and he will return immediately after. Christ has already started reigning, when he rose to the right hand of the [[God the Father|Father]].<ref>He is seated at the right hand: Mark 16:19, Acts 7:55-56, Romans 8:34, Ephesians 1:20, Colossians 3:1, Hebrews 1:3, 8:1, 10:12, 12:2, 1 Peter 3:22</ref><ref>He is reigning now: Acts 1:9, Daniel 7:13-14</ref> No one knows exactly how long this reign actually is.<ref>Matthew 24:36</ref>

The [[Premillennialism|Premillennial]] view is that Christ will literally reign for exactly 1,000 years on Earth, and literally throw [[Devil|Satan]] into the [[Bottomless Pit|void]] for the duration of that time.

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-The millennium is a 1,000 year period where [[Jesus Christ|Christ]] reigns on heaven and earth, and [[Devil|Satan]] is bound and thrown into the [[Bottomless Pit|bottomless pit]]. It is found in Revelation 20.
+The millennium is a 1,000 year period where [[Jesus Christ|Christ]] reigns on heaven and earth, and [[Devil|Satan]] is bound and thrown into the [[Bottomless Pit|bottomless pit]]. It is found in [[Revelation 20]].
 The [[Amillennialism|Amillennial]] and [[Postmillennialism|Postmillennial]] views of [[eschatology]] view this "1,000 year" period as symbolic, not representing a literal 1,000 year reign. 1,000 years represents a number of completion, meaning that Christ will reign for the complete amount of time which he is to reign, and he will return immediately after. Christ has already started reigning, when he rose to the right hand of the [[God the Father|Father]].<ref>He is seated at the right hand: Mark 16:19, Acts 7:55-56, Romans 8:34, Ephesians 1:20, Colossians 3:1, Hebrews 1:3, 8:1, 10:12, 12:2, 1 Peter 3:22</ref><ref>He is reigning now: Acts 1:9, Daniel 7:13-14</ref> No one knows exactly how long this reign actually is.<ref>Matthew 24:36</ref>
 The [[Premillennialism|Premillennial]] view is that Christ will literally reign for exactly 1,000 years on Earth, and literally throw [[Devil|Satan]] into the [[Bottomless Pit|void]] for the duration of that time.