the millennium

Определение the millennium в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: chiliasm; end days spoken of in the book of Revelations, period of 1000 years at the end of the age when the Messiah will reign, days of the Apocalypse (Christianity)
millennium: A period of universal happiness, peace or prosperity; a utopia
But the aggressive members of society are always tending to become bullies, robbers, and swindlers; and no one believes that sucha state of things as we now live in is the millennium.
millennium: The year 2000
millennium: The period of one thousand years during which Christ will reign on earth (according to some interpretations of Revelation 20: 1-5)
millennium: {n} Christ's reign of a thousand years
millennium: The word millennium is derived from the Latin words mille,meaning 'a thousand,' and annus meaning 'a year ' The term, therefore, refers to a thousand year period It denotes a doctrine taken from a passage in Revelation 20: 1-10 in which the writer describes the devil as being bound and thrown into a bottomless pit for a 1000 years The removal of Satanic influence is accompanied by the resurrection of the Christian martyrs, who reign with Christ in the millennium This period is a time when all of humankind's yearning for an ideal society characterized by peace, freedom, material prosperity, and the rule of righteousness will be realized The vision of the Old Testament prophets who foretold a period of earthly prosperity for the people of God will find fulfillment during this era
millennium: A period of one thousand years
millennium: The 1000 year reign of Christ following the Second Coming
millennium: a span of 1000 years
millennium: the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
millennium: (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e g Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness
millennium: A span of one thousand years
millennium: {i} unit of time equal to one thousand years; period of one thousand years; thousandth year anniversary
millennium: A period of time consisting of one thousand years
millennium: Operational code name for the RAF bombing of Cologne - May 1942
millennium: Any period of a thousand years An epoch of a thousand years in the modern Western calendar The third millennium will begin on January 1, 2001 (usually capitalized) The supposed thousand year reign of Christ after his Second Coming
millennium: A millennium is a period of one thousand years, especially one which begins and ends with a year ending in `000', for example the period from the year 1000 to the year 2000
millennium: The name of the business initiative to modernize GW campus IT infrastructure
millennium: 1 A period of 1,000 years 2 Informally, January 1, 2000, expected to be a record-breaking time for tourism
millennium: Literally a period of a thousand years Also used as common shorthand for "Millennial Reign, " the thousand-year reign of the Messiah, a time of universal peace and prosperity on the earth (Rev 20, Isaiah 11, etc )
millennium: a span of 1000 years the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e
millennium: a thousand years In Revelation 20, 1-5, the thousand-year reign of Christ is predicted, and this reign has been called "the Millennium" because it is supposed to bring in an era of peace and well-being A millenarian is one who takes this passage as predicting a literal, physical reign on Christ on Earth (as opposed to treating it as a metaphor for heaven, for example) and who tries to identify the events that will occur in order to bring the Millennium about
millennium: Intro Conflux Tempus Crown
millennium: Some believe that, during this period, Christ will reign on earth in person with his saints
millennium: Many people refer to the year 2000 as the Millennium. the eve of the Millennium. Period of 1,000 years. The Gregorian calendar, put forth in 1582 and subsequently adopted by most countries, did not include a year 0 in the transition from BC (years before Christ) to AD (those since his birth). Thus, the 1st millennium is defined as spanning years 1-1000 and the 2nd years 1001-2000. Although numerous popular celebrations marked the start of the year 2000, the 21st century and 3rd millennium AD began on Jan. 1, 2001
millennium: one thousand years
millennium: Literally means one thousand years
millennium: Jehovah's Witnesses expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness
millennium: Literally, this word means 1000 years In the study of end times doctrines (eschatology) the millennium is the duration of Christ's rule over the earth The debate has been over when the millennium would take place and what it actually is The terms that have arisen out of this debate are premillennialism, amillennialism, and postmillennialism Premillennialism teaches that the millennium is yet future and that upon Jesus' return he will set up the divine Kingdom of David again Amillennialism teaches that the millennium is a figurative period and that Jesus' rule began when he first became man Postmillennialism teaches that through the preaching of the Word of God, the world will be converted and will then usher in Christ and the kingdom of God There are good arguments for each position
millennium: A thousand years; especially, the thousand years mentioned in the twentieth chapter of Revelation, during which holiness is to be triumphant throughout the world
millennium: in the teachings concerning the "Last Things" the period in which Christ will reign on earth In one interpretation, Christ will come again to begin this literal, thousand-year reign In another, the millennium is now present in which Christ reigns by His Word and Spirit