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Chillegorism
Chillegorism (Ancient Greek: χιλιάς, ''chilias'', "one thousand" and ἀλληγορία, ''alligoría'', "allegory") is a Millenarianism, millenarian doctrine which is the opposite of chiliasm. It is based on a Literal and figurative language, figurative interpretation of the prophecy of Revelation 20:1-4 about the millennial reign of Christ together with the righteous. Definition Chillegorism does not fall under one general definition acceptable to its adepts, and it is difficult to come up with a summary of this doctrine. To understand the diversity of chillegorical approaches, it makes sense to consider the classification of Chillegorism in its main forms. The two types of Chillegorism are Postmillennialism and Amillennialism. Postmillennialism, or Postmillenarism, is a type of Chillegorism which teaches that the Second Coming of Christ will occur after the millennial reign of the righteous; the reign here is understood as something already happening or something that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amillennialism
Amillennialism or amillenarism is a chillegoristic eschatological position in Christianity which holds that there will be no millennial reign of the righteous on Earth. This view contrasts with both postmillennial and, especially, with premillennial interpretations of Revelation 20 and various other prophetic and eschatological passages of the Bible. Revelation 20:1-6 describes a vision in which, "for a thousand years," Satan is bound "so that he might not deceive the nations any longer," and "the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark . . . came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years." Amillennialists interpret the "thousand years" symbolically to refer either to a temporary bliss of souls in heaven before the general resurrection, or to the infinite bliss of the righteous after the general resurrection, in the eternal state. Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
