Millennial Views
The chapter in Revelation that describes the 1,000-year reign of Christ
What is Revelation 20?
This is the term for the science or method of interpreting the Bible
What is Hermeneutics?
This apostle is traditionally identified as the author of the book of Revelation
Who is John?
In Revelation 1, this color of Christ's hair and head symbolizes His holiness, wisdom, and eternal nature
What is white?
All seven churches addressed in Revelation 2-3 are located in this modern-day country
What is Turkey?
The millennial view that believes Christ will return to earth before the 1,000-year reign
What is Premillennialism?
This letter in CENI stands for a direct statement or instruction given in Scripture that establishes authority for a practice or belief
What is C [Command]?
A genre of prophetic, symbolic writing that unveils hidden spiritual or future realities to encourage believers during persecution
What is Apocalyptic Literature?
In Revelation 1, the seven stars that Christ holds in His right hand represent these
What are the seven angels of the seven churches?
This church is praised for its perseverance and hard work but rebuked by Christ for abandoning its first love
What is Ephesus?
The millennial view that interprets the 1,000 years symbolically rather than as a literal future reign on earth
What is Amillennialism?
This element of CENI looks at what the early church did as recorded in Scripture, even when no explicit command is given, to establish a pattern for how we should practice our faith
What is Example?
Revelation was written to seven churches located in this Roman province, in what is modern-day Turkey
What is Asia Minor?
In Revelation 1, these seven objects represent the seven churches to whom John is writing
What are the seven lampstands?
This church, located in a wealthy city known for its banking and textile industries, is described as rich and self-sufficient but is told by Christ that it is actually 'wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked
What is Laodicea?
This is the term for the event in Dispensational Premillennialism when believers are caught up to meet Christ in the air before the Tribulation begins.
What is the Rapture?
This part of CENI refers to a conclusion that must logically follow from Scripture even if it is not directly stated
What is Necessary Inference?
Scholars who hold to the early date of Revelation believe it was written before this event in A.D. 70, which would make its warnings highly relevant to the original audience's immediate future
What is the destruction of Jerusalem?
In Revelation 1, Christ is described as holding this sharp object coming out of His mouth, symbolizing the power and authority of His word
What is the two-edged sword?
This church receives no rebuke from Christ whatsoever, and is promised protection from the 'hour of trial' coming upon the whole world
What is Philadelphia?
The branch of Premillennialism that divides history into distinct ages or dispensations and includes a rapture before the tribulation
What is Dispensational Premillennialism?
CENI is used as a hermeneutical framework to answer this fundamental question when studying any biblical passage or practice
Does this have biblical authority?
Those who hold to the late date of Revelation place its writing around A.D. 95, during the reign of this Roman emperor who was known for persecuting Christians and demanding emperor worship
Who is Domitian?
In Revelation 1, this figure walking among the seven lampstands, with white hair and eyes like blazing fire, represents the glorified, risen Christ
Who is the Son of Man?
This church is rebuked for tolerating a false prophetess whom Christ calls by this Old Testament name, who was leading believers into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols
What is Thyatira?