Divine Lexicon

Term

Millennialism/Millenarianism

A doctrine derived from Jewish apocalyptic speculation regarding a thousand-year reign of the saints before the return of Christ.

Filed underEschatology

Definition

A doctrine derived from Jewish apocalyptic speculation (by way of Rev. 20:1-7) according to which there would be a thousand-year reign of the saints before the return of Christ.

Scripture

  • Revelation 20:1–7

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Sources

  1. 1.Alan Richardson and John Bowden The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1983). 369Original citation: Richardson, Alan, and John Bowden. The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1983, 369.

Last revised August 14, 2026