3. The Amillennial View treats the Millennium as being symbolic. There is no literal thousand years—rather we are in the millennium currently. Christ will return for the final judgment. Following the judgment, heaven and earth will be destroyed and anew heaven and earth will be made.
H. Final Rebellion Following the millennium, Satan will be released. He will again deceive nations and lead them against God’s people. But fire from heaven will destroy the rebels and the devil will be thrown into the lake of fire to be tormented forever (see Rev. 20:7-10). I. Great White Throne Judgment After Satan is cast into the lake of fire, there will come the Great White Throne Judgment. God will sit on a throne to judge wicked people (the dead) according to their works, and throw them into the lake of fire (see Rev. 20:11-15). So unbelievers will spend eternity separate from God.
J. New Heaven and New Earth Heaven, the dwelling place of God, will be made new. And the earth will be judged by fire, just as it once was judged by water (see 2 Peter 3:6,7). So there will be a restored earth, and the saints will live forever in happiness with God on earth (see Rev. 21:1-5; 22:1-5). BACK TO OUTLINE Page 3 of THEOLOGY - Last Things 1/7/2012 http://test.missionstraining.org/Theology/LastThings.html
