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I want to know about 1000 years of kingdom on earth?, kingdom of God.
When is it? before rapture or after? and for who?
Hello Alexander,
Thanks for asking. Many volumes have been written on this topic and virtually all of it is wrong being based on misinterpretations, specious speculations, ignorance, and plain prejudice and wishful thinking.
Here is what the Bible says. From all the statements on the topic of the "end" time, it is quite clear that Jesus expected to return before the deaths of a least some of the twelve apostles he was speaking to in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21. Luke, in Acts chapter one, as well as Paul in his letters, John, in his letters, and Peter in his letter all make it quite clear that Jesus was expected to return then too. It's just that no one, including Jesus, knew the precise day and hour that it would take place. But,again, Jesus made it quite clear that he would be back before the deaths of some of those standing there with him as he spoke. This is what the apostles, who were being led, as the Bible says, by the Holy Spirit "into all the truth" taught early first century Christians to believe. A careful study of the topic will show an honest student that the "thousand years as a day and a day as a thousand years," as well as statements found in Revelation were meant to be taken figuratively for the "precise unknown amount of time" that it would be until Jesus returned. It happens that the "final" judgment that the Bible speaks of was the judgment brought on the Jews with the destruction of Jerusalem in the summer of A.D. 70. John makes it clear that "the antichrist" had already come and was present when he wrote his letters. The King James version of the Bible, because of a mistake made by the translators, has added a great deal of speculaton about the topic that should not exist. In Matthew 24, for example, the word that was translated "world" should have been translated as "age." Jesus' disciples wanted to know when the end of that present age was going to take place and that was the question that Jesus answered. The terrible firey end of the city of Jerusalem fulfilled all of the figurative descriptions of the judgement found in the Bible. Not one time does Jesus or any of his apostles say anything about the literal end of the entire world or the planet earth. Everything on the topic of "the end" refers to the end of that age in which Jesus lived. I know that most supposed Bible scholar will dispute this, and they do, but not one of them can refute it. Read your Bible very carefully and with an open mind. If you do, I am confident that you will discover that what I have pointed out is based on quite solid and sound evidence and void of guessing. If it is not true, then the writers of the Bible lied. It's really that simple.
I know that this was a short answer and probably a great surprise to you, but it is precisely according to what the writers of the New Testament said. I hope it will be of help to you.
Sincerely,
Mr. McClellan
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Mr. McClellan
Expertise
I can answer questions concerning Christian doctrine as well as other kinds of questions relating to religion. One important thing, among many, that needs clearing up is the meaning of religion. Religion is any system of belief that tries to explain how people should think and behave so that life is the best it can be. The definition found in the dictionary is seriously in error being based on popular but wrong ideas. Email me at and.the.truth.is@GMX.com for a free PDF 5 page introduction to my just completed book, "And The Truth Is?" It's uniquely different and interactive, designed to show you that you can actually know the way, the truth, and the life Jesus spoke of and what he expected people to do to participate in it as well as what to expect if they did.
Experience
My education puts me second to none in this area and I have had over forty years experience in the area of teaching Christian theology, doctrine, apologetics, hermeneutics, history, and philosophy. Publications: Among the things that I have written is a summary of the entire Bible that is intended to help people put it all together and quickly understand exactly what the writers of the Bible intended for everyone to understand. By reading it and then reading the Bible, the correct understanding should become quite clear and a sincere student will recognize that they have received an invaluable aid to knowing how to correctly interpret the Bible so that they can know, with certainty, that they are understanding it correctly. At the same time, they will be able to recognize the vast number of false doctirnes that are being called Christian doctrines but are only the teachings of men and have no more authority than any oridinary man can give them.
Organizations
I belong to no officially recognized organizations. I'm simply a person with a deep and lifelong desire to know the truth, a desire so strong that I have, for more than 50 years, poured myself and a lot of money into finding it and making sure of it. I believe that life is too short and valuable to waste it believing a lot of stuff that isn't true. Everyone can't be right and be in disagreement at the same time and the claims made by the writers of the Bible are simply too serious to guess about.
Publications
It's quite obvious that the Bible is not easy to comprehend thus all the divided opinions about what it teaches. I am finalizing a short treatise on the Bible that I believe will help a lot of people who seriously want to get a clear understanding of what the Bible actually has to say to everyone, a treatise that should take the mystery out of it and show that it really makes sense. People deserve help in recognizing the truth about what the Bible says because there is so much false teaching about it that is actually leading people away from God instead of to God. It should be ready to send out by the end of this year, 2011 or before.
Now, you can purchase a PDF copy of my book "And The Truth Is?" on CD. It's very unique and it's interactive. If you're tired of living with a best guess and want to learn for certain what the truth is, this, the result of over 50 years of research and serious study, is what you're looking for.
Education/Credentials
I have two degrees in education, including religious belief systems. I also have many years of experience and many thousands of hours of study and research on which I've based my new book, "The Bible Actually Makes Sense."
Awards and Honors
All of my awards and honors are in the form of compliments from people who've read or listened to my attempts to help them understand what the Bible is about and how to comply with what it actually says. So many have said, in one way or another, that I helped them more than anyone they had ever met. It's comforting to know that my efforts to be of value to others is appreciated.
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