Eschatology Views, Prophecy & The Second Coming of Christ
Bible Study Outlines from Pastor Ken Birks

Eschatological views fall into categories determined by the relationship of   Christ's return and the millennium.  The three basic views, with a myriad of adaptations, are that   Christ's return will be:  1) Postmillennial, 2) Ammillennial, or the `realized millennium' and  3) Premillennial.

1.  The Postmillennial View Point.
Postmillennialism is the belief that Christ's return will be after (Post) the thousand years (millennium).  The postmillennialists hold the historical view of   Daniel's Seventy-Week Prophecy and a future view of the millennium.

2.  The Amillennialism, Or `Realized Millennialism' Viewpoint.
Amillennialism, or `realized millennialism,' is the belief that the millennial time is now a present reality.  The millennium is then the time between the first coming of   Christ and the eternal states; it is the church age.  Then   Christ will return for his church.  They do not believe in a set time for the present age or the destiny of 'the triumphant church.'  They hold the historical view of Daniel's Seventy-Week Prophecy and a present-tense view of the millennium.

3.  The Premillennial View.
The Premillennialists' view is that   Christ's return will be before (Pre) the literal thousand years (millennium).  They hold a futuristic interpretation of the 70th week of   Daniel's 70-Week Prophecy and a futuristic view of the millennium.