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premillennial

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pre·mil·len·ni·al  (prm-ln-l)
adj.
Of or happening in the time before the millennium.
premil·lenni·al·ly adv.
premillennial [ˌpriːmɪˈlɛnɪəl]
adj
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to the period preceding the millennium
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This theological viewpoint is called Premillennial Dispensationalism, and LaHaye's variant involves the idea of a Rapture prior to the Tribulation, which means he expects devout Christians to be evacuated from Earth by God before the sinful are punished (Boyer, 1992; Lindsey, 1970).
The write stuff: U.S. serial print culture from conservatives out to ... by Berlet, Chip / Library Trends
Christian right leaders are mostly premillennial evangelical Protestants, who believe that the Book of Revelations prophesies the end of the world, at which time Christ will return and rule for 1,000 years.
Happy Holidays! or the phoniest 'war' of all by Cahill, Sean / The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide
Hagee is a premillennial dispensationalist who argues fervently that we are in the shadow of the end times.
Road maps to peace--or destruction? Three evangelicals on the ... by Kimball, Charles / Sojourners
 
 
 
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