Which early Church Fathers taught the millennial earthly rule of Christ?
Early Church Fathers who taught the millennial earthly rule of Christ include Justin, Irenaeus, Nepos, Victorinus, Tertullian, and many others. The context also names Paul, Barnabas, and John as standing on the soon departure of the Church and the Millennial earthly rule during the first 250 years of Church history.
Les teaches that in the first 250 years of Church history, the so-called Church Fathers stood adamantly on the soon departure of the Church and the whole Millennial earthly rule of Christ. He names Justin, Irenaeus, Nepos, Victorinus, Tertullian, and many others, mentioning Paul, Barnabas, and John earlier. Les notes that during that same 250-year period not one single writer opposed this view. Even Whitby, a total amillennial opponent, admitted that premillennialism passed among the best Christians for 250 years.