Yes — according to Les Feldick, the very early Church universally held to the premillennial belief that Christ will rule on earth for a thousand years.
Les states that in the very early days of Christianity, they all held to this premise — the premillennial view of Christ's Kingdom and the Book of Revelation. He distinguishes this from amillennialism, which denies any literal earthly Kingdom. The included transcript does not yet name the individual Fathers; Les says he will give those names in the following program.
Revelation 20:4 — This verse directly states that certain believers 'lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years,' forming the biblical basis for the millennium.
Revelation 20:6 — This verse says those in the first resurrection 'shall reign with him a thousand years,' confirming the literal thousand-year reign.
Revelation 20 is the biblical passage that places a thousand-year time frame on Christ's reign. In Revelation 20:4, John sees those who "lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years." Revelation 20:6 declares, "Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years." This text is the standard Scriptural foundation for the doctrine of Christ's Millennial earthly rule.
Les Feldick teaches that premillennialism — the belief in Christ's literal thousand-year earthly Kingdom — was the universal position of the very early Church. He says, "even in the very early days of Christianity, they all held to this premise," referring to the premillennial view of the Kingdom and the Book of Revelation. He points to this as historical evidence that this teaching is not a new invention. Les also teaches that after the Tribulation Christ will return and set up His Kingdom, and that raptured believers will return with Him to rule and reign. He notes that Revelation 20 is where the thousand-year time frame is finally attached to the Kingdom, which is why it is called the Millennium.
In the program included as Clip 4, Les tells his audience that in the next program he will explain the opposition called Amillennialism and show that "even in the very early days of Christianity, they all held to this premise." He uses this to reassure those who are being given books in opposition to his teaching on the Kingdom and Revelation that the early Church was on his side. The clip itself does not give the names of individual Church Fathers; Les explicitly says he will supply names in the next program.
Les describes amillennialism as the position that "there is no such thing as an earthly kingdom. There is no thousand years out here. There is no return of Christ to set up an earthly kingdom." He recounts an amillennial pastor who criticized his teaching on the millennium and the rapture, showing that this opposition exists today. Les frames amillennialism as the contrast to what the early Church premillennially believed.
Les teaches that the thousand-year reign of Christ is limited in time but that the same Kingdom economy continues into all eternity. He emphasizes that the language of the Old Testament describes the Kingdom as forever and ever, and the thousand-year reign described in Revelation 20 is "really just an introduction into the Eternal." This helps explain why the early Church could expect a real earthly rule that would not contradict the promise of an eternal Kingdom.
Amillennial Opposition
Les defines amillennialism as the denial of any earthly kingdom, a thousand years, or Christ's return to rule on earth — the exact opposite of the early Church's premillennial position.
Christ's Return and Reign
Les teaches that after the Tribulation Christ will return to set up His Kingdom, and raptured believers will come back with Him to rule and reign.
The Thousand-Year Time Frame
Les explains that Revelation 20 is where the Bible finally makes the Kingdom a specific thousand-year reign, giving rise to the term Millennium.
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Early Church Held This Premise
Les directly tells viewers that in the very early days of Christianity, all believers held to the premillennial premise — and he promises to give the names and historical evidence in his next program.
The Kingdom Continues Into Eternity
Les teaches that although the millennial reign is limited to a thousand years, the same Kingdom economy carries over into the eternal state.
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Revelation 20:4: And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
This verse describes the saints reigning with Christ for a thousand years, which is the biblical source for the Millennial earthly rule.
Revelation 20:6: Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
This verse promises that those in the first resurrection will reign with Christ for a thousand years, directly supporting the premillennial view.
Revelation 3:10: Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
Les uses this verse to teach that the Church will be kept from the Tribulation, a teaching he connects with the broader prophetic program leading to the Millennium.
Les Feldick teaches that in the very early days of Christianity they all held to the premillennial premise that Christ would rule on earth. The included transcript does not list the names of the Fathers, but Les says he will give those names in the following program.
Revelation 20 is the main passage that puts a thousand-year time frame on Christ's Kingdom. Revelation 20:4 and 20:6 specifically speak of believers reigning with Christ a thousand years.
According to Les Feldick, amillennialism teaches that there is no literal earthly kingdom, no thousand years, and no return of Christ to set up an earthly kingdom. He presents this as the opposing view to the early Church's premillennial belief.
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