Chiliasm

Definition

From χίλιοι — a thousand. The early-church belief in two separate temporal resurrections, with the righteous reigning with Christ for a thousand years enjoying spiritual and sensual goods, followed by the resurrection and judgment of sinners. Judaizing chiliasts also expected the restoration of the Jerusalem temple and Old Testament sacrifices. Condemned together with Apollinarius at the Second Ecumenical Council.

Episodes

• 018 — Dogmatic Theology — Topic 16
• 120 — Patrology — Topic 8

Related Concepts

• Apollinarius Of Laodicea
• Eschatology
• General Resurrection
• Last Judgment
• Martyrdom
• Millenarianism
• Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed
• Resurrection
• Second Ecumenical Council

Biblical References

• Revelation 20 — Then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge chain. He seized the dragon—the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan—and tied him up for a thousand years. The…
• 1 Corinthians 15:23-26 — But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; then when Christ comes, those who belong to him. Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has brought to an end all rule and all…