Millennialism

[TheSeeker2014]

676 article 7 part one
The Antichrist’s deception already begins to take shape in the world every time the claim is made to realize within history that messianic hope which can only be realized beyond history through the eschatological judgment. The Church has rejected even modified forms of this falsification of the kingdom to come under the name of millenarianism,577 especially the “intrinsically perverse” political form of a secular messianism.578

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Millennialism (from millennium, Latin for “thousand years”), or chiliasm in Greek, is a belief held by some Christian denominations that there will be a Golden Age or Paradise on Earth in which “Christ will reign” for 1000 years prior to the final judgment and future eternal state (the “World to Come” of the New Heavens and New Earth). This belief is derived primarily from Revelation 20:1–6. Millennialism as such is a specific form of millenarianism.

Among Christians who hold this belief, this is not the “end of the world”, but rather the penultimate age, the age just prior to the end of Satan’s worldwide system in anticipation of a New Heavens and a New Earth under Jehovah’s (i.e., God’s) kingdom reign (Rev. 21:1). Some believe that between the millennium proper and the end of the world there will be a brief period in which a final battle with Satan will take place. After this follows the Last Judgment.
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So my question is, The Catholic Church does not believe in Gods 1000 year reign with his people in the First Resurrection?
If not what do they believe
If they do believe this, … explain because this topic is slightly confusing to understand.
Feels like I am missing something here. I guess what is this part of the Catechism talking about.

 

[Charlemagne_III]

676 article 7 part one
The Antichrist’s deception already begins to take shape in the world every time the claim is made to realize within history that messianic hope which can only be realized beyond history through the eschatological judgment. The Church has rejected even modified forms of this falsification of the kingdom to come under the name of millenarianism,577 especially the “intrinsically perverse” political form of a secular messianism.578

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Millennialism (from millennium, Latin for “thousand years”), or chiliasm in Greek, is a belief held by some Christian denominations that there will be a Golden Age or Paradise on Earth in which “Christ will reign” for 1000 years prior to the final judgment and future eternal state (the “World to Come” of the New Heavens and New Earth). This belief is derived primarily from Revelation 20:1–6. Millennialism as such is a specific form of millenarianism.

Among Christians who hold this belief, this is not the “end of the world”, but rather the penultimate age, the age just prior to the end of Satan’s worldwide system in anticipation of a New Heavens and a New Earth under Jehovah’s (i.e., God’s) kingdom reign (Rev. 21:1). Some believe that between the millennium proper and the end of the world there will be a brief period in which a final battle with Satan will take place. After this follows the Last Judgment.
___Wiki

So my question is, The Catholic Church does not believe in Gods 1000 year reign with his people in the First Resurrection?
If not what do they believe
If they do believe this, … explain because this topic is slightly confusing to understand.
Feels like I am missing something here. I guess what is this part of the Catechism talking about.

From the Catechism of the Catholic Church:

1059 “The holy Roman Church firmly believes and confesses that on the Day of Judgment all men will appear in their own bodies before Christ’s tribunal to render an account of their own deeds” (Council of Lyons II [1274]859; cf. DS 1549).

1060 At the end of time, the Kingdom of God will come in its fullness. Then the just will reign with Christ for ever, glorified in body and soul, and the material universe itself will be transformed. God will then be “all in all” (1 Cor 15:28), in eternal life.

 

[jlkelly]

So what does the Church say about Rev 20 & 21? Just ignore it? Surely, it must mean something. ???

 

[Even_So]

You can find more on this at the back fence forums

 

[fhansen]

So what does the Church say about Rev 20 & 21? Just ignore it? Surely, it must mean something. ???

Go ahead and exegete the book of Revelation for us. Should be easy enough apparently. Two verses from a very enigmatic document just don’t pull a lot of weight-and it would be irresponsible to base any real teaching on it. Those who claim to know are generally basing their belief on a century or so old interpretation of an individual or two that blossomed into a sort of widespread tradition that now seems familiar to many.

 

[jlkelly]

I appreciate what you all have said. But the question remains. A good Prot brought it up to me and asked what the Catholic Church believed. I don’t think that quoting from the catechism is going to do much good. Nor do I think that presenting a disparaging discourse on how millenarianism came about would be helpful. Surely, the Church has said something about these passages. Or some of our thinkers have, perhaps without the Magisterium’s endorsement. Anyone?

 

[fhansen]

I appreciate what you all have said. But the question remains. A good Prot brought it up to me and asked what the Catholic Church believed. I don’t think that quoting from the catechism is going to do much good. Nor do I think that presenting a disparaging discourse on how millenarianism came about would be helpful. Surely, the Church has said something about these passages. Or some of our thinkers have, perhaps without the Magisterium’s endorsement. Anyone?

Why wouldn’t quoting from the catechism do much good? It tells us what the Church believes. The idea of millenarianism isn’t new-which is perhaps one reason why the Church teaches as she does-because of centuries of experience with these issues. Anyway, here’s a link from a respected Catholic source to a good article on the topic:

newadvent.org/cathen/10307a.htm