The 1000 years of peace

[Snerticus]

I just thought about something recently. I have not done any research on it yet, but I was thinking how in some Protestant teaching there was nothing in between the early Church and the Reformation. What I mean is that they usually ignore history during this time. Not all protestants but from what I’ve heard from a variety of converts to Catholicism a great deal just ignored this time. While I can understand why they would, that started me thinking what went on during this time in history. It seemed like a relatively peaceful time for the Church. It was a time of approximately 1000 years wasn’t it? (Sorry if I worded this wrong, I meant no desrespect.)

If so, would that be considered the 1000 years of peace mentioned in Revelation?

Remember, I have done no research on this, but I would like a discussion of views and possibities/speculation about when it occured or if it occurred at all.

Thanks and God Bless,
Snert

 

[LilyM]

Peaceful? No way.

Not with the Arian heresy, the Crusades, the Catholic/Orthodox split, the Great Western schism. :nope:

There was never 1000 years of peace.

 

[Snerticus]

When did all those things happen? As I said, I did not do any research. And I went to work last night - just came home. No time for research and need to sleep soon.

 

[LilyM]

When did all those things happen? As I said, I did not do any research. And I went to work last night - just came home. No time for research and need to sleep soon.

Arianism began in the 320s, and survived among some Germanic tribes up until the 700s.

The split between Orthodox and Catholics was in 1054.

Not to mention the Crusades (granted, these were to do withe the Muslim enemy without rather than division within, but they were a disruption to the peace of Christendom nonetheless) - the whole series from so-called First Crusade to the last (which I think was the Fourth) lasted from about the 1000s-1200s.

The Great Western Schism (at one point there were three men claiming to be Pope!) lasted from 1378 to 1417.

No way you can conjure up 1000 years of peace within the history of Christianity or the Christian world, for sure.

 

[Snerticus]

LOL - oh well, it was just a theory anyway.

Weak, but a theory nonetheless…

 

[Ron_Conte]

My view is that the 1000 years of peace is in the future, is not exactly 1000 years (but a long period of time), and is a time when Catholicism reigns over the whole world.

The prayer:

May your kingdom come, may your will be done, on earth as in heaven

is fulfilled on earth at that time.

here is my article on the topic:
catholicplanet.com/future/millennialism-defined.htm

 

[Snerticus]

My view is that the 1000 years of peace is in the future, is not exactly 1000 years (but a long period of time), and is a time when Catholicism reigns over the whole world.

The prayer:

May your kingdom come, may your will be done, on earth as in heaven

is fulfilled on earth at that time.

here is my article on the topic:
catholicplanet.com/future/millennialism-defined.htm

I thought that referred to the New Heaven and New Earth.

Thanks for the link… will check it out.

 

[peary]

I just thought about something recently. I have not done any research on it yet, but I was thinking how in some Protestant teaching there was nothing in between the early Church and the Reformation. What I mean is that they usually ignore history during this time. Not all protestants but from what I’ve heard from a variety of converts to Catholicism a great deal just ignored this time. While I can understand why they would, that started me thinking what went on during this time in history. It seemed like a relatively peaceful time for the Church. It was a time of approximately 1000 years wasn’t it? (Sorry if I worded this wrong, I meant no desrespect.)

If so, would that be considered the 1000 years of peace mentioned in Revelation?

Remember, I have done no research on this, but I would like a discussion of views and possibities/speculation about when it occured or if it occurred at all.

Thanks and God Bless,
Snert

If one reads Church history correctly, one realizes that there has NEVER been a peaceful time for the Church! The Church has always been at odds with whatever civilization it finds itself. It accomodates only so far but still becomes a sign of opposition to those morals and social institutions that lack human compassion. In my opinion, there has never been a 1000 year era of peace in either the Church or the world. And that is what research would show.

 

[colliric]

I just thought about something recently. I have not done any research on it yet, but I was thinking how in some Protestant teaching there was nothing in between the early Church and the Reformation. What I mean is that they usually ignore history during this time. Not all protestants but from what I’ve heard from a variety of converts to Catholicism a great deal just ignored this time. While I can understand why they would, that started me thinking what went on during this time in history. It seemed like a relatively peaceful time for the Church. It was a time of approximately 1000 years wasn’t it? (Sorry if I worded this wrong, I meant no desrespect.)

If so, would that be considered the 1000 years of peace mentioned in Revelation?

Remember, I have done no research on this, but I would like a discussion of views and possibities/speculation about when it occured or if it occurred at all.

Thanks and God Bless,
Snert

I believe this “thousand years of peace” refers to the relative theological unification of the entire Church itself behind it’s banner of “One Catholic Church”, it does not refer to physicalised Peace, and a freedom from internal/external conflicts of both a physical and theological nature(such as arianism), but to theological Unity in it’s direction as being one entire church.

The Arians were considered within the one Church at the time that they existed.

 

[Snerticus]

I believe this “thousand years of peace” refers to the relative theological unification of the entire Church itself behind it’s banner of “One Catholic Church”, it does not refer to physicalised Peace, and a freedom from internal/external conflicts of both a physical and theological nature(such as arianism), but to theological Unity in it’s direction as being one entire church.

The Arians were considered within the one Church at the time that they existed.

I’m glad you brought this up. I never thought of it that way, and now that you mention it, Christ did say “I bring you peace, My peace I bring you. A peace the world cannot give…”

So it would definitely make sense that this peace is not something we would immediately recognize or percieve.

Good point!

Thanks.