Vocab Flashcards
Marriage Supper of the Lamb
Used to refer to the specific occasion, when the church is eternally United to Christ as His bride.
Judgement seat of Christ
The place where Christ judges Christians according to their acts upon the earth.
Great tribulation
A period of seven years, beginning shortly after the rapture.
Revelation of Christ
Term commonly used to designate the return of Christ to the earth at the conclusion of the great tribulation.
Battle of Armageddon
Designates the battle in Israel which brings the great tribulation to a climax.
Judgement of Gentiles
An occasion of judgement immediately following the time of Christ’s deliverance of Israel from the Antichrist.
Millennium
Period of one thousand years beginning soon after the judgement of Gentiles.
Great White Throne Judgement
Follows the millennialism and is the occasion when all of the unsaved people will be thrown into hell for their sin.
Premillennialism
Of last things holds to the existence of a literal millennium that the rapture of the church precedes it.
Postmillenialism
Resulting from the spread of Gospel and the salvation of a vast number of people, with Christ returning to earth at its conclusion.
Amillenialism
Denies existence of a literal millennium, sees the millennial promises as being fulfilled in a spiritual kingdom
Pretribulation
Will occur after the great tribulation, meaning that the church will be on earth during the seven year period
Mid tribulation
The church will not experience the last half of this period when suffering will be the most severe.
Allegorical
View that interprets most, if not all prophetical scripture as allegorical or symbolic in nature.
Literal method of interpretation
View that most prophetical scripture should be interpreted as literal unless it’s obviously symbolic.