first resurrection

Chiliasm

What is the meaning of the thousand years or millennium, first resurrection, and second resurrection in Revelation 20? This article engages with this question by looking at the different approaches to the interpretation of Revelation 20. It then gives a possible interpretation of the text, and some conclusions.

The Millennial Reign (Part 7)

In this seventh part of the articles on millennialism, the author now considers what would be the nature of the "first resurrection" in Revelation 20:4-5.

A Survey of the Doctrine of the Return of Christ in the Ante-Nicene Fathers

What did the early church believe about the second coming or return of Christ? This paper explores the views of the ante-Nicene fathers on this topic and touches upon the conditions of his return, the result of his return, personal preparation for his return, relationship to the first resurrection, tribulation, etc.