Year (approx.) |
Event |
Interpretation (Spiritual Millennium) |
26-27 AD |
Jesus begins His public ministry |
Satan is “bound” — Jesus restrains Satan's ability to fully deceive the nations; the gospel begins spreading. Mark 3:27 |
30 AD |
Jesus crucified, resurrected, ascends |
Christ's spiritual kingdom inaugurated; the Church begins forming. Satan's power remains restrained. John 19:18 |
30-64 AD |
Early Church spreads in Judea, Samaria, and the Gentile world |
Period of the “1,000-year” spiritual reign — Christ reigning through His Church, believers growing, and the gospel spreading to the whole world (The way Paul meant it the whole known world to them.) despite opposition. Col 1:5-6 |
64-70 AD |
Persecution under Nero & Jewish-Roman wars |
Satan is “loosed for a little while” — temporary intensification of evil; the Church faces trials but continues growing. 1 Pet 5:10, Rev 20:7 |
70 AD |
Destruction of Jerusalem / final judgment of Satan |
Satan is fully judged; symbolic “millennium” ends; Christ's spiritual reign fully established as opposition is decisively defeated. Rev 20:10 , Christ was coming in a little while. Heb 10:37, Christ was coming soon to destroy Satan. Rom 16:20 |