| 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 |