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Definition:
Premillennialism (before the millennium), asserts that our world is just getting worse
and worse. Evil is gradually gaining control of the earth and humanity - eventually it
will become overwhelming. Christ will then return, bind the devil in hell, and
establish a thousand years of peace and prosperity.
Thereafter Satan will be let loose for one last chance to tempt humanity, after which he and his followers will be thrown forever into torment. Only then will Christ bring about a new heaven and earth. This is the position which appears to be most common today, especially among fundamentalists.
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