As part of this, we often hear violent and convulsive images of earthquakes, volcanoes, the fall of stars and comets, and disastrous destruction of all traces of the evil powers. These movements rarely imagine a literal destruction of the entire planet. It will not become a blank cinder floating in space. Instead, what the millennium promises is an end to the world order. The Millennium is always based on a political impulse toward the reform of this world.
Planetary cataclysm is symbolic of a social overthrow.
Millennialists generally perceive themselves to be the victims of immensely powerful forces, which would swallow them instantly, if God did not defend them. Consequently, it is hard to imagine the defeat of these titanic opponents without a global cataclysm. The message is always one of ultimate hope. All rights reserved. Non-commercial duplication is encouraged, provided the article, and this notice, are kept intact.