The Millennium

In spreading Christ's aroma, I've been a lot of places
 Stood on many stages, seen a lot of faces
 One question I've heard a thousand and ten times
 "Yo Shai, tell me what's your thoughts on the end times?"
 In certain circles, I get all kinds of looks
 When I tell them I disagree with the Left Behind books
 Some get hostile, I tell them it's not the gospel
 Plus we shouldn't take our theology from a novel
 Or tradition- no need for tension or division
 Because many Christians have embraced different positions
 I do have a view, but I admit I could be wrong
 This is secondary to the gospel we agree on
 So this is non-essential bro, I'll still defend it though
 I hold to the view known as Amillennial
 Songs this is not typical, it's difficult
 But I intend to show you exactly why it's Biblical
 We in the last days, it's the end times
 No time for the spiritually thin rhymes
 Yeah, gotta infiltrate your section
 With Christ's death, burial and resurrection
 And when He comes back, see the sky crack
 Where you at? Yeah, it's like that
 And when He comes back, see the sky crack
 Where you at? Where you at?
 So what do I mean when I say Amillennial?
 It's kind of complicated, I'll try to keep it simple though
 The primary Scriptural passage for meditation
 Is found in the 20th chapter of Revelation
 According to the Amillennial interpretation
 Christ's death on the cross greatly hindered the works of Satan
 Bound him so he could no longer deceive the nations
 John 12: 31- See the correlation?
 Revelation 20 4 explains the present
 Reign of the faithful beheaded saints in heaven
 And that's the point- Christ reigns from where He's at now
 At the right hand of the Father since He sat down
 Ruling in the midst of His enemies, they're hostile
 Extending His Kingdom through the spread of the gospel
 But when's the millennium? You might find it pretty stunning
 The whole time between Jesus first and second coming
 His first coming was the kingdom inaugurated
 His second coming will be the kingdom consummated
 And yes, there's a rapture- still, this is clear
 The rapture doesn't mean Christians will disappear
 It means they'll be caught up, changed in a moment
 The blessing of all who've been saved through atonement
 His coming won't be secret though and this is a fact
 When Jesus comes back, it's a wrap!
 The New Testament speaks of two ages, son
 That's the present evil age and the age to come
 This age has murder, hate, we yearn and wait
 The next age? A burning lake, eternal state
 One question to ask if you hold a different view
 Which age does the things you're reading about fit into?
 Something for your study I want to share and give
 Revelation contains seven parallel narratives
 And what they're describing? Again it's pretty stunning
 The time between Christ's first and second coming
 The thousand year reign is not literal or physical
 But Christ will return in full glory and visible
 A few final comments, some food for thought
 Keep your eyes on Christ, not the news reports
 And even if we disagree, true believers hum with me
 Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly!