The Church Age Foreshadowed in the Feeding of the 5000

Good read! I only question the 3rd milestone. I've always read verse 24 to mean the end of the Millennium and the start of Eternity. This would mean that verse 23 encompasses the Rapture, 2nd Coming and Millennium, though there is scant evidence in the verse itself to justify it. However, verse 24 ends with:

"...after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power."

This won't actually occur until Satan is allowed to come up out of the pit at the end of the Millennium to have his last stand, only to be finally defeated and cast into the lake of fire. Likewise the Great White Throne Judgement. I would think these events need to occur before Jesus hands everything back the Father.

But it's a small point. Great post! I never saw these things before.

Okay, fitz .  Thanks for pointing out the 3rd milestone.  Here's the context, more clarity, and more precision:

1 Corinthians 15:22-26
For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him. 24 Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

1. The resurrection of Christ
2. The resurrection of those who belong to Him
3. The reign of Christ (Rev 11:17 to Rev 20:14)
4. The end, when Christ hands over the kingdom to the Father

So I think there is some ambiguity (and I'm sure it was intentional by God), but #1-4 is what is stated.  Milestone 3 begins during the tribulation (at the 7th trumpet), and along with Psalm 2, seems to indicate the tribulation is the beginning of Christ taking back the earth.  Since death is "the last enemy to be destroyed", which occurs at the end of the Millennium, I think you are correct on your first point.  But if the resurrection (#2) happens before His reign (#3), then perhaps can we can still say this is evidence of a pre-trib rapture/resurrection.  What do you think?

I would love to get your thoughts (or anyone else reading this), if there is anything else we can reference to shed light on the subject.

Thanks again! (Just updated the blogpost)