Massive confusion exists within the Christian churches about the "millennium," a unique thousand-year period depicted in the book of Revelation. Some teach that this period is entirely symbolic and not worth fretting over. Others say we're in the millennium now, and that it began when Jesus Christ defeated Satan by His death and resurrection.

Most prophecy teachers contend that this apocalyptic period is still future, that it will immediately follow the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, and will be a time of universal peace on earth as Jesus Christ governs all nations from Jerusalem. What is the truth about the 1,000 years?