The Old Covenant Prophets spoke of the coming of the Messiah and His Kingdom. When Jesus came, He explained the nature of that Kingdom. And the Apostles explained in what manner the Gospel fulfilled prophecy.
The Millenium is not mentioned by name by the Prophets, nor by the Lord, nor by the Apostles in their Epistles. Whatever is meant by the thousand years (mentioned in the Book of Revelation) therefore must be consistent with what is revealed elsewhere about the Kingdom by the Lord and by the Apostles.
So, exactly what does the rest of the Bible say about the Kingdom? It would be a good exercize to take another look at the manner in which the Lord and the Apostles interpreted Biblical prophecy about the Kingdom - and then make the meaning of the 1,000 years mentioned in the Book of Revelation fit it.
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