Well, let’s say it’s another 4,000 years after the millennium before NHNE are finished. Where are the immortal believers during that time period? Are they just floating around or something, with nothing to do?
It just seems strange to me that there could be a time period after the millennium and Satan’s little season where NHNE aren’t finished yet.
Even though I'm Premil, some Premils are not being consistent at times. Maybe even me at times. But in this case not meaning me as well. Some examples.
Revelation 2:26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
Most Premils apply this to the millennium after the 2nd coming.
Revelation 2:7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
While some of these same Premils then apply this to the new heavens and new earth where they insist is not meaning until after the millennium.
Yet both passages involve rewards for the overcomers. Then some of these same Premils apply the following to overcomers when Christ returns.
Revelation 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Apparently, though His reward is with Him when He returns, He gives out the rewards involving Revelation 2:26 but holds back giving the rewards involving Revelation 2:7 until after a thousand years later. Which then makes nonsense out of the following.
Revelation 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Revelation 11:18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged,
and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great ; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
Clearly, some of these Premils haven't thought all the way through some of these things, otherwise they would be applying, for example, Revelation 2:7, to that of the same time period I have underlined in Revelation 11:18, where that is involving Revelation 22:12.
And what time period is Revelation 2:7 involving?
Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
This time period. Except most of these Premils have Revelation 22:14 meaning after the millennium rather than during it.
Their thinking looks something like this.
Revelation 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Which then involves this.
Revelation 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Revelation 11:18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged,
and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great ; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth .
And that this reward below is given out when when what I underlined is meaning.
Revelation 2:26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
While this reward below is not given out when when what I underlined is meaning, but is given out over a thousand years later.
Revelation 2:7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
Sometimes I have to wonder why I'm a Premil since I can't agree with some of their thinking at times because it renders some of the texts involved nonsensical rather than something that makes sense, thus not contradictory? But even so, Premil makes sense of numerous OT prophecies and Amil doesn't. And since both the OT and NT are holy writ, we can't act like prophecies in the OT are not relevant, thus must be disregarded, and that only what is recorded in the NT is relevant and we are to only go by what is recorded in the NT and never go by anything recorded in the OT ever.