What will living
in the Millennium be like?
Below is a chart contrasting:
1. The
Dispensational Premillennial claim (literal restoration of Old Covenant
rituals in a future earthly millennium.)
2. The Reformed Covenant Theology
fulfillment (Christ’s final and complete realization of every type,
shadow, and ordinance).
|
# |
Dispensational Claim (Restored Practice) |
Reformed Fulfillment in Christ (Biblical Refutation) |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Daily Burnt Offerings (Ezek 46:13–15) |
Christ’s once-for-all offering replaced all burnt offerings (Heb 10:10–14). |
|
2 |
Sabbath Offerings (Ezek 46:4) |
The true Sabbath rest is in Christ (Heb 4:9–10; Col 2:16–17). |
|
3 |
New Moon Offerings (Ezek 46:6) |
Ceremonial calendar fulfilled in Christ (Col 2:16–17). |
|
4 |
Morning & Evening Sacrifices (Ezek 46:13–15) |
Christ is our continual intercession (Heb 7:25). |
|
5 |
Sin Offerings (Ezek 43:19–27) |
Jesus’ one sacrifice removes all sin forever (Heb 9:26). |
|
6 |
Peace Offerings (Ezek 45:15) |
Christ Himself is our peace (Eph 2:14–16). |
|
7 |
Grain Offerings (Ezek 45:24) |
Christ is the Bread of Life (John 6:35). |
|
8 |
Drink Offerings (Ezek 45:17) |
His poured-out blood fulfills all libations (Luke 22:20). |
|
9 |
Guilt/Trespass Offerings (Ezek 40:39) |
The cross paid every debt (Col 2:13–14). |
|
10 |
Burnt Offering for the Prince (Ezek 45:22) |
The Davidic Prince is Christ who offers Himself (Heb 9:14). |
|
11 |
Passover (Ezek 45:21–24) |
“Christ our Passover has been sacrificed” (1 Cor 5:7). |
|
12 |
Feast of Unleavened Bread (Ezek 45:23) |
Believers now live as unleavened—sanctified by Christ (1 Cor 5:8). |
|
13 |
Feast of Booths (Zech 14:16–19) |
God’s eternal dwelling with His people (Rev 21:3–4). |
|
14 |
New Year Festival (Ezek 45:18–20) |
All things made new in Christ (2 Cor 5:17). |
|
15 |
Day of Atonement (Modified) (Ezek 45:18–20) |
Christ entered once for all into the holy place (Heb 9:12). |
|
16 |
Zadokite Priesthood (Ezek 44:15) |
Priesthood now belongs to all believers in Christ (1 Pet 2:5–9). |
|
17 |
Levitical Temple Service (Ezek 44:11–14) |
All service to God is spiritual worship (Rom 12:1). |
|
18 |
Priestly Consecration (Ezek 43:26) |
Believers consecrated through the Spirit (1 Cor 6:11). |
|
19 |
Priestly Garments (Ezek 44:17–19) |
Saints clothed in Christ’s righteousness (Isa 61:10). |
|
20 |
Priestly Inheritance (Ezek 44:28) |
“The Lord is our portion forever” (Ps 73:26). |
|
21 |
Holy Chambers for Priests (Ezek 42:13) |
We are God’s temple (1 Cor 3:16). |
|
22 |
Altar of Burnt Offering (Ezek 43:13–27) |
The cross is the final altar (Heb 13:10–12). |
|
23 |
Altar Purification (Ezek 43:20–26) |
Cleansed once for all by Christ’s blood (Heb 9:14). |
|
24 |
Temple Dimensions & Courts (Ezek 40–42) |
Symbolic of the perfect dwelling of God (Rev 21:10–22). |
|
25 |
Inner Court Restrictions (Ezek 44:9–16) |
In Christ all barriers are broken (Eph 2:14–18). |
|
26 |
Holy & Most Holy Places (Ezek 41:4) |
Veil torn—access to God through Christ (Matt 27:51; Heb 10:19–20). |
|
27 |
River from Temple (Ezek 47:1–12) |
Fulfilled in the river of life (Rev 22:1–2). |
|
28 |
Division of Tribal Land (Ezek 47–48) |
Fulfilled in the inheritance of the saints (Eph 1:11; Rom 8:17). |
|
29 |
Jubilee-like Restoration (Ezek 46:17–18) |
Christ proclaims the true Jubilee (Luke 4:18–21). |
|
30 |
Temple Gate Regulations (Ezek 44:1–3) |
Christ is the Door (John 10:9). |
|
31 |
Offerings for the Prince (Ezek 45:17,22) |
The Prince Himself is the offering (John 1:29). |
|
32 |
Measurement of Offerings (Ezek 45:10–12) |
Fulfilled in Christ’s perfect justice (Isa 9:7). |
|
33 |
Sabbath Observance (Ezek 46:1–4) |
Christ is our Sabbath rest (Heb 4:9–10). |
|
34 |
New Moon Worship (Ezek 46:1,6) |
Abolished shadows—true worship in Spirit and truth (John 4:23). |
|
35 |
Pilgrimage Feasts (Zech 14:16) |
All nations now worship Christ (Rev 7:9–10). |
|
36 |
Temple Purification Rituals (Ezek 43:20–27) |
Believers purified by faith (Acts 15:9). |
|
37 |
Levitical Singers (Ezek 40:44) |
Saints sing new songs of redemption (Rev 5:9). |
|
38 |
Temple Gatekeepers (Ezek 44:11) |
Christ guards His flock (John 10:27–28). |
|
39 |
Holy District for Priests (Ezek 45:1–4) |
The Church is God’s holy nation (1 Pet 2:9). |
|
40 |
Temple Tax/Offering (Ezek 45:13–16) |
Paid once by Christ’s ransom (Matt 17:24–27). |
|
41 |
Davidic Prince’s Reign (Ezek 37:24; 45:7–8) |
Fulfilled in the eternal reign of Jesus (Luke 1:32–33). |
|
42 |
Clean/Unclean Laws (Ezek 44:23) |
Cleansed entirely in Christ (Acts 10:15). |
|
43 |
Priestly Law Instruction (Ezek 44:23–24) |
Christ writes His law on our hearts (Heb 8:10). |
|
44 |
Temple Doors & Thresholds (Ezek 41:23–25) |
Christ is the living temple (John 2:19–21). |
|
45 |
Holy Oblation Land (Ezek 45:1–8) |
Inheritance now spiritual and eternal (1 Pet 1:3–4). |
|
46 |
Table of Shewbread (Ezek 41:22) |
Christ, our true bread of presence (John 6:51). |
|
47 |
Temple Incense (Ezek 41:22) |
Prayers of the saints (Rev 8:3–4). |
|
48 |
Priestly Teaching Role (Ezek 44:23) |
Christ, the true Prophet, teaches His people (Heb 1:1–2). |
|
49 |
Cleansing of Sanctuary (Ezek 45:18) |
Sanctuary cleansed once for all (Heb 9:23–28). |
|
50 |
Sacrificial Memorial System (Ezek 43–46) |
Communion remembers Christ’s sacrifice—no blood (1 Cor 11:26). |
Dispensationalism: Restores Old Covenant shadows in a future earthly temple.
Reformed Theology: Confesses that every shadow has found its fulfillment in Christ, and no ceremonial restoration remains.
“Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.” Colossians 2:16–17
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