Eschatology is the study of end time events and falls into categories determined by the relationship of Christ's return and the millennium.  The three basic views, with a myriad of adaptations, are that   Christ's return will be:  1) Postmillennial, 2) Ammillennial, or the `realized millennium' and  3) Premillennial.

The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is the hope of the church. This is the event that we as Christians all look forward to. The Second Coming of Jesus gives us a vivid expectation of grand and glorious things taking place at His appearing.

There are many questions that come into peoples' minds when the subject of the Second Coming of Christ comes up. Questions such as, How will we know He has come? Will His coming be evident to all? What can we expect when He comes? Will there be signs before His coming and is it possible that He will come and some will not be aware of it. These are just a few of the questions that arise in the hearts and minds of both believers and unbelievers alike.

Three Differing Views Amongst Pre-Millennialists.

There are three differing views concerning the timing of the rapture amongst the pre-millennialists: (1) pre-tribulational, (2) mid-tribulational and (3) post-tribulational.  There are problems with all three of these views, because they do not fit into the context or the exegesis of other scriptures. Any doctrine that we believe and hold to must fit into the context of the Bible, because no scripture is of private interpretation.       

1.  The Postmillennial View Point.
Postmillennialism is the belief that Christ's return will be after (Post) the thousand years (millennium).  The postmillennialists hold the historical view of   Daniel's Seventy-Week Prophecy and a future view of the millennium.

2.  The Amillennialism, Or `Realized Millennialism' Viewpoint.
Amillennialism, or `realized millennialism,' is the belief that the millennial time is now a present reality.  The millennium is then the time between the first coming of   Christ and the eternal states; it is the church age.  Then   Christ will return for his church.  They do not believe in a set time for the present age or the destiny of 'the triumphant church.'  They hold the historical view of Daniel's Seventy-Week Prophecy and a present-tense view of the millennium.

3.  The Premillennial View.
The Premillennialists' view is that   Christ's return will be before (Pre) the literal thousand years (millennium).  They hold a futuristic interpretation of the 70th week of   Daniel's 70-Week Prophecy and a futuristic view of the millennium.