chiliastic

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The Puritans were chiliasts, firm believers in the millennial prophecies of the Bible: the coming of the antichrist, the Second Advent, Armageddon, the works.

From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2016

Among the Protestants it was during the "Thirty Years' War" that the most enthusiastic and learned chiliasts flourished.

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by Doane, T. W.

We also know that Papias defended the "trustworthiness" of Revelation, a book which served as the great authority of the "chiliasts" for the next fifty years in their fight against the deniers of the resurrection.

From The Making of the New Testament by Bacon, Benjamin Wisner