Millennium

The BFM2000 does not specify a millennial position. The document affirms the certainty of Christ's return and the final resurrection and judgment, but leaves the precise details of the millennium — including its nature, timing, and duration — as a matter of interpretation within the SBC fellowship.

Historically, dispensational premillennialism has been the most prevalent view in SBC churches, especially in the 20th century. This view holds that Christ will return before a literal 1,000-year earthly reign, following a period of tribulation. Historic premillennialism (without full dispensationalism), amillennialism, and postmillennialism are all represented among SBC scholars and pastors.

Because the BFM2000 treats this as a non-binding area of theological discussion, Southern Baptists are free to hold different views without violating their cooperative fellowship. Seminary curricula at SBC institutions present multiple millennial views, and the issue is generally treated as important but not essential to salvation or church fellowship.