Varies
No official millennial position; Zion mission replaces prophetic speculation
Community of Christ does not hold an official millennial position. The denomination's focus has shifted from eschatological speculation to present peacemaking and justice mission as expressions of the Zion vision. The specific LDS premillennialist framework — with Christ reigning from Independence, Missouri, during a literal millennium — is not emphasized.
The church's understanding of Zion as a present missional calling — building communities of peace, justice, and equality — represents a partially realized eschatology in which the Kingdom of God is being built now, whatever the precise sequence of final events.
Key Distinctions
- Millennium view:
- premillennial broadly; moving away from LDS specifics
- Rapture view:
- no formal rapture doctrine
- Israel role:
- varies
Scripture References
Sources
- Community of Christ Basic Beliefs
- Community of Christ Enduring Principles