It also fits perfectly with the amil position which has Christ returning to earth at his 2nd coming, instituting Judgement and then ushering in the New Heavens and the New Earth (2 Peter 3:10-13). (It fits better with the passage, too!)
"Do you stick by the statement that the premil position is simply "bonkers?" "
Historical/Classical Pre-Millennialism? No -never said this position was "bonkers" -just confusing. Pre-Tribulational (Dispensational) Pre-MIllennialism and it's close cousins? Yes, absolutely!
Jean
Then I have no problem. I've already said that amillenialism is a valid position. I think the premil position is more faithful to a literal rendering of scripture, an observation of the current state of earth, and to the beliefs of the early church.
By the way, do I understand correctly that amill in general thinks that Satan is now bound in the abyss?