And when the church has brought about the dominating influence of Christ across the world, He will then come and end everything, and establish the new heaven and the new earth, which is the eternal state. Tell us about the future. They were in a very hopeless situation, having very little in life. Why do we want to run from that? They taught that the kingdom of God would be visibly manifest on earth after the second coming of Jesus. Particular to this framework is the eschatological position known as "premillennial dispensationalism" which holds that Christ will return prior to a literal one-thousand-year reign on earth. For the day of the Lord is as a thousand years; and in six days created things were completed: it is evident, therefore, that they will come to an end at the sixth thousand year. Joachim divided earth's history into three periods. When He comes, everything ends immediately. Erdman refers to the premillennialism of Asia Minor in the second century as "Asiatic millennialism.". Even His promises may not be valid, because He made them with inadequate information. And so, we stand steadfast, immovable. The first clear opponent of premillennialism associated with Christianity was Marcion. He doesnt know the future because it hasnt happened. The other says there will be a kingdom. As one prominent amillennialist said when asked, What is the biblical significance of the existence of Jews in their land? and he said, It has no significance at all. Really? My professors were a Who's Who of dispensational premillennialism: John Walvoord (then president of DTS), Charles Ryrie (author of Dispensationalism Today and The Ryrie Study Bible ), and J. Dwight Pentecost (author of perhaps the most influential text on the subject at that time, Things to Come ), just to mention the more well-known. Im unwaveringly committed to that. Let me condense that down, just squeeze it down to about 350 pages, because if people read this and understand it, theyre going to be blessed by God. And they said, Sure.. Instead it consistently referred to the present age so that the church was currently experiencing the eschaton. So, it is really one of the strange ironies of Reformed theology, and therefore its a strange irony in the church today, that those who love the doctrine of sovereign election most - that would be Reformed theologians - those who love the doctrine of sovereign election most supremely, and who love that doctrine most sincerely and - this is going to be a long sentence - and who are most unwavering in their devotion to the glory of God, the honor of Christ, the work of the Holy Spirit in regeneration, the veracity and inerrancy of Scripture , Those who are usually the most fastidious in Bible interpretation - yes, those who are the most careful and intentionally biblical regarding all categories of doctrine, those who see themselves as guardians of biblical truth, those who are passionate to get it right, those who are not content to be wrong at all, and those who most heartily agree on the essential matters of Christian truth, so that they labor with all their powers to examine in a Berean fashion every relevant text to discern the true interpretation of all matters of divine revelation, are . Mhling, Markus, "Grundwissen Eschatologie. I have dragged you through virtually every verse in the New Testament. Help Grace to You bring important resources like this to people in your community and beyond, free of charge. You cannot fight the war on every front, and at the great time of the Reformation, they were fighting the war where the battle raged the hottest. I reject the wacky world of newspaper exegesis and cartoon eschatology, and crazy interpretation like the locusts of Revelation 9 being helicopters, et cetera. Thats a hard sell, frankly. The end is as divinely designed as the beginning, and God has given us massive amounts of revelation in the Scripture about the future. Marcion opposed the use of the Old Testament and most books of the New Testament that were not written by the apostle Paul. His message in General Session 1 was entitled "Why Every Self-Respecting Calvinist is Premillennial". Dispensationalism is a kind of framework for history that is organized around seven dispensationsseven orders or administrations. Or another way to say it would be this: how many of you have attended an amillennial prophecy conference? Carson on Revelation 20 EFCA Theology Podcast", "What is Premillennial Dispensationalism? Did God do this but somehow mumble? ; 2) Egypt in the following years; and 3) Judah in 605 B.C. This is observed in the 41st of the Anglican Articles, drawn up by Thomas Cranmer (1553), describing the millennium as a 'fable of Jewish dotage', but it was omitted at a later time in the revision under Elizabeth (1563).[35]. There are three basic eschatological views which are held by those calling themselves "Reformed.". The faithful spend eternity in the New Jerusalem. Ive been here at Grace Church well, what - thirty-some years. Contemporary premillennialism is divided into two schools of thought. When Assyrian power had ebbed by 625 B.C., the Neo-Babylonians conquered: 1) Assyria with its capital Nineveh in 612 B.C. Guest. Biblical Doctrine: A Systematic Summary of Bible Truth (English Edition) eBook : MacArthur, John, Mayhue, Richard: Amazon.com.br: Livros Now, they make perfect amillennialists; thats a perfect setup for them. What is meant whe Throughout the Patristic periodparticularly in the 3rd centurythere had been rising opposition to premillennialism. We sent you an email. For this perishable must put on the imperishable, this mortal must put on immortality. And then he goes on to talk about the fact that in that moment, in that event, Death is swallowed up in victory. Death, where is your victory? Now, the only thing that I ask is that you read it, and the only reason I ask you to read it is so that you may be what? So to interpret Matthew 24 the way John MacArthur does as all about the tribulation period, and then all of a sudden you get to verse thirteen and you read into that a whole soteriological concept that I've got to make it to the end of my life in good works to prove I'm a Christian so I can get to heaven. So, I told the pastors at the conference, and the title of this talk is, Why every self-respecting Calvinist has to be a premillennialist. Because, if you believe in divine sovereign election, then you have to believe that as God will be faithful to His promises to His church, He will also be faithful to His promises to His elect nation Israel. Every promise God made to Abraham about his lineage inheriting the land of Palestine has been fulfilled! Daylight and dark, daylight and dark - thats a 24-hour period - God creates everything. So, they did it, and we distributed that at the Shepherds Conference - 350-page version of Revelation, in which the full interpretation is provided there and of course, you can advance to the full two volumes if youd like. And God brought to a conclusion upon the sixth day the works that He had made; and God rested upon the seventh day from all His works.' He loved to read and study. But that is essentially what theyre asking us to do. (5.28.3).[8]. Dispensational premillennialists hold that Christ will come before a seven-year period of intense tribulation to take His church (living and dead) into heaven. But we distributed that, and I arranged - and I dont know when its going to happen for you - I arranged to get a copy for every family at Grace Church as a gift. We know that, so our ambition is, when we get to that place, to be rewarded because we are pleasing to Him. Now, if you want to get the future right, youve got to get Israel right, and youve got to get Gods sovereign electing purpose right. He considers the Mosaic history of the creation a type of six ages of labor for the world, each lasting a thousand years, and of a millennium of rest, since with God one day is as a thousand years. Millennial Sabbath on earth will be followed by an eight and eternal day in a new world, of which the Lords Day (called by Barnabas the eighth day) is the type" (, Note this is Victorinus of Pettau not Marcus Piav(v)onius, Augustine wrote in regards to the premillennialism And this opinion would not be objectionable, if it were believed that the joys of the saints in that Sabbath shall be spiritual, and consequent on the presence of God. Moreover, John, as again stated by Papias, ascribed the origin of millenarianism to Christ . Accordingly, we have updated our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions in order to comply with GDPR. A reaction to eschatological sensationalism - The millennial fervor of premillennialists as the year AD 500 was nearing caused them to have overly jovial celebrations (some septa-/sextamillennial interpreters calculated Jesus's birth to have happened 5,500 years after creation). So, if you say the promises of the Old Testament that refer to Israel really meant the church, you have no precedent for such an interpretation. In the modern theological world, I say leave amillennialism to the process theologians. All right. A preference for allegorical interpretation - Finally, Augustine was influenced by the popular allegorical interpretation of Scripture, particularly of The Book of Revelation. But they want to get God off the hook, so they say Hes really not responsible, Hes really not in charge of anything; Hes just trying to figure it out. Popular proponents of dispensational premillennialism have been John F. MacArthur, Phil Johnson, Ray Comfort, Jerry Falwell, Todd Friel, Dwight Pentecost, John Walvoord (d. 2002), Tim Lahaye, Charles Caldwell Ryrie (in the notes for the Ryrie Study Bible), the theological-folk poetry of Jack Royerton, and Charles L. Feinberg. Staggering. Ive preached through many of the books of the Old Testament, the first eleven chapters of Genesis through Daniel, Zechariah, the minor prophets, and pieces and bits of Isaiah and others in the Old Testament. That's OK and no one is surprised or upset about that. Macarthur writes "Futuristic Premillennialism is the result of an understanding and application of the prophetic texts in a way that is consistent with the normal, literal approach to interpreting Scripture." This is how the authors come to their Futuristic Premillennial view. It matters to me. One says moving toward the coming of Christ there will be no kingdom. Coining the word was "almost entirely the work of British and American Protestants and was prompted by their belief that the French and American Revolutions (the French, especially) realized prophecies made in the books of Daniel and Revelation."[3]. You forfeit everything, and God gives it to somebody else - namely, the church - and we hope the church can do better than Israel or the church will forfeit it all as well. In similar language, Scripture affirms the perpetuity of ethnic Israel to a future salvation and a future kingdom as a race of people, and that in that salvation and in that kingdom will be the fulfillment of all divine promises given to them in the Old Testament, repeated in the New Testament, and through them to the world. You can figure it out. In fact, I understand sovereign electing grace much more clearly than I ever have in the past, and I also understand Gods sovereign electing purpose for Israel more clearly than Ive ever understood it. Since the UK is now no longer a member of the EU, you may be charged an import tax on this item by the customs authorities in your country of residence, which is beyond our control. Hes improving; Hes definitely on the upward curve. Loraine Boettner wrote a book called The Meaning of the Millennium; this is what he said: It is generally agreed that if the prophecies are taken literally, they do foretell a restoration of the nation of Israel in the land of Palestine, with the Jews having a prominent place in that kingdom and ruling over the other nations.. Process theology: they are the theologians, liberal theologians, who believe that God is in process of becoming what He will be. The church will move out of its own environs to capture nations, leaders, ideologies, philosophies, theories, religions, and bring them all into captivity to Christ. Theres no sense in going in to all of that, except to say in both cases, they say there is no actual earthly reign of Christ fulfilling all Old Testament covenant promises. But in both cases, they would deny the actual thousand-year reign of Christ, and they would deny that Christ will reign and rule on earth and literally fulfill all His promises to the nation Israel given in the Old Testament covenants. Because we dont want you to incur expenditure for which you are not prepared, could you please confirm whether you are willing to pay this charge, if necessary? If you interpret Old Testament prophecies literally, they cannot be fulfilled in this present age. There isnt such a thing. Grace to You radio, video, audio, print, and website resources reach millions worldwide each day. It is often post-tribulational, meaning that the rapture of the church will occur after a period of tribulation. They dont want to accept the fact that Adam and Eve were created full grown, male and female, not the result of an evolutionary process. MacArthur's Leaky Dispensationalism. "[36] Furthermore, John Calvin wrote in Institutes that millennialism is a "fiction" that is "too childish either to need or to be worth a refutation". In his commentary on John 3:33, John Calvin wrote: "To believe the Gospel is nothing else than to assent to the truths that God has revealed." The sort faith that MacArthur rejects is what the Bible requires. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. Well, this is such a great chapter - verse 51: I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep. And I ask the question: are we supposed to be comfortable with the notion that the hard and fast and true principles of Bible interpretation have to be set aside in prophetic texts? Premillennialism: This view sees a chronological sequence as Satan is bound in the future when Christ returns and before Christians receive their reward, and then the millennium commences, hence the name, "pre". This article is about Premillennialism in Christian eschatology. 2023 Grace to You. Theres a rapture, and theres a bma seat judgment; we know that. Do you know - are you watching this media? John Fullerton MacArthur Jr. (born June 19, 1939) is an American Protestant pastor and author known for his internationally syndicated Christian teaching radio and television program Grace to You. After this period of fulfillment of divine wrath, He shall then return to rule from a holy city ( i.e., the New Jerusalem) over the earthly nations for one thousand years. The reformers had it right on most issues. And at that judgment, well be recompensed for the deeds done in the body, whether they are good or phaulos, meaning useless. 3. . And Im confident that God didnt reveal prophetic truth in so much detail to hide anything, to obscure the truth, but to reveal it for our blessing, our motivation and His glory. Its there. You have this hope as a purifying hope. And the longer I think about it and the more I study the Scripture, the clearer it becomes to me. That leaves me with the impression that God wants us not to question the length of its duration. Next would be the rapture, and then Jesus and His church would return to earth to rule for a thousand years. - comfort one another. "[42] It was authors such as these who concluded that the decline of the Roman Catholic Church would make way for the conversion and restoration of the nation of Israel. You would assume that they are confused because the Bible is confusing, and if the Bible is confusing, then God Himself is confused, and so, working hard - and it is often hard work - to understand prophetic passages is needless. And . You get the interpretation of Scripture right when youre faithful to valid rules of interpretation. As soon as you abandon that, then its fair game for anybodys craziness. He comes pre, not post; He comes before. 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17), which, along with the appearance of the Antichrist, marks the beginning of the seven-year great tribulation on earth. Post-millennialism, for example, agrees with premillennialism about the future earthly reign of Christ, but disagrees on the concept of a rapture and tribulation before the millennium begins. They explain, "As a refinement of dispensational premillennialism, futuristic millennialism affirms a futuristic view . How could He hold any of us, in one sense, responsible for not believing? [41] Although they were not premillennial, the English theologian Daniel Whitby (16881726), the German Johann Albrecht Bengel (16871752), and the American Jonathan Edwards (170358) "fueled millennial ideas with new influence in the nineteenth century. First John 3 verse 2: Beloved - 1 John 3:2 Now are we the children of God. Irenaeus and Justin represent two of the most outspoken premillennialists of the pre-Nicean church. And there are a lot of people who get the first one right - they get election right - and they dont get Israel right, and they are lost when it comes to eschatology. Amillennialism is ideal for Arminians because, according to their theology, God elects nobody and preserves nobody. Along that line, I went to Moody Press and I said, Look, Ive written two volumes on Revelation - I dont know, its 800 or 900 pages - and I realized not everybody is going to go through all of that. John F. MacArthur 2008-09-01 It is absolutely essential that a church perceive itself as an institution for the glory of God, and to do that, Yet, Abraham did not receive it during all the time of his journey there. The church. This up to now has been more like a lecture, but turn to Revelation chapter 1, and just look at verse 3 for a moment. Among our elders, all four of the end-times views are representedhistoric premillennialism, dispensational premillennialism, amillennialism, and postmillennialism. This morning John MacArthur opened the 2007 Shepherd's Conference with a loud blast that will no doubt be heard around the Reformed world in the coming weeks. Does the end matter? You get Israel right when you get the Old Testament covenants and promises with Israel right. In fact, its an impossible effort since it doesnt mean what it says, and you have to sort of allegorize it or spiritualize it and therefore interpretations are myriad; they are as many as interpreters. . I said, Sure - Ill take all day Friday, Ill tell you the future. So, I just marched them through the order of the chronology of eschatology as its laid out clearly, both in the Old and the New Testament, and I finished. Denominations such as Oriental Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, Presbyterianism[1] and Lutheranism are generally amillennial and interpret Revelation 20:16 as pertaining to the present time, a belief that Christ currently reigns in Heaven with the departed saints; such an interpretation views the symbolism of Revelation as referring to a spiritual conflict between Heaven and Hell rather than a physical conflict on Earth. One calls it a kingdom and says it will expand and expand and expand - thats the positive spin. The preconception is that we cant allow this to happen. I saw it in Scripture when I was young; I saw it in Scripture because it was so crystal clear. Its the whole point of the beginning and the middle. But in the Old Testament - for example, Isaiah 45:4: Israel, Mine elect. Our church just finished up a 7-week series on eschatology. So, my words to you are really very simple foundational words, I say this. This makes two distinct judgmentsone for Christians and one for non-Christians after the millennium. The current religious term "premillennialism" did not come into use until the mid-19th century. How do you explain that? Another Rapture passage - great one - verse 16: the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, the trumpet of God, the dead in Christ shall rise first. In keeping with his view of faith, MacArthur denigrates "facts," "doctrine," "intellectual assent," and so on. Primer, ed. How could He hold them responsible for not believing? Theres a recovery of premillennialism in the modern era, and the recovery of premillennialism in the modern era came from two very unlikely sources. Weekly telecasts and daily radio broadcasts of "Grace to You" are seen and heard by millions worldwide. 315K views 1 year ago Significant video editing was used to create a unique storyline that teaches about the end times, specifically premillennialism and amillennialism. I have even called thee by thy name Isaiah 65:9: Mine elect shall inherit it - the promises of God. Historic premillennialism maintains chiliasm because of its view that the church will be caught up to meet Christ in the air and then escort him to the earth in order to share in his literal thousand year rule. Craig Blaising and Darrell Bock have developed a form of dispensationalism that is growing in popularity known as progressive dispensationalism. God promised him the inheritance of the land. May we be faithful to take it, to interpret it as you intended for us to, so that it can yield to us the wonderful rich blessings that You have promised. Some people try to call it poetry, but its clearly not poetry - it has none of the earmarks of poetry, none of the characteristics of Hebrew poetry. [38] A few in the mainstream accepted it, such as Joseph Mede (15861638)[39] and possibly Hugh Latimer (died 1555),[40] but it was never a conventional belief throughout the period. Therefore, Israel has been permanently set aside, so that the only kingdom will be that kingdom that we call the church, ruled by Christ, either expanding to take over the world, or existing in the world, and finally in heaven. And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure., Getting your eschatology right will bless you and getting your eschatology right will purify you. Premillennialism is distinct from the other views such as postmillennialism which views the millennial rule as occurring before the second coming. That is to say, while they understood that someone would come, they understood whatever it was that had been revealed to them, the timing was not clear, and the precise personages were not clear. [48] Premillennialism continues to be popular among Evangelical, Fundamentalist Christian, and Living Church of God communities in the 20th and 21st centuries,[49] expanding further into the churches of Asia, Africa and South America. And he is suggesting, therefore, that we cant interpret them literally, because somehow, weve got to make them fulfilled in this age, because there is no future age. CLASSIC DISPENSATIONALISM. And Ive gone back after I preach, and Ive written commentaries - now I think 26 or 27 volumes on the New Testament - back through the same material again and again and again and again and again, so that this understanding of eschatology has had to stand the acid test of every text. Now, why am I making a case for this? Every Sunday morning for over 50 years, John MacArthur a faithful pastor with many of the same convictions as Barrow has ascended the pulpit of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, opened his Bible, and boldly preached God's Word to the thousands assembled there to worship. . Craig Blaising and . Justin Martyr in the 2nd century was one of the first Christian writers to clearly describe himself as continuing in the Jewish belief of a temporary messianic kingdom prior to the eternal state, although the notion of Millennium in his Dialogue with Trypho seem to differ from that of the Apology. They were fighting the massive Roman system, and being occupied on those fronts, they never really got to the front of eschatology. You can believe and be saved and then you can forfeit your salvation. In his early period, Augustine held to the sexta-/septamillennial view common in early Christianity (see above section on Patristic Age). I. Dr. MacArthur on Premillennialism and Calvinism: "Now that leads to my title: `Why Every Self-Respecting Calvinist Is a Premillennialist' [laughter and applause] Now it's too late for Calvin, but it's not too late for the rest of you. For example, the book is well-organized. And by the way, dispensationalists - people say, Well, that whole premillennial view, that came out of C.I. The sting of death is sin, the power of sin is the law, thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.. Short Response to Dr. MacArthur's statement. What did Jesus mean when He said to His disciples that some of them would not taste death until they saw the Son of Man coming in His kingdom? Now, the second flavor: Dispensational Premillennialism. Ive been teaching and preaching the Bible expositionally now for over 40 years, one verse at a time. 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Arminius did not believe in election; those who follow him do not believe in election. And so, I think its a fair test to see whether eschatology holds up. The church will become more influential, more impactful, more spiritually powerful. In the US, the dispensational form of premillennialism was propagated on the popular level largely through the Scofield Reference Bible and on the academic level with Lewis Sperry Chafer's eight-volume Systematic Theology. If you get that right, your eschatology will come crystal clear. The "millennium" refers to the period of 1,000 years mentioned in Revelation 20:3, "He threw Satan into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years were ended. Nevertheless, early in his career Augustine converted from premillennialism to amillennialism. Whether youre an amillennialist or a postmillennialist, you basically say Israel forfeited all its promises. The world, as they see it, is in an ongoing golden process of progress. For other uses, see, Survey -Premillennialism Reigns in EvangelicalTheology, See: Philippe Bobichon, "Millnarisme et orthodoxie dans les crits de Justin Martyr" in, "For in as many days as this world was made, in so many thousand years shall it be concluded. John MacArthur is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, president of The Master's College and Seminary, and featured teacher with the Grace to You media ministry. The millennium will end when Christ returns to judge the living and the dead. MacArthur's Millennial Manifesto Paperback - May 29, 2008 by Samuel E. Waldron (Author) 30 ratings 4.4 on Goodreads 70 ratings See all formats and editions Paperback $12.81 6 Used from $12.80 8 New from $12.81 Mass Market Paperback $50.62 3 Used from $49.48 2 New from $50.62 Prior to that I thought about it a lot. Premillennialism experienced a revival among 17th century Puritans like Thomas Brightman, Joseph Mede, and others. There were 1600 pastors from central Asia - the first Central Asian pastors conference in history after the breakup of the Soviet Union. In one passage he defends premillennialism by arguing that a future earthly kingdom is necessary because of God's promise to Abraham, he wrote "The promise remains steadfast. Regarding this Dr. Timothy Jones writes, "Dispensationalism emphasizes the differences and discontinuity between the physical descendants of Abraham and followers of Jesus [2]. We chart the course and God reacts. And Im really grateful that the Spirit of God is moving the way He is these days, and moving in the church to reestablish the glorious high ground of the sovereignty of God in salvation. 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