Premillennialism

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Premillennialism
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Prophet, True or False?

• 1889- The battle of the great day of God
  Almightywhich will end in A.D. 1914 is already
  commenced.
• 1904- The stress of the great time of trouble
  will be on us soon, somewhere between 1910 and
  1912
• 1914- The great crisis, the great clashis very
  near. Armageddon may begin next spring.

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Prophet, True or False?

• 1915- The present great war in Europe is the
  beginning of the Armageddon
• 1922- The date 1925 is even more distinctly
  indicated by the Scriptures than 1914.
• 1923- Our thought is, that 1925 is definitely
  settled by the Scriptures.
• 1925- Scriptures definitely fix the factwe may
  expect 1925 to witness the return of these
  faithful men (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob)

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Prophet, True or False?

• 1931- There was a measure of disappoint-ment on
  the part of Jehovahs faithful ones on earth
  concerning the years 1914, 1918, and 1925 and
  they also learned to quit fixing dates.
• 1941- Armageddon is surely nearsoon within a
  few years.
• 1946- Armageddon should come some-time before
  1972.

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Prophet, True or False?

• now it is firmly maintained that by the autumn
  of the year 1975 the Battle of Armageddon will
  have been fought and Gods new would will have
  been established.
• - W.C. Stevenson, circuit servant
• Within months, or at the most five years, the
  end of the world as we have known it will occur
  and a thousand year reign of Jesus will begin.
• - Eroll Burton, 8.24.69

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Premillennial Doctrine is 2nd in Popularity only
to Faith Only

• Most Protestant churches teach it,
• Along with Adventists, Jehovahs Wit.
• Charismatic groups Pentecostals
• Ryrie Scoffield Study Bibles
• Ted Armstrong, Hal Lindsey
• Pat Robertson, John MacArthur
• Tim LaHaye his Left Behind series
• And even some churches of Christ

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Some Misunderstanding May Be Harmless

• If one thinks Lucifer is Satan in Isaiah 1412
  what harm will there be?
• If one thinks heaven is described by the city
  four-square in Revelation 21 what harm will
  there be?

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But Premillennialism?

• It encourages alarmism
• It misinterprets O.T. Scriptures
• (Abrahams promises and O.T. prophecies)
• It disparages the kingdom
• (makes church a substitute, removes king)
• It twists N.T. Scriptures
• (perverts Matthew 24 Revelation 20 among others)

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What is Premillennialism?

• Theopedia- it teaches that the second coming will
  occur before a literal thousand-year reign of
  Christ from a literal throne in Jerusalem here
  upon the earth.
• Added to this are common theories of the rapture,
  the tribulation, and Armageddon.

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2nd coming
Last judgment
millennium
tribulation
Post-tribulational premillennialism
2nd coming with the church
2nd coming for the church
millennium
7 yr. tribulation
Dispensational premillennialism
ETERNITY
millennium
Postmillennialism
Symbolic millennium
Amillennialism
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Beginning the Misunderstanding

• Jesus came to set up a kingdom. He failed and was
  killed so He went back and left the church as a
  substitute.
• When He returns again He will set up His kingdom
  in Jerusalem and reign for 1,000 years, thus
  finally fulfilling Abrahams land promise.

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What Promise Remains Unfulfilled?

• Great nation promise?

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Genesis 121-2

• Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go forth from your
  country, And from your relatives And from your
  father's house, To the land which I will show
  you 2. And I will make you a great nation, And I
  will bless you, And make your name great And so
  you shall be a blessing

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Exodus 18-10

• Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know
  Joseph. 9. He said to his people, "Behold, the
  people of the sons of Israel are more and
  mightier than we.

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Deuteronomy 110

• The LORD your God has multiplied you, and
  behold, you are this day like the stars of heaven
  in number.

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What Promise Remains Unfulfilled?

• Great nation promise? FULFILLED
• Blessing for all promise?

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Genesis 123

• And I will bless those who bless you, And the one
  who curses you I will curse. And in you all the
  families of the earth will be blessed."

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Galatians 38-9

• The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify
  the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel
  beforehand to Abraham, saying, "ALL THE NATIONS
  WILL BE BLESSED IN YOU . 9. So then those who
  are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the
  believer.

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What Promise Remains Unfulfilled?

• Great nation promise? FULFILLED
• Blessing for all promise? FULFILLED
• Land promise?

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Genesis 1518

• On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram,
  saying, "To your descendants I have given this
  land, From the river of Egypt as far as the great
  river, the river Euphrates

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Joshua 2143-45

• So the LORD gave Israel all the land which He had
  sworn to give to their fathers, and they
  possessed it and lived in it. Not one of the
  good promises which the LORD had made to the
  house of Israel failed all came to pass.

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Nehemiah 97-8

• "You are the LORD God, Who chose Abram And
  brought him out from Ur of the Chaldees, And gave
  him the name Abraham. 8. "You found his heart
  faithful before You, And made a covenant with him
  To give him the land of the Canaanite, Of the
  Hittite and the Amorite, Of the Perizzite, the
  Jebusite and the Girgashite-- To give it to his
  descendants. And You have fulfilled Your promise,
  For You are righteous.

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Joshua 2314

• "Now behold, today I am going the way of all the
  earth, and you know in all your hearts and in all
  your souls that not one word of all the good
  words which the LORD your God spoke concerning
  you has failed all have been fulfilled for you,
  not one of them has failed.

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1 Kings 856

• "Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His
  people Israel, according to all that He promised
  not one word has failed of all His good promise,
  which He promised through Moses His servant.

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What Promise Remains Unfulfilled?

• Great nation promise? FULFILLED!
• Blessing for all promise? FULFILLED!
• Land promise? FULFILLED!

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• Premillennialism begins wrong and is propped up
  on error.
• Ephesians 517 34
• 1 John 41 John 832

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Ephesians 517 34

• So then do not be foolish, but understand what
  the will of the Lord is.
• By referring to this, when you read you can
  understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,

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• Premillennialism begins wrong and is propped up
  on error.
• Ephesians 517 34
• 1 John 41 John 832

Where do YOU stand with regard to truth?