Month: April 2021

Eschatology

Amillennialism
Amillennialism makes God guilty of not keeping His unconditional covenants to the physical descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob-the Jews.
• Promise of the Land: Gen 12:7; 13:15-16; 17:7-8.
• Promise of the Land, a kingdom, and a greater Son of David (Messiah) as King: Ps 89:27-37.
• Promise of restoration to the land of Israel from worldwide dispersion and the establishment of Messiah’s kingdom: Jer 31:31; 32:37; Ezek 36,37 38, 39 etc.
• Promises that a remnant of the Israelites will be saved: Rom 11:25-29; Zech 13:8-9; Isa 10:20-22


Amillennialism began with Augustine (a.d. 345-430) upon the allegorizations of Origen. Foundation for anti-Semitism (Jer 31:35-37).
-Reviving again.


Post-Tribulationists: Robert Gundry, George Ladd, Walter Martin, Pat Robertson, Jim McKeever.
Mid-Tribulationists: Norman B. Harrison, J. Sidlow Baxter, Marv Rosenthal.
Pre-Tribulationists: J. Dwight Pentecost, John F. Walvoord, Charles C.Ryrie, Feinberg, Fruchtenbaum, Charles Dyer, Grant Jeffrey, Chuck Smith, Tim LaHaye, and ourselves.

The Rapture vs The Second Coming

Rapture

  • Translation of believers
  • Translated saints go to heaven
  • Earth not judged
  • Imminent, any moment, signless
  • Not in the Old Testament
  • Believers Only
  • Before the Day of Wrath
  • No reference to Satan
  • He come for His own
  • He come in the air
  • He claims His Bride
  • Only His own see Him
  • Great Tribulation begins
  • Church believers only

Second Coming

  • No translation involved
  • Translated saints return to earth
  • Earth judged
  • Follows definite predicted signs
  • Predicted in the Old Testament
  • Affects all men on the earth
  • Concludes the Day of Wrath
  • Satan bound
  • He come with His own
  • He come to the earth
  • He comes with His Bride
  • Every eye shall see Him
  • Millennium begins
  • OT Saved raised later

Seven Cries from the Cross

1) “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do” (Lk 23:34).
2) “Today shalt thou be with Me in paradise” (Lk 23:43).
3) “Woman, Behold thy Son! Behold thy mother!” (Jn 19:26-27).
4) My God, My God, Why hast Thou forsaken me?” (Ps 22:1).
5) “I thirst” (Jn 19:28. Cf. Ps 69:21).
6) “It is finished” Tetelestai! Paid in full (Jn 19:30).
7) “Father, into Thy hands I commit My spirit” (Lk 23:46).