Jesus declared the physical kingdom was no longer a consideration in God’s plan for man (Jn. 4:23, 24). Premillennialists see the church as an after-thought in God’s plan. One has declared it as “manifestly an interruption of God’s program for Israel” and something “entirely new, unheralded, and unexpected” before being declared in Matthew 16 (<em>Things To Come</em>, J. Dwight Pentecost).
The Bible tells us the church was part of God’s plan before time began (Eph. 3:9-11).
Premillennialism denigrates that for which our Savior diedâthe church (Acts 20:28; Eph. 5:25). It diminishes the importance of the Church in God’s plan. It undermines the respect we need to have for the Church. It prevents people from entering the Church (1 Cor. 12:13; Jn. 3:5; 1 Cor. 15:24).
This lesson looks at Old Testament prophecies concerning the Kingdom, which is the Church:
Psalm 110;
Daniel 2;
Isaiah 2;
Joel 2.
2. Wicked raised
Christ returns Wicked â hell
Righteous - heaven
Paradise
Tribulation 1,000 years of peace
Church est. Battle of Armageddon
instead RAPTURE Resurrection of trib. Saints
Christ to est. kingdom Judgment of saints
Rejected by Jews Kingdom est. in Jerusalem
Jews converted
Satan bound
3. Premillennialism views the Church
as an afterthought
ⶠâThe church is manifestly an interruption of
Godâs program for Israel, which was not
brought into being until Israelâs rejection of
the offer of the Kingdomâ
- J. Dwight Pentecost, Things To Come
4. Premillennialism views the Church
as an afterthought
ⶠâIn the parables... and announces the
inception of an entirely
new, unheralded, and unexpected
programâthe church â
- J. Dwight Pentecost, Things To Come
5. Premillennialism views the Church
as an afterthought
ⶠThe Church is Godâs eternal
purpose, Eph. 3:9-11
6. Premillennialism denigrates the Church
ⶠDiminished the importance of it
ⶠUndermines respect for it
ⶠPrevents people from entering it,
1 Cor. 12:13; Jn. 3:5; 1 Cor. 15:24
7.
8. Declared as fulfilled in the 1st century
ⶠBy Jesus, Mt. 22:42-46
ⶠBy Peter, Acts 2:34-36
ⶠBy the Hebrew writer, Heb. 1:1-13; 10:11-14
9. Specific applications
ⶠRule in the midst of your enemies
Mt. 28;18; Eph. 1:20-23
ⶠYour people shall be volunteers
Rev. 22:17
ⶠYou have the dew of your youth
Mic. 5:2; Jn. 1:15; 8:58
ⶠPriest according to the order of Mechizedek
Heb. 6:19, 20; 7:11-17
11. Godâs kingdom established during Roman rule
ⶠ1st century Roman rule, Lk. 2:1
ⶠKingdom established in their lifetime, Mk. 9:1
ⶠMen in the Kingdom, Col. 1:13
12. In Jerusalem, Isa. 2:1-3
ⶠLordâs house est., 1 Tim. 3:15; Acts 2:47
ⶠExalted above the hills, Eph. 5:25-27
ⶠAll nations flow to it, Acts 2:8-12
ⶠLaw out of Zion, Lk. 24:46-49; Acts 2:5-41
14. Different from the Old Testament
kingdom, Isa. 2:3, 4
ⶠNot from Sinai
ⶠNot physical conquering, Duet. 7:5; Joshua
ⶠWe have a different kingdom, Heb. 12:18-29
15. A kingdom of peace, Isa. 11:1-10
ⶠFormer enemies at peace, Eph. 2:11-17
ⶠNo carnal weapons, 2 Cor. 10:3-5
ⶠUniversal, Acts 2:39