Premillennialism teaches that Jesus failed to establish His Kingdom when He came in the first century. The idea is that He could not establish His Kingdom by persuasion, but will do so by force. This is odd since Jesus said He could do so by force the first time (Matt. 26:53; cf. 2 Kgs. 19:23).
The Bible teaches the Kingdom was established long ago (Col. 1:13). Christ is King of kings (1 Tim. 6:15). Christians are citizens of the Kingdom (1 Pet. 2:9). The Kingdom will stand until the Judgment (1 Cor. 15:23, 24). We can enter it now through the New Birth (Jn. 3:3-5).
This lesson will show Premillennialism to be false regarding Armageddon and the Reign of Christ.
2. Wicked raised
Christ returns Wicked – 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: Jesus failed to establish
His kingdom in the 1st century
✶ Could not by persuasion, but will by force
✶ Jesus said He could the 1st time, but did not
▴ More than 12 legions of angels, Mt. 26:53
▴ One angel killed 185,000, 2 Kgs. 19:35
4. Bible: Kingdom established 1st century,
Col. 1:13
✶ Christ is King of kings, 1 Tim. 6:15
✶ We are citizens of the Kingdom, 1 Pt. 2:9
✶ Kingdom will stand until the judgment,
1 Cor. 15:23, 24
✶ We enter it in the new birth, Jn. 3:3-5
5. Premillennialism teaches…
✶ “The ‘kings of the earth and of the whole
world’ are to be gathered together through
the activity of the trinity from hell to what is
called ‘the battle of that great day of God
Almighty’ (Rev. 16:14). ”
- J. Dwight Pentecost, Things To Come
6. Premillennialism teaches…
✶ “This confluence of the nations of the earth
is in a place called Armageddon (Rev. 16:16).
There God deals in judgment with the
nations because of their persecution of
Israel... because of their sinfulness ...and
because of their godlessness... ”
- J. Dwight Pentecost, Things To Come
7. The Bible teaches…
✶ Mentioned in one chapter, Rev. 16:12-16
✶ If literal:
▴ River Euphrates will dry up
▴ Frogs for generals
8. The Bible teaches…
✶ Symbolic language, Rev. 1:1; 5:6, 7
▴ Armageddon symbolic of a battle
with a decisive victory, Judges 5:19
9. The Lord’s kingdom is not of this world,
Jn. 18:33-36
✶ Weapons are not carnal, 2 Cor. 10:3-5
✶ Spiritual battle, 1 Tim. 6:12; Acts 26:18
10. Premillennialism teaches…
✶ “It is evident that there can and will be no
earthly theocratic kingdom apart from the
personal manifested presence of the Lord
Jesus Christ. This whole age depends upon
His return to the earth as promised. All that
exists in the millennium has its origin in the
King who is revealed”
- J. Dwight Pentecost, Things To Come
11. The Bible teaches…
✶ Revelation 20:1-6
▴ If a literal 1,000-year reign, then…
∙ Actual bottomless pit
∙ Satan is a dragon
∙ Satan can be bound with a chain
12. The Bible teaches…
✶ Revelation 20:1-6
▴ Meaning of the passage
∙ Satan is limited in his power,
Jas. 4:7; 1 Cor. 10:13
∙ Satan is a diabolical being
∙ 1,000 years: a complete time
13. The Bible teaches…
✶ Christ reigns now
▴ On the throne of David, Acts 2:25-36
▴ Began after resurrection, Heb. 10:10-13
▴ Continues until last day, 1 Cor. 15:20-28
14. The Bible teaches…
✶ Why Christ will not sit on a earthly throne
▴ No descendent of Coniah to sit on
the throne of David, Jer. 22:28-30; Mt. 1:11
▴ Christ refused it already, Jn. 6;15
15. The Bible teaches…
✶ If Christ is not now on the throne of David,
then…
▴ The apostles have no authority,
Mt. 16:18, 19
16. The Bible teaches…
✶ If Christ is not now on the throne of David,
then…
▴ There is no communing
in the Lord’s blood, Mt. 26:26-29
17. The Bible teaches…
✶ If Christ is not now on the throne of David,
then…
▴ There is no need for the new birth,
Jn. 3:3-5