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Even so, Come Lord Jesus!

[fatboy]

It is interesting that the word assembly (church) is used only 3 times in 2 verses in the four gospel accounts (once in Matt 16:18 and twice in Matt 18:17). The church is not mentioned in any of the upper room narratives. It is hard to believe that an intelligent God could have his prophets say Israel when He really means Church.

If one takes all of the words of the Bible seriously then it is difficult to see how one can be an A-Mill.

[Tell It Right]

Here's an excerpt from Revelation, 17:6-12. Even that text says that some of the signs are allegorical symbols. To say that all prophecy in the Bible is literal is to say that John wrote down at least parts of Revelation incorrectly. LOL

6 I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people, the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.

When I saw her, I was greatly astonished. 7 Then the angel said to me: “Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast she rides, which has the seven heads and ten horns. 8 The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and yet will come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. The inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the creation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast, because it once was, now is not, and yet will come.

9 “This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman sits. 10 They are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for only a little while. 11 The beast who once was, and now is not, is an eighth king. He belongs to the seven and is going to his destruction.

12 “The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast.

[G Larry]

"the biblical promise of Jesus' millennial reign before the eternal state"

Often mistaken for "heaven on earth", which is NOT the prophecy.

[Lee N. Field]

Oh, teh horrors! Won't someone please think of the children!

Anyways, this

At the beginning of the fifth century AD, a much more capable theologian named Augustine utilized Origen's allegorical approach to biblical prophecy and steered the church away from its premillennial footing in favor of amillennialism. During the dark ages, theologians extended Augustine's allegorization of prophetic texts to passages in the New Testament, which led to the contamination of the doctrine of justification by faith.

tells me the writer probably hasn't actually read Augustine.

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

Interesting post! Thanks.

[lurk]

When talking to an A-mill brother, one of my first questions is to ask how much he has studied the 17 OT prophetic books. So far, the answer is always little to none.

Respectfully, the brothers are lazy students of scripture.

[boatbums]

Excellent article! It surprises me how often we have to defend the word of God and His everlasting promises to other Christians.

[Wallace T.]

This article unfairly impugns amillennialism by conflating this position with anti-Semitism. As a Reformed minister, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was amillennial, as were many of the Christians who were executed or imprisoned for opposition to the Nazi regime. Toleration for Jewish worship was practiced in the Calvinist Netherlands, with many Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition moving there. It was Oliver Cromwell, amillennial like most of the Puritans, who favored the return of the Jews to England. The Founding Fathers of this country, most of whom were Christian and likely amillennial, established freedom of religion under the Constitution. Even before the War for Independence, Jewish worship was permitted in the British colonies in America.

Calling amillennialists anti-Semitic is adopting the same tactics that the cancel culture uses to smear conservatives. It is a false syllogism: Luther was amillennial. Luther was anti-Semitic. Therefore, all amillennialists are anti-Semitic.

There is no necessary connection between soteriology and eschatology. Recently, I listened to a debate betweem a premillenial dispensationalist pastor (John MacArthur) and an amillenial pastor (Voddie Baucham). Both men are five point Calvinists and are Reformed Baptists. You can also find a split in the charismatic and Pentecostal community, which is generally Arminian in soteriology, where certain clergy, such as Bishop Earl Paulk, hold to a postmillenial view (a variant of amillennialism) despite the dispensational view being dominant.

[MayflowerMadam]

Do the amillennials have a different name for those thousand years mentioned in the Bible?