[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

You are right ...that inabilty to " fit" things together made me look at it again..the idea of animal sacrifices in the temple did it for me

I must admit -- the idea of "animal sacrifices" didn't "do" it for me.

For me, the_doc's gentle chiding to read II Peter 3 as Peter wrote it was probably the "clincher". The_doc (gently, but sternly) advised me that it was high time I started reading II Peter 3, and my reading of Dr. David J. Engelsma (whom I have called "the Doctor of Amillennialism") thereupon "clinched the deal".

But, once I started thinking about these issues, the "Millennial sacrifices" issue always wrankled my soul, I'll be the first to admit.

Hey, everbody... MESSIAH HAS COME AGAIN -- let's go back to the blood-sacrifice of bulls and goats!!

Come one, come all... get your TYPES AND SHADOWS right here, 'cause here we go again, baby!!

I wonder if I would be entirely wrong if I characterized PreMillennialism as...

PreMillennialism: the eschatology for Christians who HAVEN'T read the Book of Hebrews!!

That's probably a bit trenchant on my part... but then again, as my FRiends know -- I usually am.

[BibChr]

Hey, everbody... MESSIAH HAS COME AGAIN -- let's go back to the blood-sacrifice of bulls and goats!!

Come one, come all... get your TYPES AND SHADOWS right here, 'cause here we go again, baby!!

I wonder if I would be entirely wrong if I characterized PreMillennialism as...

PreMillennialism: the eschatology for Christians who HAVEN'T read the Book of Hebrews!!

In reverse order:

(1) Yes, you'd be dead wrong, but you'd be in-step with the cliche.

(2) How's this? (And though it breaks the pace of my intended humor, I can't bear not to make this disclaimer: it genuinely pains me to mock mockery of holy things with mockery; but then, Paul did it [Galatians 5:12]. Doesn't mean I have to like it, though.)

"Hey, everyone! The Messiah has come! Let's pretend we died with Him by playing splishy-splashy! Let's pretend about His death with some juice and crackers!"
< /mocking mockery >

The point being that, I guess if childish prattle is a good substitute for serious thought, you can make fun of anything, can't you?

But that's no great surprise. Dispensationalists figured out that... well, if we're talking theology, apologetics, soteriology, Reformed folks are the best brothers you can have.

But when it comes to Biblical prophecy, amillennialists just aren't up to the heavy lifting.

Dan