The sting of death is sin, the power of sin is the law, thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.. Amillennialism really seems to fit them. Its the same God, same terminology. We know that, so our ambition is, when we get to that place, to be rewarded because we are pleasing to Him. That, after the Jews conversion there will be a glorious day for the elect upon earth, and that this day shall be a very long continuance."[44]. If you get that right, your eschatology will come crystal clear. Now, why am I making a case for this? John MacArthur's Defense of Dispensationalism Monday, December 8, 2008 by Gary DeMar In 1988, John MacArthur wrote The Gospel According to Jesus, a controversial book in certain circles because he relied heavily on the views of Calvinistic writers to deal with the lordship salvation controversy. In his early period, Augustine held to the sexta-/septamillennial view common in early Christianity (see above section on Patristic Age). You never met a Hittite, an Amorite, a Hivite, a Jebusite, or any other ite. They have long since morphed into the melee and the mix of the races. That in itself is an indication of Gods preservation for their future. . 4. These are: postmillennialism, amillennialism, and historic premillennialism. John MacArthur's first message at the Shepherds' Conference set off shock waves throughout the reformed evangelical church by upholding Premillennialism as being the only consistent position for any person who holds to the doctrine of sovereign electing grace. He is known around the world for his verse-by-verse expository preaching and his pulpit ministry via his daily radio program, Grace to You. Single. If only he could just send down one message, that might be it. by R. Scott Clark on April 8, 2020 | Dispensationalism describes a way of reading the Bible and a system of theology the nearest roots of which are in the 19th century. When I was in seminary I thought about it, and I guess for about 50 years Ive been thinking about eschatology, the time of the end. Hes getting better. My sermon was on amillennialism, which I posted to my blog last week. Our church just finished up a 7-week series on eschatology. Now, I know at this point somebody out there is going to say, Oh boy, hes into the Left Behind series. No, Im not in to Rapture fiction, and Im not in to wacky charts - you dont see me up here with a big chart and a stick. Michael Servetus taught a chiliastic view, though he was denounced by the Reformers as a heretic and executed in Geneva under Calvin's authority. But they never got around to eschatology; they never got around to applying their formidable skills. So, this is a classic perfect fit for Arminian theology. Anderson locates three reasons that may account for Augustine's theological shift: After moving away from premillennialism to amillennialism, Augustine viewed Sabbath rest in the sexta-/septamillennial scheme as symbolically representative of Eternity. Moreover, the millennium of Revelation 20 became for him symbolically representative of Christs present reign with the saints.[30] Richard Landes observed the 4th century as a time of major shift for Christian eschatology by noting that it "marked a crucial moment in the history of millenarianism, since during this period Augustine repudiated even the allegorizing variety he himself had previously accepted. And there are a lot of people who get the first one right - they get election right - and they dont get Israel right, and they are lost when it comes to eschatology. He loved to read and study. Premillennialism experienced a revival among 17th century Puritans like Thomas Brightman, Joseph Mede, and others. You get the Old Testament covenants and promises right when you get the interpretation of Scripture right. That position was that Israel was to be identified with the church and this position is the seed of amillennialism, as well as postmillennialism and historic premillennialism. They believe God elects nobody to salvation. Dr. James M. Boice Makes An Excellent Case For Premillennialism. 2. by John MacArthur and Richard Mayhue (Chicago: Moody, 2012), 24. He is best known for his voluminous tome written against the 2nd century Gnostic threat, commonly called Against Heresies. I think it matters to God. And these things are borne witness to in the fourth book of the writings of Papias, the hearer of John, and a companion of Polycarp. (5.33.3) Apparently Irenaeus also held to the sexta-/septamillennial scheme writing that the end of human history will occur after the 6,000th year. Israel disobeyed the law, youre done. One says its not the kingdom. I recently read this great article and would recommend every professing Calvinist to give it a read, I believe John MacArthur's arguments for Pre-Millennialism are biblically irrefutable, mainly because the traditional Reformed view (Amillennialism) does away (Replacement Theology) with future Israel (God's Elect) and that is far from the truth Justin wrote in chapter 80 of his work Dialogue with Trypho, I and others who are right-minded Christians on all points are assured that there will be a resurrection of the dead, and a thousand years in Jerusalem, which will then be built For Isaiah spoke in that manner concerning this period of a thousand years. Though he conceded earlier in the same chapter that his view was not universal by saying that he and many who belong to the pure and pious faith, and are true Christians, think otherwise. [6], Irenaeus, the late 2nd century bishop of Lyon, was an outspoken premillennialist. We are responsible for our sin, but in the end, we believe because He moves on us. It makes no sense. During the 2007 Shepherds Conference at Grace Community Church in Los Angeles, John MacArthur delivered a lecture entitled "Why Every Self-Respecting Calvinist Should Be a Premillennialist." It created quite a stir among Reformed pastors and theologians. First of all, we commend Dr. MacArthur for his solid Biblical position on Israel, and that Israel has a glorious future in the plan and purpose of God. There is another form of that view called amillennialism; amillennialism - and youve probably heard about that. The current religious term "premillennialism" did not come into use until the mid-19th century. The reformers had it right on most issues. XVII., condemns the Anabaptists and others who now scatter Jewish opinions that, before the resurrection of the dead, the godly shall occupy the kingdom of the world, the wicked being everywhere suppressed."[35] Likewise, the Swiss Reformer Heinrich Bullinger wrote up the Second Helvetic Confession, which reads "We also reject the Jewish dream of a millennium, or golden age on earth, before the last judgment. So, if were going to change the rules of interpretation to inject into Scripture a preconceived idea or to avoid what is obvious, we better be sure that we have a word from God. And by the way, dispensationalists - people say, Well, that whole premillennial view, that came out of C.I. I have thought about these things, by the way, for a long time. Please be aware that these items are sent out from our office in the UK. Many of these theologians and others in the early church expressed their belief in premillennialism through their acceptance of the sexta-septamillennial tradition. John Fullerton MacArthur Jr. (born June 19, 1939) is an American Protestant pastor and author known for his internationally syndicated Christian teaching radio and television program Grace to You. First, the Antichrist would appear and a seven-year period of tribulation would commence. Tell us about the future. They were in a very hopeless situation, having very little in life. And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure., Getting your eschatology right will bless you and getting your eschatology right will purify you. Chicago: Moody, 2012. Through allegorical interpretation, he had been a proponent of amillennialism (of course, the sexta-septamillennial tradition was itself based upon similar means of allegorical interpretation). Weekly telecasts and daily radio broadcasts of "Grace to You" are seen and heard by millions worldwide. I like to call amillennialism negative, and postmillennialism positive. But that is essentially what theyre asking us to do. Post-Millennialism, in stark contrast to Pre-Millennialism, believes that the Millennium occurs before Jesus' Second Coming rather than after. The other looks at it as a spiritual kingdom also but says it will decline and decline and decline until Jesus finally comes. All this panic about global warming, and all this panic about the end of the world and asteroids crashing into the earth? It is narrative history, and we fight - sometimes tooth and nail - to maintain the literal veracity of Genesis 1 through 3. Forfeited all its privileges, forfeited all those things that God declared in covenant that He would give to them in the future; and they forfeit it by their disobedience to the Mosaic Covenant, by their apostasy from true religion and by their rejection of their Messiah. If were going to change the rules, then, may I suggest this - and this is what I told the pastors - if were going to change the rules, then we better have a word from God. Nevertheless, early in his career Augustine converted from premillennialism to amillennialism. [33], A notable exception to normative medieval eschatology is found in Joachim of Fiore (c. 11351202), a Cistercian monk, who to an extent, stressed premillennial themes. Reformed theology has made a monumental comeback in this culture, and thankfully so, because it is biblical. "Why Every Self-Respecting Calvinist is a Pre-Millennialist." For those of you who don't know, this was a statement, among others, that John MacArthur was recorded as making at the recent Shepherd's Conference 2007 at Grace Community Church, Sun Valley California. Premillennialism: This view sees a chronological sequence as Satan is bound in the future when Christ returns and before Christians receive their reward, and then the millennium commences, hence the name, "pre". His teaching is still one of the most potent elements in Western religious thought.[24] Therefore, to analyze what happened to premillennialism in the Middle Ages and the Reformation, it is necessary to observe the Augustinian foundation. Now, to affix our thinking to one great future event which seems to be the most controversial, I want you to think with me about the coming kingdom of Christ, known as the millennial kingdom, because in the twentieth chapter of Revelation, the opening of that chapter, there is reference to the reign and rule of Jesus Christ on the earth which lasts one thousand years; in fact, one thousand is repeated six times in that brief text. And that was over the gospel, and over the nature of Christ, and over salvation by grace through faith and over the authority of Scripture. And there are others who believe that that refers to heaven; that refers to the experience of the saints in heaven. And I went there and I spoke for a week, and they finally said to me, When are you going to tell us the good part? and I said, Well, whats the good part? They said, We want to know about the future; we want to know about the future. Yet, Abraham did not receive it during all the time of his journey there. Dispensational premillennialists hold that Christ will come before a seven-year period of intense tribulation to take His church (living and dead) into heaven. Well, this is such a great chapter - verse 51: I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep. Not that they were the end, but they were the means to the end. Major proponents J. N. Darby, C. I. Scofield, John Walvoord, A. C. Gaebelein, Charles Ryrie, Lewis S. Chafer, J. Dwight Pentecost, Charles C. Ryrie, Its a strange approach. Let me give you a theology lesson here a little bit. 315K views 1 year ago Significant video editing was used to create a unique storyline that teaches about the end times, specifically premillennialism and amillennialism. Where is the divine mandate to do that? So, it is really one of the strange ironies of Reformed theology, and therefore its a strange irony in the church today, that those who love the doctrine of sovereign election most - that would be Reformed theologians - those who love the doctrine of sovereign election most supremely, and who love that doctrine most sincerely and - this is going to be a long sentence - and who are most unwavering in their devotion to the glory of God, the honor of Christ, the work of the Holy Spirit in regeneration, the veracity and inerrancy of Scripture , Those who are usually the most fastidious in Bible interpretation - yes, those who are the most careful and intentionally biblical regarding all categories of doctrine, those who see themselves as guardians of biblical truth, those who are passionate to get it right, those who are not content to be wrong at all, and those who most heartily agree on the essential matters of Christian truth, so that they labor with all their powers to examine in a Berean fashion every relevant text to discern the true interpretation of all matters of divine revelation, are . John MacArthur, Erwin W. Lutzer, S. Lewis Johnson, Rodney Stordtz, John Hannah and John Piper also come to mind) that was premillennial in his eschatology. First John 3 verse 2: Beloved - 1 John 3:2 Now are we the children of God. Why do we want to run from that? Christ returns before the Millennium, a literal thousand years 2. After this period of fulfillment of divine wrath, He shall then return to rule from a holy city ( i.e., the New Jerusalem) over the earthly nations for one thousand years. #6. It is the single most inexplicable story in human history, that this small group of beleaguered people, attacked and assaulted by everybody around them for centuries, still exist as a pure ethnic race. But in the Old Testament - for example, Isaiah 45:4: Israel, Mine elect. 11:12; 12:29; 13:19; John 10:12, 28, 29) and removing (John 6:15; Acts 8:39; 23:10; Jude 23).There is a third use, which focuses on being caught up . Those are the views. An article by John MacArthur: "The common question of which Bible translation to use is very important--it concerns the most important words ever spoken, the words of God the Creator. And I ask the question: are we supposed to be comfortable with the notion that the hard and fast and true principles of Bible interpretation have to be set aside in prophetic texts? And so, we stand steadfast, immovable. This up to now has been more like a lecture, but turn to Revelation chapter 1, and just look at verse 3 for a moment. I dont know about you, but I really cant get too worked up about greenhouse gases. Guest. The millennium will end when Christ returns to judge the living and the dead. But not us, who live and breathe the rarified air of sovereign grace and election; it makes no sense to me. This morning John MacArthur opened the 2007 Shepherd's Conference with a loud blast that will no doubt be heard around the Reformed world in the coming weeks. Popular proponents of dispensational premillennialism have been John F. MacArthur, Phil Johnson, Ray Comfort, Jerry Falwell, Todd Friel, Dwight Pentecost, John Walvoord (d. 2002), Tim Lahaye, Charles Caldwell Ryrie (in the notes for the Ryrie Study Bible), Norman Geisler, Erwin Lutzer, and Charles L. Feinberg. Whether you are a pessimistic amillennialist, or an optimistic amillennialist - thats a postmillennialist - you dont know what to do with prophetic truth, because if you interpret prophetic truth in the same normal, natural way you interpret all the rest of the passages of Scripture, youre going to end up a premillennialist; its inevitable. It is one thing to omit them in formal obedience to the law; and another thing to omit them in prudence, or for necessity, because we cannot keep them. An Excellent Defense of The Rapture by Dr. John MacArthur But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope. Macarthur writes "Futuristic Premillennialism is the result of an understanding and application of the prophetic texts in a way that is consistent with the normal, literal approach to interpreting Scripture." This is how the authors come to their Futuristic Premillennial view. More recently dispensationalism has been popularized through Hal Lindsey's 1970s bestseller, The Late, Great Planet Earth and through the Left Behind Series by Tim Lahaye and Jerry Jenkins. This article is about Premillennialism in Christian eschatology. But people are upset because MacArthur so badly misrepresented amillennialism, and because he defined "premillennialism" as though it were dispensationalism. Craig Blaising and Darrell Bock, Progressive Dispensationalism It was developed in mid-19 th century England by John Darby, a leader of the small but influential Plymouth Brethren Movement. We who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and thus shall we always be with the Lord. Heres the application: Therefore - do what? I have even called thee by thy name Isaiah 65:9: Mine elect shall inherit it - the promises of God. "[36] Furthermore, John Calvin wrote in Institutes that millennialism is a "fiction" that is "too childish either to need or to be worth a refutation". Continue reading Why bother? The beliefs of Premillennialism are far from "rightly dividing the word of truth"! He was a voracious reader, and he just loved his ministry. The paragraph in full reads "676 The Antichrist's deception already begins to take shape in the world every time the claim is made to realize within history that messianic hope which can only be realized beyond history through the eschatological judgment. Among our elders, all four of the end-times views are representedhistoric premillennialism, dispensational premillennialism, amillennialism, and postmillennialism. [37] The Anglican Church originally formalized a statement against millenarianism in the Anglican Articles. After the final judgment, God will create the new heaven and new earth. Does the end matter? [2] Amillennialists do not view the thousand years mentioned in Revelation as a literal thousand years but see the number "thousand" as symbolic and numerological. Arminius did not believe in election; those who follow him do not believe in election. So, I say, leave amillennialism to those kinds of people who do not believe in the sovereign, unilateral, irrevocable, divine electing power of God. MacArthur, John, and Richard Mayhue, eds. CLASSIC DISPENSATIONALISM. For details about this sermon and for related resources, click here: https://www.gty.org/library/sermons-library/90-339 To receive John MacArthur's monthly l. It has to matter to us. May 5, 2022. Loraine Boettner wrote a book called The Meaning of the Millennium; this is what he said: It is generally agreed that if the prophecies are taken literally, they do foretell a restoration of the nation of Israel in the land of Palestine, with the Jews having a prominent place in that kingdom and ruling over the other nations.. The Millennium is the reign on earth of Jews who accept Christ John MacArthur, Because the Time is Near: John MacArthur Explains the Book of Revelation (Moody, 2007). Johnson was a moderate dispensationalist and a Five-point Calvinist in his soteriology. Not true. For Joachim, year 1260 was to mark the end of the second and the beginning of the third and final golden age of earth's history. So that whatever God chose to do He will do, that whatever He began to do He will complete, those who will defend that to their last breath - Gods irrevocable, unconditional, unilateral, sovereign election will bring those He has chosen to the fulfillment of all that He has promised them. However, what makes him really unique is that he was not Historic Premillennial - but Dispensational (Held to a pre . I have dragged you through virtually every verse in the New Testament. What did Jesus mean when He said to His disciples that some of them would not taste death until they saw the Son of Man coming in His kingdom? Amillennialism is ideal for Arminians because, according to their theology, God elects nobody and preserves nobody. Theres no sense in going in to all of that, except to say in both cases, they say there is no actual earthly reign of Christ fulfilling all Old Testament covenant promises. Dispensationalism traces its roots to the 1830s and John Nelson Darby (18001882), an Anglican churchman and an early leader of the Plymouth Brethren. Origen was the first to challenge the doctrine openly. Now, next time Im going to take you through a series of about five questions that were going to ask and see how this plays out on the pages of Scripture, okay? Theological Method of Premillennialism" in A Case for Historic Premillennialism: An Alternative to "Left Behind" Eschatology, ed. If it doesnt mean what it says and everybodys got a different view, then nobody has the authority to say, This is true. Lets just stick with things that we know are true and things that all the good theologians agree on. Responding to Questions About Amillennialism. Ive dragged myself through all these years of the discipline of study. But in both cases it will be the flow of history under the influence of the church, so theyre really looking at the same thing. But some are holding on to what they have taught in the past; I guess self-preservation dominates their theology at that point. John MacArthur's first message at the Shepherds' Conference set off shock waves throughout the reformed evangelical church by upholding Premillennialism as being the only consistent position for any person who holds to the doctrine of sovereign electing grace. Scripture affirms the perpetuity of the elect church to salvation glory; that all whom the Lord has chosen He brings to glory. As one prominent amillennialist said when asked, What is the biblical significance of the existence of Jews in their land? and he said, It has no significance at all. Really? Historic premillennialism is the view that Christ will return before the millennium. Ive preached through many of the books of the Old Testament, the first eleven chapters of Genesis through Daniel, Zechariah, the minor prophets, and pieces and bits of Isaiah and others in the Old Testament. This is an account of the things formerly created, as also it is a prophecy of what is to come. Daylight and dark, daylight and dark - thats a 24-hour period - God creates everything. Arminians - not Armenians, thats different; those who follow Arminius - did not believe in election. Now, the only thing that I ask is that you read it, and the only reason I ask you to read it is so that you may be what? Some of them are postmillennialists, although there are fewer and fewer of those. John F. MacArthur 2008-09-01 It is absolutely essential that a church perceive itself as an institution for the glory of God, and to do that, Israel and the church, and advocate for futuristic millennialism. Premillennialism is often used to refer specifically to those who adhere to the beliefs in an earthly millennial reign of Christ as well as a rapture of the faithful coming before (dispensational) or after (historic) the Great Tribulation preceding the Millennium. . There are over two thousand references to Israel in Scripture; not one of them means anything but Israel. The following resources pertain to eschatology the study of the end times. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. Julian of Toledo (642690) summarizes the medieval doctrine of the millennium by referring to it as the church of God which, by the diffusion of its faith and works, is spread out as a kingdom of faith from the time of the incarnation until the time of the coming judgment. It's now taught by influential theologians such as Walter Kaiser, John Macarthur, John Walvoord, and popular authors Tim LaHaye and Hal Lindsey. Historic, or Classic, Premillennialism is distinctively non-dispensational. Hughes, James A. . Dispensational premillennialism[61] generally holds that Israel and the Church are distinct entities. Regarding this Dr. Timothy Jones writes, "Dispensationalism emphasizes the differences and discontinuity between the physical descendants of Abraham and followers of Jesus [2]. 3. So, if you say the promises of the Old Testament that refer to Israel really meant the church, you have no precedent for such an interpretation. This will be followed by an additional return of Christ with his saints (though there are post tribulation dispensationalists, such as Robert Gundry). Premillennialism: The millennium is the long period (perhaps a literal 1,000 years) when King Jesus will rule on earth. I had, as theologians might call it, my own my own ordo eschaton; that would be the chronological sequence of the end times. "[31], Augustine's later amillennial view laid the eschatological foundation for the Middle Ages, which practically abandoned premillennialism. The preacher's admission came amid news that Grace Community Church in Sun Valley received an $800,000 settlement from Los Angeles County after defying pandemic-induced health orders. How do you explain that? John MacArthur is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, where he has served since 1969. Denominations such as Oriental Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, Presbyterianism[1] and Lutheranism are generally amillennial and interpret Revelation 20:16 as pertaining to the present time, a belief that Christ currently reigns in Heaven with the departed saints; such an interpretation views the symbolism of Revelation as referring to a spiritual conflict between Heaven and Hell rather than a physical conflict on Earth. Dispensational Premillennialism is a recent, complex, and increasingly controversial form of modern Historic Premillennialism (HP). Here at Grace to You Europe we take our data protection responsibilities very seriously and, as you would expect, have undertaken a significant programme of work to ensure that we are ready for this important legislative change. And whats at stake here? He notes that "the decisive authority of Asiatic millennialism is John, from whom the elders claimed to have obtained their information. John MacArthur claims to be a Dispensationalist in both The Gospel According to Jesus (GAJ) and The Gospel According to the Apostles (GAA). Im unwaveringly committed to that. Premillennialism is based upon a literal interpretation of Revelation 20:16 in the New Testament, which describes Jesus's reign in a period of a thousand years. Carson on Revelation 20 EFCA Theology Podcast", "What is Premillennial Dispensationalism? And by what authority? Articles Baptist Theology Calvinism Charles Spurgeon Christology Classic Premillennialism Covenant Theology e-Articles e-Books Eschatology Historic . For other uses, see, Survey -Premillennialism Reigns in EvangelicalTheology, See: Philippe Bobichon, "Millnarisme et orthodoxie dans les crits de Justin Martyr" in, "For in as many days as this world was made, in so many thousand years shall it be concluded. Darby, that came out of that whole dispensational system no, it didnt. Through the work of Ladd, historic premillennialism gained scholarly respect and popularity among Evangelical and Reformed theologians since he had the right appreciation of the redemptive- historical significance of the first coming of Christ and of the NT age. But in both cases, they would deny the actual thousand-year reign of Christ, and they would deny that Christ will reign and rule on earth and literally fulfill all His promises to the nation Israel given in the Old Testament covenants. 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