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Oct 7, 2009 · The second factor that turned me from Premillennialism to Amillennialism was a study of Revelation 20, the text cited by all Premillennialists in support of their theory. Contrary to what I had been taught and long believed, I came to see Revelation 20 as a strong and immovable support for the Amillennial perspective.
The first of these is the opening section of the vision in Revelation 20:1-3, which describes the binding of Satan so as to prevent him from deceiving the nations during the millennium. The second is the vision in Revelation 20:4-6, which speaks of the saints who ‘came to life‘ and who reign with Christ during the millennium.
- Questioning Premillennialism
- My Unpardonable Sin
- Scriptural Challenges For Premillenialists
Upon graduating from The University of Oklahoma in 1973, I began my studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. My professors were a Who’s Who of dispensational premillennialism: John Walvoord (then president of DTS), Charles Ryrie (author of Dispensationalism Today and The Ryrie Study Bible), and J. Dwight Pentecost (author of perhaps the most influen...
It wasn’t long before Ladd, Hoekema, and Gundry, together with a few others, had persuaded me that there is no basis in Scripture for a pre-tribulational rapture of the church. That was, in the eyes of many, bad enough. Indeed, I distinctly recall the horror (trust me, “horror” is by no means an exaggerated term to describe the reaction I received)...
If you are a premillennialist, whether dispensational or not, there are several things with which you must reckon: • You must necessarily believe that physical death will continue to exist beyond the time of Christ’s second coming. • You must necessarily believe that the natural creation will continue, beyond the time of Christ’s second coming, to ...
- Sam Storms
Feb 5, 2012 · On January 27 th, our Bible study group met as we usually do on a weekly basis, and studied Revelation 20, the classic text on “the Millennium.” That night three of us took a limited amount of time to present three different views of the Millennium: [1] premillennialism (Rod), [2] postmillennialism (Dave), and amillennialism (myself).
In his defense of amillennialism against premillennialism, Robert B. Strimple makes mention of “one-text premillennialists.” By this he means premillennialists who allegedly rely solely on Revelation 20:1–10 for their view that there will be an earthly kingdom of Christ after the second coming of Jesus.1 In my own dealings with the millennial issue, I find […]
Apr 26, 2022 · In the early church, premillennialism was called chiliasm (from the Greek term chilioi meaning “one thousand” used six times in Revelation 20:2–7). Theologian Dr. Charles Ryrie cites ...
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Aug 28, 2020 · Premillennialism holds to a literal interpretation of the end times. It sees the events in Revelation 19-20 as a futuristic, progressive chronology, which include 12 phases. Many Christians favor a literal interpretation of Revelation, but critics argue that there a lot of hermeneutical gaps in Premillennialism.
