I have even called thee by thy name Isaiah 65:9: Mine elect shall inherit it - the promises of God. Now, against those two is the view called premillennialism; that means there will be a millennium and prior to that millennium, Jesus will come. What passage is it in? [49] The Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod explicitly states, When Christ returns, 'new heavens and a new earth' will be created (2 Pet. And Im not in to newspaper exegesis, where you where everything that happens in the news fulfills some obscure Old Testament prophecy. Some people say, How in the world can you understand it? They understood it in China without anything but a Bible; they understood it in Central Asia without anything but a Bible; you take it at face value. 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. Register. Yet, Abraham did not receive it during all the time of his journey there. The church. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Over four decades of ministry, John has written dozens of bestselling books, including The . 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. Dispensational premillennialists hold that Christ will come before a seven-year period of intense tribulation to take His church (living and dead) into heaven. Israel and the church, and advocate for futuristic millennialism. 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. There is another form of that view called amillennialism; amillennialism - and youve probably heard about that. Let me condense that down, just squeeze it down to about 350 pages, because if people read this and understand it, theyre going to be blessed by God. And they said, Sure.. [21] Eusebius also had low regard for the chiliast, Papias, and he let it be known that in his opinion Papias was "a man of small mental capacity" because he had taken the Apocalypse literally.[22]. Now, here comes the real irony; this is the real irony. They believe that salvation can be gained and lost. Particular to this framework is the eschatological position known as "premillennial dispensationalism" which holds that Christ will return prior to a literal one-thousand-year reign on earth. The church will have an increasing influence in the world. 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. Arminians - not Armenians, thats different; those who follow Arminius - did not believe in election. Turn to Revelation chapter 1. That is called historical premillennialism: Christ will come, set up the kingdom, but it won't have the Jewish character that we anticipate from Old Testament promises it would have, because those promises were cancelled to Israel and given to the church. You cannot fight the war on every front, and at the great time of the Reformation, they were fighting the war where the battle raged the hottest. . As soon as you abandon that, then its fair game for anybodys craziness. Why? They explain, "As a refinement of dispensational premillennialism, futuristic millennialism affirms a futuristic view . I had no idea what they believed - 1600 pastors and leaders from central Asia - Id never have even been there; and the group that led the conference came to me afterwards with smiles on their faces and said, You believe exactly what we believe. This isnt something for people who have been highly educated; this is something for people who havent been corrupted by education. 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? And Im not into all kinds of complex charts, and Im not into all that is traditionally known as dispensationalism - seven dispensations, two kingdoms, two New Covenants, two ways of salvation, discontinuity between the Old Testament and the New - Im not talking about that. Now, if you want to get the future right, youve got to get Israel right, and youve got to get Gods sovereign electing purpose right. But let me tell you something: normal, natural, literal interpretation is the only way to stop abuse of Scripture. Biblical Doctrine: A Systematic Summary of Bible Truth (English Edition) eBook : MacArthur, John, Mayhue, Richard: Amazon.com.br: Livros The first era was the Old Testament history and was accordingly the age of the Father; the current age of the church was the age of the Son; and still in Joachim's future was the age of the Spirit. 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 . You get your eschatology right when you get Israel right. The millennium will end when Christ returns to judge the living and the dead. Now, frankly, its too late for John Calvin to fix his work, although he is now a premillennialist in heaven. We understand that when you have a prophecy in the Bible that has not yet come to pass, not everything will be clear. If you read the paper and have your eyes open, and youre breathing, and your body has any temperature at all, you know things arent getting better. 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. So, we can set aside the idea that somehow this is rooted in wacky dispensationalism; it is not. Now, there are people who do this to Genesis 1, 2 and 3. Do you know - are you watching this media? We can interpret it the way we interpret any other passage of Scripture, with the same use of the normal, natural means of interpreting language, and we should; and it will yield for us as clear an understanding of the future as the Lord wants us to have. We still have Mark to go, but there are only a couple of discourses and a couple of miracles in Mark that arent in the other three gospels, so not a lot of new material. . You have nothing to fear, nothing to worry about. 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. Moreover, John, as again stated by Papias, ascribed the origin of millenarianism to Christ . Look, I reject all of those really abusive and bizarre kinds of interpretation; but frankly, theyre no more wacky then the interpretations of the amillennialists, who want to take the entire book of Revelation and stuff it into the events of 70 A.D. and a few years afterwards and come up with things that are just as ridiculous. And so, I think its a fair test to see whether eschatology holds up. I have dragged you through virtually every verse in the New Testament. Christ returns before the Millennium, a literal thousand years 2. In fact, I understand sovereign electing grace much more clearly than I ever have in the past, and I also understand Gods sovereign electing purpose for Israel more clearly than Ive ever understood it. Im unwaveringly committed to that. 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. 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 Well, we now come to the doctrines that relate to the end times. When Christianity became the official religion of Rome in the fourth . 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". It was developed in mid-19 th century England by John Darby, a leader of the small but influential Plymouth Brethren Movement. Or another way to say it would be this: how many of you have attended an amillennial prophecy conference? Its the whole point of everything else. But for those who get it, for those who understand it, for those who embrace Gods sovereignty - that He is the only one who can determine who will be saved and blessed, and He is the only one who can save and bless - then saying that He cancelled promises to Israel because they didnt believe is completely inconsistent. 2023 Grace to You. Regarding Marcion and premillennialism, Harvard scholar H. Brown noted. It makes no sense. Marcion opposed the use of the Old Testament and most books of the New Testament that were not written by the apostle Paul. To say youre an amillennialist is only to tell me what you dont believe, and then you have to go to all of the passages of Scripture that talk about the kingdom and tell me why you dont believe they mean what they say. Instead it consistently referred to the present age so that the church was currently experiencing the eschaton. That's OK and no one is surprised or upset about that. 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. "[23] Augustines (354-430) influence shaped not only the Western Middle Ages, but it also influenced the Protestant reformers, who constantly referred to his teaching in their own debates. Oxford theologian Alister McGrath has noted that "all medieval theology is Augustinian to a greater or lesser extent. Hes improving; Hes definitely on the upward curve. [32] The theological term kingdom maintained its eschatological function, though it was not necessarily futuristic. The first view well call the postmillennial view; that is to say, that Christ will come after the millennium; that the return of Christ is post, it is after the millennial kingdom. In keeping with his view of faith, MacArthur denigrates "facts," "doctrine," "intellectual assent," and so on. We know that Word about the future has that power. JOHN MACARTHUR is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California; president of The Master's College and Seminary; and featured teacher for the Grace to You media ministry. Process theology: they are the theologians, liberal theologians, who believe that God is in process of becoming what He will be. [37] The Anglican Church originally formalized a statement against millenarianism in the Anglican Articles. 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. Please be aware that these items are sent out from our office in the UK. We sent you an email. "John MacArthur on Calvinism, Dispensationalism, Israel, and Hermeneutics: A Few Comments" . And when the church has brought about the dominating influence of Christ across the world, He will then come and end everything, and establish the new heaven and the new earth, which is the eternal state. As more and more information comes to Him, and as He has more and more experience in dealing with the issues of His universe, Hes getting better at being God. It matters to me. 3. John MacArthur is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, where he has served since 1969. Many traditional denominations continue to oppose the concept of a literal millennial kingdom. This is observed in the 41st of the Anglican Articles, drawn up by Thomas Cranmer (1553), describing the millennium as a 'fable of Jewish dotage', but it was omitted at a later time in the revision under Elizabeth (1563).[35]. And Ive gone back after I preach, and Ive written commentaries - now I think 26 or 27 volumes on the New Testament - back through the same material again and again and again and again and again, so that this understanding of eschatology has had to stand the acid test of every text. All of these are benefits of getting it right. I have thought about these things, by the way, for a long time. Every Sunday morning for over 50 years, John MacArthur a faithful pastor with many of the same convictions as Barrow has ascended the pulpit of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, opened his Bible, and boldly preached God's Word to the thousands assembled there to worship. I reject the wacky world of newspaper exegesis and cartoon eschatology, and crazy interpretation like the locusts of Revelation 9 being helicopters, et cetera. 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? . 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 influential text on the subject at that time, Things to Come ), just to mention the more well-known. The reformers had it right on most issues. Christ will return, He will come in a glorious second coming to earth - but not to establish His kingdom, but rather after His kingdom has been established. That leaves me with the impression that God wants us not to question the length of its duration. 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