Premillennialism teaches that prophecies concerning Christ are to be literally, physically interpreted. For instance, it teaches a literal kingdom on earth. This was supposed to happen in the first century, but postponed until a still future date. Teaching such as this causes confusion and speculation. It declares God failed to do what He intended to do—blasphemy. When allow the Bible to be our guide, we can have confidence in God’s plan. God accomplishes His will. The prophecies about Christ’s first coming were fulfilled and give us confidence in other statements made in the word (Rom. 15:4). The prophecies about His second coming will be fulfilled as well (2 Pet. 3:7-9). This lesson examines prophecy: general principles & Premillennial perversions.

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2. Premillennialism teaches prophecies
concerning Christ are to be interpreted
literally & physically

3. Wicked raised
Christ returns Wicked – hell
Righteous - heaven
Paradise
Tribulation 1,000 years of peace
Church est. Battle of Armageddon
instead RAPTURE Resurrection of trib. Saints
Christ to est. kingdom Judgment of saints
Rejected by Jews Kingdom est. in Jerusalem
Jews converted
Satan bound

4. When using the Bible as our guide,
we can have confidence in God’s plan
✶ God accomplishes His will
✶ Prophecies about the 1st coming
were fulfilled, Rom. 15:4
✶ Prophecies about the 2nd coming
will be fulfilled, 2 Pt. 3:7-9

6. Prepared the world for Christ &
kingdom, Acts 26:22, 23

7. Prepared the world for the spiritual nature of
Christ’s kingdom
✶ Old Covenant on stone, 2 Cor. 3:7
✶ New Covenant on heart,
2 Cor. 3:3; Jer. 31:31-34
✶ Kingdom within, Lk. 17:20, 21

8. Old Testament prophets inspired of God,
2 Pt. 1:20, 21
✶ Accurately foretold future events & people
✶ Prophecies about Christ
▴ Apply to either 1st or 2nd coming
▴ Not both
▴ What it applied to when first written,
it applies to for all time

9. When inspired men interpret prophecy,
it is an infallible interpretation, 1 Cor. 2:7-13
✶ No man has a right to alter
✶ It cannot be applied to additional outcomes
✶ Ex. Jesus’ birth, Isa. 7:14; Mt. 1:18-23

10. Passages such as Malachi 3:1-6; Ezekiel
20:33-38; 37:11-28; Zechariah 13:8-9;
Revelation 7:1-8, and many others, indicate
clearly that when the Lord returns to earth
there will be a believing remnant in Israel
awaiting His return
- J. Dwight Pentecost, Things To Come

11. Read Ezekiel 20:33-38
✶ No mention of Christ
✶ No mention of the 2nd coming
✶ Ezekiel dealing with Babylonian captivity
& Jews return from it, Eze. 1:1; 24:2

12. Moses prophesied about the captivity
Deut. 4:26, 27; 30:1-3; Neh. 1:8-10
✶ No mention of Christ
✶ No mention of the 2nd coming
✶ Ezekiel dealing with Babylonian captivity
& Jews return from it, Eze. 1:1; 24:2

13. The remnant was in Ezra’s day,
Deut. 7:2-4; Ezra 9:6-15

14. The large body of unfulfilled prophecy makes
the second advent absolutely essential...[it is
promised] that He shall rule all nations (Psa.
2:8-9)
- J. Dwight Pentecost, Things To Come

15. Read Psalm 2:1-9
✶ Peter on Psalm 2, Acts 4:24-28
✶ Paul on Psalm 2, Acts 13:31-33

16. ’…literally restore the Davidic throne and
Kingdom…that they were justified in so doing
by the very language of the covenant.
It was confirmed by oath (Ps. 132:11, and
89:3, 4, 33)
- J. Dwight Pentecost, Things To Come

17. Jesus disagreed & rebuked His disciples
for such a view, Lk. 24:25-27, 44

18. Psalm 132:11 is about the resurrection,
not the return, Acts 2:29-32

19. It has been agreed that the time of the new
covenant was future...Isaiah (55:3) ...It must
be viewed as yet future, for this covenant can
not be realized by Israel until God has
effected her salvation and restoration to the
land”
- J. Dwight Pentecost, Things To Come

20. This is a Theocracy in deed and truth... The
Rulership is safely and powerfully lodged in
one Person ...who becomes, according to ...
‘the sure mercies of David’ (Isa.
55:3, 4, …), ‘the Chief and Commander of
nations’
- J. Dwight Pentecost, Things To Come

21. Paul applied Isaiah 55 to the 1st advent,
Acts 13:33-39