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Wayne Grudem
Chapter 55:
The Millennium
1. Amillennialism:
a. Rev. 20:1-10 describes the present age.
2. Postmillennialism:
a. The progress of the gospel/growth of the church will
increase; a larger portion of the population will be Christians.
3. Premillennialism:
a. Classic or Historic Premillennialism:
a. The present church age will continue until a time of great
tribulation and suffering comes on the earth.
b. After that tribulation at the end of the church age, Christ
will return to establish a millennial kingdom.
c. During this time, Christ will be physically present on earth
and will reign as king.
d. The believers will receive glorified resurrection bodies, and
will reign with Christ on earth for one thousand years.
A. Explanation of the Three Major Views
3. Premillennialism:
a. Classic or Historic Premillennialism:
e. Many hold that we will see the new heavens and new
earth at this time.
f. At the beginning, Satan will be bound/cast into the
bottomless pit; he will have no influence on the earth.
g. At the end, Satan will be loosed, and will gather many
unbelievers for battle against Christ. They will be defeated.
h. Christ will raise from the dead unbelievers for final
judgment, and believers enter into the eternal state.
A. Explanation of the Three Major Views
3. Premillennialism.
b. Pretribulational Premillennialism (or Dispensational
Premillennialism):
A. Explanation of the Three Major Views
3. Premillennialism.
b. Pretribulational Premillennialism:
a. The church age will continue until suddenly, secretly, and
unexpectedly, Christ will return part way to earth, call
believers to himself, then return to heaven with them.
b. When that happens, there will be a great tribulation on the
earth for seven years.
c. During the tribulation, many of the signs that precede
Christs return will be fulfilled.
A. Explanation of the Three Major Views
3. Premillennialism.
b. Pretribulational Premillennialism:
d. The great ingathering of the Jewish people will occur.
e. At the end of the tribulation, Christ will come back with his
saints to reign on the earth for a thousand years.
Anthony A. Hoekema
B. A Consideration of the Arguments for
Amillennialism
Arguments for Amillennialism:
4. If Christ comes in glory to reign on the earth, then how
could people still persist in sin?
Lorraine Boettner
C. A Consideration of the Arguments for
Postmillennialism
Responses to the arguments for Postmillennialism:
1. Great Commission:
This passage does not necessarily imply Christ will bring
about the conversion of the majority of the population.
4. This view makes possible the belief that Christ could come at
any moment.
E. The Time of the Great Tribulation