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Where In The Bible Will I Find... Teaching About Premillennialism (II)?
Gary Colley |
We began a study last month concerning the denominational teaching of premillennialism. Hopefully, our readers will refer back to last month's article for the definition of this false doctrine. We suggested that the entire Bible would have to be over-worked to have such teaching as premillennialism in it in any way! A lack of Bible knowledge is evident in those who allow some to set dates for the second coming of Christ and who also follow without question the premillennial theory. Since Christians were added to the kingdom in the first century (Acts 2:41,47) we know that if we obey the same gospel today we too will be added to that same kingdom (Col. 1:13-14). Either Paul is wrong about the Colossians being in the kingdom in the first century, or the theory of premillennialism is wrong. The latter is the case. Remember also that God, Christ and the Holy Spirit all said the kingdom was and is spiritual in nature — not physical as the theory of premillennialism says (Jn. 18:36). We urge all to trust the Bible, not men's theories. Further, we will now show that if premillennialism is a Bible based doctrine, there can be no redemption in Christ. Why? Because there would be no new birth, since Jesus said the new birth must precede one's entrance into Christ, the kingdom and redemption (Jn. 3:3-5). Again, if premillennialism is true, Jesus is not now on the throne as our High Priest if He is not the King of kings now as prophesied (Zech. 6:13; 1 Tim. 6:14-15). If there is no high priest now, there is no redemption, and if Jesus is not now our High Priest making sacrifice for our sins, then He must of necessity also not be our King! There would be no Lord's Supper now, because Jesus said He would not eat or drink of it until he did it new with them in the kingdom (Matt. 26:29; 1 Cor. 11:26). If this theory is true, it replaces our heavenly hope with a false "rapture" hope and replaces spiritual hope with a physical one. That makes heaven an afterthought! Surely thinking people will agree that the consequences of this false doctrine are too much to swallow! |