Amillennialism, Wise Sola Scripture

1. Introduction Eschatology is a part of the whole theological system which can be as useful to the church as so damaging. As in many theological elements of the Scriptures that were simple for simple understanding of all, we now have a darkly complex theological tides can destroy any ship that does not find safe haven in humility and desire to learn every day of the eternal fountain , Holy Scripture itself. When we try to define the theological points regarding eschatology found three positions that are well publicized. We assume that the compromisoque have with each ultimately affects the way of life. It's wrong for Christians to have fragmented thoughts, ie arguments sostenganmuchas times in their development are not consistent at all, often lacking sustained by the study, cloudiness or laziness theological study so we are feeling at little preaching vain, and dedicated . The historical eschatological positions lasiguiente portion given birth to in Revelation 20:1-10: Rev 20:1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in 20:2 The angel caught sumano.Rev the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand años.Rev 20:3 He threw him into the abyss, and shut him up and put a sellosobre him not to deceive the nations anymore until it the thousand years.

After deesto must be loosed a little tiempo.Rev 20:4 I saw thrones, and seated on them were given losque authority to judge. And I saw lasalmas of those who had been beheaded causadel testimony of Jesus and the Word of God, and alos had not worshiped the beast or suimagen, neither had received his mark on his frenteni on your hand. They came back to life and Christ a thousand años.Rev reinaroncon 20:5 This is the first resurrection. The demásmuertos not come to life until the thousand años.Rev secumplieron 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in laprimera resurrection. The second death tienepoder not about them but they shall be priests of Diosy of Christ and will reign with Him a thousand años.Rev 20:7 When the thousand years are expired, Satan serásoltado of his prison, Rev 20:8 and go out to deceive nations which are in loscuatro ends of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle finde. The number of them mar.Rev the sandy rubble 20:9 They marched across the breadth of the earth, rodearonel camp of the saints and the city amada.Pero down fire from heaven and devoró.Rev 20:10 And the devil Allagen deceived them was thrown into fire and brimstone, where are also labestia and the false prophet.

And they will be tormented day ynoche for ever and ever. A cursory description of the context and framing hechospodemos in three scenes: - An earthly scene where Satan is bound, thrown into an abyss for a thousand years, and then dejadohacia out for a 'short time' (v 1-3) .- A scene where thrones divine souls models martyrs reign with Christ a thousand years (v4-6) .- A scene where Satan is put on earth to cause havoc enlibertad and is released eventualmenteen the lake of fire (v7-10). 2. Major contemporary eschatological schools. Given the different approaches are scenes shown by different authors and performers evangelical Christians. It is prudent to note that they are very genuine and sincere in his theological work. PostmilenialismoEs an evangelical view of a minority but very well focused. The main group is recognized by the Council of Chalcedon, where a strong postmillennialists theology is being expanded. In Cuba, only small groups are evangelical eschatology with this approach, although it should be noted no intention of flattering that is highly processed and not everyone can afford to develop as it has many ministerial demands and requires a great preparation for preaching doctrinal and often positive vision for some contradictory to reality and Scripture in general.

In short: The world will slowly Christianized by the spread of the Gospel, which will bring the millennium to the ground. After this, Christ will return. The central text is the great commission (Matthew 28:18-20) where Jesus claim authority over all the earth to call if nations. The evidence for this view is given by the moral progress of society, the Bible is translated into several languages, the establishment of universities in the Bible and Christian broadcasts radio, and a revival of the early church by a anointing of the Holy Spirit before the coming of Christ. In reply, Jesus never promised a glorious future in the land before he comes. The evil will increase, not decrease. Our hope is its segundovenir, not a golden age on earth. Christ and Paul taught that few, not most - will enter the kingdom of God (Matthew 7:13-14, 2 Timothy 3:1-5,12-13, 4:3-4). We see other evidence of the work of the kingdom of God, everything is simply against the teachings and the empirical evidence of Christ that the world seráeventualmente Christianized. Premillennialism vs. Amillennialism The two most widely schools within the first significant Fragments by the method of marking of events where there has been no unacuerdo itself.

Also exist within the same wing radical, generally known as dispensational premillennialism American literature blurred by low development and missionary institutes.

On the other hand we have to Amillennialism, well taught in the Reformed and evangelical old guard within evangélicosnorteamericanos seminars. Sometimes the name is assumed in the absence of criteria for the existence of the millennium, a conclusion that is wrong, that's why some call him hanempezado Pro-millennial. In summary, Premillennialism says the Parousia is before the millennium on earth, and Amillennialism says the millennium is now - between the two advents. 3. A comparative approach. In order to detail the thinking of a critical reader of our approach we propose position just five points laformación determinants of eschatological identity. Millennium length Premillennialism holds that the millennium is a literal span of years, 1000 after the second coming of Christ and Greek speaking Chilia queliteralmente means 1000, while Amillennialism sees this as the time between the first and second comings of Christ. Some say that 1000 years to be taken literally by the fact that John used as exact numbers 144000, 7 churches, and 12 tribes Israel.Pero, Scripture elsewhere in 1000 compared to a day (Psalm 90:4, Ecc 6:6, 2 Pet.

3:8). Also, the Revelation is a highly symbolic book, and interpret literally 1000 is to be negligent in apocalyptic style. Applications include numbers in apocalyptic literature is the best option, so 1000 should be treated as defined unit of time, yet unspecified - in this case, the age of the church is the proposal by amillennialists. The numbers in Revelation have a theological basis - eg. 7 = the complete, 4 = cosmic completeness (whole image projected land), 12 = number that represents the people of God - the choice. Chronology Premillennialism argues that from the chapters 19:11-21:8, we see a number of visions as a string because they occur between the destruction of Babylon and the New Jerusalem (cf. 18 and Cp. 21-22), and the term 'I saw' are no structural failure sequence, and therefore are 1000 years after Christ's return. This is important to note that the writer points to a discontinuity in its narrative and hermeneutics premillennial Havit not considered. Amillennialism see this text as being a recap: eg the age of the church played again from a different perspective, because there is talk of protecting ningúnsentido nations 20:1-3 when Christ has already destroyed at his coming (19:11 - 21), and the four reports of the cosmic destruction (6:12-17, 16:17-21, 19:1-21, 20:9-11) point to a recapitulation of the theme of the Last Judgement and the victory of Christ.

Finally, reading Revelation, the themes of re-enlanzan trial through the seals, trumpets and the bowls anger, and therefore, the in the opinion not merely chronological Amillennial. Although the most natural reading of Revelation 19:11 to 20:10 is sequential rupture any unit, combining all the above evidence, it may be more persuaded by an argument of the recapitulation. On this basis, one could say that John's account of the views does not indicate the historical link between them, but simply the order that John received them. Number of resurrection in the projection Amillennial spiritual resurrection is the first, second corporal. In both premillennialism are bodily resurrections. The Premilianismo - on the basis of 1 Corinthians 15:51 - 52, teaches two resurrections body - the essential argument is that the first stage is the deCristo resurrection (v 23), followed by the resurrection of believers in Christ at His second coming (v23), the millennium, followed by the second resurrection of the nocreyentes in the "final". The "after" (v 24) is in the sequential sense after that. In context, however, the resurrection of Christ (the firstfruits) has secured a bodily resurrection for all who die in Christ.

Resurreccióninauguró Christ for his hope of future bodily resurrection of the believer. One resurrection is in view, the perceived order in the text is logical, not sequential. The bodily resurrection at the Parousia is based on the resurrection of Christ and the Parousia of Christ will give his kingdom to God the Father. No evidence chronologically separate resurrections fingers. If Paul wanted to teach two resurrections, he would say it clearly. In addition, Daniel 12:2 clearly states that there will be a bodily resurrection of the righteous and the wicked, with no sign of 1000 years between the resurrection of the two. Similarly, in Acts 24:15 does not claim any distinction between the two bodily resurrection. Finally, Christ taught that all selevantarán in a general resurrection (John 5:25-29), on the last day (John 6:39,40). Other passages in Scripture indicate that death, a believer's home with the Lord (2 Cor. 5:8, Phil 1:21,23). The believer of his soul with his body resurrected in the blessed United with Christ (Matthew 19:28, Luke 22:30). In summary, we can say that all shall rise in the last resurrection, and that our passage speaks of the first resurrection as the resurrection of believers almasde martyrs (dead) who have come to life and now reigns in heaven ( Revelation 20:4-6), thus eliminating the possibility of two bodily resurrections (one for the righteous and one for the wicked) separated by a millennium.

We are seated in heavenly places with Christ, Eph. 1:3, 2:6.

Is Satan bound? Premillennialists argue that the projected image is that Satan is completely bound in the abyss, the lid closed, and he can not cheat more (Revelation 20:1-3). It is said that the Millennium can not be before Christ's return, because the devil is deceiving today. First, it is true that Satan continúaengañando and attacking individuals. Yet we see in Scripture that Christ describes Satan as falling from heaven like lightning (Luke 10:17-20), disarmed (Col. 2:15), and the works of the devil are destroyed (1 Jn. 3 : 8). On the basis of Acts 26:17-18 Luke 2:28-32 and the birth of Christ, his death, resurrection YSU not leave the devil to prevent the spread of the Gospel. Satan was defeated at the cross, and this defeat will be completed in the second band of Cristo.El point in question is that Satan can no longer deceive the nations: that is, the seal (Revelation 20:3) represents the death of Christ which is a golpemortal for Satan, Satan's imprisonment indicates that now is the kingdom of God (Mark 1:14 - 15). Satan is powerless to stop their consumaciónfinal. God is sovereign over his kingdom. Conservation Goals and the Rapture classic general Premillennialism maintains that the millennium is a time of peace for all mankind for 1000 years after Christ's coming - an interim clasede kingdom of God.

Dispensationalism claim that this kingdom is a literal state of Israel and the promises of the Old Testament will be a blessed naciónreinstalada cumplidas.La hermeneutical question is how we treat the OT prophecies - Are these literally fulfilled or are reinterpreted by the NT On the one hand, tenemostextos indicating that all Jews will recognize Christ as the Messiah (Matthew 23:37-39) On the other hand, both Jews and Gentiles are saved by elmismo gospel of Christ (Rom 4:22, 3:19 -4:12, Galatians 3:6-9). Therefore, the New Testament reinterprets the ancient prophecies of the Old Testament and identifies the true Israel as God's people - Jew and Gentile (Galatians 3:29, 8:8-13 Heb 6:16, Rom 9:25,26 ). The Jews along with Gentiles recognize Christ as the Messiah. Finally, Paul uses the synonym of Israel to the church (Gálatas6: 16). The key text for Premilianistas is Romans 11:26 - all Israel will be saved. Still, the 'all Israel' is now understood best posiblecomo all the elect people of God today, regardless of nationality. Paul used terminology of the HV to describe the new Church of the Covenant. In another study would be prudent to enter into this understanding so there is no doubt respecto.El Rapture (rapture) is based on 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 (Matt.

24:40-41) which is thought to occur a secret rapture before the tribulation of 7 years. Enrespuesta, is that the Thessalonians are worried about the final state of the faithful departed. Furthermore, Christ will return with a loud command, trumpet and voice of the archangel (this fact is hard to find a secret rapture in this text), and the dead shall rise first to the last day followed by the rapture of believers. Nowhere does Paul makes mention of a time span of seven years between the resurrection of the dead and living believers. In addition, everyone will be with Christ forever - Paul gives no indication of an interim millennial kingdom on earth. (V15-18). Mat. 24:40-41 in context is an illustration of the result of failure to ensure the coming of Christ. Christ does not teach a secret rapture here, but illustrates the results of not watch.

4. Conclusions. The millennium is the age of the church where the devil is limited and restrained in order for the gospel is preached. The martyrs and other creyentemuerto now rule with Christ in heaven, and await their bodily resurrection in glory at the coming of Christ, and are safe in God's hands. Físicano Death is the end of existence. The martyr's death because death is justified by Christ was not a lost cause. This would have greatly encouraged the Church to struggle under intensified persecution. Furthermore, although the powers of Satan were true in the Roman worship of the emperor of the first century, were still under God's control. Satan could not hinder or destroy the kingdom of God. Finally, under the sovereign control of God, the devil will be vacated some time in the future, but ultimately God destroy the devil and all evil. The book speaks of Revelation as powerful under that gives us gives us a vision beyond the story and shows us who is really in control. John's readers in all probability were not worried about the chronology of the last days - were more concerned about survival in a hostile attempt to destroy the pagan culture the Cristianismo.El this text message is universally applicable.

It's about perseverance and encouragement for comfort when times get tough. Eldiablo may have limited time and so for now, but our hope is that Christ will destroy evil forever.