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ÐMuslims€and€those€friendly€Catholics€of€the€Devilððs€Millennium.€It€also€shows€that€the€saints€of€GodÐ &t" Ðwill€sit€in€judgment€with€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€and€will€rule€and€reign€with€him€one„thousand€years.Ð ì&` # ÐRevelation€20:5€establishes€the€fact€that€there€will€be€at€least€two€resurrections€and€not€a€generalÐ Ø'L!$ Ðresurrection.€€Verses€5€and€6€also€further€explain€the€doctrine€of€the€second€death€which€we€knowÐ Ä(8"% Ðto€be€eternal€death€in€the€Lake€of€Fire.€In€verses€7„9,€we€see€earthððs€final€war.€Verse€10€of€thisÐ °)$#& Ðchapter€adds€further€to€the€doctrine€of€eternal€punishment.€Letððs€continue€with€our€discussion€ofÐ œ*$' Ðpremillennialism.Ð ˆ+ü$( Їà  àWhat€we€mean€by€the€doctrine€of€premillennialism€is€that€we€believe€that€the€Lord€JesusÐ Œ ÐChrist€will€return€in€the€air€to€take€the€saved€folks€out€of€this€world€to€heaven€BEFORE€theÐ xì ÐMillennium€starts.€In€fact,€we€believe€in€a€pretribulational,€premillennial€return€of€the€Lord€JesusÐ dØ ÐChrist.€While€many€refer€to€this€event€as€the€rapture€of€the€church€a€more€correct€scriptural€term€isÐ P Ä Ðthe€catching€away,€or€a€catching€up€of€the€saints€BEFORE€the€tribulation€starts€because€accordingÐ < ° Ðto€1€Thessalonians€5:9€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€has€not€appointed€his€Bride€to€wrath.€Part€of€the€BrideÐ ( œ Ðis€the€church€of€the€redeemed€that€is€on€this€earth€when€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€returns€for€his€saints.Ð  ˆ ÐWe€refer€to€this€great€event€as€the€BLESSED€HOPE.€The€Rapture€is€Christ€coming€for€his€saints.Ð  t ÐThe€Revelation€is€Christ€coming€with€his€saints.Ð ì ` ÐÌà  àIt€is€clear€from€Psalm€72,€Isaiah€2:2„4,€Isaiah€11:1„9,€Isaiah€35:5„10,€Jeremiah€23:5„8,€andÐ Ä8  Ðetc.€that€there€will€be€a€glorious,€everlasting€kingdom€established€by€God€on€this€earth.€It€is€also€clearÐ °$  Ðfrom€2€Samuel:7:12„13,€Isaiah€9:6„7,€Zechariah€14:9,€Luke€1:30„33€that€the€Messiah,€or€Christ€theÐ œ  Ðanointed€one,€will€reign€upon€the€earth.€With€the€fact€of€a€kingdom€established€and€the€fact€that€theÐ ˆü  ÐLord€Jesus€Christ€will€reign€in€that€kingdom€established€the€only€thing€remaining€is€to€establish€theÐ tè  Ðorder€of€the€events€leading€up€to€that€kingdom.€€That€is€the€purpose€of€todays€discussion.€A€literalÐ `Ô  Ðinterpretation€of€scriptures€will€always€lead€to€the€conclusion€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€will€returnÐ LÀ Ðbefore€the€Millenium.€As€we€have€already€stated,€Revelation€chapter€20€identifies€a€literal€oneÐ 8¬ Ðthousand€year€period€FOLLOWING€the€return€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€when€the€Lord€Jesus€ChristÐ $˜ Ðwill€rule€and€reign€on€this€earth€for€one€thousand€years.€Again,€the€phrase€ð ðone€thousandðð€occurs€sixÐ „ Ðdifferent€times€in€Revelation€20.€Premillennialism€is€demonstrated€in€the€book€of€Daniel,€in€the€bookÐ üp Ðof€Revelation,€in€the€book€of€Zecahriah,€in€the€Olivet€Discourse€in€the€book€of€Joel,€in€the€book€ofÐ è\ ÐActs,€and€by€the€Abrahamic€Covenants.€Ð ÔH ÐÌà  àThe€book€of€Daniel€has€a€premillennial€order.€Of€all€the€books€in€the€Bible€that€supportÐ ¬  Ðpremillennialism,€the€book€of€Daniel€is€by€far€the€clearest€and€strongest€of€these.€In€chapters€2,€7,Ð ˜  Ðand€9€it€is€very€clear€that€prophetic€events€will€unfold€in€a€premillennial€order.€Turn€in€your€BiblesÐ „ø Ðto€Daniel€chapter€2€and€let€us€read€verses€31„45:Ð pä ÐÌà8  àDaniel€2:31„45€(KJV)òò31€óóThou,€O€king,€sawest,€and€behold€a€great€image.€This€greatÐ H!¼ Ðimage,€whose€brightnessòò€wasóó€excellent,€stood€before€thee;€and€the€form€thereofòò€wasóóÐ 4"¨ Ðterrible.€òò32€óóThis€imageððs€headòò€wasóó€of€fine€gold,€his€breast€and€his€arms€of€silver,€hisÐ  #” Ðbelly€and€his€thighs€of€brass,€òò33€óóHis€legs€of€iron,€his€feet€part€of€iron€and€part€of€clay.Ð  $€  Ðòò34€óóThou€sawest€till€that€a€stone€was€cut€out€without€hands,€which€smote€the€imageÐ ø$l! Ðupon€his€feetòò€that€wereóó€of€iron€and€clay,€and€brake€them€to€pieces.€òò35€óóThen€was€theÐ ä%X" Ðiron,€the€clay,€the€brass,€the€silver,€and€the€gold,€broken€to€pieces€together,€andÐ Ð&D # Ðbecame€like€the€chaff€of€the€summer€threshingfloors;€and€the€wind€carried€themÐ ¼'0!$ Ðaway,€that€no€place€was€found€for€them:€and€the€stone€that€smote€the€image€becameÐ ¨("% Ða€great€mountain,€and€filled€the€whole€earth.€òò36€óóThisòò€isóó€the€dream;€and€we€will€tell€theÐ ”)#& Ðinterpretation€thereof€before€the€king.€òò37€óóThou,€O€king,òò€artóó€a€king€of€kings:€for€theÐ €*ô#' ÐGod€of€heaven€hath€given€thee€a€kingdom,€power,€and€strength,€and€glory.€òò38€óóAndÐ l+à$( Ðwheresoever€the€children€of€men€dwell,€the€beasts€of€the€field€and€the€fowls€of€theÐ Œ Ðheaven€hath€he€given€into€thine€hand,€and€hath€made€thee€ruler€over€them€all.€ThouòòÐ xì Ðartóó€this€head€of€gold.€òò39€óóAnd€after€thee€shall€arise€another€kingdom€inferior€to€thee,Ð dØ Ðand€another€third€kingdom€of€brass,€which€shall€bear€rule€over€all€the€earth.€òò40€óóAndÐ P Ä Ðthe€fourth€kingdom€shall€be€strong€as€iron:€forasmuch€as€iron€breaketh€in€pieces€andÐ < ° Ðsubdueth€allòò€thingsóó:€and€as€iron€that€breaketh€all€these,€shall€it€break€in€pieces€andÐ ( œ Ðbruise.€òò41€óóAnd€whereas€thou€sawest€the€feet€and€toes,€part€of€pottersðð€clay,€and€part€ofÐ  ˆ Ðiron,€the€kingdom€shall€be€divided;€but€there€shall€be€in€it€of€the€strength€of€the€iron,Ð  t Ðforasmuch€as€thou€sawest€the€iron€mixed€with€miry€clay.€òò42€óóAndòò€asóó€the€toes€of€the€feetòòÐ ì ` Ðwereóó€part€of€iron,€and€part€of€clay,òò€soóó€the€kingdom€shall€be€partly€strong,€and€partlyÐ ØL  Ðbroken.€òò43€óóAnd€whereas€thou€sawest€iron€mixed€with€miry€clay,€they€shall€mingleÐ Ä8  Ðthemselves€with€the€seed€of€men:€but€they€shall€not€cleave€one€to€another,€even€asÐ °$  Ðiron€is€not€mixed€with€clay.€òò44€óóAnd€in€the€days€of€these€kings€shall€the€God€of€heavenÐ œ  Ðset€up€a€kingdom,€which€shall€never€be€destroyed:€and€the€kingdom€shall€not€be€leftÐ ˆü  Ðto€other€people,òò€butóó€it€shall€break€in€pieces€and€consume€all€these€kingdoms,€and€itÐ tè  Ðshall€stand€for€ever.€òò45€óóForasmuch€as€thou€sawest€that€the€stone€was€cut€out€of€theÐ `Ô  Ðmountain€without€hands,€and€that€it€brake€in€pieces€the€iron,€the€brass,€the€clay,€theÐ LÀ Ðsilver,€and€the€gold;€the€great€God€hath€made€known€to€the€king€what€shall€come€toÐ 8¬ Ðpass€hereafter:€and€the€dreamòò€isóó€certain,€and€the€interpretation€thereof€sure.Ð$˜Ð Ð  ÐÌIn€verses€31„33€we€see€an€image€whose€description€€describes€the€progression€of€kingdoms€from€theÐ üp Ðtime€of€Daniel€until€the€establishment€of€the€everlasting€kingdom€of€our€Lord€and€his€Christ€in€versesÐ è\ Ð34„35.€The€period€in€the€kingdoms€of€men€is€known€as€the€times€of€the€Gentiles€from€Luke€21:24.Ð ÔH ÐThe€kingdoms€of€men€are€followed€by€the€eternal€kingdom€of€our€Lord€and€His€Christ.€TheÐ À4 Ðprogression€within€the€kingdoms€of€men€from€the€time€of€Danielððs€prophecy€has€been,€and€will€be,Ð ¬  Ðin€the€following€order:òòóóòòóó€Ð ˜  ÐÌà8  à(1)€€Babylon€represented€by€the€head€of€gold€rises€first€(Daniel€2:32,38;€Daniel€7:4)).€ÐpäÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  à(2)€Babylon€is€followed€by€the€Medo„Persian€kingdom€represented€by€the€arms€andÐ H!¼ Ðbreast€of€silver€(Daniel€2:32,€39;€Daniel€5:31;€Daniel€7:5;€Daniel€8:3„4;€Daniel€11.1„Ð 4"¨ Ð2).€Ð #”Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à(3)€The€Medes€and€Persians€are€followed€by€Greece€represented€by€the€belly€andÐ ø$l! Ðthighs€of€brass€(Daniel€2:32,€39;€Daniel€Ô#†Xä´XXXä´?#ÔÔ‡Xä´XXXä´Ô7:6;€Daniel€8:5„8;€Daniel€11:5„31).€Ðä%X"Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à(4)€The€Roman€Empire€€represented€by€the€legs€of€iron€follows€the€Grecian€EmpireÐ ¼'0!$ Ð(Daniel€2:33,40;€Daniel€7:7).à8hÐ Ð àШ("%hphp ÐÌà8  à(5)€Then,€Ô#†Xä´XXXä´[/#ÔÔ‡Xä´XXXä´Ôthe€revived€Roman€empire€represented€by€the€feet€of€iron€and€clay€(DanielÐ €*ô#' Ð2:33,€41„43;€Daniel€11:36„45)Ô#†Xä´XXXä´¹0#ÔÔ‡Xä´XXXä´Ô.Ðl+à$(Ð Ð  Їà8  à(6)€All€these€kingdoms€of€men€will€be€followed€by€the€second€coming€of€the€LordÐ Œ ÐJesus€Christ€and€then€his€everlasting€kingdom€(Daniel€2:34„35,€44„45;€Daniel€7:9„Ð xì Ð14).€ÐdØÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àChristððs€kingdom€is€symbolized€by€the€stone€cut€out€without€hands€becoming€a€mountain€thatÐ < ° Ðfills€the€entire€earth.€All€that€being€said,€the€foregoing€discussion€proves€a€premillenial€order€ofÐ ( œ Ðevents€in€the€scriptures.Ð  ˆ ÐÌà  àThe€prophecy€of€Daniel€Chapter€7€is€also€premillennial.€Turn€in€your€Bibles€to€Ô#†Xä´XXXä´v1#ÔÔ‡Xä´XXXä´ÔDaniel€7:1„28Ô#†Xä´XXXä´U4#ÔÔ‡Xä´XXXä´ÔÐ ì ` ÐÌà8  àÔ#†Xä´XXXä´¤4#ÔÔ‡Xä´XXXä´Ôòò1€óóIn€the€first€year€of€Belshazzar€king€of€Babylon€Daniel€had€a€dream€and€visions€ofÐ Ä8  Ðhis€head€upon€his€bed:€then€he€wrote€the€dream,òò€andóó€told€the€sum€of€the€matters.€òò2Ð °$  ÐóóDaniel€spake€and€said,€I€saw€in€my€vision€by€night,€and,€behold,€the€four€winds€of€theÐ œ  Ðheaven€strove€upon€the€great€sea.€òò3€óóAnd€four€great€beasts€came€up€from€the€sea,Ð ˆü  Ðdiverse€one€from€another.€òò4€óóThe€firstòò€wasóó€like€a€lion,€and€had€eagleððs€wings:€I€beheldÐ tè  Ðtill€the€wings€thereof€were€plucked,€and€it€was€lifted€up€from€the€earth,€and€madeÐ `Ô  Ðstand€upon€the€feet€as€a€man,€and€a€manððs€heart€was€given€to€it.€òò5€óóAnd€behold€anotherÐ LÀ Ðbeast,€a€second,€like€to€a€bear,€and€it€raised€up€itself€on€one€side,€andòò€it€hadóó€three€ribsÐ 8¬ Ðin€the€mouth€of€it€between€the€teeth€of€it:€and€they€said€thus€unto€it,€Arise,€devourÐ $˜ Ðmuch€flesh.€òò6€óóAfter€this€I€beheld,€and€lo€another,€like€a€leopard,€which€had€upon€theÐ „ Ðback€of€it€four€wings€of€a€fowl;€the€beast€had€also€four€heads;€and€dominion€wasÐ üp Ðgiven€to€it.€òò7€óóAfter€this€I€saw€in€the€night€visions,€and€behold€a€fourth€beast,€dreadfulÐ è\ Ðand€terrible,€and€strong€exceedingly;€and€it€had€great€iron€teeth:€it€devoured€and€brakeÐ ÔH Ðin€pieces,€and€stamped€the€residue€with€the€feet€of€it:€and€itòò€wasóó€diverse€from€all€theÐ À4 Ðbeasts€thatòò€wereóó€before€it;€and€it€had€ten€horns.€òò8€óóI€considered€the€horns,€and,€behold,Ð ¬  Ðthere€came€up€among€them€another€little€horn,€before€whom€there€were€three€of€theÐ ˜  Ðfirst€horns€plucked€up€by€the€roots:€and,€behold,€in€this€hornòò€wereóó€eyes€like€the€eyesÐ „ø Ðof€man,€and€a€mouth€speaking€great€things.€òò9€óóI€beheld€till€the€thrones€were€cast€down,Ð pä Ðand€the€Ancient€of€days€did€sit,€whose€garmentòò€wasóó€white€as€snow,€and€the€hair€of€hisÐ \ Ð Ðhead€like€the€pure€wool:€his€throneòò€was€likeóó€the€fiery€flame,òò€andóó€his€wheelsòò€asóóÐ H!¼ Ðburning€fire.€òò10€óóA€fiery€stream€issued€and€came€forth€from€before€him:€thousandÐ 4"¨ Ðthousands€ministered€unto€him,€and€ten€thousand€times€ten€thousand€stood€beforeÐ  #” Ðhim:€the€judgment€was€set,€and€the€books€were€opened.€òò11€óóI€beheld€then€because€ofÐ  $€  Ðthe€voice€of€the€great€words€which€the€horn€spake:€I€beheldòò€evenóó€till€the€beast€wasÐ ø$l! Ðslain,€and€his€body€destroyed,€and€given€to€the€burning€flame.€òò12€óóAs€concerning€theÐ ä%X" Ðrest€of€the€beasts,€they€had€their€dominion€taken€away:€yet€their€lives€were€prolongedÐ Ð&D # Ðfor€a€season€and€time.€òò13€óóI€saw€in€the€night€visions,€and,€behold,òò€oneóó€like€the€Son€ofÐ ¼'0!$ Ðman€came€with€the€clouds€of€heaven,€and€came€to€the€Ancient€of€days,€and€theyÐ ¨("% Ðbrought€him€near€before€him.€òò14€óóAnd€there€was€given€him€dominion,€and€glory,€andÐ ”)#& Ða€kingdom,€that€all€people,€nations,€and€languages,€should€serve€him:€his€dominionòòÐ €*ô#' Ðisóó€an€everlasting€dominion,€which€shall€not€pass€away,€and€his€kingdomòò€thatóó€whichÐ l+à$( Ðshall€not€be€destroyed.€òò15€óóI€Daniel€was€grieved€in€my€spirit€in€the€midst€ofòò€myóó€body,Ð Œ Ðand€the€visions€of€my€head€troubled€me.€òò16€óóI€came€near€unto€one€of€them€that€stoodÐ xì Ðby,€and€asked€him€the€truth€of€all€this.€So€he€told€me,€and€made€me€know€theÐ dØ Ðinterpretation€of€the€things.€òò17€óóThese€great€beasts,€which€are€four,òò€areóó€four€kings,òòÐ P Ä Ðwhichóó€shall€arise€out€of€the€earth.€òò18€óóBut€the€saints€of€the€most€High€shall€take€theÐ < ° Ðkingdom,€and€possess€the€kingdom€for€ever,€even€for€ever€and€ever.€òò19€óóThen€I€wouldÐ ( œ Ðknow€the€truth€of€the€fourth€beast,€which€was€diverse€from€all€the€others,€exceedingÐ  ˆ Ðdreadful,€whose€teethòò€were€ofóó€iron,€and€his€nailsòò€ofóó€brass;òò€whichóó€devoured,€brake€inÐ  t Ðpieces,€and€stamped€the€residue€with€his€feet;€òò20€óóAnd€of€the€ten€horns€thatòò€wereóó€in€hisÐ ì ` Ðhead,€andòò€ofóó€the€other€which€came€up,€and€before€whom€three€fell;€evenòò€ofóó€that€hornÐ ØL  Ðthat€had€eyes,€and€a€mouth€that€spake€very€great€things,€whose€lookòò€wasóó€more€stoutÐ Ä8  Ðthan€his€fellows.€òò21€óóI€beheld,€and€the€same€horn€made€war€with€the€saints,€andÐ °$  Ðprevailed€against€them;€òò22€óóUntil€the€Ancient€of€days€came,€and€judgment€was€givenÐ œ  Ðto€the€saints€of€the€most€High;€and€the€time€came€that€the€saints€possessed€theÐ ˆü  Ðkingdom.€òò23€óóThus€he€said,€The€fourth€beast€shall€be€the€fourth€kingdom€upon€earth,Ð tè  Ðwhich€shall€be€diverse€from€all€kingdoms,€and€shall€devour€the€whole€earth,€and€shallÐ `Ô  Ðtread€it€down,€and€break€it€in€pieces.€òò24€óóAnd€the€ten€horns€out€of€this€kingdomòò€areóó€tenÐ LÀ Ðkingsòò€thatóó€shall€arise:€and€another€shall€rise€after€them;€and€he€shall€be€diverse€fromÐ 8¬ Ðthe€first,€and€he€shall€subdue€three€kings.€òò25€óóAnd€he€shall€speakòò€greatóó€words€againstÐ $˜ Ðthe€most€High,€and€shall€wear€out€the€saints€of€the€most€High,€and€think€to€changeÐ „ Ðtimes€and€laws:€and€they€shall€be€given€into€his€hand€until€a€time€and€times€and€theÐ üp Ðdividing€of€time.€òò26€óóBut€the€judgment€shall€sit,€and€they€shall€take€away€his€dominion,Ð è\ Ðto€consume€and€to€destroyòò€itóó€unto€the€end.€òò27€óóAnd€the€kingdom€and€dominion,€and€theÐ ÔH Ðgreatness€of€the€kingdom€under€the€whole€heaven,€shall€be€given€to€the€people€of€theÐ À4 Ðsaints€of€the€most€High,€whose€kingdomòò€isóó€an€everlasting€kingdom,€and€allÐ ¬  Ðdominions€shall€serve€and€obey€him.€òò28€óóHithertoòò€isóó€the€end€of€the€matter.€As€for€meÐ ˜  ÐDaniel,€my€cogitations€much€troubled€me,€and€my€countenance€changed€in€me:€butÐ „ø ÐI€kept€the€matter€in€my€heart.Ô‡ô¶­òXXä´ÔÐpäÐ Ð  ÐòòóóÔ#†ô¶­òòô¶­5#ÔÔ#†Xä´Xòô¶­?N#ÔÔ‡Xä´XXXä´ÔÌà  àWe€see€the€times€of€the€Gentiles€outlined€€in€verses€3„7€followed€by€the€rise€of€a€despot€whoÐ H!¼ Ðis€the€Antichrist€in€verses€8,€20,€24„26.€The€rise€of€the€Antichrist€is€followed€by€a€period€of€judgmentÐ 4"¨ Ðgiven€to€the€Son€of€Man€through€the€ancient€of€Days€in€verses€10„12€which€is€followed€by€anÐ  #” Ðeverlasting€kingdom€in€verses€13„14.Ô#†Xä´XXXä´ÉN#ÔÔ‡Xä´XXXä´ÔÐ  $€  Ðà@ìì*ìàÔ‡¼|I»XXä´Ôò òó óÔ#†Xä´X»¼|IáP#Ôˆà0  àà0p(#(#àà0Èp(#p(#àÐ È(#È(# Ðà  àThe€prophecy€of€Daniel€Chapter€9€is€also€premillennial€in€order.€Let€us€read€Ô#†Xä´XXXä´›P#ÔÔ‡Xä´XXXä´ÔDaniel€9:24„27:Ô#†Xä´XXXä´ñQ#ÔÔ‡Xä´XXXä´ÔÐ ä%X" ÐÌà8  àÔ#†Xä´XXXä´BR#ÔÔ‡Xä´XXXä´Ôòò24€óóSeventy€weeks€are€determined€upon€thy€people€and€upon€thy€holy€city,€to€finish€theÐ ¼'0!$ Ðtransgression,€and€to€make€an€end€of€sins,€and€to€make€reconciliation€for€iniquity,€andÐ ¨("% Ðto€bring€in€everlasting€righteousness,€and€to€seal€up€the€vision€and€prophecy,€and€toÐ ”)#& Ðanoint€the€most€Holy.€òò25€óóKnow€therefore€and€understand,òò€thatóó€from€the€going€forth€ofÐ €*ô#' Ðthe€commandment€to€restore€and€to€build€Jerusalem€unto€the€Messiah€the€Princeòò€shallÐ l+à$( Ðbeóó€seven€weeks,€and€threescore€and€two€weeks:€the€street€shall€be€built€again,€and€theÐ Œ Ðwall,€even€in€troublous€times.€òò26€óóAnd€after€threescore€and€two€weeks€shall€MessiahÐ xì Ðbe€cut€off,€but€not€for€himself:€and€the€people€of€the€prince€that€shall€come€shallÐ dØ Ðdestroy€the€city€and€the€sanctuary;€and€the€end€thereofòò€shall€beóó€with€a€flood,€and€untoÐ P Ä Ðthe€end€of€the€war€desolations€are€determined.€òò27€óóAnd€he€shall€confirm€the€covenantÐ < ° Ðwith€many€for€one€week:€and€in€the€midst€of€the€week€he€shall€cause€the€sacrifice€andÐ ( œ Ðthe€oblation€to€cease,€and€for€the€overspreading€of€abominations€he€shall€makeòò€itóóÐ  ˆ Ðdesolate,€even€until€the€consummation,€and€that€determined€shall€be€poured€upon€theÐ  t Ðdesolate.Ô‡ô¶­òXXä´ÔÐì `Ð Ð  ÐòòóóÔ#†ô¶­òòô¶­¦R#ÔÔ#†Xä´Xòô¶­UX#ÔÔ‡Xä´XXXä´Ôà  àÌà  àNote€the€order€of€events€that€take€place€in€these€verses.€In€verse€25,€we€see€the€rebuilding€ofÐ Ä8  Ðthe€city€of€Jerusalem.€In€verse€26,€the€Messiah€(the€Lord€Jesus€Christ)€is€cut€off€(crucified),€followedÐ °$  Ðby€the€destruction€of€the€city€of€Jerusalem€in€70€A.D.€and€desolations€upon€the€people.€In€verse€27,Ð œ  Ðwe€see€that€the€covenant€is€confirmed€with€the€Antichrist€prince€that€shall€come.€This€covenant€isÐ ˆü  Ðreferred€to€as€the€covenant€with€death€and€hell€in€Isaiah€28:18.€The€overspreading€of€abominationsÐ tè  Ðin€verse€27€is€the€appearance€of€the€abomination€of€desolation€in€the€rebuilt€temple€referred€to€by€theÐ `Ô  ÐLord€Jesus€Christ€in€Matthew€24:15€and€Mark€13:14.€€Ô#†Xä´XXXä´ßX#ÔÔ‡Xä´XXXä´ÔThe€abomination€of€desolation€is€theÐ LÀ Ðappearance€of€the€Antichrist€in€the€rebuilt€temple€claiming€himself€to€be€God€as€stated€in€2Ð 8¬ ÐThessalonians€2:4.€The€consummation€in€verse€27is€a€reference€to€Isaiah€10:22„23€where€it€promisesÐ $˜ Ða€final€and€everlasting€restoration€of€Israel€to€the€land.€These€facts€from€Daniel€9:24„27€show€aÐ „ Ðpremillennial€order€also.à  àÐ üp Ðà@ìì*ìàò òó óˆÌà  àThe€book€of€Joel€is€also€premillennial€in€its€order.€In€chapter€2€we€see€the€events€of€theÐ ÔH Ðjudgments€of€the€tribulation€and€the€battles€leading€up€to€Armageddon.€In€chapter€3:1„14,€we€see€theÐ À4 Ðbattle€of€Armageddon€followed€by€the€return€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€verses€15„16.€Then€in€versesÐ ¬  Ð17€through€21€we€see€the€establishment€of€the€millennial€kingdom€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.Ð ˜  ÐÌà  àThe€book€of€Zechariah€also€demonstrates€a€premillennial€order.€Chapters€10„11€picture€aÐ pä Ðrestoration€of€the€Jews€to€the€land€of€Israel.€Chapter€12€shows€a€gathering€of€the€nations€in€siegeÐ \ Ð Ðagainst€€the€city€of€Jerusalem€followed€by€the€wars€of€the€tribulation€in€chapter€13.€In€ZechariahÐ H!¼ Ð14:1„5,€we€see€the€second€coming€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€followed€by€the€glorious€millennialÐ 4"¨ Ðkingdom€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€verses€6„11.Ð  #” ÐÌà  àThe€Olivet€Discourse€also€presents€a€premillennial€order€of€events€leading€up€to€the€returnÐ ø$l! Ðof€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€The€Olivet€Discourse€is€the€preaching€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€done€€onÐ ä%X" Ðthe€Mount€of€Olives€just€prior€to€his€crucifixion.€This€discourse€is€the€subject€of€Matthew€chaptersÐ Ð&D # Ð24€and€25,€Mark€13,€and€Luke€21.€Here,€we€will€deal€specifically€with€Matthew€chapters€24€and€25.Ð ¼'0!$ ÐIn€Matthew€24:1„14,€we€see€the€events€of€the€present€age€described€followed€by€the€rise€of€theÐ ¨("% ÐAntichrist€in€Matthew€24:15.€Matthew€24€verses€16„28€describe€the€events€of€the€tribulationÐ ”)#& Ðfollowed€by€the€second€coming€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€Matthew€24:29„31.€In€Matthew€25:31„33Ð €*ô#' Ðwe€see€the€judgment€of€the€nations€followed€the€establishment€of€the€millennial€kingdom€in€MatthewÐ l+à$( Ð25:34.Ô#†Xä´XXXä´B\#ÔÔ‡Xä´XXXä´ÔÐ Œ ÐÌà  àActs€15:13„18€also€present€a€clear€premillennial€order.€In€verse€14,€we€see€the€salvation€ofÐ dØ Ðthe€Gentiles€followed€by€the€return€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€verse€16€and€the€establishment€ofÐ P Ä Ðmillennial€worship€in€verses€16„17.Ð < ° ÐÌà  àò òó óThe€order€of€the€book€of€Revelation€is€also€premillennial.€Chapters€1„3€cover€the€events€thatÐ  ˆ Ðthen€were€including€the€churches€that€then€existed€at€Ephesus,€Smyrna,€Pergamos,€Thyatira,€Sardis,Ð  t ÐPhiladelphia,€and€Laodicea.€Some€students€of€Bible€prophecy€believe€that€the€seven€churches€in€theÐ ì ` Ðbook€of€Revelation€present€a€prophetic€picture€of€the€history€of€the€Christian€church.€At€any€rate,€atÐ ØL  Ðthe€end€of€chapter€3,€the€church€is€taken€out€of€this€world€into€the€presence€of€the€Lord€Jesus€ChristÐ Ä8  Ðand€is€not€seen€again€until€Revelation€chapter€19.€In€chapters€6„18€we€see€the€events€of€theÐ °$  Ðtribulation€take€place€followed€by€the€second€coming€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€Revelation€chapterÐ œ  Ð19.€In€Revelation€chapter€20,€we€see€the€millennial€reign€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€mentioned€sixÐ ˆü  Ðtimes€followed€by€the€Great€White€Throne€Judgment.€In€chapters€21€and€22,€we€see€the€heavenlyÐ tè  Ðeternal€state.€€Ô#†Xä´XXXä´"f#ÔÔ‡Xä´XXXä´Ôò òÐ `Ô  ÐÌà  àó óWhile€the€Abrahamic€covenants€present€a€premillennial€order€of€events,€we€will€not€deal€withÐ 8¬ Ðthem€here,€but€will€instead€deal€with€them€in€our€sessions€on€the€nation€of€Israel€where€we€will€giveÐ $˜ Ða€broad€overview€of€the€Biblical€history€of€the€nation€of€Israel€followed€by€a€broad€overview€of€herÐ „ Ðsecular€and€modern€historyÐ üp ÐÌà  àWe€will€close€our€broad€overview€of€the€doctrine€of€premillennialism€by€making€fourteenÐ ÔH Ð(14)€different€comparisons€between€premillennialism,€postmillennialism,€and€amillennialism.ò òó ó€Ð À4 ÐÌà8  à(1)€Premillennialists€€practice€a€literal€method€of€interpreting€Bible€prophecy€whereasÐ ˜  Ðthe€postmillennialists€and€amillennialists€spiritualize€the€scriptures€which€leads€toÐ „ø Ðmuch€confusion€and€inconsistencies€in€their€interpretations.€ÐpäÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(2)€The€theology€of€premillennialists€is€dispensational€whereas€the€theology€of€theÐ H!¼ Ðpostmillennialists€and€amillennialists€is€associated€with€the€old€covenant€(works)€andÐ 4"¨ Ðthe€new€covenant€(grace).€Most€dispensationalists€believe€that€God€has,€or€will,€dealÐ  #” Ðwith€mankind€through€seven€different€dispensations.€Ð $€ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(3)€Premillennialists€correctly€believe€that€Israel€is€still€Godððs€chosen€people€whoÐ ä%X" Ðwill€be€restored€at€Christððs€second€coming€whereas€postmillennialists€andÐ Ð&D # Ðamillennialists€wrongly€believe€that€God€has€replaced€Israel€and€its€people€with€theÐ ¼'0!$ Ðchurch.€Ð¨("%Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(4)€Premillennialists€believe€that€the€woman€of€Revelation€12€is€the€nation€of€IsraelÐ €*ô#' Ðwhile€the€postmillennialists€and€amillennialists€believe€the€woman€is€some€form€ofÐ l+à$( Ðthe€church.€The€Roman€Catholic€Church€wrongly€believes€that€the€woman€is€theÐ Œ ÐRoman€Catholic€idol€Mary.à8hÐ Ð àÐxìhphp Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(5)€Premillennialists€and€amillennialists€believe€that€the€events€described€inÐ P Ä ÐRevelation€19:11„21€are€the€second€coming€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€whereas€theÐ < ° Ðpostmillennialists€believe€that€those€events€describe€the€victory€of€the€gospel.€Ð( œÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(6)€Premillennialists,€postmillennialists,€and€amillennialists€all€believe€in€a€literal,Ð  t Ðvisible,€bodily,€and€personal€return€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€Their€disagreement€isÐ ì ` Ðover€the€timing€of€his€return.€ÐØL Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(7)€Premillennialists€believe€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€will€return€before€the€millennium.Ð °$  ÐPostmillennialists€believe€that€He€will€return€after€the€millennium.€AmillennialistsÐ œ  Ðbelieve€He€will€return€at€anytime.€Ðˆü Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(8)€Premillennialists€believe€that€Revelation€20€describes€a€literal€millennial€kingdomÐ `Ô  Ðupon€the€earth€followed€by€the€final€revolt€of€Satan€and€judgment.€PostmillennialistsÐ LÀ Ðbelieve€that€a€kingdom€age€will€be€brought€in€by€the€church€while€amillennialistsÐ 8¬ Ðbelieve€that€the€kingdom€is€the€present€ð ðChurch€Ageðð.€Ð$˜Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(9)€Premillennialists€believe€in€a€literal€millennium€while€the€amillennialists€do€not.Ð üp ÐSome€postmillennialists€believe€in€a€literal€millennium€while€others€do€not.€Ðè\Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(10)€Premillennialists€believe€that€Christððs€millennial€reign€will€be€on€the€literalÐ À4 Ðthrone€of€David€in€a€literal€earthly€Jerusalem.€Postmillennialists€believe€that€ChristÐ ¬  Ðis€reigning€now€on€Davidððs€throne€in€heaven.€Amillennialists€believe€that€Christ€isÐ ˜  Ðseated€at€the€Fatherððs€right€hand€in€heaven.€While€that€is€true€right€now,€it€will€notÐ „ø Ðbe€true€during€the€millennium.€Further,€all€the€Old€Testament€prophecies€teach€aÐ pä Ðliteral€earthly€reign€by€the€Messiah€in€a€literal€earthly€Jerusalem.€Revelation€chapterÐ \ Ð Ð20€reveals€the€length€of€that€earthly€reign€to€be€one„thousand€years.ÐH!¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(11)€Premillennialists€believe€Satan€will€be€bound€at€the€second€coming€of€the€LordÐ  #” ÐJesus€Christ€as€is€literally€taught€in€Revelation€20:1„3.€Postmillennialists€andÐ  $€  Ðamillennialists€teach€that€Satan€was€bound€at€the€cross€which€is€a€direct€contradictionÐ ø$l! Ðof€Ô#†Xä´XXXä´îk#ÔÔ‡Xä´XXXä´Ô1€Peter€5:8€which€states:òò8€óóBe€sober,€be€vigilant;€because€your€adversary€the€devil,Ð ä%X" Ðas€a€roaring€lion,€walketh€about,€seeking€whom€he€may€devour.€1€Peter€5:8€was€givenÐ Ð&D # Ðby€the€Holy€Ghost€and€penned€long€after€the€crucifixion.€If€you€believe€that€SatanÐ ¼'0!$ Ðwas€bound€at€the€cross€you€are€not€in€touch€with€the€reality€of€the€vile€wickednessÐ ¨("% Ðthat€abounds€throughout€the€world€today.€Ð”)#&Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(12)€Premillennialists€believe€that€the€first€resurrection€occurs€at€the€rapture.Ð l+à$( ÐPostmillennialists€believe€that€the€first€resurrection€occurs€at€the€second€coming€ofÐ Œ ÐChrist.€While€that€is€partially€true,€it€falls€far€short€of€the€whole€counsel€of€God.Ð xì ÐMore€on€that€in€a€moment.€Amillennialists€believe€that€the€first€resurrection€occursÐ dØ Ðat€salvation.€That€confuses€the€spiritual€regeneration€with€the€physical€resurrection.Ð P Ä ÐIn€the€scriptures€the€resurrection€always€refers€to€the€physical€body€and€never€to€theÐ < ° Ðsoul€and€spirt.€The€soul€never€dies.€In€other€words,€the€resurrection€is€the€redemptionÐ ( œ Ðof€our€bodies€referred€to€in€Romans€8:23.€The€Bible€plainly€teaches€two€differentÐ  ˆ Ðresurrections.€The€first€resurrection€is€referred€to€as€a€resurrection€unto€eternal€life.Ð  t ÐThe€second€resurrection€is€a€resurrection€unto€eternal€death.€Ô#†Xä´XXXä´K€#ÔÔ‡Xä´XXXä´ÔThe€first€resurrection€isÐ ì ` Ðreferred€to€as€the€resurrection€unto€everlasting€life,€the€resurrection€of€life,€theÐ ØL  Ðresurrection€of€the€just,€and€the€first€resurrection.€The€second€resurrection€is€referredÐ Ä8  Ðto€as€the€resurrection€to€everlasting€contempt,€the€resurrection€of€damnation,€theÐ °$  Ðresurrection€of€the€unjust,€and€the€second€resurrection.€Scripturally€these€terms€areÐ œ  Ðfound€in€Daniel€12:2,€John€5:28„29,€Acts€24:15,€and€Revelation€20.The€firstÐ ˆü  Ðresurrection€obviously€has€many€stages€starting€with€the€resurrection€of€the€LordÐ tè  ÐJesus€Christ€and€some€saints€immediately€following€the€crucifixion€in€MatthewÐ `Ô  Ð27:51„53.€We€also€have€the€resurrection€of€the€dead€in€Christ,€commonly€called€theÐ LÀ Ðrapture,€that€takes€place€before€the€tribulation€and€is€described€€in€1€ThessaloniansÐ 8¬ Ð4:13„18,€1€Corinthians€15:51„58,€Philippians€3:20„21,€and€Titus€2:13.€We€also€haveÐ $˜ Ðtwo€other€phases€of€the€first€resurrection€described€in€the€book€of€Revelation:€one€atÐ „ Ðthe€midpoint€of€the€tribulation€involving€at€least€the€two€witnesses€and€one€at€the€endÐ üp Ðof€the€tribulation€involving€the€saints€that€were€martyred€during€the€tribulation.Ðè\Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à(13)€Premillennialists€believe€that€the€second€resurrection€takes€place€after€theÐ À4 Ðmillennium€as€described€in€Revelation€20€while€postmillennialists€believe€that€theÐ ¬  Ðsecond€resurrection€takes€place€at€the€second€coming€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.И Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(14)€Premillennialists€believe€that€there€will€be€three€future€judgments€whileÐ pä Ðpostmillennialists€and€amillennialists€believe€in€one€general€judgment€at€the€secondÐ \ Ð Ðcoming.€Premillennialists€believe€that€there€will€be€a€judgment€seat€of€Christ€to€takeÐ H!¼ Ðplace€between€the€rapture€of€the€saints€and€the€second€coming€of€the€Lord€JesusÐ 4"¨ ÐChrist.€The€Judgment€Seat€of€Christ€is€mentioned€twice€in€the€New€Testament€inÐ  #” ÐRomans€14:10€and€2€Corinthians€5:10.€The€Judgment€Seat€of€Christ€is€clearlyÐ  $€  Ðidentified€with€believers€only.€The€Judgment€Seat€of€Christ€is€a€judgment€for€rewardÐ ø$l! Ðfor€works€after€salvation.€The€issue€at€the€Judgment€seat€of€Christ€is€not€salvation,Ð ä%X" Ðbut€rewards.€Premillennialists€believe€in€a€Great€White€Throne€Judgment€forÐ Ð&D # Ðunbelievers€only€because€Revelation€20:11„15€clearly€identifies€that€judgment€withÐ ¼'0!$ Ðunbelievers€only€because€that€judgment€is€based€upon€their€works.€The€eternalÐ ¨("% Ðdestiny€of€those€in€Christ€is€never€based€upon€their€works,€but€is€based€upon€theÐ ”)#& Ðcompleted€work€and€works€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€only.€Hallelujah!€The€issue€at€theÐ €*ô#' ÐGreat€White€Throne€Judgment€is€not€salvation,€but€degrees€of€eternal€punishment€inÐ l+à$( Ðthe€lake€of€fire€for€unbelievers.€Bible€believers€will€be€at€the€Great€White€ThroneÐ Œ Ðjudgment,€but€only€as€observers.€We€do€know€that€according€to€1€Corinthians€6:3€thatÐ xì Ðbelievers€will€sit€in€judgment€of€angels.€Premillennialists€also€believe€in€a€separateÐ dØ Ðjudgment€of€the€nations€as€described€in€Matthew€25:31„46.ÐP ÄÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†Xä´XXXä´ †#ÔÓ-Ó