premillennialism part 3 the old testament and the kingdom

Premillennialism

Part 3

The Old Testament and the Kingdom

Premillennialism Abuses the O.T.

• Misapplies restoration passages

• Misapplies messianic prophecies

• Misunderstands Abram’s promises

What does this doctrine do with O.T.

passages about the kingdom?

Joel

• About 835 B.C.E

• Judah needs warning

• Joel 2:1-17- day of the Lord is coming

• Joel 2:18-27- but then a “restoration”

• Joel 2:28-29…

Joel 2:28-29

"It will come about after this That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; And your sons and daughters will

prophesy, Your old men will dream dreams, Your young men will see

visions. 29. "Even on the male and female servants I will pour out My

Spirit in those days.

Acts 2:16-17

but this is what was spokenthis is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel: 17. `AND IT SHALL

BE IN THE LAST DAYS,' God says, `THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OF MY

SPIRIT ON ALL MANKIND; AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL

PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD

MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS;

Joel

• About 835 B.C.E


• Joel 2:1-17- day of the Lord is coming

• Joel 2:18-27- but then a “restoration”

• Joel 2:28-29… 1. In the last days

2. The Spirit will be poured out

Isaiah

• 740-680 B.C.E.

• Israel has been taken


• Isaiah 2:2-4…

Isaiah 2:2-4Now it will come about that In the last days The mountain

of the house of the LORD Will be established as the chief of the mountains, And will be raised above the

hills; And all the nations will stream to it. 3. And many peoples will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the

mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; That He may teach us concerning His ways And

that we may walk in His paths." For the law will go forth from Zion And the word of the LORD from

Jerusalem. 4. And He will judge between the nations, And will render decisions for many peoples; And they

will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword

against nation, And never again will they learn war.

Isaiah

• 740-680 B.C.E.



• Isaiah 2:2-4… in the last days…

1. House of the Lord established

1 Peter 2:4-5

And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by men, but is choice and precious in

the sight of God, 5. you also, as living stones, are being built up as

a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual

sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

The church IS the house of the Lord

Isaiah

• 740-680 B.C.E.





2. All nations will stream to it

Matthew 28:19

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in

the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

The message is going to ALL nations

Isaiah

• 740-680 B.C.E.





2. All nations will stream to it

3. Law & word from Zion/Jerusalem

Acts 1:4, 8

Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait

for what the Father had promised, "Which," He said, "you heard of from Me;

but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and

in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth."

This was the apostle’s mission

Isaiah

• 740-680 B.C.E.




… the church would be established, repentance taught to the world, and

the poured out Spirit would give signs of the time.

Daniel

• About 580 B.C.E.

• Judah is in Babylonian captivity

• Daniel 2:44…in the days of those kings

Mark 9:1

And Jesus was saying to them, "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are

standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it

has come with power."

The eternal kingdom would be set up

The days of “those kings”

=

The last days

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The time of the kingdom

Zechariah


• Temple remains unbuilt about 12 years

• Zech. 6:12-15…

Zechariah 6:12-15

"Then say to him, `Thus says the LORD of hosts, "Behold, a man whose name is

Branch, for He will branch out from where He is; and He will build the temple of the LORD. 13. "Yes, it is He who will build the

temple of the LORD, and He who will bear the honor and sit and rule on His throne.

Thus, He will be a priest on His throne, and the counsel of peace will be between the two offices."‘ 14….15. "Those who are

far off will come and build the temple of the LORD."

Zechariah



• Zech. 6:12-15…

1. The Branch/Nazarene will build temple

Zechariah



• Zech. 6:12-15…


2. A priest will sit on the throne

Hebrews 5:9-10

And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him

the source of eternal salvation, 10. being designated by God as a high priest according to the order

of Melchizedek.

Zechariah



• Zech. 6:12-15…


2. A priest will sit on the throne

3. Gentiles will build the temple

Acts 15:15-17

5. "With this the words of the Prophets agree, just as it is written,16. `AFTER

THESE THINGS I will return, AND I WILL REBUILD THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID WHICH HAS FALLEN, AND I WILL REBUILD ITS RUINS, AND I

WILL RESTORE IT, 17. SO THAT THE REST OF MANKIND MAY SEEK THE

LORD, AND ALL THE GENTILES WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME,'

Has the Kingdom Come?

• O.T. prophets said it would come in the last days

• The last days of the Jewish system were the days of the Roman kings

• The Branch was to build the temple for Jew and Gentile

• The Spirit would be poured out and the word would go forth from Jerusalem


• Mt. 3:2- John preached that the kingdom was at hand

• Mt. 16:18- Jesus promised to build HIS church/kingdom

• Mk. 9:1- kingdom was to come in their lifetime with power

• Acts 2:16-17- Holy Spirit claimed through Peter that “this was that…”


• Col. 1:13- Christians were IN the kingdom in the first century

• Hebrews 12:28- the eternal kingdom had been received

• Revelation 1:6- Christians are made a kingdom of priests

Premillennialism Wants a Priest but NOT a King

• Denies the Melchizadek priesthood of Jesus Christ

Hebrews 7:17

For it is attested of Him, "YOU ARE A PRIEST FOREVER ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK."

Jeremiah 22:30

"Thus says the LORD, `Write this man down childless, A man who will not prosper in his days; For no man of his descendants will prosper Sitting on the

throne of David Or ruling again in Judah.' "



• If Jesus is not a king NOW, He never will be

Ephesians 3:10-11

so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known

through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places. 11. This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He

carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,



• If Jesus is not a king NOW, He never will be

• Turns a victory into God’s failure

John 17:4, 11; 18:36 1 Corinthians 15:24

Are You Ready?

premillennialism part 3 the old testament and the kingdom

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