1. v2 – 3 v4 – 5 v6 v7

3. Historic Pre-millennialism Main Points Jesus Returns BEFORE He reigns on earth for a 1000yrs AFTER the Great Tribulation (Historic Post-Trib Pre-Mill) Xns who died … reign with Jesus on earth (v4) Xns still living … also given Resurrected bodies … also reign for 1000yrs (v6) Many Jews believe (cf. Rom 9 – 11)

4. Historic Pre-millennialism Main Points Satan limited (v3) Satan released after 1000yrs (v7) with Unbelievers on earth & goes to war against God & His people (v8) they are defeated (v9-10) face Final Judgement (“2 nd Resurrection” v12 – 15) … Xns to Eternal Life (v6, 15) … Unbelievers to Hell (v15) … New Heavens & New Earth (Rev 21 – 22)

5. Historic Pre-millennialism History & Proponents IrenaeusJustin MartyrTertullian Charles Spurgeon? J. C. Ryle Francis SchaefferGeorge Ladd James Hamilton John Piper John MacArthur? Albert Mohler Don Carson Wayne Grudem

6. Historic Pre-millennialism Strengths flow & logic of Rev 20 … “natural reading” deals well with Israel & any future salvation (not “national Israel” … but part of Xn Church) NT interprets OT OT passages about future (Isaiah 65-66; Psalm 72; Zechariah; Daniel) keeps Return of Jesus central & imminent

7. Historic Pre-millennialism Weaknesses 1000yrs literally? 2 Resurrections? Glorified believers with Resurrected bodies on earth? physical death still exists after Jesus Returns? after Jesus reigns for 1000yrs, why would people still reject Him? purpose of 1000yrs? why delay the New Heavens & New Earth? little else in NT to support Rev 20

9. Post-millennialism Main Points Jesus Returns AFTER He reigns on earth 1000yrs (ie. long period) “millennial age” … significant Xn influences on society Peace & Righteousness reign on earth “Golden age” … Gospel advances rapidly THEN … Jesus will Return … Xns & Unbelievers raised to Final Judgement … New Heavens & New Earth (Rev 21 – 22)

10. Post-millennialism History & Proponents John Owen William Perkins Matthew Henry J & C Wesley Jonathan Edwards Charles Finney Charles Spurgeon?Hudson Taylor B. B. Warfield Kenneth GentryR. C. Sproul Doug Wilson

11. Post-millennialism Strengths highlights “Satan is bound” (v2) so Gospel can advance without hindrance (v3) focuses the church on preaching the Gospel & Global Mission … so the End comes optimistic & seeks opportunities to influence society “Thy will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven”

12. Post-millennialism Weaknesses the text of Rev 20? NT teaches persecutions & suffering will come before the End … no “Golden age” reality after WW1 & WW2 ? “post-Xn” West ? “Golden age” … Eternity rather than on Earth Arts, Economics, Politics, Education, Science etc. “Xn-ised” here on earth?

14. Dispensational Pre-millennialism Main Points Jesus Returns BEFORE He reigns on earth for 1000yrs (always literally) “1 st Return” before Great Tribulation … involves a “secret rapture” (Pre-Trib Pre-Mill) … all Xns on Earth “secretly raptured” into heaven with Jesus (cf. 1 Thess 4.16 – 17) … a period of 7yrs (cf. Dan 9.24 – 27 “70 weeks” )

15. Dispensational Pre-millennialism Main Points For 7yrs a Great Tribulation on earth … many Jews believe (144 000) Rev 4 – 20 = 7yrs … National Israel re-established (“Jerusalem”) … Temple sacrifices re-instituted (cf. Dan 9.27) Jews have a special function distinct from Church After the 7yrs … Jesus Returns again (“2 nd Return”) … with the Saints … reign for a 1000yrs on earth (v4 – 6)

16. Dispensational Pre-millennialism Main Points Satan limited (v3) Satan is released after 1000yrs (v7) with Unbelievers on earth & goes to war against God & His people (v8) they are defeated (v9-10) face Final Judgement (“2 nd Resurrection” v12 – 15) … Xns to Eternal Life (v6, 15) … Unbelievers to Hell (v15) … New Heavens & New Earth (Rev 21 – 22)

17. Dispensational Pre-millennialism 7 Dispensations in the Bible 1. Innocence (Garden of Eden) 2. Conscience (Adam – Noah) 3. Government (Noah – Abraham) 4. Promise (Abraham – Moses) 5. Law (Moses – Jesus) 6. Church / Grace (Acts 2 – Rev 20) 7. Millennial Kingdom (Rev 20 – )

18. Dispensational Pre-millennialism History & Proponents John Nelson Darby (1830’s) Cyrus Scofield (“Reference Bible” : 1909) Dallas Theological Seminary (1924) Dwight Moody Charles Ryrie (Study Bible : 1978) Hal Lindsay Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins Billy Graham Chuck Swindoll Warren Wiersbe James Dobson John MacArthur?

19. Dispensational Pre-millennialism Strengths takes seriously … Dan, Zech, Ezek Isaiah, Rev (“literal when possible”) commitment to Word of God (against Liberalism) takes seriously Romans 9 – 11 suddenness of Jesus’ Return (“Secret Rapture”) this World is not our Home! Revelation & Daniel in a serious, scholarly way

20. Dispensational Pre-millennialism Weaknesses start with 7 Dispensations … then read the Bible! 7 Ages clearly taught in the Bible? not “discovered” until 1830 (John Nelson Darby) a “secret rapture” theology? a “secret Return of Christ”? Revelation 4 – 20 … into neat 7yr period?

21. Dispensational Pre-millennialism Weaknesses all the promises (Old Covenant) are fulfilled in Millennium & Israel … rather than Christ / Church Doesn’t engage with NT teaching; … that ALL the promises find fulfilment in Jesus … Jew & Gentile are one in Jesus (2 Peoples of God?) … no new Temple … no re-establishing Sacrifices (Bk of Hebrews?) Church is taken out of world before Tribulation?

22. Dispensational Pre-millennialism Weaknesses Apocalyptic genre taken literally! 2 Returns of Jesus? multiple Judgements? conspiracy theories, timetables, charts … Return of Jesus a predictable event? fear to Xns? pessimistic about world

24. A-millennialism Main Points “A” … not literal period of 1000yrs 1000yrs … Jesus’ 1 st Coming – 2 nd Coming Rev 20.1 – 6 … present Church Age Christ reigning now from heaven (v6) (“Realised Mill”) Satan already bound (v2) (ie. the Cross; “Strong Man”; Mark 3.22 – 27; Luke 10.18; Matthew 28 “All Authority”) “Souls” of Believers reign with Jesus (v4)

25. A-millennialism Main Points before Jesus Returns … persecution, evil, Satan “let loose” (v7) (cf. “Man of Lawlessness” / Anti-X) When Jesus Returns; … Resurrection both Xns & Unbelievers … then Final Judgement (v11 – 15) … New Heavens & New Earth (Rev 21 – 22) “Now – but Not yet” / “Last Days” replays / repetition / “diff cameras – same game” Theology not Chronology

26. A-millennialism History & Proponents Augustine Martin LutherJohn Calvin Martyn Lloyd-Jones Leon Morris John Stott J. I. Packer Sinclair Ferguson Justin Taylor Mark Dever

27. A-millennialism Strengths NT informs about Revelation symbolic reading … Bible interprets the Bible Victory at the Cross & Empty Tomb Christ’s dominion & reign over all things (cf. Paul’s Letters) Biblical Theology (Jesus & His Church) unity of OT & NT “build His church” (the Church – not Israel)

28. A-millennialism Weaknesses Rev 20?… many questions unanswered Rev 20 … only 1 passage? Satan “fully bound”? (v2 – 3) “came to life” (v4) = “spiritual resurrection” … NT bodily resurrection “1 st Resurrection” (v6) = Jesus’ R. / coming to faith … but not elsewhere in NT Rev 20 … our Church Age? loss of immediacy with Return of Jesus?

29. PAN-millennialism

30. Rev 20 : What we all agree on … * Jesus came to Earth (Incarnation) * Jesus is Coming Back again! * Live lives that please Him * Everyone will be Resurrected (Rev 20.12) * Everyone will face Final Judgement (Rev 20.13 – 15) … not in the “Book of Life” … Hell … in the “Book of Life” … Heaven (Rev 3.5, 13.8, 17.8, 20.12, 20.15, 21.27; Phil 4.3; Luke 10.20) * Chs 21 – 22 (not Ch 20!!!) ends the Book * Eternity … not just 1000yrs!