1. Davidic Covenant Read: 2 Samuel 7:8-17 Who are the parties involved?
God
David/Israel
What are the responsibilities?
God promises to establish David’s kingdom (v.12)
God promises that David’s throne would endure
forever. (v.13) (See: Psalm 89:3-4,29,36 & 2 Chronicles 21:7)
God promises that David’s line of descent would
endure forever (v.16)
God promises that David’s kingdom will never pass
away permanently.
(even though it might not function at all times) (v.16)

2. Davidic Covenant Is this a conditional or unconditional covenant?
Is this a universal covenant?
Not Universal

3. Davidic Covenant Premillennialists believe that...
Christ will fulfill these promises in the future when
He returns to earth in His 2nd Coming
With His 2nd Coming Christ will then establishes
and reign over a literal, earthly, political kingdom
Christ will reign for 1000 years on this present
earth, and for eternity on the new eternal earth.

4. The Olivet Discourse (Matt. 24+25)
Marriage feast with
the Lamb
Ascension of Jesus
(Acts 1:6-11)
2nd Coming
of Christ
(Matt. 24:29,30)
Day of
Pentecost
(Acts 2:1-21)
Rapture of believers
to Heaven
(1 Thess. 4:17)
Messiah is born
The Great Commission
(Matt. 28:18-20)
The Olivet Discourse (Matt )
Kingdom/Messiah is offered to the Jews
Kingdom/Messiah is morally rejected by the Jews
Resurrection of Jesus
(Matt. 28:6)
Armageddon
(Matt. 4:17)
The Tribulation
(7 years)
(Matt. 11:20-30)
(Matt. 12:24-32)
(Matt. 23:33-39)
Ephesus
Smyrna
Sardis
Pergamos
Thyatira
Laodicea
Philadelphia
The Olivet Discourse explains this period of time
(Matt )
Kingdom/Messiah is literally rejected by the Jews
The seven Churches of Asia represent
seven stages of Church history.
(Rev. 2+3)
John the Baptist
“Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand”
(Matt. 3:7)
(Matt. 27:31-37)
Dispensation of the Mosaic Law
(Exodus 19:3-Acts 2:1)
Age of Grace
(Romans 11:25)

5. 1000 year reign of Christ on earth
The Great
White Throne
Judgment
Rev. 20:11-15
2nd Coming
of Christ
(Matt. 24:29,30)
Battle of
Gog & Magog
Rev. 20:7-9
New Heaven
&
New Earth
Rev
The Millennium
(Principles of the Kingdom described in Matt. 5)
Armageddon
1000 year reign of Christ on earth
Satan thrown in the Bottomless Pit for 1000 years
Rev. 20:1-3
Satan let loose
Rev. 20:7-8
Sheol/Hades
Lake of Fire

6. Davidic Covenant Amillennialists believe that…
Christ fulfills these promises now (during this age, before
His Second Coming) in His present rule over the Church
& human hearts as He sits at the right hand of
God on the throne in heaven.
The kingdom over which Christ rules in fulfillment
of the Davidic Covenant is solely a spiritual kingdom. (They don’t believe it isa literal, earthly, political kingdom)
They equate the throne of David with the throne
of God in heaven. (Davids Throne = God the Father’s Throne)

7. Davidic Covenant Defense of Premillennial View...
#1 The throne of David and the throne of God in heaven
are two separate thrones.
God’s throne is eternal (See: Lamentations 5:19)
David’s throne was not established until his lifetime.
God has always sat on His throne, no one else has.
David has only had several descendants sit on his throne.
In Revelation 3:21 Jesus draws a distinction between God’s throne & David’s
(Jesus’) throne.
Since Jesus draws this distinction between God’s throne & Davids throne,
they cannot be the same.
God’s throne is in heaven (See: Isaiah 66:1; Psalm 103:19; Matthew 5:34; 23:22)
Since Jesus sits at the righthand of God’s throne in heaven, He is not then
currently sitting on David’s earthly throne.
David’s throne has always been on earth. His throne has never exercised
authority from heaven.

8. Davidic Covenant Defense of Premillennial View...
#2 God will give the Earthly Kingdom to Jesus at His
2nd Coming. (See: Daniel 7:13-14; Matthew 24:29-31)
At Jesus’ “1st coming”, He did not arrive through the clouds, but as a baby!
Therefore, God did not award Jesus the kingdom at this “1st coming.”
Therefore Jesus is not exercising that authoritative rule during this age.

9. Davidic Covenant Defense of Premillennial View...
#3 According to Zechariah 14:4,9 - the Messiah will be
King after His feet have touched down on the Mount
of Olives at His 2nd Coming.
#4 According to Psalm 110:1-2 Messiah will sit at the right
hand of God the Father until it is time for Messiah to
rule on earth.
Therefore, Jesus’ rule will not begin until after His
present session with the Father in heaven.

10. Davidic Covenant Defense of Premillennial View...
#5 In Matthew 19:28 Jesus says He will sit on His earthly
throne when the earth is regenerated.
(See: Isaiah 35:1-2; 41:18-20; 51:3)
Peter makes it clear in Acts 3:19-21 that
regeneration (Refreshing/restitution) will not come
while Jesus is in heaven.
Peter says this will happen when Jesus has
returned and when Israel as a nation has repented.

11. Davidic Covenant Defense of Premillennial View...
#6 Jesus will fulfill God’s promises in the Davidic
Covenant by reigning over a LITERAL, EARTHLY
KINGDOM ON THIS PRESENT EARTH!
(See: Psalm 72:8; Zechariah 9:10; Daniel 2:35,44-45; Daniel 7:13-14, 27, Jeremiah 23:5-8)
Contrary to Scripture Amillenniasts teach that Jesus fulfills the Davidic
Covenant by ruling over the church, and individual human hearts.
#7 Jesus will reign over a kingdom that IS POLITICAL IN NATURE.
(See: Isaiah 2:4; 9:6-7; 11:1-5; Jeremiah 33:14-16; Micah 4:1-3)
Contrary to Scripture Amillenniasts teach that Jesus rule is not political.