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2. Premillennialism teaches prophecies concerning Christ are to be interpreted literally & physically

3. Christ to est. kingdom Rejected by Jews Church est. instead RAPTURE Paradise Tribulation Christ returns Battle of Armageddon Resurrection of trib. Saints Judgment of saints Kingdom est. in Jerusalem Jews converted Satan bound 1,000 years of peace Wicked raised Wicked – hell Righteous - heaven

4. When using the Bible as our guide, we can have confidence in God’s plan ✶ God accomplishes His will ✶ Prophecies about the 1 st coming were fulfilled, Rom. 15:4 ✶ Prophecies about the 2 nd coming will be fulfilled, 2 Pt. 3:7-9

6. Prepared the world for Christ & kingdom, Acts 26:22, 23

7. Prepared the world for the spiritual nature of Christ’s kingdom ✶ Old Covenant on stone, 2 Cor. 3:7 ✶ New Covenant on heart, 2 Cor. 3:3; Jer. 31:31-34 ✶ Kingdom within, Lk. 17:20, 21

8. Old Testament prophets inspired of God, 2 Pt. 1:20, 21 ✶ Accurately foretold future events & people ✶ Prophecies about Christ ▴ Apply to either 1 st or 2 nd coming ▴ Not both ▴ What it applied to when first written, it applies to for all time

9. When inspired men interpret prophecy, it is an infallible interpretation, 1 Cor. 2:7-13 ✶ No man has a right to alter ✶ It cannot be applied to additional outcomes ✶ Ex. Jesus’ birth, Isa. 7:14; Mt. 1:18-23

10. Passages such as Malachi 3:1-6; Ezekiel 20:33-38; 37:11-28; Zechariah 13:8-9; Revelation 7:1-8, and many others, indicate clearly that when the Lord returns to earth there will be a believing remnant in Israel awaiting His return - J. Dwight Pentecost, Things To Come

11. Read Ezekiel 20:33-38 ✶ No mention of Christ ✶ No mention of the 2 nd coming ✶ Ezekiel dealing with Babylonian captivity & Jews return from it, Eze. 1:1; 24:2

12. Moses prophesied about the captivity Deut. 4:26, 27; 30:1-3; Neh. 1:8-10 ✶ No mention of Christ ✶ No mention of the 2 nd coming ✶ Ezekiel dealing with Babylonian captivity & Jews return from it, Eze. 1:1; 24:2

13. The remnant was in Ezra’s day, Deut. 7:2-4; Ezra 9:6-15

14. The large body of unfulfilled prophecy makes the second advent absolutely essential...[it is promised] that He shall rule all nations (Psa. 2:8-9) - J. Dwight Pentecost, Things To Come

15. Read Psalm 2:1-9 ✶ Peter on Psalm 2, Acts 4:24-28 ✶ Paul on Psalm 2, Acts 13:31-33

16. ’…literally restore the Davidic throne and Kingdom…that they were justified in so doing by the very language of the covenant. It was confirmed by oath (Ps. 132:11, and 89:3, 4, 33) - J. Dwight Pentecost, Things To Come

17. Jesus disagreed & rebuked His disciples for such a view, Lk. 24:25-27, 44

18. Psalm 132:11 is about the resurrection, not the return, Acts 2:29-32

19. It has been agreed that the time of the new covenant was future...Isaiah (55:3)...It must be viewed as yet future, for this covenant can not be realized by Israel until God has effected her salvation and restoration to the land” - J. Dwight Pentecost, Things To Come

20. This is a Theocracy in deed and truth... The Rulership is safely and powerfully lodged in one Person...who becomes, according to... ‘the sure mercies of David’ (Isa. 55:3, 4, …), ‘the Chief and Commander of nations’ - J. Dwight Pentecost, Things To Come

21. Paul applied Isaiah 55 to the 1 st advent, Acts 13:33-39