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By "we" are you saying that your position is historic premil?

Okay then, to get back to your OP, in my reading and research, the term Historic Premillennialism is a pretty broad term, including the early church fathers as well as more modern non-dispensational theologians such as Ladd and my grandfather, John R. Rice. Rice opposed dispensationalism for...

Ha! You think the '90's were weird...well they were, but I grew up in the '60's! :oops:

You have given no contextual evidence that the events of the 1000 years take place in Heaven. You are grasping at straws with your idea that the 1000 years take place in Heaven. However, I have many reasons from the immediate context that it has to take place on earth: 19:21 And the remnant...

Weird stuff!

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Mr. Lunt appears to have abandoned his own thread, which he started weeks ago. Is he therefore trolling?

Are you kidding? Really? "Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years" (Rev. 20:6).

According to the Byzantine Textform apparatus, the UBS textual commentary by Metzger and the UBS 4th ed. apparatus, etc. there are no textual problems with this passage. Any other position is wishful thinking.

Perhaps I can post more later, but here is the basic answer. Historic premillennialism was the doctrine of the early church until Augustine, almost without exception, and that is why it is called that. In modern times it is applied to non-dispensational premil folk such as my grandfather was...

No one ever who is a true believer in Jesus Christ recognizes Bart Ehrman as a "top scholar" or indeed, any kind of Bible scholar. He hates the Bible, hates God, and tries to do the best he can to tear down the written and living Word of God, both. That is not true Bible scholarship. So you are...

Erickson is the systematic theology used in many Baptist seminaries, including where I got my MA and where I now teach. The title is Christian Theology, 3rd ed., and is well worth the read, as are the other books of his I have.

You've never heard of John MacArthur, Charles Ryrie, Millard Erickson (not a dispensationalist), etc. etc.? All would agree that covenant theology is not taught in Scripture. It is instead inferred to some degree.

You finally answer partially! Thank you. I don't see what your point is here. Your implication is that it is impossible to be a biblically studied person and not a Calvinist. I could not disagree more. Read the biographies. It was the doctrine. We'll see. He does not participate here.

I checked it out. He clearly holds to covenant theology, which has no basis in Scripture. I much prefer Millard Erickson. I won't be participating. Still grading research papers from weeks ago, working on a book for kids, etc.

He had profs both Calvinist and non-Calvinist. He came out non-Calvinist. You apparently think that makes one an apostate, judging by your OP, which you never explained to me though I asked you to. Like I do, he has good friends who are Calvinists. I and he just don't argue about it with our...

Good scholars--I have Hodge's Systematic Theology and books by Warfield. But that's not who you originally referred to. That's a big error! Sure. I have read his book on the Holy Spirit. And I have no desire or need to refute his other books. That's not what I'm about. He was a respected scholar.

There seems to be a dismissal by the Calvinists on this thread of a good theological PhD. Do you guys have any idea what it takes to get a good PhD in Bible? My son has a BA, MA, MDiv and PhD in Bible, all from good nationally accredited schools. This took him a total of 13 years or more (I...

Thanks. This has no connection with my points. Spurgeon was not a theologian, and never claimed to be, though he was a great pastor and an awesome preacher, the "prince of preachers.". Jones was a greatly used pastor, but did he claim to be a theologian? (I've read some of his stuff, and been...

A PhD in physics does not qualify Murray in any way to teach theology. If he were to submit his CV to teach Bible in any school I know, he would be told (metaphorically), "Don't call us, we'll call you." It's like this guy who is a successful lawyer, yet took it upon himself to edit and correct...