Convince me of Amillennialism

[convicted1]

Jesus comes back, resurrection occurs, the general judgment takes place, then comes the end (eternity). Amillism is the simplest of all scenarios.

Kinda like what Paul wrote, Jesus comes and then the end when the kingdom of is consummated (implying it is already here in some form):

1Co 15:23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.
1Co 15:24 Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power.

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[The American Dream]

Jesus comes back, resurrection occurs, the general judgment takes place, then comes the end (eternity). Amillism is the simplest of all scenarios.

Kinda like what Paul wrote, Jesus comes and then the end when the kingdom of is consummated (implying it is already here in some form):

1Co 15:23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.
1Co 15:24 Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power.

Thank you Greektim

 

[The American Dream]

I never gave post mil much serious thought as its theory in simplistic terms is everything gets better then Christ comes. That's not going to happen.

 

[RLBosley]

Were the promises eternal, or temporal? Why only 1000 years?

Do you mean the promises to Israel? If so, then I believe they were physically fulfilled and were types of the greater spiritual fulfillment that we see in the church. If there is a millennium I believe it is for the church not physical, national Israel. Why 1000 years? I'm not sure. like I said, maybe as the fulfillment of the promise that God would actually reign on the earth. But then again that will be perfectly fulfilled in the New Heavens and New Earth.

And even if Premillennialism were correct, it still would be only a thousand years.

But why the Temple? Why the priesthood? You realize that Christ is the
Great High Priest, but after the order of Melchizedek, not after the order of Aaron, who was named in the Law.

That means the Law is over. The Temple is over. The sacrifices are over.

I don't believe there will be a temple and certainly not sacrifices. That is blasphemy.

They are going to offer "memorial sacrifices" on the temple altar. That is exactly what the Roman Catholics claim about the Eucharist. It is not a real sacrifice of Jesus Christ, it is only a memorial.

Jesus Christ in the Book of Hebrews speaks of the sacrifices of animals as follows:

Hebrews 10:1-14
1. For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
2. For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
3. But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.
4. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
5. Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
6. In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
7. Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
8. Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
9. Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
10. By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11. And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
12. But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
13. From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
14. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

Yet the pre-cribbers want to reinstitute the animal sacrifices. At least Roman Catholics are sacrificing the true sacrifice again and again!

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Good point - the mass and re-instituted animal sacrifices are both horrific blasphemy that deny the once and for all sacrifice of Christ.

 

[RLBosley]

Jesus comes back, resurrection occurs, the general judgment takes place, then comes the end (eternity). Amillism is the simplest of all scenarios.

Kinda like what Paul wrote, Jesus comes and then the end when the kingdom of is consummated (implying it is already here in some form):

1Co 15:23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.
1Co 15:24 Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power.

The simplicity is really appealing. Occam's Razor and all...

 

[OldRegular]

Good point - the mass and re-instituted animal sacrifices are both horrific blasphemy that deny the once and for all sacrifice of Christ.

Well said and so true. But this one can't be beat!

Hebrews 9:28. So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.