Ianterrell
Puritan Board Sophomore
My friends alerted me to a potential debate on eschatology that I may be able to get in on in a couple of weeks. Their pastor is a historic premillennialist and will be debating a dispensational premilleniallist. I would love to participate even though nothing is set in stone as of yet.
I will probably argue mainly exegetically, showing evidence from the bible of the postmill view. I think this is important because of the overwheming sense of most evangelicals today that postmillennialism is a nice idea, but as one southern baptist theologian put it "not based on any scriptures". Eesh.
Because I take the "amill" approach to Revelation 20 I will also focus a considerate amount of energy on the spiritual nature of Christ's reign. Conversely I will take the verses that Premillenialists take as speaking of Christ's physical reign on earth and show how they describe the consumation of Christ's Kingdom.
The Pastor whom I simply know as Harry is a nice guy but has a very caricatured look on Postmillennialism. I don't know much as of yet of the other participant.
Are there any Premillennial works I should examine in preperation that you guys could recommend. If you have any other suggestions or comments I would be very grateful.
Grace and Peace.
[Edited on 20-11-2004 by Ianterrell]
I will probably argue mainly exegetically, showing evidence from the bible of the postmill view. I think this is important because of the overwheming sense of most evangelicals today that postmillennialism is a nice idea, but as one southern baptist theologian put it "not based on any scriptures". Eesh.
Because I take the "amill" approach to Revelation 20 I will also focus a considerate amount of energy on the spiritual nature of Christ's reign. Conversely I will take the verses that Premillenialists take as speaking of Christ's physical reign on earth and show how they describe the consumation of Christ's Kingdom.
The Pastor whom I simply know as Harry is a nice guy but has a very caricatured look on Postmillennialism. I don't know much as of yet of the other participant.
Are there any Premillennial works I should examine in preperation that you guys could recommend. If you have any other suggestions or comments I would be very grateful.
Grace and Peace.
[Edited on 20-11-2004 by Ianterrell]