Chapter Five: Premillennialism (7): Its Explanation of Revelation 20 (3)
This article by David Engelsma critiques premillennialism's approach to interpreting Revelation 20 and Old Testament prophecy, examining how premillennialists arrive at their doctrine of a literal thousand-year earthly kingdom. The piece serves as a pointed theological critique of premillennialism's hermeneutical principles, particularly its commitment to literal interpretation of prophetic texts concerning Israel's future restoration.
Previous article in this series: April 15, 2015, p. 323. Introduction Premillennialism explains Revelation 20:1-10 as predicting a "golden age" of a thousand years of earthly power, prosperity, and peace for the nation of Israel. Reigning over this earthly kingdom will be the risen, glorified Jesus Christ in the body on a throne in Jerusalem. This earthly glorification of and dominion by the restored Old Testament nation of Israel is the millennium of Revelation 20 in the theology of...
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