Chapter Five: Premillennialism (8): Its Explanation of Revelation 20 (4)
David Engelsma critiques premillennialism's literal hermeneutical approach to biblical prophecy, particularly its interpretation of Revelation 20 and the predicted millennium. The article argues that premillennialism's commitment to strict literalism leads to unbiblical conclusions, such as the resumption of animal sacrifices, which Engelsma characterizes as a denial of Christ's finished work and a return to Jewish legalism.
Previous article in this series: October 1, 2015, p. 16. Introduction The previous articles in this series on premillennialism presented part of premillennialism's explanation of the important teaching about the last things in Revelation 20. According to premillennialism, the millennium will be a literal period of one thousand years of future earthly history. The purpose of the millennium will be God's establishment of the earthly nation of Israel as His glorious kingdom in this world. He...
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