Back To The Basics

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Back To The Basics
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The Coming of Christ
Acts 111 Men of Galilee, why do you stand
gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was
taken up from you into heaven, will so come in
like manner as you saw Him go into heaven
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The Coming of Christ
"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even
the angels of heaven, but My Father only.
Matt. 2436 2,000 years ago -
History Living between 2 visits of
Christ Coming Again - Prophecy
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What the Bible says about the 2nd Coming of
Christ
Certainty
Jn. 141-3 I will come again Acts 111 - come
back in the same way
Manner
Same - Acts 111 Visible - Rev. 17 Audible - Jn.
528 1 Thess. 416 1 Cor. 1552 Unannounced -
1Thess. 52 Matt. 2436
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What the Bible says about the 2nd Coming of
Christ
Purpose
Resurrection Jn. 528-29 come forth 1
Cor. 1552 dead shall be raised Judge -
Matt. 2531-46 Reward Rev. 2212 My
reward is with Me 2 Tim. 48 crown of
righteousness
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Doctrine of Premillennialism
They believe that Christ will return to this
earth to establish an earthly kingdom. He will
rule in splendor over this kingdom for 1,000
years with Jerusalem as the capitol.
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Doctrine of Premillennialism

• Teach that O.T. prophecies about a Messiah and
  His Kingdom is an earthly kingdom.
• First coming was to set up this earthly kingdom.
• Jews rejected Jesus and set up the church.
• Believe Christ will return to earth and set up
  His earthly Kingdom with Jerusalem as capitol and
  reign for 1,000 years.

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Doctrine of Premillennialism
Rapture - secret snatching away of the
church. Tribulation - 7 years of persecution 3
½ years of peace - rebuild temple Anti-Christ
sit in temple End with battle of
Armageddon Kingdom set up Christ returns to
earth Rules for 1,000 years
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Doctrine of Premillennialism
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Doctrine of Premillennialism
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Doctrine of Premillennialism
Summary of Doctrine

• Christ came to set up kingdom
• Failed - Israel rejected Him
• Coming back to correct failure
• Reign on earth 1,000 years

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Doctrine of Premillennialism
before
doctrine of
Pre-millennial-ism
False
1,000
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Premillennialism is False
Kingdom established after death of Christ Matt.
32 kingdom is at hand Matt. 107 kingdom of
heaven is at hand Matt. 417 the kingdom of
heaven is at hand Mk. 91 - Some present
would not die until they saw the kingdom come
with power Acts 2 - the power came on Pentecost
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Premillennialism is False
Kingdom established after death of Christ Matt.
1618-19 - church and kingdom same thing Col.
113 - into the kingdom Rev. 19 - companion
in the tribulation and
kingdom Eph. 310-11 - church was not an
afterthought
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Premillennialism is False
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this
world. If My kingdom were of this world, My
servants would fight, so that I should not be
delivered to the Jews but now My kingdom is not
from here. Jn.
1836
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Premillennialism is False

• Rapture theory is False
• 1 Thess. 413-14 nothing about a secret
  coming
• The word rapture is not in the Bible
• Has 3 comings of Jesus - not 1

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Premillennialism is False

• Rapture theory is False
• Contradicts Bible teaching
• Acts 19-11 - come back in same way
• Rev. 17 - He will be seen
• 2 Pet. 310-11 - He will be heard

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Every Ear Shall Hear Him
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Premillennialism is False
Tribulation theory is False Matt. 2421 For
then will be great tribulation v. 16 -
disciples to flee to the mountains v. 20 -
flight from Jerusalem not in winter v.
21 - happened to that generation This
tribulation was the destruction of Jerusalem in
70 AD Jn. 1633 In the world you shall have
tribulation tribulation affliction,
persecutions, distress
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Premillennialism is False

• Interpretation of Rev. 20 is False
• Does not mention
• 2nd coming
• Israel
• Throne of David
• Establishment of kingdom
• Jerusalem
• Reign of Jesus on Earth
• Rapture not mentioned
• 1,000 interval between resurrections
• Utopia on Earth void of sin and violence

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Premillennialism is False
False Idea of Land Promise to Jews Land promise
already fulfilled Gen. 178 - promise Josh.
2143-45 - fulfilled So the LORD gave to Israel
all the land of which He had sworn to give to
their fathers, and they took possession of it and
dwelt in it. v. 43
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The Coming of Christ

• The Bible does not teach that Christ will ever
  set foot on this earth again
• The theory that Christ will return to this earth
  for a 1,000 years is not taught in the Bible
• We must be prepared for the next coming

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1 Thess. 416 For the Lord himself shall descend
from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the trump of God and the
dead in Christ shall rise first.
1 Thess. 417 Then we which are alive and remain
shall be caught up together with them in the
clouds, to meet the Lord in the air and so shall
we ever be with the Lord.
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The Coming of Christ
Are
You
Ready ?
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GODS SIMPLE PLAN FOR SALVATION
Rev. 210
Acts 238
baptism
JN. 1242
confess
LK. 133
OBEDIENT UNTIL DEATH
repent
JN. 824
believe
ACTS 322
hear