In episode 26, I’m going to do something of a deep dive on eschatology. This comes after some pushback and controversy on my last video on a topic which should not have been controversial at all. The pushback reminded me that there are many, who in rejecting Dispensationalism, have gone on to embrace another error which is, in fact, heresy. So, in this podcast I will: (1) define the basic terms of the major eschatological views; (2) look at church history and see that really only two views are historically and biblically legitimate, namely, Postmillennialism and Amllennialism; (3) observe how the modern influx of Dispensational and Historic Premillennialism has caused a knee-jerk reaction into the furthest extremes of modern Postmillennialism and the preterist hermeneutic; (4) show an interview where we’ll see that full-preterism is heresy, denying the bodily resurrection from the dead, among other things; (5) examine three portions of Scripture which people twist who are in danger of embracing the heresy of full-preterism; (6) demonstrate that older and wiser Reformed Postmillennialists did not at all commit these same exegetical fallacies and errors leading to heresy; (7) and I will give a positive presentation of what is the doctrine of the millennium as taught in Revelation 20. This is a lot of material to cover, and I while eschatology tends to be confusing and controversial, I ultimately hope and pray that this video will bring clarity and unity among the body of Christ. A large part of the confusion is because we’ve been conditioned in modern times to tolerate a whole plethora of eschatological positions that our Reformed forefathers outright rejected as both ridiculous and heretical. Since so many different views are now promoted in the church, the result is mass confusion among God’s people. But God is not the author of confusion, and Scripture is able to make wise the simple. The confusion is evidence of the work of the devil. We need to see that all of these positions are not biblically or historically legitimate. That’s not to be unloving, but not all positions deserve our respect. We don’t need to legitimize and give credibility to every eschatological position, thus adding to the confusion. As I will attempt to show in this video, we may exegetically, logically, and historically deduce that the best of Amillennialism and the best of Postmillennialism represent a truly biblical and historical eschatology. We know this is true when it comes to various views on the Trinity, the doctrine of justification, and even the doctrine of the church. But why do we not recognize that there are some eschatologies which are outside the bounds of orthodoxy? If we would recognize that reality, the church would be greatly unified and assisted in fulfilling the Great Commission. So, may God grant us grace to grow in our understanding of the best of Amillennialism and of Postmillennialism. On a more personal note: I did’t intend for this to be so long, but there was a lot of material the needed to be covered. In fact, this could have been much longer. Also, because I was trying to cover so much material, I caught a couple of times where I mispronounced words or had something misspelled on the screen. I apologize, and hope it’s not too distracting. Thank you for taking the time to watch this podcast. I hope you are truly blessed and edified by the content, and I pray that the Lord would grant repentance to some where needed. I say these things in love and with gratitude. May God be pleased to use these feeble efforts for his glory and for the good of the church.
