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COMPARISON OF ESCHATOLOGICALPOSITIONS
VIEW DISPENSATIONALISM PREMILLENNIALISMHERMENEUTICS
1.Bible is divided intodispensations or time periods in which Godacts in different wayswith man, including theway in which He savesthem.2.Interpret the NewTestament by the OldTestament.1.Natural reading of the book of Revelation.2.The context determineswhether or not the passage is to be takenliteral or figurative.3.Interpret the OldTestament by the NewTestament.
HISTORY
Began around 1830 with theBrethren Movement and Darby.Today this is probably the mostwidely taught and widely believed view of Eschatology.Iraenus (140 – 203 AD) andJustin Martyr (100 – 165 AD) both held the view that therewould be a visible kingdom of God on earth after Christ’s return.This view was largely abandoned by 400 AD and not picked upagain until the 16
th
century by theAnabaptists.
RESURECTION
At least 4 resurrections.
1.
At the rapture (1
st
Thess.4:16)2.Tribulation Saints at the beginning of themillennium (Rev. 20:4)
3.
Other saints after themillennium (1
st
Cor.15:23)4.Resurrection of thewicked (Rev. 20:11)2 Resurrections – first of saints before the millennium, then of everyone else after themillennium (Revelation 20)
JUDGMENT
Three Judgments
1.
First of raptured believers (1
st
Cor. 3:13)2.The nations (Matt.19:28)
3.
The wicked (Rev. 20:15)One judgment at the end(Rev. 22:12; Matt. 16:27, 25:31;Jude 14; 2
nd
Thess. 1:7)
ISRAEL & THECHURCH
God has two redemptive plans,one for the nation of Israel andone for the church. Israel’srejection of Christ brought abouta temporary suspension of thekingdom, but this will resumeafter the rapture when all Israelwill be saved.God has two redemptive plans,one for the nation of Israel andone for the church. Israel’srejection of Christ brought abouta temporary suspension of thekingdom, but this will resumeafter the rapture when all Israelwill be saved.
RAPTURE
The rapture takes place before therevealing of Anti-Christ and thetribulation begins.The rapture takes place before themillennium.See Resurrection above.
 
See Resurrection above.
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