Eph. 4:3-6a
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PREMILLENIALISM: A False Hope
 INTRO: “As a church, we do not assert opinion
beyond clear statements of Scripture about the
details of what is yet to take place. This brief
survey of our commonly held views about endtime events will concentrate on the basic
essentials, leaving the more speculative
aspects of prophecy to those who choose to
suggest personal opinions on details not
clearly delineated in Scripture”
(End-Times Events, www.ag.org)
Let us see if they stay with scriptures or
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PREMILLENIALISM: A False Hope
Second Coming
(with saints)
3 ½ yrs.
Anti-Christ
3 ½ yrs.
great trib.
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PREMILLENIALISM: A False Hope
I. Pre-Tribulation Rapture Speculation
A. “The second coming of Christ includes the
rapture of the saints, which is our blessed
hope, followed by the visible return of Christ
with His saints to reign on earth for one
thousand years. ”
(Our Statement of Fundamental Truths,
Official AG 16 Doctrines, www.ag.org)
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I. Pre-Tribulation Rapture Speculation
B. “The Rapture of the living saints is the first
phase of what is commonly called the Second
Coming. To the Christian who truly loves Jesus,
the sudden appearance of Christ in the air will
hold no fear, dread, or disappointment. This event
is the blessed hope Paul mentions in Titus 2:13.
At this time, Christ comes and snatches away His
church without actually setting foot on the earth.
The rapture of the saints is best described in
1 Thessalonians 4:16,17, and 1 Corinthians
15:51,52” (ibid., www.ag.org)
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I. Pre-Tribulation Rapture Speculation
C. “Believers who have died before the Rapture
will be resurrected with incorruptible bodies
at the Rapture. ”
(ibid., www.ag.org)
D. “With the saints removed from the earth, a
time of suffering will come upon the whole
world.” (ibid., www.ag.org)
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II. Tribulation Speculation
A. “The Tribulation directly concerns Israel and is
God’s judgment for long apostasy
(abandonment of religious faith) and neglect of
the Messiah – Jesus Christ. The Tribulation also
affects the whole world because of its
ungodliness and ill treatment of the Jews. The
first half of these 7 years will probably be a time
of prosperity and acceptance of the Antichrist
as the great deliverer from economic chaos. But
the last half of the period will witness the
plagues described in Revelation 15:1-16:21”
(ibid., www.ag.org)
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III. Second Coming Speculation
A. “The Second Coming. This event is different from the
Rapture. The second coming of Christ is the visible,
bodily appearance of Christ as He returns to the Mount
of Olives from which He ascended back to heaven after
His resurrection. After the marriage between the
raptured saints and the Lamb in heaven (during the
Tribulation), Christ, the Groom, goes forth to claim all of
His kingdom. He rides on a white horse, followed by the
saints, also on white horses (Revelation 19:11,14). . .
.The ensuing conflict between the world of
righteousness and the world of darkness is called the
Battle of Armageddon (Revelation 16). At the conclusion
of the battle, defeated Satan is bound and cast into the
bottomless pit for 1,000 years (Revelation 20)” (ibid.,
www.ag.org)
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III. Second Coming Speculation
B. “The Millennium. With Satan’s influence removed from the
earth and Christ’s reign of righteousness unopposed, the
Millennium will be a time of unsurpassed glory and perfect
relationships. . . .The Millennium will last 1,000 years. Then
there will be another fine tuning in God’s end-time dealing with
the earth and its inhabitants before the perfection of eternity
begins. Satan will be released for "a little season" to test the
love, faith, and loyalty of those individuals born during the
Millennium and therefore still untested as to their choice
between right and wrong. The rebellion of Satan and those who
choose to follow him will be short-lived. Fire will come down
from heaven and devour the opposition. Satan will then be
permanently cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20).” (ibid.,
www.ag.org)
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III. Second Coming Speculation
C. “The Great White Throne Judgment. After the
judgment fire physically destroys those deceived by
Satan at the end of the Millennium, all the wicked
who have ever lived on the face of the earth will be
dead. Then will follow the resurrection of the wicked
dead to stand before the austere Judge ‘from
whose face the earth and the heaven fled away’
(Revelation 20:11). Books are opened and the
wicked are judged according to their works. Then,
like Satan, they will be consigned to the lake of fire
to be tormented day and night forever.” (ibid.,
www.ag.org)
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PREMILLENIALISM: A False Hope
Second Coming
(with saints)
3 ½ yrs.
Anti-Christ
3 ½ yrs.
great trib.
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PREMILLENIALISM: A False Hope
IV. Is The Rapture In Titus 2:13? “And then shall be
A. Destruction of Lawless One
revealed the lawless
“Appearing” [epiphaneia] (2015) one, whom the Lord
Jesus shall slay with
(Titus 2:13, 2 Thess. 2:8)
the breath of his
 Who put the lawless one in here?
mouth, and bring to
Isn’t this a “saints only” event?
nought by the
 If this is “the antichrist”, he is
manifestation of his
destroyed 7 yrs too soon!
coming (2015)”
 If this is Satan, he is destroyed
(2 Thess. 2:8)
1007 years too soon!
“The first half of these 7 years will probably be a time of prosperity
and acceptance of the Antichrist . . .” (www.ag.org)
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IV. Is The Rapture In Titus 2:13?
B. Judgment & Kingdom
“I charge you
therefore before
God and the Lord
 If “appearing” is rapture, then
the resurrection and judgment of Jesus Christ, who
the living and dead occurs 1007 will judge the living
years too early (John 5:28-29)!
and the dead at His
appearing <2015>
 If “appearing” is rapture, then
the kingdom is in existence 7
and His kingdom”
years too early
(2 Tim. 4:1)
“After the marriage between the raptured saints and the Lamb in heaven (during the
Tribulation), Christ, the Groom, goes forth to claim all of His kingdom. (www.ag.org)
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IV. Is The Rapture In Titus 2:13?
C. No place for...
 Pre-Trib. Rapture
 Silent coming
 Return to earth
 Earthly world
(“ever” v. 17)
(2 Pet. 3:7, 10)
1Th 4:16 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;
17 then we that are alive, that are
left, shall together with them be
caught up in the clouds, to meet the
Lord in the air: and so shall we ever
be with the Lord.
“The rapture of the saints is best described in 1 Thessalonians 4:16,17,
and 1 Corinthians 15:51,52” (www.ag.org)
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IV. Is The Rapture In Ti. 2:13?
 No rapture mentioned!
 No additional comings
(1 Cor. 15:23-24)!
 No silent coming (15:52)!
 Made incorruptible & then
return to corruptible for 1000
years (15:52)? WHY?
 Can flesh & blood inherit the
kingdom (15:50)?
“The rapture of the saints is best described
in 1 Thessalonians 4:16,17, and
1 Corinthians 15:51,52” (www.ag.org)
1Cor.15:51 Behold, I tell
you a mystery: We all
shall not sleep, but we
shall all be changed,
52 in a moment, in the
twinkling of an eye, at
the last trump: for the
trumpet shall sound, and
the dead shall be raised
incorruptible, and we
shall be changed.
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PREMILLENIALISM: A False Hope
Second Coming
(with saints)
3 ½ yrs.
Anti-Christ
3 ½ yrs.
great trib.
THERE IS ONE
TRUE WAY
Kingdom Age
Church Age
Mt. Sinai
“And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take
heed that no man lead you astray.” (Mt. 24:4)
“Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in
the bond of peace. There is one body, and
one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope
of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one
baptism, one God and Father of all” (Eph. 4:36a)