Christ's Prophetic Plans: A Futuristic Premillennial Primer

by Richard Mayhue; John F. MacArthur; Nathan Busenitz; Matthew Waymeyer

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Publisher:

Moody

, 2012

Overview

Do you wish you clearly understood the different views of the millennium and know why you believe which view you hold to? General editors and experienced bible scholars John MacArthur and Richard Mayhue help to provide a clear and convincing Biblical explanation for the interpretive approach to Scripture that results in a knowable futuristic view of Christ's millennial reign on earth. Christ's Prophetic Plans also helps provide the certain validity of God's promises to future Israel, and the crucial differences between Israel (as a people and a nation) and the New Testament church.

Christ's Prophetic Plans offers the reader John MacArthur's most explicit writing on eschatology and is perfect for pastors, bible professors, teachers, and students with a heart and mind for discovering Biblical truth. This primer takes you on a Biblical study of questions surrounding prophecy, Israel, the rapture, and the different millennial views. The fruit of such study is great as God specifically promises His blessing on those who know and obey the things of biblical prophecy (Revelation 1:3; 22:7).

Key Features

• Understand the controversies and debates about the millennium in Christian theology
• Understand God's plan for the church and God's promises for Israel
• Insights from leading evangelical pastor John MacArthur and other scholars

Contents

• What Is Dispensationalism? by Michael Vlach
• What Is Dispensationalism Not? by Michael Vlach
• Why Futuristic Premillennialism? by Richard Mayhue
• Why a Pretribulation Rapture? by Richard Mayhue
• What about Israel? by Michael Vlach
• What about Revelation 20? by Matthew Waymeyer
• Does Calvinism Lead to Futuristic Premillennialism? by John MacArthur
• Does the New Testament Reject Futuristic Premillennialism? by John MacArthur
• Did the Early ChurchB elieve in a Literal Millennial Kingdom? by Nathan Busenitz
• How Certain Is Futuristic Premillennialism? by John MacArthur

Top Highlights

“That is the way that many believe dispensationalists treat prophetic Scripture. They have to jazz it up to make it believable. But nothing could be further from the truth. With a few fringe exceptions, dispensationalists want to say no more and no less than what the Bible reports. The design of this chapter is to set the record straight about dispensationalism.” (Pages 19–20)

“3. Israel and the church are distinct, thus the church cannot be identified as the new or true Israel” (Page 29)

“What distinguishes all dispensationalists, however, is that they believe not only in a salvation of Israel but also in a restoration of Israel.” (Page 33)

“Four basic views prevail today: Postmillennialism, Amillennialism, Historic Premillennialism, and Futuristic Premillennialism.” (Page 59)

“The meaning of Old Testament texts is not primarily found in New Testament interpretations. The New Testament may, with progressive revelation, shine light on Old Testament passages, offer commentary, or add additional applications or referents, but the New Testament does not override the original intent of the Old Testament writers. In the progress of revelation, the New Testament writers may provide more in the way of application or fulfillment of Old Testament passages, but they do not nullify or transfer the meaning of Old Testament passages in a way that goes against what the Old Testament writers originally intended.” (Page 24)

Product Details

• Title: Christ’s Prophetic Plans: A Futuristic Premillennial Primer
• Authors: Richard Mayhue, John F. MacArthur, Nathan Busenitz, Matthew Waymeyer, Michael J. Vlach
• Publisher: Moody
• Print Publication Date: 2012
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Pages: 224
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Millennialism
• Resource ID: LLS:9780802478115
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-06T20:41:39Z

About the Editors

Richard Mayhue served with the United States Navy from 1966 to 1971, including a tour of duty in Vietnam. After seminary he ministered from 1975 to 1977 as an assistant pastor at Grace Brethren Church in Columbus, Ohio, where he also served as director of the Worthington Bible Institute. From 1977 to 1980, Dr. Mayhue taught in the areas of New Testament and Pastoral Ministries at Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake, Indiana, where he also enjoyed an active weekend Bible conference ministry. From 1980 to 1984, he was a member of the pastoral staff at Grace Community Church where he served as an associate to Dr. MacArthur in a teaching ministry and as director for the well-known Shepherds’ Conferences. From 1984 to 1989, he pastored the historic Grace Brethren Church of Long Beach, California. Dr. Mayhue joined the faculty of The Master’s Seminary in 1989 and was appointed as Dean of the Seminary in 1990. Dr. Mayhue also served in the role as Senior Vice President and Provost of The Master’s College (2000-2008). Dr. Mayhue has authored, contributed to, and/or edited twenty-five books, including How To Interpret the Bible for Yourself, The Healing Promise, What Would Jesus Say About Your Church?, Seeking God, Practicing Proverbs, Unmasking Satan, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, and Bible Boot Camp, plus numerous periodical and journal articles. He is active in Bible conference ministries. He has been married to his gracious wife, “B”, for over forty years, and they have two children: Wade and Lee. Lee and her husband, Michael Carson (married 10/6/90), have one son, Iain Michael Carson. Wade and Tracey were married 9/30/95, and have one son, James Patrick. Dr. Mayhue enjoys gardening, model railroading (N scale), stamp collecting (USA), and grandfathering when he takes brief breaks from ministry.

John MacArthur (b. 1939) is a Calvinist theologian, author, editor, and teacher. He is a popular conference speaker and the president of both The Master's College and The Master's Seminary. He has also served as pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California since 1969. Best known for his expository exegesis of the Bible, Logos has collected more than 3,000 of his sermons in the John MacArthur Sermon Archive and offers the complete MacArthur New Testament Commentary.

Nathan Busenitz serves as an associate pastor and assistant to John MacArthur at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California. The author of numerous articles and books, Busenitz also teaches at The Master’s Seminary and is the managing editor of Pulpit magazine.

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