Premillennialism teaches that after Christ's defeat of the Anti-Christ,
that he will supposedly establish his earthly kingdom,
and he will rule from the throne of King David
in Jerusalem for a period of 1,000 years.
They would futher say that all of those who were converted to Christ during
the tribulation and were killed,
they will be resurrected just prior to the 1,000 year period
so that they may reign with Christ.
At the end of the 1,000 year kingdom on this earth,
they say the final judgment will take place.
At that time, the wicked will be resurrected,
the judgment will occur, the wicked will be casted into Hell,
and they say the righteous will then be taken to Heaven.
Now, we've already established that Christ's kingdom
is not coming at some point in the future, but rather, it is already here.
The Kingdom of Christ is the Church of Christ.
Those who teach the false doctrine of the 1,000 year
reign, you say, "Where did they get that from?"
Well, they get it from a literal interpretation of Revelation 20:1-6.
Now, it's very interesting, however, when you read Revelation 20.
It is interesting to see what is not actually in that text.
I want to go through this and I want you to notice
with me some things that are not mentioned in Revelation 20.
1.
Christ's second coming is not mentioned there.
2.
The establishment of Christ's kingdom is not mentioned.
3.
An earthly reign of Christ is not mentioned.
4.
Christ coming to sit on David's throne is not mentioned.
5.
We who are alive today are not mentioned in Revelation 20:1-6.
John says that he saw disembodied spirits who had been beheaded
for the witness of Christ.
Friends, the fact that an earthly reign is not mentioned is very important
because the scriptures tells us that Christ cannot rule on an "earthly" throne.
Now, follow me on this.
Where is the throne of Christ?
Hebrews 8:1 says, "We have such a High Priest, who is seated
at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens."
Now, what does that tell us?
Christ's throne is in Heaven, not on earth.
Now, in verse 4, he adds, "For if He were on earth, He would not be
a priest."
Alright.
Hold those thoughts.
We're going to tie this together in a minute.
Zechariah 6:13 tells us that Christ will be a priest on His throne.
Now, when you put all of this together, what do you get?
1.
Christ is a priest - Hebrews 8:1
2.
While a priest, he will be on his throne - Zechariah 6:16
And then number 3.
If he were on the earth,
he could not be a priest - Hebrews 8:4.
Now what is the conclusion of this?
Friends, the conclusion is: Christ's throne is not on this earth.
Logically, it cannot be the case that Christ will have a throne on this earth.
Now, here's another proof that Christ will not
reign in Jerusalem for a thousand years.
In Jeremiah 22:28-30, there is a promise made of God -
of the Lord - that no one who is a descendant
of Jechonias would ever rule again in Judah.
And very fascinating is the fact that when you read
Matthew's genealogy of Jesus - Matthew 1:12 -
we are told that Jechonias is in the genealogy of Christ.
Now what does that mean?
Friends, it means that Christ cannot rule on a literal throne in Jerusalem.
But you know what?
Acts 2:20-33 tells us
that Christ's throne is in Heaven, not on Earth.
Friends, the Bible teaches us that Christ
will never have a throne and a 1,000 year kingdom on this earth.
His Kingdom is eternal, and it's in heaven.