Context! Evangelical Views On The Millennium Examined

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CONTEXT! is a book written to enhance biblical unity regarding Bible prophecy by getting back to the Bible. It is written specifically as a one-volume textbook for Bible teachers and Bible College and Seminary students who desire to study the word of God. It focuses upon an examination of American Evangelicalism and its diverse systems and teaching on the millennium as the subtitle states: "Evangelical Views on the Millennium Examined".

Preface

Introduction

(16)

Presuppositions

(1)

New Testament Maxims Guiding the Interpretation of Prophecy

(12)

the body of Christ

(3)

the heavenly country

(1)

the Lord's Supper

(3)

the apostasy, the man of sin and great tribulation

(2)

all Israel will be saved

(3)

Excursus on the Passover, the New Covenant and the Lord's Supper

(4)

Historic Premillennialism

(30)

Historic Premillennialism Described

(1)

Historic Premillennialism Explained

(10)

The hermeneutical question

(1)

The primacy of the New Testament

(1)

The present and future aspects of the kingdom of God

(1)

Major distinctives of Historic Premillennialism

(1)

The New Testament teaching concerning the future salvation of Israel

(1)

The way in which ``all Israel'' will be saved

(1)

The New Covenant fulfillment of Jeremiah 31:31-34

(2)

The church is spiritual Israel

(1)

The New Testament teaching concerning the church as the body of Christ

(1)

The New Testament teaching concerning the second coming of Christ

(1)

The coming of Christ will be posttribulational occurring in one stage at the end of great tribulation

(1)

The ``seventieth week of Daniel 9:24'' and the ``forty-two months ('1260' day' and 'time and times and half a time')'' of the book of Revelation are symbolic

(1)

The ``blessed hope'' refers to the visible second advent of Christ not to a secret pretribulational rapture

(1)

The New Testament teaching concerning a millennium

(1)

Based on progressive revelation

(1)

Based on Revelation 20:1-6

(1)

The New Testament teaching concerning the purpose of the millennial kingdom

(1)

Historic Premillennialism Summarized

(1)

Historic Premillennialism Examined

(14)

Based upon the five doctrinal maxims

(1)

Agrees with then violates Maxim I (the body of Christ)

(1)

Violates Maxim II (the heavenly country)

(1)

Probably violates Maxim III (the Lord's Supper)

(1)

Is in harmony with Maxim IV (the apostasy, the man of sin and great tribulation)

(1)

Is in partial agreement with Maxim IV (all Israel will be saved)

(1)

Based upon its main teachings

(1)

The hermeneutical question

(1)

The New Testament church is not not ``spiritual Israel''

(1)

The New Testament teaching of Hebrews precludes a millennial rebuilding of a Jewish temple and restoration of any Old Testament-like sacrificial system

(1)

The church, which is Christ's body, is made complete at the coming of Christ

(1)

Major reasons why progressive revelation and ``the most natural exegesis'' of Revelation 20 do not necessarily support a premillennial kingdom

(1)

The book of Revelation is not a record of events which occurs chronologically

(1)

Premillennialism's interpretation of Chapter 20 distorts the literary parallelism in the structure of the book of Revelation

(3)

The scene in Revelation 20: 4-6 is m heaven

(1)

The ``first resurrection'' of Revelation 20:4-5 is``'' not a bodily but a spiritual resurrection

(2)

The meaning of the term ``first resurrection'' is unique to Revelation 20:5-6

(2)

A non-premillennial interpretation of ``the first resurrection'' is not too complex when understood in context

(1)

The New Testament ``nowhere expounds'' the purpose of the millennial kingdom in God's redemptive plan

(1)

Historic Premillennialism Questioned

(2)

Excursus on Thrones

(3)

Dispensational Premillennialism

(74)

Dispensational Premillennialism Described

(2)

Dispensation and Dispensationalism

(1)

Dispensational Premillennialism

(1)

Dispensational Premillennialism Explained

(27)

The hermeneutical question

(1)

Major distinctives of Dispensational Premillennialism

(1)

The New Testament teaching concerning the future salvation of Israel

(1)

The central passage is Romans 9-11

(1)

The term ``Israel'' always refers to ethnic Israel

(1)

The New Covenant fulfillment of Jeremiah 31:31-34

(4)

The New Testament teaching and significance of ``Spirit baptism''

(1)

The meaning and essence of Spirit baptism

(1)

The uniqueness and duration of Spirit baptism

(1)

The relationship of Spirit baptism to the resurrection of Old Testament saints

(1)

The New Testament teaching concerning the second coming of Christ

(1)

The seventieth-week of Daniel's prophecy is a future, literal seven-year period

(1)

An interval between the rapture and the second coming-is it necessary?

(1)

The Old Testament teaching concerning a millennium

(1)

Based upon a future fulfillment of covenant promises God made to Israel

(1)

Indicates a prominent role for the nation of Israel

(1)

Indicates that a millennial temple will be built with a sacrificial worship system reinstituted

(1)

The millennial temple

(1)

A literal hermeneutic requires a future rebuilt temple on a millennial earth before the eternal state (Ezek. 40-42)

(1)

A literal hermeneutic also requires a distinct redemptive purpose for national Israel separate from the church

(1)

A literal hermeneutic for an earthly, thousand-year kingdom with a rebuilt temple stems from Revelation 20:1-6

(1)

The millennial worship

(1)

A literal sacrifice approach requires a worship system to be instituted in the millennial temple (Ezek. 43-46)

(1)

The millennial sacrifices are literal but serve as memorials of Christ's sacrifice-the memorial view

(1)

The millennial sacrifices are literal but serve to remove ceremonial uncleanness-the ceremonial-theocratic forgiveness view

(2)

A non-literal hermeneutical approach requires a representative worship system to be instituted in the millennial temple (Ezek. 43-46)

(1)

The millennial land

(1)

The New Testament teaching for a millennium

(1)

The futuristic interpretation of the book of Revelation

(1)

The literal interpretation of ``a thousand years'' and the ``first resurrection'' in Revelation 20

(1)

The premillennial interpretation of I Corinthians 15:20-28, 50-54

(1)

Verses 20-28

(1)

Verses 50-54

(1)

The premillennial teaching of Ephesians 1:10

(1)

The presence of non-glorified saints and unbelievers in the millennium

(1)

A correct philosophy of history requires a millennial kingdom

(1)

A proper goal

(1)

A proper unifying principle

(1)

A proper concept of progress

(1)

Dispensational Premillennialism Summarized

(2)

Dispensational Premillennialism Examined

(37)

Based upon the five doctrinal maxims

(1)

Partially agrees with then violates Maxim II (the body of Christ)

(1)

In all its versions violates Maxim II (the heavenly country)

(1)

In all its versions violates Maxim III (the Lord s Supper)

(1)

Is in harmony with Maxim IV (the apostasy, (the man of sin and great tribulation)

(1)

It agrees with Maxim V (all Israel will be saved), then violates Maxim I in so doing

(1)

Based upon its main teachings

(1)

The hermeneutical question

(1)

The New Testament church is not ``spiritual Israel''

(1)

The New Testament teaches the salvation of ``all Israel'' as a national entity will occur m conjunction with the return of Christ

(2)

Spirit baptism is a redemptive historical event that results in placing all Old and New Testament believers ``in Christ''

(1)

Spirit baptism is retrospective and prospective revealing the manifold wisdom of God

(1)

Spirit baptism places all believers ``in Christ'' assuring their future bodily resurrection

(1)

The fundamental weakness of Dispensationalism's teaching on Spirit baptism is confining it to the church age

(1)

In sum, Spirit baptism is what forms the body of Christ

(1)

The seventieth-week of Daniel's prophecy is not a literal seven-year period

(2)

Old Testament covenant promises do not require a literal fulfillment for ethnic Israel in a future millennial reign of Christ

(1)

The Abrahamic land promise

(3)

The throne of David

(1)

The contextual teaching of Hebrews 10 and 1 Corinthians 15

(3)

The contextual teaching of Acts 2:34b-35

(1)

Old Testament prophecies do not necessitate a prominent role for the nation of Israel in a future millennium

100

(4)

There will be no rebuilt millennial temple with a sacrificial worship system instituted in the millennium

104

(1)

A literal interpretation of Ezekiel 40-42 to support the building of a millennial temple is without New Testament warrant

105

(1)

Not supported by the context of II Thessalonians 2:4

106

(1)

Not supported by the symbolic language of Revelation 11

107

(1)

Not supported by the context of Matthew 24:15

108

(1)

A literal interpretation of millennial prophecies requires many topographical changes to accommodate the temple of Ezekiel which directly contradicts 11 Peter 3:7

109

(1)

It is the present earth that is reserved for fire

109

(1)

If consistent, Dispensational Premillennialism requires two future rebuilt temples

110

(1)

In sum, a literal interpretation of the temple prophecies in Ezekiel 40-42 is without New Testament warrant

110

(2)

A literal interpretation of Ezekiel 43-46 to support millennial temple worship is without New Testament warrant

112

(1)

A literal interpretation of Ezekiel 40-48 to support a future thousand-year earthly reign of Christ with the nations paying obeisance to Israel re-established in their ancient land is not supported by the context of Revelation 20:1-6

113

(1)

The literal interpretation of Revelation 20 does not necessarily support a premillennial kingdom on earth

114

(1)

The co-mingling of glorified church-age saints with saved but non-glorified believers and unbelievers in a millennial kingdom is a deduction without biblical warrant

114

(1)

A correct philosophy of biblical history transcends the requirements derived from the definition of history accepted by Dispensational Premillennialism

115

(1)

The proper goal of history is not an earthly millennial kingdom

116

(2)

The proper unifying principle for interpreting the Bible is the progressive outworking of God's eternal redemptive purpose

118

(1)

A proper concept of the progress of revelation is better structured around biblical covenants than around the various administrations of Dispensationalism

119

(1)

Dispensational Premillennialism Questioned

119

(4)

Excursus on the Absence of the Creek Article

123

(2)

Progressive Dispensationalism

125

(52)

Progressive Dispensationalism Described

125

(2)

Progressive Dispensationalism Explained

127

(24)

The hermeneutical question

127

(1)

Major distinctives of Progressive Dispensationalism

128

(1)

The progressive accomplishment and revelation of one unified plan of redemption

128

(1)

The dispensations

129

(1)

Dispensations are successive arrangements in the progressive revelation and accomplishment of redemption

129

(1)

Dispensations under the New Covenant are two in number

129

(2)

The nature of the church

131

(1)

Explained by the ``already-not yet'' principle

131

(1)

Explained by the ``body of Christ'' metaphor and the significance of Spirit baptism

132

(3)

Biblical interpretation

135

(1)

The biblical covenants

136

(1)

The kingdom of God

136

(2)

The people of God, Israel and the church

138

(1)

The people of God

138

(1)

Israel and the church

139

(1)

The millennial phase of the kingdom of God

140

(1)

Must be based upon scriptural teaching

140

(1)

Is based upon Old Testament predictions

141

(1)

Is based upon the explicit teaching of Revelation 20

142

(2)

Is based upon the crux interpretation of Revelation 20:4-6

144

(2)

Is based upon the implicit teaching of I Corinthians 15:20-28

146

(1)

Is in harmony with the teaching of other New Testament passages

147

(1)

The Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24-25)

147

(1)

Acts 1-3

148

(2)

Is not based upon the timing of the rapture

150

(1)

Is necessary for Christ to be fully glorified in history

151

(1)

Progressive Dispensationalism Summarized

151

(2)

Progressive Dispensationalism Examined

153

(22)

Based upon the five doctrinal maxims

153

(1)

Partially agrees with then violates Maxim I (the body of Christ)

154

(1)

Violates Maxim II (the heavenly country)

154

(1)

Violates Maxim III (the Lord's Supper)

155

(1)

Agrees with Maxim IV (the apostasy, the man of sin great tribulation

155

(1)

Agrees with Maxim V (all Israel will be saved) then violates Maxims I and II

155

(1)

Based upon its main teachings

156

(1)

The hermeneutical question

156

(1)

Background

156

(1)

The New Testament teaching for the ``already-not yet'' (``now-not yet'') principle

157

(1)

Hebrews 2:8

157

(1)

I John 3:2

158

(1)

Titus 2:13

158

(1)

The New Covenant is administered under one dispensation not two

159

(2)

Spirit baptism forms the church, which is Christ's body

161

(1)

The people of God, Israel and the church

162

(1)

The people of God

162

(1)

Israel and the church

163

(1)

Old Testament territorial and Political promises are not fulfilled on a millennial earth with Israel, but on the new earth with the church in all its consummated glory

164

(1)

Isaiah 24-25

164

(2)

Isaiah 65:17-25

166

(1)

Revelation 20 does not demand a premillennial interpretation

167

(1)

I Corinthians 15:20-28 does not teach premillennialism

168

(1)

The Olivet Discourse does not teach premillennialism

169

(2)

Acts 1-3 does not teach premillennialism

171

(3)

The timing of the rapture does affect millennial teaching

174

(1)

Christ will be fully glorified at His parousia not in a subsequent premillennial reign in history

174

(1)

Progressive Dispensational Questioned

175

(2)

Postmillennialism

177

(64)

Postmillennialism Described

177

(7)

Twentieth-century postmillennial descriptions

178

(1)

Loraine Boettner

179

(2)

James Henry Snowden

181

(1)

J. Marcellus Kik

182

(1)

Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr.

182

(1)

Summary description of representative 20th-century Postmillennialism

183

(1)

Postmillennialism Explained

184

(29)

The hermeneutical question

184

(1)

Major distinctives of Postmillennialism

184

(1)

The progressive growth of the kingdom of God unto the end of the age

184

(1)

According to Warfield

184

(1)

According to Boettner

185

(1)

According to Snowden

186

(1)

According to Kik

187

(1)

According to Gentry

187

(1)

According to Bahnsen

188

(1)

Summary of Postmillennialism's teaching of to the gradual growth of the kingdom of God before the end of the world and Christ's final coming

188

(1)

The postmillennial interpretation of the Olivet Discourse

189

(1)

According to Warfield

189

(1)

According to Boettner

189

(1)

According to Snowden

189

(2)

d According to Kik

191

(1)

According to Tasker

192

(2)

According to France

194

(1)

According to Gentry

195

(1)

The postmillennial interpretation of Revelation

196

(1)

According to Snowden

196

(1)

According to Warfield

196

(3)

According to Boettner

199

(1)

According to Kik

200

(1)

The first and second resurrections

200

(1)

The thousand years

201

(1)

The thrones, reigning and souls

201

(1)

A preterist interpretation of Revelation

202

(1)

According to Gentry

203

(2)

Other postmillennial distinctives/differences

205

(1)

The Old Testament teaching concerning Postmillennialism

205

(1)

Psalm 2:8

205

(1)

Psalm 72:5-8

206

(1)

Isaiah 2:2-4

206

(1)

Isaiah 11:9

207

(1)

The New Testament teaching concerning the church as the body of Christ

207

(1)

The New Testament teaching concerning the heavenly country

208

(1)

The New Testament teaching concerning the Lord's Supper

209

(1)

The New Testament teaching concerning the end-time apostasy, the man of sin and great tribulation

210

(2)

The New Testament teaching concerning the future salvation of Israel

212

(1)

Postmillennialism Summarized

213

(2)

Postmillennialism Examined

215

(23)

Based upon the five doctrinal maxims

215

(1)

Generally agrees with Maxim I (the body of Christ) but does not address the role of Spirit baptism ``

216

(1)

Agrees with Maxim II (the heavenly country)

216

(1)

Agrees with Maxim III (the Lord's Supper)

216

(1)

Is in partial agreement with Maxim V (the apostasy, the man of sin and great tribulation)

216

(1)

Is divided over Maxim V (all Israel will be saved)

217

(1)

Based upon its main teachings

217

(1)

The hermeneutical question

217

(1)

A semi-literal interpretation of the Old Testament

217

(1)

The ``already-not yet'' principle is not substantively considered

218

(1)

The Great Commission and the parables of Matthew 13 and 25 do not encompass the controlling principle of how the rest of the New Testament is to be considered eschatologically

218

(1)

Matthew 7:13-14

219

(1)

Luke 18:8

220

(1)

Acts 3:19-21

220

(1)

II Timothy 3:1-5

221

(2)

Postmillennialism's interpretation of the Olivet Discourse has exegetical weaknesses

223

(1)

Exegetical weaknesses disclosed

224

(1)

The Olivet Discourse is recapitulatory to a large extent

224

(1)

The coming of the Son of Man refers to the second advent

225

(3)

Conclusion

228

(1)

Postmillennialism's interpretation of Revelation

229

(1)

Its interpretation of the book of Revelation is pessimistic

229

(1)

A ``golden age'' millennium is not taught in Revelation

229

(1)

The preterist interpretation of Revelation 1:7 results in pessimism

229

(1)

The preterist interpretation of Revelation 21-22 results in pessimism

230

(1)

Its identification of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13 with Nero is not substantial

231

(1)

Its interpretation of Revelation 20 is not consistent

231

(1)

Postmillennialism's interpretation for a ``golden age'' preceding the consummation of history from the Old Testament Messianic Psalms and prophetic passages is not supported by the New Testament

232

(1)

Postmillennialism does not address the significance of Spirit baptism in forming the church, the body of Christ

233

(1)

The postmillennial view of II Thessalonians 2 is not consistent

233

(1)

It violates the contextual meaning of the Lord's ``coming''

234

(1)

It denies a future typological fulfillment of the apostasy and the man of sin

235

(2)

The future salvation of ``all Israel'' is believed by most postmillennialists

237

(1)

Postmillennialism questioned

238

(3)

Amillennialism

241

(52)

Amillennialism Described

241

(3)

Background to the term ``Amillennialism''

241

(1)

A current description

242

(1)

A current distinction

243

(1)

Amillennialism Explained

244

(27)

The hermeneutical question

244

(1)

Major principles of interpretation

244

(1)

The ``already-not yet'' principle

244

(1)

The New Testament tension between the present and future

245

(1)

Major distinctives of Amillennialism

246

(1)

The interpretation of Old Testament prophecy

246

(1)

The interpretation of New Testament prophecy

247

(1)

Concerning the church as the body of Christ

247

(2)

Concerning ``all Israel will be saved

249

(1)

``All Israel'' refers to an end-time massive conversion of ethnic Israel

249

(1)

``All Israel'' refers to all elect Jews and Gentiles throughout history

250

(1)

``All Israel'' refers to the total number of elect Jews throughout history-the saved remnant within ethnic Israel

251

(1)

Romans 11, especially verse 26

251

(1)

Galatians 6:16

252

(1)

Concerning the consummation of the kingdom of God

252

(1)

Concerning the parables of Matthew 13 and the Olivet Discourse

253

(1)

Concerning ``the apostasy, the man of sin and great tribulation''

254

(1)

Differs significantly from Preterism

255

(1)

Differs only slightly within Amillennialism

255

(1)

Concerning the ``parousia'' in I Corinthians 15

256

(1)

It occurs at the end of the world

256

(1)

Its occurrence is determined by the context

257

(1)

Concerning the ``heavenly country'' in Hebrews 11

258

(1)

Concerning the book of Revelation

258

(1)

Background

258

(2)

The Interpretation of Revelation 20

260

(1)

Chapter 20 is recapitulatory

260

(3)

The ``binding of Satan'' in 20:1-3

263

(2)

The ``thousand years'' in 20:2-7

265

(1)

The ``coming to life'' in 20:4

265

(1)

The ``first resurrection'' in 20:5-6

266

(1)

The ``great white throne'' judgment in 20:11-15

267

(1)

The ``new heaven and new earth'' in Revelation 21-22

268

(1)

The eschatological significance of ``the covenant of grace''

268

(1)

In amillennial covenant (paedobaptistic) theology

268

(2)

In amillennial covenant (baptistic) theology

270

(1)

Amillennialism Summarized

271

(3)

Amillennialism Examined

274

(15)

Based upon the five doctrinal maxims

274

(1)

It is unclear regarding Maxim II (the body of Christ)

274

(1)

It agrees with Maxim II (the heavenly country)

275

(1)

It agrees with Maxim III (the Lord's Supper)

276

(1)

It agrees with Maxim IV (the apostasy, the man of sin and great tribulation

276

(1)

Some agree with Maxim V (all Israel will be saved); many disagree

276

(1)

Extracts from John Murray's exegesis of Romans 11:11-24

277

(1)

Extracts from John Murray's exegesis of Romans 11:25-27

278

(1)

Extracts from the notes of the ``New Geneva Bible''

279

(1)

Many disagree with Maxim V

280

(1)

Based upon its main teachings

280

(1)

The hermeneutical question

280

(1)

The strength of Amillennialism's hermeneutic

281

(1)

The weakness of Amillennialism's hermeneutic

281

(1)

The terminology problem

282

(1)

Concerning Romans 2:28-29

282

(1)

Concerning Romans 9:6

282

(1)

Concerning Galatians 6:16

283

(3)

Concerning Philippians 3:3

286

(1)

Summary of the terminologoy problem

286

(1)

The Olivet Discourse

287

(1)

I Corinthians 15

287

(1)

II Thessalonians 2

287

(1)

Hebrews 11

287

(1)

The book of Revelation

288

(1)

Revelation 20

289

(1)

Amillennialism Questioned

289

(4)

New Covenant Non-Premillennialism

293

(12)

New Covenant Non-Premillennialism Described

293

(2)

The words ``New Covenant''

293

(1)

The hyphenated word ``Non-Premillennialism''

293

(2)

Described

295

(1)

New Covenant Non-Premillennialism Explained

295

(6)

The hermeneutical question

295

(1)

Major distinctives of New Covenant Non-Premillennialism

296

(1)

The parallel structure of Romans 5:11-25-26a

296

(2)

The parallel structure of Ephesians 4:4-6

298

(1)

The parallel structure of the book of Revelation

299

(1)

The ``Great White Throne'' judgment in Revelation 20:11-15

300

(1)

Major distinctives summarized

301

(1)

New Covenant Non-Premillennialism Summarized

301

(2)

New Covenant Non-Premillennialism Examined

303

(1)

New Covenant Non-Premillennialism Questioned

304

(1)

Conclusion

305

(22)

Summary

305

(6)

Historic Premillennialism

306

(1)

Dispensational Premillennialism

306

(1)

Progressive Dispensationalism

307

(1)

Postmillennialism

307

(1)

Amillennialism

308

(1)

New Covenant Non-Premillennialism

308

(1)

The importance of eschatology

309

(1)

Chart: ``A Summary Evaluation of Eschatological Systems''

310

(1)

A Solution for a Better Biblical Hermeneutic

311

(16)

A Redemptive History Approach to Understanding the Fulfillment of God's Eternal Kingdom Purpose on Earth: The Basis for an Alternate Way to Interpret the Bible

Introduction

311

(1)

The need

312

(1)

The problem

313

(2)

A solution

315

(2)

God's eternal kingdom purpose

317

(1)

An outline of redemptive history

317

(1)

An overview

317

(1)

Viewed from Christ as the center of redemptive history

318

(1)

Viewed from the standpoint of covenant history

318

(3)

Viewed from the standpoint of typology

321

(1)

Viewed from the New Testament use of Old Testament themes, including promise and fulfillment

322

(1)

Some implications

323

(1)

Theological implications

323

(1)

Practical implications

324

(2)

Chart: ``God's Eternal Kingdom Purpose''

326

(1)

APPENDIX A: SPIRIT BAPTISM

327

(32)

I. The Importance of Spirit Baptism

327

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A. Introduction

327

(2)

B. The hermeneutical issue

329

(1)

Diagram: ``Redemptive History''

330

(1)

C. Spirit baptism is a vital Christian doctrine

330

(1)

II. The Meaning of Spirit Baptism

331

(3)

A. From the standpoint of redemption accomplished

332

(1)

B. From the standpoint of redemption applied

333

(1)

III. The Purpose of Spirit Baptism

334

(1)

IV. The Characteristics of Spirit Baptism

334

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A. It is distinctive of the New Covenant (John 7:37-39)

334

(2)

B. It is a permanent blessing of the New Covenant (John 14:16-17)

336

(1)

C. It is a universal blessing of the New Covenant (I Cor. 12:13)

336

(2)

1. Support from the context of the verse Itself

338

(1)

a. A work of God not man

338

(1)

b. Not water baptism

338

(1)

2. Support from the parallelism in the verse

338

(1)

3. Support from the parallelism in John 7:37-39

339

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V. The Theological Significance of Spirit Baptism

339

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A. In relationship to the movement of redemptive history

339

(1)

1. It gave birth to the Christian church

339

(1)

2. It was an epochal event in the unfolding of redemptive history

340

(1)

B. In relationship to Old and New Testament saints

340

(1)

1. From the standpoint of regeneration in the Old Testament

340

(1)

a. The regeneration of Old Testament saints is implicit

340

(1)

b. Old Testament saints loved God's law

341

(1)

c. Old Testament saints were born again

341

(1)

d. Old Testament saints were in the kingdom of God before Calvary

341

(1)

2. From the standpoint of a new and better covenant

341

(1)

3. From the standpoint of redemption planned, accomplished and applied

342

(1)

4. From the standpoint of promise and fulfillment

343

(1)

a. Christ fulfilled all the Old Testament promises

343

(1)

b. God provided a better covenant

344

(1)

c. The accomplishment of Spirit baptism in Acts 2 was retroactively applied to Old Testament saints

344

(1)

5. From the standpoint of the apostles and brethren who lived in the transition period both before and after Pentecost

344

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a. The apostles and 120 brethten were converted before Pentecost

344

(1)

b. The 3000 brethren were converted after Pentecost

345

(1)

c. Understanding the historical transition that the apostles and 120 brethren went through at Pentecost

345

(1)

d. Application

346

(1)

e. The corrective

346

(1)

C. In relationship to the ``now-not yet'' principle in redemptive history

346

(1)

D. In relationship to Ephesians 4:4-6

347

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Diagram: ``The Parallel Structure of Ephesians 4:4-6''

347

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1. The parallelism structure of Ephesians 4:4-6

348

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2. The parallelism explained

348

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a. The ``one body'' and the ``one baptism'' are both spiritual and refer to Spirit baptism not water baptism

348

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b. The parallelism demands that Spirit baptism be universal for every believer

349

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3. New Testament theology teaches that the ``one baptism'' of Ephesians 4:5 occurs at the inception of salvation not afterwards

350

(1)

4. An accurate understanding of Ephesians 4:4-6 applied

350

(1)

a. Spirit baptism is received (applied) only through faith at which time the believer is placed into the body of Christ

350

(1)

b. Spirit baptism is now received (applied) at conversion not after it

350

(1)

E. In relationship to the down-grade of Evangelical theology

351

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1. The down-grade of Evangelical theology stems doctrinally from neglect and inaccurate teaching on Spirit baptism within Reformed theology

352

(3)

2. The down-grade of Evangelical theology stems from distortion and the chameieon-approach within Charismatic theology

355

(1)

a. The First Wave (Pentecostal)

356

(1)

b. The Second Wave (New-Pentecostal or Charismatic movement)

356

(1)

c. The Third Wave (the New Charismatics or Signs and Wonders movement)

357

(1)

3. Concluding observations and exhortation

358

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a. Concluding observations

358

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b. Exhortation

358

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APPENDIX B: SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

359

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APPENDIX C: AUTHOR INDEX

363

(4)

APPENDIX D: SCRIPTURE INDEX

367

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APPENDIX E: PROPHECY QUESTIONNAIRE

379

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