Amillennialism is the view that God has set aside Israel and transferred the promises to the Church, leaving no future prophetic fulfillment for the nation.
Les Feldick explains that Amillennialism arose after the Temple's destruction when some Church Fathers concluded God was finished with Israel, transferring all Old Testament promises to the Church. This view eliminates Israel from future prophecy, making prophecy a thing of the past. Les strongly opposes this, teaching that God is not through with Israel and will yet fulfill His promises to them.
Romans 11:1 — Paul's rhetorical question 'Hath God cast away his people?' directly addresses the heart of Amillennialism.
The Bible, particularly in the book of Romans, affirms that God has not entirely cast away His people Israel. Paul asks, 'I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid' (Romans 11:1), showing that Israel still holds a place in God's plan. The Old Testament prophets, such as Ezekiel, Deuteronomy, and Zechariah, foretold a day when God would fulfill His covenant promises to Israel, indicating a future restoration.
Les Feldick teaches that Amillennialism is a misinterpretation of Scripture that arose after Constantine's embrace of Christianity. He argues that the early Church Fathers, such as Origen, wrongly concluded that because the Temple was destroyed and Israel scattered, God was finished with them. Consequently, they transferred all Old Testament promises to the Church, removing Israel from prophetic fulfillment. Les insists that the Bible clearly shows God has set Israel aside only temporarily, and He will one day resume His dealings with them, as seen in the return of Jews to Israel in recent times.
According to Les Feldick, Amillennialism developed after Emperor Constantine embraced Christianity, leading to a massive influx of converts. Then, when the Jewish Temple was destroyed and the Jews scattered, some Church Fathers, like Origen, reasoned that God was through with Israel and thus transferred His promises to the Church.
Les Feldick explains that all prophecy is directed to Israel, not the Church. Thus, if Israel is removed from God's plan, as Amillennialism teaches, then prophecy becomes null and void. He argues that the Church is a parenthetical period not found in Old Testament prophecy, and it must be removed before God can resume His prophetic program with Israel.
Origin of Amillennialism
Les explains that after the Temple's destruction and Israel's scattering, early Church Fathers like Origen wrongly concluded God was finished with Israel, leading to the transfer of promises to the Church.
Widespread Acceptance
Les notes that about 90% of Christendom holds the view that God is through with Israel and has transferred Old Testament promises to the Church, but the Bible contradicts this.
Israel Set Aside Temporarily
Les explains that after Israel rejected the apostles, God set them aside, and they were dispersed, but this was not permanent; they have been regathered in recent times.
God Not Through with Israel
Les counters Amillennialism by affirming that despite Israel's setting aside for 2,000 years, God will one day bring them back and fulfill His promises.
Introduction to Amillennialism
Les introduces that he will explain Amillennialism as the opposition to his teaching on the Millennial Kingdom, emphasizing early Christianity's adherence to a literal earthly kingdom.
Revelation's Timeline: Tribulation to Eternity Explained
No prophecy associates itself with the church, but all prophecy is directed to and connected with the nation of Israel. Consequently, since the church age has been more or less a parenthetical period of time slipped in between the prophetic program, Gentile in nature, as over against prophecy being with Israel, and of course most of the, if not all, of the church age basic doctrines come from the …
God Has Not Cast Away Israel
Les uses Romans 11 to affirm that despite 90% of Christendom saying God is through with the Jew, God is not; Israel is temporarily blinded but will be restored.
Biblical Timeline: Creation to Christ's Kingdom!
Nothing in the Old Testament had any idea that God would, without Israel, pull off of the mainstream of Gentile humanity as well as the Jew, and would put them into one body, which we call the church, and it's all by grace. And so I like to call this the Age of Grace, the calling out of a people by His name.
Romans 11:1: I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
This verse directly refutes Amillennialism's claim that God is finished with Israel.
Amillennialism is the belief that there will be no literal thousand-year reign of Christ on earth, and that the promises to Israel are now fulfilled in the Church.
According to Les Feldick, Amillennialism was developed by early Church Fathers such as Origen after the Temple's destruction, believing God was finished with Israel.
Les Feldick refutes Amillennialism, teaching that God has not permanently cast away Israel and will fulfill all prophetic promises to them in the future.
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