Transcript Braggs Church of Christ Premillenialism • 1. Christ is not now reigning • 2.

Braggs Church of
Christ
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Premillenialism
• 1. Christ is not now reigning
• 2. Christ will begin his reign at his
return
• 3. Christ will establish a kingdom at
his return
• Prov. 14:12 ------ 1 Jn. 4:1
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Proverbs 14:12
•“There is a way which
seemeth right unto a man,
but the end thereof are
the ways of death.”
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1 Jn. 4:1
• “Beloved, believe not every spirit,
but try the spirits whether they are
of God: because many false
prophets are gone out into the
world.”
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Is The Kingdom
The Same As The
Church?
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Church
• Church = “the called out”; refers to
those who have been called out of
the world into fellowship with God
by faith and obedience to the
gospel
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2 Th. 2:14
• Whereunto he called you by our
gospel, to the obtaining of the glory
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Different Terms Showing Different
Features Of The Church
• The Body - unity
• The Vineyard - work
• A Family – relationship to the Father
and each other
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Different Terms Showing Different
Features Of The Church
• An Army – reminding us of our
continuing struggle with Satan his
forces
• A “Kingdom” – refers to it’s
government which is a monarchy
(ruled by a king)
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“Church” – “Kingdom” Are
Used Interchangeably
• Mt. 16:18-19
• And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter,
and upon this rock I will build my church; and
the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
And I will give unto thee the keys of the
kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou
shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven:
and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth
shall be loosed in heaven.
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1. Same Beginning Date & Place
• Kingdom
• Is. 2:2-3
• And it shall come to pass in the last
days, that the mountain of the
LORD's house shall be established in
the top of the mountains, and shall
be exalted above the hills; and all
nations shall flow unto it.
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Is. 2:2-3
• [3] And many people shall go and
say, Come ye, and let us go up to
the mountain of the LORD, to the
house of the God of Jacob; and he
will teach us of his ways, and we
will walk in his paths: for out of Zion
shall go forth the law, and the word
of the LORD from Jerusalem.
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1. Same Beginning Date & Place
• Church
• Acts 2:1-47
• Verse 47
• Praising God, and having favour
with all the people. And the Lord
added to the church daily such as
should be saved.
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2. Same Head
• Kingdom – Christ is King
• 1 Tim. 6:15
• Which in his times he shall shew,
who is the blessed and only
Potentate, the King of kings, and
Lord of lords;
• 1 Cor. 15:25 “For he must reign”
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2. Same Head
• Church – Christ is Head
• Eph. 1:22
• And hath put all things under his
feet, and gave him to be the head
over all things to the church,
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3. Entered On Same Conditions
• Kingdom
• Jn. 3:5
• Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say
unto thee, Except a man be born of
water and of the Spirit, he cannot
enter into the kingdom of God.
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3. Entered On Same Conditions
• Church
• Acts 2:38
• Then Peter said unto them, Repent,
and be baptized every one of you in
the name of Jesus Christ for the
remission of sins, and ye shall
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
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Eph. 5:26
• That he might sanctify and cleanse
it with the washing of water by the
word,
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4. Christ Gave The Keys
• Kingdom and church
• Mt. 16:18-19
• And I say also unto thee, That thou
art Peter, and upon this rock I will
build my church; and the gates of
hell shall not prevail against it.
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4. Christ Gave The Keys
• Kingdom and church
• Mt. 16:18-19
• [19] And I will give unto thee the
keys of the kingdom of heaven: and
whatsoever thou shalt bind on
earth shall be bound in heaven: and
whatsoever thou shalt loose on
earth shall be loosed in heaven.
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5. Same Subjects
• Kingdom
• Col. 1:13
• Who hath delivered us from the
power of darkness, and hath
translated us into the kingdom of
his dear Son:
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5. Same Subjects
• Church
• Col. 1:18
• And he is the head of the body, the
church: who is the beginning, the
firstborn from the dead; that in all
things he might have the
preeminence.
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6. Lord’s Supper
• Kingdom
• Lk. 22:29-30
• And I appoint unto you a kingdom,
as my Father hath appointed unto
me;
[30] That ye may eat and drink at
my table in my kingdom,
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6. Lord’s Supper
• Church
• 1 Cor. 11:23 ff
• For I have received of the Lord that
which also I delivered unto you,
That the Lord Jesus the same night
in which he was betrayed took
bread:
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7. Time Of Deliverance
• Kingdom
• 1 Cor. 15:24
• Then cometh the end, when he shall
have delivered up the kingdom to
God, even the Father; when he shall
have put down all rule and all
authority and power.
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7. Time Of Deliverance
• Church
• 1 Th. 4:16-17
• 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:
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7. Time Of Deliverance
• Church
• 1 Th. 4:16-17
• [17] Then we which are alive and
remain shall be caught up together
with them in the clouds, to meet
the Lord in the air: and so shall we
ever be with the Lord
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Premillenialism
• 1. Christ is not now
reigning
• 2. Christ will begin
his reign at his
return
• 3. Christ will
establish a kingdom
at his return
• 1. Christ is now
reigning
• 2. Christ will end his
reign at his return
• 3. Christ’s kingdom
will return to the
Father at his return
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Conclusion
• Are you in the kingdom/church?
• 1 Cor. 15:24
• Then cometh the end, when he shall
have delivered up the kingdom to
God, even the Father;
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