NEW BOOK ALERT
The proof copy of Sam Waldron’s MacArthur’s Millennial Manifesto has been accepted and the initial printing is underway. RBAP should have inventory in hand in about 1 to 1.5 weeks or less.
At the 2007 Shepherds’ Conference, Pastor John MacArthur delivered a controversial message entitled, “Why Every Self-Respecting Calvinist is a Premillennialist.” In this book, Dr. Sam Waldron addresses the assertions of MacArthur historically, exegetically and theologically. Although his arguments are rigorous, the entire tenor of the book is level-headed and irenic. This “friendly response” grants modern day Amillennialists the opportunity to thoughtfully engage their Dispensational brethren.
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While generally I see myself as a dispensation bent (Ryrie Bible fault, i presume, or my fascination will all things DTS), I have never understood the heat that this whole argument brings.
Jesus is coming – I will let him decide on how it happens
“grants modern day Amillennialists the opportunity to thoughtfully engage their Dispensational brethren”
Are all dispensationalists pre-mill?
The issue is not as much about Premil vs A or Post mil as it is dispensationalism vs coventalism.
If I ever forget the linked “posts”, Jason, I’ll probably have forgotten my name, too. Thanks, again, for the excellent work; I’m still benefitting from it. The recommendation of Dr. Gentry’s BEFORE JERUSALEM FELL, alone, was “huge”; I eagerly await his THE DIVORCE OF ISRAEL: A Commentary on Revelation (no longer to be titled A TALE OF TWO CITIES)!
By-the-way, have you read Hanegraaff’s THE APOCOLYPSE CODE? I’ve read 2/3 of it; it’s quite good. It’s the first of his books that I’ve read; I understand that some of his work is suspect, but, as to “Code”*, only “Futuristic Premillennialists” (Dr. Mayhue’s term) and non-preterist amillennialists would object to it.
* The “code” is understanding the OT referents with which Revelation is replete.
I was glad to see Dr. Waldron assembling this in book form, the posts on Illumination were great but hard to read properly in blog format.
The issue is not as much about Premil vs A or Post mil as it is dispensationalism vs coventalism.
(Fred) Well, more specifically, it is between perspectives of continuity and discontinuity and the hermeneutics that shape each perspective.
Fred
Hermeneutics is the issue, IMO. Is there a distinction between general and sacred hermeneutics? If so, what is sacred hermeneutics and where are its principles derived from? Is the only infallible interpreter of sacred Scripture the Holy Spirit in the Scriptures? If so, how does this inform and regulate our interpretation of Scripture? If we allow the Scripture to interpret Scripture and if that is the only infallible interpretation of Scripture possible, would we not want to utilize the principles of interpretation the Scripture itself gives us? I know, I know – but we are not Scripture writers and do not have the promise of infallibility. But this does not argue for utilizing our own interpretive rules; it only argues against infallible interpreters. The best interpreters of the OT are Christ and His apostles. Since we can do not better than the NT, we ought to find out its method and apply it.
TMS prof. Michael Vlach has reviewed the Apocolypse Code here: http://www.theologicalstudies.citymax.com/page/page/5869905.htm
JS
A large, insightful, review by Waldron:
http://shepherdtheflock.com/2007/09/26/sam-waldon-on-john-macarthurs-millennium-manifesto/