id like to ask questions and i am being serious if you can belive that anywho my first question is???? Amill-gents believe that the kingdom is within us right.... now does that mean that there will be no heaven? and if that is the case then how can heaven be in me.... The whole concept is a little fuzzy....I may not be explaining it correctly so please inlighten me..... I would like some info on it pros-cons that sorta stuff....
Ps... i have lots of questions that need anwsering like "Will we meet the holy spirit"???.......if you need me to elaborate i will....
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Perhaps a clearer way to look at it is that Amill's (or as my Dad prefers - "In-Mill's) do not see a literal or natural kingdom being established in the future for one thousand years. In other words, they don't see a Scriptural necessity or provision for Christ sitting on a real/natural throne in Jerusalem for a normal/natural 1000 years. With that said, they do believe in a coming heaven, so let me bridge the gap...
Amill's believe that Christ is reigning in a spiritual sense now from heaven (Matt 28:18-20, Col 3:1, Eph 1:20-23). They also believe we reign with Him in a spiritual sense - right now (1 Peter 2). There are also various disputed passages in the Gospels that Amill's take to mean that the kingdom is "within" us - which would also be understood that Christ reigns "around us" inasmuch as he is sovereign over the universe (back to Matt 28:19-20).
So - for Amill's:
Present spiritual kingdom over all but more exquisite or perfected in the redeemed (or the Church) who reigns with him as a kingdom of priests.
Future natural/literal kingdom of heaven that is eternity as we understand it. No 7 year trib or millennium in between. Straight from this world, to a judgment to eternity.
For Premill's:
Future literal/natural kingdom of Christ for 1000 years followed by eternity after a few judgments. You are probably more familiar with this so I won't elaborate.
For me (for now):
I think there is clearly some aspects of the rule, reign and kingdom of God existing now in a spiritual sense; at the same time, I can't discount what seems to be a clear Scriptural indication of a future 1000 year literal/natural kingdom of Christ on this earth. So it's sort of a "spiritual reign now/physical reign in the future." So kind of both, but not :-)
Josh is just a tolerant fellow who accepts both sides of an issue. Beware of him!
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