An Appeal by the Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, Part 3

An Appeal by the Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ · Part 3

p. 1A SUMMARY Of Arguments for the 1000 Y. Kingdom: By T. B.

Argument 1. IF the New Heaven and the New Earth be a Palace for Chriſt, the King of Glory, and for his Saints in Glory with Him; Beginning with the Thouſand Years, and Flying away within a Little ſpace, after They are Ended; when the Kingdom is Delivered up, and the New Jeruſalem Re-aſcends to God; Then there muſt be ſuch a Thouſand Years Kingdom; But ſo It is, by plain Doctrinal, and by the Prophetical Scriptures of the Revlation compared: Therefore There muſt be ſuch a Kingdom.

Arg 2. If All Saints be Saints Dead in Chriſt Riſing firſt, or of the Firſt Reſurrection; Or Saints, Styled The Lrving, The Remaining, not Dying, but Chang'd in the very Moment of that First Reſurrection; ſo putting off this Low State of Body, but not immediately Caught up to Chriſt; nor Immediately putting on the Incorruption and Immortality of the Firſt Reſurrection, but Secured for it by this Change; as being Partakers of the Firſt Reſurrection, over Whom the Second Death ſhall have no power. And if there be a Thouſand Years between this Change at the Time of the Saints Riſing firſt, before the Time of theſe Living, theſe Remaining Saints being Caught up; All which Time the Saints of both Kinds Reign with Chriſt; Then there Muſt be ſuch a Thouſand Years Kingdom of Chriſt. But ſo all this is by plain Doctrinal, and by the Prophetical Scripture of the Reſurrection Compar'd; Therefore there muſt be ſuch a Kingdom.

Argum. 3. If Chriſt, and the Saints of the Firſt Reſurrection are in the Palace of the New Heaven above, as on Thrones, and their Glory ſhining down on the New Earth below; and the Saints, the Living, the Remaining Chang'd, are in the Paradiſe of the New Earth below, and walk in the Light of the New Jeruſalem Above; and ſo Each in this Thouſand Years, Reign with Chriſt; and at the End the Saints below, are Caught up Alike with the Saints Above, Then there muſt be a Thouſand Years Kingdom of Chriſt: But ſo it is by the Compare of plain Doctrinal and of Prophetical Scripture in the Revelation; Therefore ſuch a Kingd. muſt be.

Arg. 4. If Satan the Old Serpent Bound, muſt Lie a 1000 Years, having his Head Broken by the Second Adam, the Seed of the Woman, and Bruiſed under the Feet of Saints ſhortly; and then be Looſed for a Little ſpace before he be Caſt into the Lake, which can never yet have been: Then there muſt be a Kingdom of a Thouſand Years to Chriſt and his Saints. But ſo by plain Doctrinal Scripture and the Prophetical Scripture of the Revelation, It muſt be; Therefore there muſt be ſuch a Kingdom of a Thouſand Years.

Argum. 5. If the Dead Wicked Raiſed, as at the ſame Time with the Saints of the First Reſurrection, and with the Saints chang'd; and yet being Raiſed to Condemnation, are neither counted Principals nor Partakers of the Firſt Reſurrection, but the Dead ſtill; who with Death it ſelf muſt be the Footstool of Christ's Feet, Sitting on an Exalted Throne Above Them, and as Aſhes under the Soals of the Saints Feet for a Thouſand p. 2Years, before They are Finally after the 1000 Y. Destroyed, and Cast into the Lake; Then there muſt be ſuch a Thouſand Years Kingdom of Christ: But ſo It muſt be by plain Doctrinal Scripture, and by the Prophetical Scripture of the Revelation Compard. Therefore ſuch a Kingdom muſt be.

Argum 6. If the Gog-Magog in the Revelation, of which Ezekiel's Prophecy is a Great Type, c 38. c. 39. that ſtirs not for the Thouſand Years of Satan Bound under the Reign of Chriſt with his Saints, againſt the Beloved City and Camp of the Saints; but at the End of the Thouſand Years, makes a ſhort Aſſault, is no other than the Wicked Dead Rais'd, and Lying at the Fotſtool of Christ on his Throne for a Thouſand Years, then Judg'd and Caſt into the Lake with Death and Hell; Then there muſt be ſuch a Thouſand Years Kingdom of Chriſt: But ſo it muſt needs be by plain Doctrinal and the Prophetical Scripture of the Revelation Compar'd. Therefore ſuch a Kingdom muſt be.

And thus according to both plain and Doctrinal, and Prophetical Scripture; The laſt Enemy Death ſhall be ſubdued, with Satan its Prince, and all its Dead; and in the New Heaven and Earth flying away, the Kingdom is Delivered up, and God All in All.

By way of Addition upon All This.

Inferential Argum. If at the Reformation, Beginning by Luther, A. D. 1517. The Laſt 180 of the 1200 Years, Aſſigned to the Tyranny of Antichrist, and to the Witneſſes in Sackcloth, Began, and ſo at the Ending of thoſe 180. A.D. 1697. Daniel's Fourth Monarchy is at an End, and the Kingdom of the Stone and of the Son of Man, Filling the whole Earth ſhall Begin; and the Kingdoms of this World ſhall be Proclaimed to be the Kingdoms of the Lord, and of his Chriſt, in order to a 75 Y. Preparation to the Glorious Kingdom of the Thouſand Years. Then the Time is ſo near that it ought to call us off from this World to a Faith in, Earneſt Prayer for, and Preparation for this Kingdom: But this hath been Argued on Great Scripture Grounds; Therefore ſo we ought to be Affected, Loving this Kingdom, and Appearance of the Lord Jeſus Coming Quickly.

AMEN.

Revel. 20. Verſe 4, &c Expounded by Parallels of its own.

An ANSWER is Deſired to a DISCOƲRSE Annex'd.