Post by fearnot on Mar 7, 2023 12:47:16 GMT -5
Australian Police Describe ‘Premillennialism’
As An Extremist Ideology,
Connecting Belief To Terrorism
They will make you outcasts from the synagogue,
but an hour is coming
for everyone who kills you
to think that he is offering service to God.
John 16:2
What would compel otherwise quiet Australians to commit what many in the community considered a heinous crime?
Imagine our surprise when the Queensland Police Deputy Commissioner Tracy Linford fronted the media to conclude that the trio were
religious extremists
who subscribed to “a broad Christian fundamentalist belief system
known as premillennialism”.
Wait. What!?
Never have I heard Premillennialism described as extremist ideology.
Charles C Ryrie defines the Premillennial view in this way:
“The millennium is the period of a thousand years of the visible,
earthly reign of the Lord Jesus Christ who,
after His return from heaven,
will fulfill during that period the promises contained in the Abrahamic, Davidic and new covenants to Israel,
will bring the whole world to a knowledge of God
and will lift the curse from the whole creation.”
But to be clear, I hold a dispensational premillennial position as opposed to historic premillennialism.
You see, historic premillennialists do not distinguish between Israel and the church, therefore believing that the church will endure the Tribulation Period.
On the other hand, dispensational premillennialists consistently distinguish Israel from the church and for this reason we believe the church
will be raptured into the Lord’s presence before the beginning of the Tribulation Period (ie the 70th week of Daniel).
Ms Linford’s assertion that Premillennialists are violent
is so far off the mark
that Martyn Iles
of the Australian Christian Lobby
forcefully responded by saying:
“We’re living in clown world.
In Ancient Rome,
the authorities blamed Christianity
for the evils of their day because they either hated it,
or were totally ignorant concerning it.
I guess history can repeat.”
the fact that not only is Premillennialism
a mainstream Protestant belief,
but it poses no threat to government or police
because it does not espouse premediated murder
or violence in any way.
In fact, the irony is
that the world will be so peaceful
during the Millennial Reign of Christ
that police will probably not even be required!
The Queensland Police Service have now painted a clear target
on every sincere Christian who holds to the teaching of Premillennialism
by connecting this belief to terrorism.
And in an ominous tone, she said that to be on the radar of police,
“you don’t have to be part of a group”.
In other words, your local pastor
who teaches about the blessed hope of Christ’s return
may soon be watched very closely by law enforcement.
harbingersdaily.com/au-police-connect-belief-in-premillennialism-to-terrorism/
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