Amillennialists and Premillennialists: What Do We Agree On?
I am a better Premillennialist for having interacted with Amillennialists on the same church staff for the past two years. I understand the Amillennial position better, and I'm better equipped to explain and defend the exegetical foundation for Premillennialism. I'm also far more acquainted with the soft spots in the Amillennialist position and far less likely to toss around the common Premillennial caricatures and canards.
Perhaps most importantly, I've grown to comprehend what Premillennialism and Amillennialism have in common. No doubt there are as many permutations of Premillennialism as there are of Amillennialism—probably more. Nevertheless, as a Premillennialist, I'm going to attempt to create a list statements I can affirm—and that I believe every Amillennialist I personally know would agree with. Here goes:
- We should interpret the Bible literally where God intended us to understand it literally.
- We should interpret the Bible figuratively where God inspired imagery.
- Jesus is returning.
- Jesus could return at any moment.
- Satan's power is presently limited by God.
- Satan cannot stop the spread of the gospel to all nations.
- The 1000 years may be symbolic for a long period of time.
- At the end, God will give Satan widespread freedom to deceive the nations.
- Jesus will crush Satan and the rebellion he incites.
- Jesus will rule over the nations.
- God will judge all sin and pour out his wrath for eternity on all who are not redeemed by his Son.
- All the Old Testament prophecies will be fulfilled in the way God originally intended for them to be fulfilled.
- All the promises to Abraham will be fulfilled in and through his promised seed.
- That seed is Jesus.

