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Amillennialism
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2LCF Chapter 32 - Of the Last Judgment
The biblical doctrine of the Last Judgment—its nature, purpose, and practical relevance—is examined through 1689 LBCF Chapter 32. God has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness through Jesus Christ as covenant mediator, to manifest both His mercy in the eternal salvation of the elect and His justice in the eternal damnation of the reprobate. Romans 9 grounds the theocentric purpose of judgment in God's sovereign disposition of mercy and wrath, while 2 Thessalonians 1 supplies the apostolic warrant for the believer's rejoicing in divine justice. The session concludes with an overview of the major millennial positions and their hermeneutical foundations, urging the church to let eschatology produce holiness, consolation, and gospel urgency rather than pride or speculation.
2LCF Chapter 32 - Of the Last Judgement
2 London Baptist Confession of Faith Chapter 32 examines the doctrine of the Last Judgment under three heads: the concept of the Day of Judgment (its divine appointment, its agent in Christ, and its comprehensive scope over angels and all humanity), the goal of that day (the manifestation of God's mercy in the eternal salvation of the elect and his justice in the eternal damnation of the reprobate), and its practical relevance (deterring sin, consoling the afflicted people of God, and keeping believers watchful). The session concludes with a survey of the three millennial positions and four interpretive approaches to the book of Revelation, explaining why the Confession deliberately avoids resolving those disputes in order to function as a broad consensus document. The consistent ethical burden throughout is that contemplation of the coming judgment should shape present conduct: purifying the elect, driving evangelism, and giving the suffering saints confidence that divine justice will prevail.
2LCF Chapter 31 - Of the State of Man After Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead
What happens to the individual when he dies, and what will the resurrection of the dead look like at the last day? Working through 2LCF Chapter 31, this study examines the intermediate state — the period between death and resurrection — establishing from Scripture that souls neither sleep nor enter any third place such as purgatory or limbo, but go immediately either to be with Christ in paradise or to hell in torment. The session then treats the final resurrection of both the just and the unjust, argues for the simplicity of biblical eschatology against dispensational complexity, and closes with the anti-gnostic insistence that the redemption of the body is the believer's final and glorious hope.
The Enthronement of the King-Priest
Psalm 110 is the most frequently quoted Old Testament text in the New Testament, and for good reason: it presents the Lord Jesus Christ in his twofold office as enthroned King and eternal Priest. This exposition works through all seven verses under three headings — the enthronement of Christ at the Father's right hand (vv. 1–3), the Melchizedekan priesthood sworn by God's oath (v. 4), and the triumph of Christ over all his enemies (vv. 5–7). The sermon calls believers entering a new year to fix their minds on the reigning King-Priest rather than on the hostility of the present evil age, and urges the unconverted to come to Christ in faith on the grounds that God's saving purpose is irreversible.
The Apostle's Prayer for the Ephesians, Part 2
Ephesians 1:19–23 presents the climax of Paul's apostolic prayer: that believers would know the exceeding greatness of God's power. This sermon expounds three demonstrations of that power in Christ — his resurrection from the dead, his current session at the right hand of the Father, and his dominion over all things for the sake of the church. The doctrines of inseparable operations and appropriations ground the Trinitarian account of these events, while the universal and eternal sovereignty of the enthroned Christ is set forth as the foundation for perseverance, praise, and fearlessness in the face of hostile spiritual and civil powers.
The Whole Armor of God
Ephesians 6:10–20 calls the people of God to don the whole armor of God — not as an invitation to physical combat, but as a summons to faithful spiritual warfare against the devil and his hosts. The sermon works through three movements: the commands to be strong in the Lord and to put on the armor, the reasons rooted in the nature of the spiritual enemy, and a pastoral survey of each piece of armor from the belt of truth to the sword of the Spirit and prayer. The controlling emphasis falls on standing — not heroics, but covenantal steadfastness in union with Christ, who is already exalted far above all principalities and powers.
2LCF Chapter 31 - Of the State of Man After Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead
2 London Baptist Confession chapter 31 surveys the state of the soul between death and the final resurrection, and the resurrection of both the just and the unjust. The chapter distinguishes the intermediate state — in which the souls of the righteous are immediately with Christ in paradise while the souls of the wicked are cast into hell — from the final resurrection, when body and soul will be reunited and raised to honor or dishonor. The sermon refutes soul sleep, limbus patrum, limbus infantum, and purgatory as departures from Scripture, arguing that purgatory is an affront to the finished atonement of Christ. Hearers are called to find comfort in the bodily resurrection, to resist Gnostic tendencies that denigrate the body, and to embrace the simplicity of biblical eschatology rather than elevating millennial schemes to tests of orthodoxy.
Free Grace Baptist Church - March 27, 2016 PM
The Davidic covenant of 2 Samuel 7 is not merely an episode in Israel's history but the foundation upon which the kingship of the Lord Jesus Christ rests. God's refusal to let David build a temple is not a rejection but a reversal: before Israel can build a house for God, God himself will build a house — a dynasty — out of David, culminating in the Son who would construct the true temple of God's dwelling. The sermon traces that promise from its initial revelation to Nathan, through its perpetuity secured against death, sin, and time, to its New Testament fulfillment in Christ's resurrection-enthronement at the Father's right hand and his building of the church. Believers are called to recognize their saving interest in this covenant and to read the Old Testament as the unfolding of the glory, majesty, and beauty of Jesus Christ.
The Son of Man Lifted Up
John 12:27–36 presents Jesus in soul trouble as the hour of his crucifixion approaches — not merely fearing physical death, but facing the full weight of the Father's wrath against sin. The sermon expounds four redemptive results of Christ being 'lifted up': the judgment of the world, the casting out of Satan, the effectual drawing of all peoples without distinction to himself, and the glory of God the Father. Preached as a meditation preceding the Lord's Supper, the exposition calls the congregation to prize what they proclaim at the table — not a martyr's moral example, but a cosmic transaction in which the Son exhausted divine wrath on behalf of his people.
The Devil's Defeat
Revelation 12 presents a cosmic conflict between the dragon and the people of God, explained through richly layered Old Testament imagery. The chapter identifies the woman as the true Israel of God, the dragon as Satan, and the male child as the Lord Jesus Christ whose ascension signals the inauguration of his universal reign. The devil is defeated not once but four times — failing to destroy Christ, failing against Michael's angels, failing to destroy the church in the wilderness, and failing against the offspring of the woman. This theology of suffering equips the persecuted church to endure, knowing that the rage of the dragon is itself the consequence of his defeat, and that Christ's people are kept safe in the hand of the triumphant Lamb.
The Woman, the Dragon, and the Child
Revelation 12 offers a heaven's-eye view of the cosmic conflict behind the incarnation, revealing the dragon's identity, strategy, and ultimate defeat. The chapter presents three interlocking movements: the woman (true Israel, the Old Covenant church) bearing the male child, the war in heaven resulting in Satan's ejection, and the dragon's consequent fury directed at the church. Christ's birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascension constitute the decisive blow against the devil — a crushing of the head prophesied in Genesis 3:15 and accomplished at Calvary. Because Satan cannot destroy the ascended King, he turns his rage on the church, making faithful gospel witness and persecution inseparable companions in this present age.