"The theory of Premillennialism asserts that Christ came to earth for the purpose of setting up His kingdom. Quite by surprise, He was rejected by the Jews, however, and established the church instead. When He return's, He will allegedly raise only the righteous dead, after which He will restore national Israel, sit upon David's literal throne in Jerusalem and subsequently reign for 1,000 years. After this, the resurrection of the wicked dead and the final judgment are supposed to occur. It is difficult to see how a theory could be more grossly erroneous. It is false because:
"It reflects upon the integrity of Bible prophecy by implying that the Jewish rejection of Christ was a miscarriage in God's plan. However, the Old Testament clearly foretold that rejection (Isa. 53:1; Jn. 12:37-38; Ps. 118:22-23; Matt. 21:46).
"It denies plain Bible teaching concerning the establishment of the kingdom in the first century (Dan. 2:44; Isa. 2:2-4; Acts 2:16-17; CoL 1:13; Rev. 1:4, 6, 9).
"It suggests that the church was not a part of God's eternal purpose, but only an interim, emergency measure (Eph. 3:10; Rev. 13:8; cf. Acts 20:28).
"It denies that Christ is now seated on David's throne (Zech. 6:12-13: Heb. 8:1: Lu. 1:32-33; Acts 2:30; Rev. 3:21).
"It denies that we are in the 'last days' (Acts 2:16-17), and that Christ's coming will 'end' this dispensation (I Cor. 15:24: cf. Lu. 17:26-30).
"It affirms, contrary to Scripture, that there will be two literal resurrections from the dead 1,000 years apart (Jn. 5:28-29: 24:15).
"It denies the expressed symbolic nature of the Book of Revelation by literalizing its figures (Rev. 1:1; 20:1-6)." --from The Christian Courier, Wayne Jackson
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