19. That God will set up a kingdom in the earth, which will overthrow all others, and change them into "the kingdoms of our Lord and his Christ."
Daniel 2:44; Daniel 7:13-14; Revelation 11:15; Isaiah 32:1, 17; Isaiah 2:2-4; Isaiah 11:9-10
20. That for this purpose God will send Jesus Christ personally to the earth at the close of the times of the Gentiles.
Acts 3:20-21; Psalm 102:16; Psalm 102:21; 2 Timothy 4:1; Acts 1:9; Acts 1:11; Daniel 7:13
21. That the Kingdom which he will establish will be the kingdom of Israel restored, in the territory it formerly occupied, namely, the land bequeathed for an everlasting possession to Abraham and his seed (the Christ) by covenant.
Micah 4:6-8; Amos 9:11; Amos 9:15; Ezekiel 37:21-22; Jeremiah 23:3-8; Genesis 13:14-17; Hebrews 11:8-9; Galatians 3:16; Leviticus 26:42; Micah 7:20
22. That this restoration of the kingdom again to Israel will involve the ingathering of God's chosen but scattered nation, the Jews; their reinstatement in the land of their fathers, when it shall have been reclaimed from "the desolation of many generations"; the building again of Jerusalem to become "the throne of the Lord" and the metropolis of the whole earth.
Isaiah 11:12; Jeremiah 31:10; Zechariah 8:7-8; Ezekiel 36:34, 36; Isaiah 51:3; Isaiah 60:15; Isaiah 62:4; Jeremiah 3:17; Micah 4:7-8; Joel 3:17; Isaiah 24:23
23. That the governing body of the kingdom so established will be the brethren of Christ, of all generations, developed by resurrection and change, and constituting, with Christ at their head, the collective "seed of Abraham", in whom all nations will be blessed, and comprising "Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets", and all in their age of like faithfulness.
Daniel 12:2; Luke 13:28; Revelation 11:18; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; John 5:28-29; John 6:39-40; Luke 14:14; Matthew 25:34; Matthew 25:46
24. That at the appearing of Christ prior to the establishment of the kingdom, the responsible (namely, those who know the revealed will of God, and have been called upon to submit to it), dead and living-- obedient and disobedient--will be summoned before his judgement seat "to be judged according to their works"; and "receive in body according to what they have done, whether it be good or bad."
2 Corinthians 5:10; 2 Timothy 4:1; Romans 2:5-6; Romans 2:16; Romans 14:10-12; 1 Corinthians 4:5; Revelation 11:18
25. That the unfaithful will be consigned to shame and "the second death", and the faithful, invested with immortality, and exalted to reign with Jesus as joint heirs of the kingdom, co-possessors of the earth, and joint administrators of God's authority among men in everything.
Matthew 7:21; Matthew 8:12; Matthew 25:31-46; Daniel 12:2; Galatians 1:8; Galatians 5:21; 2 Thessalonians 1:8-10; Hebrews 10:26-29; 2 Peter 2:12; Revelation 21:8; Malachi 4:1; Psalm 37:29-38; Proverbs 10:25-30; 1 Corinthians 15:51-55; 2 Corinthians 5:1-4; James 1:12; Romans 2:7; John 10:28; Matthew 5:5; Psalm 37:9; Psalm 37:22; Psalm 37:29; Revelation 5:9; Daniel 7:27; 1 Thessalonians 2:12; 2 Peter 1:11; Revelation 3:21; 2 Timothy 2:12; Revelation 5:10; Psalm 49:7-9; Luke 22:29-30
Revelation 20:4-9; Revelation 11:15; Isaiah 65:20; Ezekiel 37:22; Ezekiel 37:25; 1 Corinthians 15:24-28
27. That a law will be established, which shall go forth to the nations for their "instruction in righteousness", resulting in the abolition of war to the ends of the earth; and the "filling of the earth with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea."
Micah 4:2; Isaiah 42:4; Isaiah 11:1-5; Isaiah 2:3-4; Habakkuk 2:14
28. That the mission of the kingdom will be to subdue all enemies, and finally death itself, by opening up the way of life to the nations, which they will enter by faith, during the thousand years, and (in reality) at their close.
1 Corinthians 15:25-26; Revelation 21:4; Revelation 20:12-15; Isaiah 25:6-8
29. That at the close of the thousand years, there will be a general resurrection and judgement, resulting in the final extinction of the wicked, and the immortalization of those who shall have established their title (under the grace of God) to eternal life during the thousand years.
Revelation 20:11-15; 1 Corinthians 15:24
30. That the government will then be delivered up by Jesus to the Father, who will manifest Himself as the "all-in-all"; sin and death having been taken out of the way, and the race completely restored to the friendship of the Deity.
1 Corinthians 15:28
WE REJECT:
1. That the Bible is only partly the work of inspiration--or if wholly so, contains errors which inspiration has allowed.
2. That God is three persons.
3. That the Son of God was co-eternal with the Father.
4. That Christ was born with a "free life."
5. That Christ's nature was immaculate.
6. That the Holy Spirit is a person distinct from the Father.
7. That man has an immortal soul.
8. That man consciously exists in death.
9. That the wicked will suffer eternal torture in hell.
10. That the righteous will ascend to the kingdoms beyond the skies when they die.
11. That the devil is a supernatural being.
12. That the Kingdom of God is "the church."
13. That the Gospel is the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ merely.
14. That Christ will not come till the close of the thousand years.
15. That the tribunal of Christ, when he comes, is not for judgement of saints, but merely to divide among them different degrees of reward.
16. That the resurrection is confined to the faithful.
17. That the dead rise in an immortal state.
18. That the subject-nations of the thousand years are immortal.
19. That the Law of Moses is binding on believers of the Gospel.
20. That the observance of Sunday is a matter of duty.
21. That baby sprinkling is a doctrine of Scripture.
22. That "heathens," idiots, pagans, and very young children will be saved.
23. That man can be saved by morality or sincerity, without the Gospel.
24. That the Gospel alone will save, without obedience to Christ's commandments.
25. That a man cannot believe without possessing the Spirit of God.
26. That men are predestined to salvation unconditionally.
27. That there is no sin in the flesh.
28. That Joseph was the actual father of Jesus.
29. That the earth will be destroyed.
30. That baptism is not necessary to salvation.
31. That a knowledge of the Truth is not necessary to make baptism valid.
32. That some meats are to be refused on the score of uncleanness.
33. That the English are the ten tribes of Israel, whose prosperity is a fulfillment of the promises made concerning Ephraim.
34. That marriage with an unbeliever is lawful.
35. That we are at liberty to serve in the army, or as police constables, take part in politics, or recover debts by legal coercion.