As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Of the three questions… the how question is the one where the most controversy has arisen. At the heart of the how question is the debate surrounding the creation days. Among evangelicals, there are four typical approaches.” - Kevin DeYoung
“A recent addition to the literature by Gregg Davidson and Kenneth Turner proposes a middle way between proponents of young-earth creationism and old-earth approaches” - DBTS Blog
The case for Premillennialism does not begin in Revelation 20—it starts in Genesis 1. How so? Remember that Premillennialism consists of four elements: (1) a future kingdom; (2) an earthly kingdom; (3) a kingdom of the Messiah who represents man; and (4) a kingdom that is 1000 years in duration.
To see how Premillennialism relates to Genesis 1 we need to look at Genesis 1:26–28:
“Old Testament scholar and old-earth creationist C. John Collins argues that the lack of the refrain ‘evening and morning’ on the seventh day is a reason not to understand it as an ordinary day and therefore “makes us question whether the other days are supposed to be ordinary in their length.’” - AiG
“Evolution requires that Genesis 1 is teaching theology but not teaching history. But is this an acceptable categorization of Genesis 1?”
“[T]he number of SNAP recipients has only declined by 2.7 percent and started increasing again in the months of April and June 2014.”
“If we include other forms of government assistance such as Medicare and Social Security, almost half of all households are getting a check or other form of government assistance.”
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