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This post is currently being updated at: Premillennialism vs. Amillennialism

I might just be catching up with the rest of the blogosphere on this issue, but apparently John MacArthur’s lecture to begin the conference kicked if off with a bang! His discussion of Calvinism and Premillennialism
has prompted some discussion in on the web. Now I am not convinced yet of my theological position when it comes to eschatology (amil or premil). I grew up under premil doctrine, but am not convinced that Scripture supports it. I’m going to have to get the audio (when it becomes available) on this one and listen to it myself!
For now, the reports online provide some information on what the lecture said. From what I’ve seen from these sites, MacArthur was fairly dogmatic about his stance (but you’ll have to listen to the audio for yourself). I for one am still not convinced of a premil position. His argument from hermeneutics seems inconsistent, but I’m holding off complete judgment until I can here the audio myself. Here’s a recap of those that I am aware of who have posted on this subject, I’ve tried to categorize it for ease of understanding.

UPDATED on this post ->Current Discussion Threads

Summary of controversy

• Conference Audio.
• Challies.com (Tim Challies) -
• His scoop on the lecture.
• Adrian Warnock -
• Remote blogs the conference.
• The Irish Calvinist (Erik Raymond) -
• His summary of the lecture.
• More thoughts after a Q & A session with MacArthur.

Premillenium Position Defenders

• 1. The Pulpit Magazine’s blog -
• Recap and some additional support.
• Summary of posts on the entire conference with premillenium/dispensational support.
• Resources on Premil Eschatology.
• Part 1 of 3 - Q & A from the Shepherd’s Conference on Eschatology.
• The Pyromaniac (Phil Johnson) -
• Adds some of this own thoughts.
• Expository Thoughts -
• Adds some papers.
• Notes other’s work on eschatology.
• A word of caution to the blog-o-sphere.

Amillenium Position Defenders

• Fide-O (Jason Robertson) -
• Has some interesting thoughts put forth.
• He responds to MacArthur’s question “Was Jesus Amil?”.
• Gives his surprise at MacArthur’s tactics.
• Notes what he believes is the true Preterist Amil position.
• He also adds some quotes from Sam Storm.
• Gives reasons why the lecture converted him to Amil.
• Kim Riddlebarger -
• Weighs in on the conversation.
• Resources for the amil position.
• In his history you can find questions and answers to the amil position.
• Mongerism (John Hendryx) -
• His thoughts on the issue.
• Between Two Worlds (Justin Taylor) -
• Chimes in with some of his thoughts, opening the conversation at his site. Apparently he is just slightly persuaded to the amil camp.
• Thoughts on Premillenialism.

I’m sure this is just the beginning of the conversation. But is it not a good thing to discuss our positions and learn from one another? From what Tim Challies said, that is what John MacArthur intended to do, promote conversation about the end times. So, I am interested in your take. What do you think?