We had the opportunity to sit down with Jeff Jue, Associate Professor of Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary. Dr. Jue is an expert on the eschatological views of the Westminster Divines and his research is a very stimulating subject. The answer to the question “What were the views of the divines?” may surprise you.
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- Jeff Jue
- Lane Tipton
- Jeff Waddington
- Nick Batzig
- Camden Bucey
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Kline’s “Covenant of the 70th week” is available online. http://www.covopc.org/Kline/Covenant_70th_Week.html .
Thank your for the informative discussion. I have some questions about the Westminster divines and the early reformers. Mr. Jue mentioned that some of the divines held to various chiliastic positions and that the confession itself was not strictly exclusive of such views. Isn’t the confession itself necessarily covenantal? If it is, is a covenantal view of Scripture compatible with premillenarianism of any kind? Thank you for any help you can offer.
Vatche,
Many covenant theologians hold to a premillennial eschatology. In fact the non-dispensational version of premillennialism is sometimes called “covenant” premillennialism (more often “historic” premillennialism).