POSTMILLENNIALISM In the late 17th century, the Unitarian Daniel Whitby (1638-1726) developed a new alternative to both Premillennialism and Amillennialism: Postmillennialism.[1] Just as the name suggests, Postmillennialism is the belief that Jesus will return after the thousand years of Revelation 20. In this scheme, the Millennium, whether literal or figurative for a long period, is […]
Millennial Views Following the Ante-Nicene Church: Postmillennialism and Conclusion – Part 4
January 20, 2017 by 1 Comment
Millennial Views Following the Ante-Nicene Church: Origen and Allegory – Part 1
October 6, 2016 by 2 Comments
The death of Lactantius in A.D. 325 marked the end of Premillennialism as a commonly held belief in the church until after the Reformation of the 16th century. No doubt there were some saints that read the Scriptures and believed what they said on the Messianic Age, but extant teachings on the matter are few. […]
A Preterist Attempts to Interpret Zechariah 14
July 29, 2013 by 4 Comments
There are certain passages of Scripture that when taken out of context appear to support various forms of Preterism. However, Preterism simply cannot stand under the weight of extensive prophetic narratives found throughout Scripture. One such narrative is that of Zechariah 14. This chapter is so favorable to futurist eschatology that the vast majority of […]
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