Revivalist Postmillenialism or Pietistic Postmillennialism is a distinct categoary of Postmillennialism that sees that the millennium or 'Golden age' or era of Christian prosperity and dominance spoken of in chapter 20 of the Book of Revelation will come about not from Christians changing society from the top down (ie it's political and legal institutions) but from the bottom up at grass roots level (ie people's hearts and minds). Postmillennialism is a version of Christian eschatology. ... A millennium is a period of time, literally equal to one thousand years. ... A golden age is a period in a field of endeavour where great tasks were accomplished. ... Jump to: navigation, search Visions of John the Evangelist, as depicted in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. ...
Revivalistic Postmillennialism stands in contrast to, and in part opposes TheonomicDominionistReconstructionistPostmillennialism. Theonomy is the ethical view that Gods law in the Bible must be applied to all spheres of public and private everyday life where appropriate: not only religious mandates – but also political, social, and cultural rules. ... See Dominion (disambiguation) for other meanings of the word Dominion. ... Jump to: navigation, search Christian Reconstructionism is a highly controversial religious and theological movement within Protestant Christianity. ... Postmillennialism is a version of Christian eschatology. ...
Postmillennialism is a version of Christian eschatology. ... Amillennialism (or nunc-millennialism) is a partial preteristic form of Christian Eschatology which teaches a very symbolic interpretation of the Biblical prophecy of the end times. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article specifically relates to Premillennialism in Christian eschatology, for political millenarianism and other uses of the word see Millennialism Premillennialism in Christian eschatology is the interpretation of chapter 20 of the Book of Revelation in the Bible which sees Christs second coming as occuring... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...
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See R. C. Sproul citing Kenneth Gentry in Sproul "When is the Millennium?" in The last days according to Jesus R.C. Sproul Dr. Robert Charles Sproul (born 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American, Calvinist theologian, and pastor. ... Jump to: navigation, search Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr. ...
The theology of glory I have in mind is the reigning American triumphalism of revivalist (and Reformed) evangelicalism.
The other side of world-denying premillennialism is the rise of a new version of postmillennialism which, though somewhat more world affirming, also features a golden-age, in their view, brought about by the preaching of the gospel.
These reconstructionist postmillennialists (in distinction from the more traditional Postmillennialism of C. Hodge and B.B. Warfield) are deny the necessity of suffering for the Christian.
Postmillennialism in Christian eschatology is an interpretation of chapter 20 of the Book of Revelation which sees Christ's second coming as occurring after or post- the thousand year "millennium".
Postmillennialism also teaches that the forces of Satan will gradually be defeated by the expansion of the Kingdom of God throughout history up until the second coming of Christ.
RevivalistPostmillennialism does not involve a theocratic outlook on socio-political life in the way that ReconstructionistPostmillennialism does.
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