Postmillennialism. From the standpoint of church history, postmillennialism has to be considered a relatively recent view. Its adherents regard the thousand-year reign of Christ as being completed prior to His second coming. It is very similar to amillennial interpretations in that it views the millennium as the final triumph of the gospel in the present age. MacArthur summarizes the view well: “Postmillennialism teaches that before [Christ’s] return will come the best period in history, so that Christ will return at the end of a long golden age of peace and harmony.”11 These interpreters see
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