Postmillennialism Made Easy Quotes

“Because of this, Zion becomes an image of God’s rule in the world. In the New Testament the images of Zion and Jerusalem transcend Old Testament realities, reaching to heaven itself (Gal 4:25–26; Heb 12:22; Rev 14:1). Thus, the New Testament sees the center of divine rule being transferred to heaven, where Christ currently rules over his kingdom (John 18:36; Rev 1:5).”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., Postmillennialism Made Easy

“So we see that God created man as a dominion creature who is commissioned with the “Cultural Mandate” (Gen 1:26) to subdue the earth to the glory of God. The question arises then: Will man subdue the earth to God’s glory as God intended? That is, will God’s creational purpose for man be realized — in history? Postmillennialism declares that it will.”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., Postmillennialism Made Easy

“as Clowney well notes, “we must recognize that this is not spiritualization in our usual sense of the word, but the very opposite. In Christ is realization. It is not so much that Christ fulfills what the temple means; rather Christ is the meaning for which the temple existed.”[139”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., Postmillennialism Made Easy

“Here Jesus is speaking of his sending forth his messengers to trumpet the gospel of salvation. The fall of the old covenant economy is the sign that the gospel of God’s saving grace is spreading to all the world, overflowing the boundaries of Old Testament Israel (cp. Psa 147:19–20; Amos 3:2; Eph 2:11–12). God is finished with sacrifices and human priests (Heb 8:13); he will no longer focus his grace kon a single nation (John 4:20–24; cp. Isa. 2:3–4; 19:19–25). So now the gospel will go to all nations (Matt 28:18–20).”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., Postmillennialism Made Easy

“Church history begins with his legal victory at the cross-resurrection-ascension, continues progressively as he subdues all of his other enemies, and ends finally at the eschatological resurrection, which conquers the final enemy, death.”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., Postmillennialism Made Easy

“So then, the end of history is contingent: it will come whenever it may be that Christ delivers up the kingdom to his Father.[41] But this will not occur until “after He has destroyed all dominion, authority and power” (see also: ESV). Consequently, the end will not occur, and Christ will not turn the kingdom over to the Father, until after he has abolished all opposition.”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., Postmillennialism Made Easy

“in Romans 11 Paul speaks of Christianity’s future glory: the Jewish failure will eventually bring “riches for the world” (Rom 11:12), resulting in “the reconciling of the world” (Rom 11:15), leading to “the fulness of the Gentiles” (Rom 11:25). All three references point to massive, worldwide conversions. All three underscore the postmillennial hope. Then added to that is the conversion of the Jews themselves — apparently en masse over a relatively brief period of time. 1”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., Postmillennialism Made Easy

“Christ’s coming not only establishes the kingdom but initiates its growth to victory through time: it dynamically grows like a mustard seed to a great plant dominating the garden (Matt 13:31–32). Its growth is secured by God’s grant of “all authority” to Christ and his commissioning of his disciples to “make disciples of all the nations” (Matt 28:20). Truly, Jesus is Lord and rules over   his conquering kingdom now.”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., Postmillennialism Made Easy

“In the New Testament the Lord Jesus Christ appears in order to fulfill the Old Testament hope of the Messiah. He presents himself as the king who has come to establish his kingdom in anticipation of his universal rule.”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., Postmillennialism Made Easy

“Note that his enemies become his footstool while he is seated at God’s right hand (where he appears after his ascension: Acts 2:33–35; 5:31; 7:56; Rom 8:34; Eph 1:20; Col 3:1; Heb 1:3, 13; 8:1; 10:12; 12:2; 1 Pet 3:22) — not after leaving that place and returning to earth at his Second Coming. Again, his victory will occur in contemporary history as Christ presently rules from heaven.”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., Postmillennialism Made Easy

“So we see that God created man as a dominion-oriented creature who is commissioned with the “Cultural Mandate” (Gen 1:26) to subdue the earth to the glory of God.[21] The question arises then: Will man subdue the earth to God’s glory as God intended? That is, will God’s creational purpose for man be realized — in history?”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., Postmillennialism Made Easy

“thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matt 6:10).”
― Ken Gentry, Postmillennialism Made Easy

“The postmillennial view is the only option among the four eschatological systems that maintains an optimistic hope for the current age before Christ returns.”
― Ken Gentry, Postmillennialism Made Easy

“As a consequence of the spread of the gospel, history will experience widespread faith in God, righteousness on the personal and social levels, and international peace and prosperity on the cultural and political levels.”
― Ken Gentry, Postmillennialism Made Easy