Chapter Four: Postmillennialism (29): The Disastrous Consequences of Postmillennialism (2)
David Engelsma critiques postmillennialism as a dangerous theological error that redirects Christian hope away from Christ's bodily return and the new creation toward an unrealistic earthly golden age, ultimately leaving believers unprepared for the second coming. The article expounds biblical passages emphasizing the church's need to live in constant expectation and readiness for Christ's return, establishing eschatological preparedness as essential to Christian faith and practice.
Previous article in this series: March 15, 2014, p. 272. Introduction The first disastrous, practical consequence of the postmillennial error, pointed out in the preceding article in this series, is the diminishing and then the loss of the one Christian hope: the bodily return of Jesus Christ to raise the bodies of elect believers into immortal, heavenly life and to reward the saints with the bliss and glory of the new world. Postmillennialism misdirects the hope of the saints to their...
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