Chapter Four: Postmillennialism (11): The Fundamental Elements of Postmillennial Eschatology (2)

Previous article in this series: November 15, 2010, p. 80. Preterism A third fundamental element of postmillennialism's doctrine of the last things is "preterism." "Preterism" in postmillennial eschatology is a certain way of explaining all the New Testament passages that predict abounding lawlessness, apostasy, Antichrist, and tribulation in the last days, that is, the days immediately preceding the return of Christ. Preterism explains all these passages as referring to events that, with...