Postmillennialism

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In Christian eschatology (end-times theology), '''postmillennialism''', or '''postmillenarianism''', is an interpretation of chapter 20 of the Book of Revelation which sees Christ's second coming as occurring ''after'' (Latin post-) the "Millennium", a messianic age in which Christian ethics prosper. The term subsumes several similar views of the end times, and it stands in contrast to premillennialism and, to a lesser extent, amillennialism (see Summary of Christian eschatological differences).

Postmillennialism holds that Jesus Christ establishes his kingdom on earth through his preaching and redemptive work in the first century and that he equips his church with the gospel, empowers the church by the Spirit, and charges the church with the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) to disciple all nations. Postmillennialism expects that eventually the vast majority of people living will be saved. Increasing gospel success will gradually produce a time in history prior to Christ's return in which faith, righteousness, peace, and prosperity will prevail in the affairs of men and of nations. After an extensive era of such conditions Jesus Christ will return visibly, bodily, and gloriously, to end history with the general resurrection and the final judgment after which the eternal order follows.

Postmillennialism was a dominant theological belief among American Protestants who promoted reform movements in the 19th and 20th centuries such as abolitionism and the Social Gospel. Postmillennialism has become one of the key tenets of a movement known as Christian Reconstructionism. It has been criticized by 20th century religious conservatives as an attempt to immanentize the eschaton.

==See also==
*[[Amillennialism]]
*[[Historic_premillennialism]]
*[[Dispensationalism|Dispenational Premillennialism]]

==Further reading==
*Bahnsen, Greg L. Victory in Jesus: The Bright Hope of Postmillennialism. Texarkana, AR: Covenant Media Press, 1999. (ISBN 0-9678317-1-7)
*Sexton, Jeremy. "Postmillennialism: A Biblical Critique," Themelios 48.3 (2023): 552-72
*Sproul, R. C. The Last Days According to Jesus. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1998. (ISBN 0-8010-1171-X)

==External links==
*Gregg Strawbridge, [http://www.wordmp3.com/gs/postmill.htm "An Exegetical Defense Of Postmillennialism from I Corinthians 15:24–26"]. A paper presented to the 1999 [[Evangelical Theological Society]].
*Kenneth L. Gentry, [http://www.cmfnow.com/articles/pt568.htm "Postmillennialism: Wishful Thinking or Certain Hope?"]. A lecture.

==References==

Roman Catholic Church

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[[File:Rome Palazzo dei Convertendi 2020 Vatican flag.jpg|thumb|The flag of the Vatican, used as the flag of Roman Catholicism]]
The '''Roman Catholic Church''' is a religious institution that is led by the "[[Pope]]", who is the bishop of Rome, and is the chief pastor of the Roman church. The central location of church government for the Roman Catholic church is the Vatican City (Rome, Italy).

The Roman Catholic Church emerged from a sect of [[Christianity]] which considered the Bishopric of Rome to be supreme over all other Churches as it was the site of [[Peter the Apostle|Peter the Apostle's]] [[Martyr|martyrdom]]. It quickly became the most powerful religious institution in medieval Europe, bringing in many unbiblical doctrines and scams until it became totally corrupt.

Its unbiblical nature soon encompassed its theological and political outlook as it sponsored [[crusades]] against non-Christians and [[Proto-protestantism|pre-protestants]] alike and used the illiteracy of the general populace to extract unfair fees from its territories.

Perceiving this great apostacy, [[Martin Luther]] instigated the [[Protestant Reformation]] which led to much of Europe breaking free from the grip of the Church of Rome.

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