He Shall Have Dominion: A Postmillennial Eschatology (Third Edition:… (utgåvan 2009)

He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth (Psalm 72:8). In Solomon's glorious Psalm we find a prophetic pledge that Christ shall have dominion from sea to sea. And he promises this gracious worldwide victory of the Christian faith in time and on earth: while the sun and moon endure (72:5). Under the gracious sway of the gospel, Christ will cause the righteous [to] flourish (72:7) and bring peace to the people (Ps 72:5). From this righteousness and peace will come prosperity in all the earth (72:16). Ultimately, all nations [will] call him blessed (72:17) so that the whole earth [will] be filled with his glory (72:19). Such is the postmillennial hope. Christ will return after millennial conditions prevail upon the earth (hence, post-millennialism), not before them (as in the popular pre-millennial system). The millennial blessings arise under the influence of the gospel, not because of Armageddon. Though many evangelicals today are concerned about being Left Behind before the future collapses into olute chaos, the postmillennialist is optimistic that He Shall Have Dominion throughout the earth. In this book you will find the whole biblical rationale for postmillennialism, from its incipient beginning in Genesis to its glorious conclusion in Revelation. Come, let us reason together!