The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Millennial views

As Pilgrim mentions, the postmillennialism of the Puritans is not quite the same as postmillennialism today. The distinction between postmillennialism & amillennialism didn't really develop until the 19th century. Before then, "postmillennialism" really referred to the idea that Christ would return after the "millennium." Ultimately, it's the quality of the "millennium" that distinguishes these two views: is the millennium going to consist in the Church expanding to include the whole world, at which point Christ will return (thus the Christianization of the world envisioned by postmillennialists); or is it rather going to be that the church will continue to expand throughout the world, enduring trials and tribulations until the return of Christ?