Best Books on Postmillennialism
Postmillennialism is the eschatological view that Christ's kingdom advances through the preaching of the gospel and the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit until the world is predominantly discipled to Christ, after which he returns. It was the dominant eschatology among many Puritans and later Reformed theologians such as Jonathan Edwards and B.B. Warfield, who read Scripture as promising gospel triumph in history rather than decline. Grace Online Library presents postmillennialism as a historic Reformed option among the millennial views.
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basic
Heaven Misplaced: Christ's Kingdom on Earth
Top pickDouglas Wilson · 2008
A short, pastoral, non technical case for postmillennial hope, ideal for a first read.
The Millennium
Loraine Boettner · 1957
A classic that fairly compares premillennialism, amillennialism, and postmillennialism side by side.
Victory in Jesus: The Bright Hope of Postmillennialism
Greg L. Bahnsen and Robert R. Booth · 1999
A concise, accessible summary of the postmillennial argument straight from Scripture.
Last Days Madness: Obsession of the Modern Church
Gary DeMar · 1999
A readable critique of newspaper eschatology that has opened many readers to postmillennial hope.
Go Deeper
intermediate
Postmillennialism: An Eschatology of Hope
Top pickKeith A. Mathison · 1999
The fullest single volume biblical, historical, and theological case for postmillennialism.
An Eschatology of Victory
J. Marcellus Kik · 1971
A close exposition of Matthew 24 and Revelation 20 from a historic Reformed postmillennial view.
God and Government, Vol. 1
Gary DeMar · 1982
Applies postmillennial optimism to the spheres of self, family, church, and civil government.
Messiah the Prince: The Mediatorial Dominion of Jesus Christ
William Symington · 1839
A nineteenth century Reformed classic on Christ's present reign over the nations.
For Study
advanced
He Shall Have Dominion: A Postmillennial Eschatology
Top pickKenneth L. Gentry, Jr. · 2021
The most comprehensive contemporary scholarly defense of postmillennial eschatology.
Paradise Restored: A Biblical Theology of Dominion
David Chilton · 1987
A sweeping biblical theology of dominion and postmillennial hope from Genesis to Revelation.
Before Jerusalem Fell: Dating the Book of Revelation
Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr. · 1989
A scholarly case for an early date of Revelation that undergirds partial preterist postmillennialism.
The Puritan Hope: Revival and the Interpretation of Prophecy
Iain Murray · 2014
A scholarly study of the Puritan expectation of gospel triumph that shaped Reformed postmillennialism.
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