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- “Postmillennialism was created by the Roman Catholic Church…”
That’s like saying the wheel was created by the Michelin Tire Company. The basic postmillennial expectation — the gospel conquering the nations — is embedded in Scripture long before Rome was in the picture as an institution (Ps. 2; Isa. 2:2–4; Dan. 2:35, 44; Matt. 28:18–20). Early church fathers like Eusebius and Athanasius spoke of Christ’s kingdom filling the earth centuries before “Dominionism” was a trigger word. The medieval Roman church borrowed biblical optimism, then fouled it up by replacing gospel conquest with ecclesiastical empire-building. Bad knockoffs don’t mean the original design is wrong.
- “Dominion teaching… Christians would conquer the world for Christ… stealing His glory.”
If obeying the Great Commission is “stealing His glory,” then we have a problem with Jesus’ own words. Christ explicitly commands His people to disciple the nations, teaching them to obey everything He has commanded (Matt. 28:19–20). In postmillennialism, Christ conquers the world — through His Spirit, His Word, and His people as instruments. Saying that’s “stealing His glory” is like saying a farmer robs the sun because his crops grew after he plowed
- “I’m not a dispensationalist, but I believe there is an age to come…”
Yes — so does every orthodox Christian. Postmillennialism doesn’t deny the final consummation, the resurrection, or the eternal state. The difference is that Scripture speaks of the transition from the Old Covenant “age” to the New Covenant “age” as something that happened in the first century (Heb. 9:26; 1 Cor. 10:11). That doesn’t erase the “age to come” after history wraps up — it simply means you have to read “age” in context rather than assuming every use is about eternity.
- “Matthew 12:32… Mark 10:29–31… Luke 20:34… Ephesians 3:9… 1 Timothy 6:19”
All these passages affirm the reality of the “age to come,” but none of them disprove postmillennialism. They describe:
Matthew 12:32 – The seriousness of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, contrasting the present age and the coming one.
Mark 10:29–31 – The blessings of discipleship now, and eternal life in the age to come.
Luke 20:34 – Marriage belonging to this present age, not the resurrection state.
Ephesians 3:9 – The mystery hidden in past ages, now revealed in Christ.
1 Timothy 6:19 – Storing up treasure for the coming age.
Postmillennialism fully agrees with all of these. The existence of an “age to come” after Christ’s return is not the debate — the debate is what the Bible means by “this present age” in first-century context, and whether Christ reigns now with history bending toward His victory before that final age.
- Summary
You don’t defeat postmillennialism by pointing out that heaven exists. You defeat it by proving the Bible teaches that history ends in gospel defeat before Christ’s return — and that’s the one thing Scripture never says. From Abraham’s promise (Gen. 12:3) to the Great Commission (Matt. 28) to Paul’s “all nations” language (Rom. 16:26), the through-line is Christ’s glory covering the earth in history, not just after it’s over. That’s not stealing His glory — that’s the only way the world will actually see it.
😂!
- “Postmillennialism was created by the Roman Catholic Church…”
That’s like saying the wheel was created by the Michelin Tire Company. The basic postmillennial expectation — the gospel conquering the nations — is embedded in Scripture long before Rome was in the picture as an institution (Ps. 2; Isa. 2:2–4; Dan. 2:35, 44; Matt. 28:18–20). Early church fathers like Eusebius and Athanasius spoke of Christ’s kingdom filling the earth centuries before “Dominionism” was a trigger word. The medieval Roman church borrowed biblical optimism, then fouled it up by replacing gospel conquest with ecclesiastical empire-building. Bad knockoffs don’t mean the original design is wrong.
- “Dominion teaching… Christians would conquer the world for Christ… stealing His glory.”
If obeying the Great Commission is “stealing His glory,” then we have a problem with Jesus’ own words. Christ explicitly commands His people to disciple the nations, teaching them to obey everything He has commanded (Matt. 28:19–20). In postmillennialism, Christ conquers the world — through His Spirit, His Word, and His people as instruments. Saying that’s “stealing His glory” is like saying a farmer robs the sun because his crops grew after he plowed