千禧年后论
在基督教末世论中,千禧年后论(postmillennialism)是对启示录20章的一种解释,认为基督再临发生在基督徒繁荣、占优势的千年王国之后。这种观点与千禧年前论(premillennialism)相对,较小程度上与无千禧年论(amillennialism)相对。
虽然一部分千禧年后论者按照字面认为千年王国真的是一千年,但是大部分千禧年后论者认为一千年是一个象征,代表很长的时期(类似无千禧年论)。他们通常认为千年王国已经开始,这意味着一种不太明显、较少戏剧性的千年王国类型,而不是千禧年前论所认为的基督会突然回来。
千禧年后论教导说,撒但的势力将会在历史中随着神的国的扩展,而被逐渐击败,直到基督再临。千禧年后论拥护善逐渐战胜邪恶,自认为是乐观主义者(optimillennialists),与悲观的(pessimillennial)的千禧年前论者和无千禧年论者不同。
许多千禧年后论者支持某种形式的末世预言实现论(preterism),认为圣经中许多末日预言已经应验。
参考文献
出处
书目
- Mathison, Keith A. 1999. Postmillenialism. An Eschatology of Hope. Philipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing. (ISBN 0-87552-389-7) - Good one volume over-view of Postmillennialism. Written by a proponent.
- Bock, Darrell. 1999. Three Views of the Millennium and Beyond. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing.
- Boettner, Loraine. 1984. The Millennium. Philipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing. (ISBN 0-87552-113-4)
- Gentry, Kenneth. 1992. He Shall Have Dominion: A Postmillennial Eschatology. Tyler, Tx: Institute For Christian Economics.
- Gentry, Kenneth L. 2003. Thine is the Kingdom: A Study of the Postmillennial Hope. Vallecito, CA: Chalcedon Foundation.
- Murray, Iain. 1971. The Puritan Hope: A Study in Revival and the Interpretation of Prophecy. London, UK: Banner of Truth Trust.
- North, Gary. 1990. Millennialism and Social Theory. Tyler, Tx: Institute For Christian Economics.
- Davis, John Jefferson. 1996. The Victory of Christ's Kingdom: An Introduction to Postmillennialism. Moscow, ID: Canon Press.
外部链接
- Historicism Research Foundation a Postmillennial Historicist group
- The Works of Francis Nigel Lee(页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆), promoting a postmillennial, historicist eschatology
- "Eschaton" columns (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) by Jack Van Deventer from Credenda/Agenda magazine, promoting a postmillennial eschatology