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‘It is human nature for many to be
pessimistic, but the authors of
these books are not wrong. There
has NEVER been a better time to
be a human being than today in
almost every country.

However, there will be always be
a disconnect with liberal academia.
They live for anger and self-loathing
and many of them have prestigious
degrees in navel gazing so they can
preach to the rest of us (and teach
our children) about how and why we
are so evil and why life sucks.”
___Volunbeer

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Volunbeer,

* Thanks for your comment.

* Much appreciated. You are so very correct in all you say.

* The Liberals are indeed gloom and doom.

* Even some good Conservatives within Christendom
proclaim gloom for the future.

* I myself side with the optimistic ones {Postmillennialists}
within Christendom and I believe the
Christian future is bright, cheerful,
and full of Faith and Hope.

Regarding Postmillennialism:
* Anybody who loves Victory and loves an optimistic
cheerful up-ward mobile positive constructive
approach to the Christian future ought to read
“He Shall Have Dominion” by Dr. Kenneth Gentry.

* Here is a description of this work from the blurbs.

Start quote.
“In this greatly expanded and wholly
updatedd version of Dr. Gentry s
classic study of postmillennialism,
you will sense anew the powerful
message of Psalm 72 that Christ
shall have dominion from sea to sea
(Psa 72) You will learn that God’s
word promises that the Whole earth
will be filled with his glory so
that all nations will call him
blessed (72:17) - before Christ
returns. Many evangelicals today
are concerned about those being
Left Behind on this Late Great
Planet Earth as it collapses into
absolute chaos. But the
postmillennialist optimistically
believes that He Shall Have Dominion
through the Spirit-blessed labor of
his blood-bought Church by its
faithful obedience to the New
Covenant. In this book you will
find the whole biblical rationale
for the postmillennial hope, from
its incipient beginning in Genesis
to its glorious conclusion in
Revelation. Your faith will be
re-invigorated as you begin to
recognize that the gospel is the
power of God unto salvation
(Rom 1:16) and that our Lord
Jesus really meant it when he
commanded us to go and make
disciples of all the nations
(Matt 28:19).
End quote.

* here is an excellent definition of Postmillennialism:

“Postmillennialism holds that the Lord Jesus Christ established
His kingdom on earth through His preaching and redemptive
work in the first century and that He equips His church with the
gospel, empowers her by the Holy Spirit, and charges her with
the Great Commission to disciple all nations. Postmillennialism
expects that eventually the vast majority of men living will be
saved. Increasing gospel success will gradually produce a
time in history prior to Christ’s return in which faith,
righteousness, peace, and prosperity will prevail in the
affairs of men and nations. After an extensive era of such
conditions the Lord will return visibly, bodily, and gloriously,
to end history with the general resurrection and the final
Judgment after which the eternal order follows.”
___ Dr. Kenneth L. Gentry.

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I posted all that up there for all those who
may read this thread and who are optimistic souls
looking for some strong support for their optimism.
amazon.com has Dr. Gentry’s “He Shall Have Dominion”
I have this work in my Library and its a magnificent
work that presents a victorious future for Christianity
and for the human race.

Another very good work is titled:
“Postmillennialism: An Eschatology Of Hope
by Keith A. Mathison

Both these works harmonize perfectly with the
two books I mentioned in my Opening Post.

JAG