Eschatology

Different Views on Historicist Postmillenialism by Colin Pearson

Different Views of Historicist Postmillennialism:

THE SEVEN SEALS
1. The time leading up to destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70.
2. The period of Pagan/Imperial Rome.
3. Both 1 and 2, extending also unto the rest of history (the Trumpets and Vials being included in the last Seal).

THE SEVEN TRUMPETS
1. From AD 70 unto the Reformation, including the rise of Papal and Mahometan tyrannies and blasphemies.
2. The fall of Pagan/Imperial Rome to the Reformation, including the rise of Papal Romish and Mahometan tyrannies and blasphemies.
3. They cover both 1 and 2, and extend also unto the end of history (the Vials being included in the last Trumpet).

THE SEVEN VIALS
1. From the rise of the Papacy, Mahometanism, and Secularism to their destruction.

THE RIDER ON THE WHITE HORSE
1. Christ through His Church propagates the gospel throughout the whole world following the destruction of the Papacy, Mahometanism, and Secularism.
2. Christ through His Church propagates the gospel throughout the whole world leading to the destruction of the Papacy, Mahometanism, and Secularism.

THE BINDING OF SATAN
1. The restraint of Satanic deception following the destruction of the Papacy, Mahometanism, and Secularism, allowing the propagation of the gospel throughout the whole world.
2. The progressive restraint of Satanic deception, applying in part to each individual who comes to faith and, in a more full sense, to when this results in the propagation of the gospel throughout the whole world.

THE FIRST RESURRECTION
1. The propagation of the gospel throughout the whole world, such that the nations are converted to Christ and formally covenant themselves to him.
2. The conversion of the Jews, being the last nation to covenant themselves following the fullness of the Gentiles.
3. The regeneration of the elect, applying in part to each individual who comes to faith and, in a more full sense, to when this results in the propagation of the gospel throughout the whole world.

THE THOUSAND YEARS
1. That glorious period when the saints reign on the earth, the gospel having been propagated throughout the whole world and the nations having been converted and covenanted to Christ.

THE LOOSING OF SATAN
1. The permission of Satanic deception to gather the Tares from out of Christ’s Kingdom (the world).

THE SECOND RESURRECTION
1. The resurgence of wickedness and apostasy just prior to the second advent.
2. The general resurrection of all the dead at the second advent.
3. The bodily resurrection of the wicked (the righteous having been taken to the clouds), just prior to the second advent.

THE LITTLE SEASON
1. The time period during which Satanic deception and apostasy spread, before the second advent and general bodily resurrection.
2. The brief time following the bodily resurrection of the wicked during which the saints have been removed from the earth and just prior to their consummate destruction at the second advent.