NOV 20

Luke 18:1-8
Memorise Matthew 7:13-14
“shall he find faith on the earth”

There is some measure of confusion over what the millennium is all about. There are three main views on the millennium—postmillennialism, amillennialism, and premillennialism. Which view is correct? Let us examine all the three millennial views in the light of Scripture, and see which view is the correct view.

Postmillennialism is the view which says that Christ will come after the millennium. Postmillennialists have an optimistic view of the world. They say that the world will become better and better, until it reaches perfection. Through human effort, the world will eventually be peaceful, harmonious, and prosperous. After the world has experienced these wonderful conditions of peace, harmony and prosperity, Jesus will return.

This view is held mainly by the modernists who deny the doctrine of sin, who believe that man is inherently good. Man is capable, intelligent, and good enough to create a heaven on earth, they say. Another group of postmillennialists are the reconstructionists or theonomists. They say that Christians should be active in politics in order to influence or reconstruct the laws of a country by making them more Christian or Biblical. They believe that wicked society needs to be reconstructed by Christians. Through the preaching of the Gospel, more and more people will become Christians. So when Christians dominate the world, the world will become a better place. Christ will return after the world is set right by Christians.

Is the postmillennial view correct? What does the Bible tell us about ourselves and the world we live in? Does the Bible paint for us an optimistic or a pessimistic picture of the world and of the end times? Will the world at the end times be inhabited by mostly Christians?

The answer is found in Jesus’ rhetorical question, “Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8). The Christian population in the world just before the Lord returns will be relatively small.

Thought: Are the newspapers filled with good news or bad news?
Prayer: Lord, I thank Thee for the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ in this world that is filled with bad news.