Putting the millennial ‘cart’ before the Rider of the white

[Abiding in His Word]

Putting the millennial ‘cart’ before the Rider of the white ‘horse’

Many mainstream Pentecostal and charismatic Christians who have just started to follow the apostles and prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation are in for a big surprise: their end-time views are about to be turned upside down. Specifically, they will have to stop waiting for Christ to return and start working to set up God’s kingdom themselves–before Christ returns.

What do I mean?

Historically, most Pentecostals and charismatics have been “premillennialists.” This fancy theological word simply means they believe that Christ will return to earth first and then, only after He returns, will He will set up the millennial kingdom. The fact that most Pentecostals and charismatics believe that way is because this is the order of events presented in the Book of Revelation–starting in Revelation 19:11 with a vision of Christ returning on a white horse, followed in Revelation 20 with the binding of Satan and the establishment of the kingdom. But the NAR apostles and prophets reverse this order.

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[brandon]

For what it's worth, the Puritans and many of the Reformers were postmillennialsts, as are many churches today. Eschatology is a tough subject. Dominionism does fit pretty well in the context of a postmillennial viewpoint though. Just remember that the two aren't necessary tied together for most Christians.