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。


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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, promoting a postmillennial, historicist eschatology
"Eschaton" columns  by Jack Van Deventer from Credenda/Agenda magazine, promoting a postmillennial eschatology