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Old 03-11-2008, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by holyfool33 View Post
In Second Timothy chapter three it says perilous times will come and men will wax worse and worse. How would a Postmill respond to this scripture or the idea of a Great Apostasy?
I am not postmil but I would refer you to Tom's comment. Other passages speak of a the kingdom leavening the earth, which would appear quite positive.

Secondly, does this mean that things will get worse all at once or gradually increasing over time? If the former, then it is part and parcel postmil teaching. If the latter, well, history disagrees.

Wow, I almost convinced myself of postmillennialism!
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