Originally Posted by armourbearer

I do see where you are going, and it is my firm belief that nothing but the personal appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ will bring perfect restoration and do away with the element of wickedness in creation. But in commissioning His servants to disciple all nations, King Jesus did not make any qualification with respect to His second coming, but promised that He would be with them to the end of the world. Hence, it should not be an issue as to what shall come to pass in the Father's good pleasure prior to the coming of Christ; the issue is, what ought the church to be striving towards with the gracious presence of Christ on her side.

Originally Posted by Athaleyah

I wish I was confident about my eschatological views. I've read Riddlebarger's book on Amil and am listening to Bahnsen on Postmil. Amil has always made the most sense to me, but I want to be as faithful to the Bible as I can. So far Bahnsen has made some good points like Christ's expectations for his kingdom. Christ expects his enemies to be made his footstool and the nations to be brought to him. While I'm still withholding judgment, that does sound like more than a few converts here and there. Though however I end up, I still believe that the gospel will do what it is meant to do throughout the world. I would like postmil to be true as it would make for a better world to live in. But I also know that the church thrives under persecution. So I'm still on the fence. Sorry no great postmil insights to shock and amaze.