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Optimistic Amillennial: Oxymoron

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When I was growing up in a Christian home, the topic of eschatology wasn't something that came up often. In fact, the word “eschatology” wasn't even known or used. Sure, there were always discussions about the “last days” and of course I was aware of the literature and speculation surrounding the debate, but they never became a topic of study. This is evidenced by the fact that the most controversial question you could ask was: “Are you pre-trib, or post-trib?” Everyone knew “mid-trib” existed, but it seemed ridiculous to include them in the discussion. You can then imagine my surprise when I was made aware of other eschatalogical views. Ones that had escaped my knowledge for my entire life. Not only were pre/post-trib far from the only options, but those were merely a subset of the greater perspective called “Premillennialism.” I also learned that there were other, entirely different views that were not pre- millennial at all. Amillennialism and Postmillennialism
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What About the Narrow Way?

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An extremely common objection to the optimistic view of Postmillennialism (the view that the Gospel will be victorious in the conversion of mankind and that the world will be largely converted by the second advent) is the passage that speaks of the narrow way. The assumption made in this objection is that this passage speaks of an extremely limited number of mankind that will actually be saved in the scope of history. This text is used in a prophetically biased way that applies this text to all of mankind for all of time. I think that if we examine this passage carefully, we will see that it is actually better proof for a Postmillennial view. First, let's look at the main passage: Then one said to Him, "Lord, are there few who are saved?" And He said to them, "Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able. "When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside
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A School Of Fish: A Parable

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A School of Fish: A Parable. Once upon a time, there was a large tank filled with water, where many different types of fish swam. All were brightly colored and shiny, some were big, others were small. They all spent their days swimming in circles and admiring each other's unique colorations. Their life was simple, but they were provided food, clean water and company, so they didn't complain. The one exception was the oldest fish in the tank. He was much darker in color than the rest of the fish and he didn’t swim in circles or dash up to get food. He always lurked in the shadows of the bottom of the tank and waited until the leftover food sunk down to him. The only thing that broke the joy of their daily life was when the net came. Every so often, a black circle would be lowered into the tank, and a seemingly invisible force would scoop up a fish, and drag them to the surface. This would terrify the rest of the fish and the tank would explode with activity, but with nowhere to
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