Postmillennial, Amillennial and the Kingdom of God

[Quatchu]

How do these groups differ and in what ways do they agree on the nature of the Kingdom of God as preached by Christ in the Gospels. I am currently reading The Coming of the Kingdom by Ridderbos, I find many of his ideas fascinating and wondered if they are exclusively held by the A-mill crowd, or are there post-mill's who agree with him as well.

 

[Timotheos]

Perhaps if you mentioned a few of Ridderbos's thoughts on the matter.

 

[mvdm]

I know amils and post-mils who appreciate Ridderbos' "The Coming of the Kingdom".

 

[RamistThomist]

How do these groups differ and in what ways do they agree on the nature of the Kingdom of God as preached by Christ in the Gospels. I am currently reading The Coming of the Kingdom by Ridderbos, I find many of his ideas fascinating and wondered if they are exclusively held by the A-mill crowd, or are there post-mill's who agree with him as well.

Many postmils and even historic premils would agree with a lot of Ridderbos (except on key passages, like Isaiah 65.20 and 1 Corinthians 15.22-27).

 

[mvdm]

By way of contrast, truncated amillenialists who reduce the "kingdom" to the church and characterize our pilgrimage here as one of "exile" would/should have significant problems with Ridderbos' positive, expansive, and holistic view of Christ's kingdom.