Postmillennial Worldview

By Ken Gentry

I have been asked by a number of people to see the Table of Contents of my Revelation commentary, which is due out April 15, 2024. So I will post this as an aside from my regularly scheduled blog articles.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword by Martin Selbrede
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Superscription And Beatitude (1:1–3)
3. Greeting and Theme (1:4–8)
4. The Commissioning Vision (1:9–20)
5. Seven Oracles (2:1—3:22)
6. The Court Scene (4:1–11)
7. The Seven-Sealed Book (5:1–14)
8. The Seals Opened: The First Six Seals (6:1–17)
9. Two Interludes (7:1–17)
10. The Seals Opened: The Seventh Seal (8:1–5)
11. The Seven Trumpet Angels: The First Six Trumpets (8:6—9:21)
12. Third Interlude: The Little Book and John’s Action (10:1–11)
13. Fourth Interlude: The Measured Temple and Two Witnesses (11:1–13)
14. The Seven Trumpet Angels: The Seventh Trumpet (11:14–19)
15. The Sun-Clothed Woman And the Red Dragon (12:1–17)
16. The Beast From the Sea (13:1–10)
17. The Beast From the Land (13:11–18)
18. Visions of Blessing and Judgment (14:1–20)
19. The Seven Last Plagues (15:1—16:21)
20. The Harlot of Babylon and the Beast (17:1–18)
21. The Fall of Babylon the Harlot (18:1—19:5)
22. The Final Victory of the Lamb (19:6–21)
23. Satan’s Ruin and Final Judgment (20:1–15)
24. The New Creation’s Coming (21:1–8)
25. The New Jerusalem Bride (21:9–27
26. New Heaven and New Earth (22:9–17)
27. Final Testimonies and Admonition (22:6–15)
28. The Final Attestation and Blessing (22:16–21)

The Divorce of Israel: A Redemptive-Historical Interpretation of Revelation
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PMW 2024-025 Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr., Th.D.

Creeds are important instruments for the securing and promotion of the Christian faith. The concept of creeds arise in Scripture itself. Certainly no law in Scripture explicitly commands “Thou shalt frame creeds.” Nevertheless, the impetus and mandate for creeds derives from good and necessary inferences deduced from Scripture.

We can demonstrate this in a variety of ways, three of which will suffice for our present purpose.

First, the biblical call for a public affirmation of faith serves as the prime impetus to creedalism.
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March 25, 2024

This fully orthodox preterist commentary is scheduled to be completed printing by April 15, 2024. I am hoping to have it in hand sometime between April 30 and May 10, 2024. Please note: Due to shipping and logistical issues there could be a slight delay on my receiving it for distribution.

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If you order before April 15 I will sign your copy (if you would like for me to do so and if you specifically request it). Then I will send it to you as soon as I receive my shipment.

Thanks for your interest. And patience. And prayers! Keep them going.

Ken Gentry

Hey, readers:
I’ve been working on two or three new book projects – besides my Revelation commentary – that I’m looking forward to sharing with you later this year.

For at least one of them, I’m working with a publisher that’s fairly new on the scene. This small press is run by a man with 10+ years of experience as a book designer and producer. He’s overseen the design and production of many titles, including big ones by Rushdoony, Morecraft, Chilton, and North – handling typesetting, indexing, proofreading, cover design, and more. He knows how to do this.

As we’re looking to determine what this publishing partnership looks like, the most helpful thing at this stage is to know exactly what you, dear reader, want.

Do you want to my forthcoming books to be published in sewn hardcover? Do you want an audiobook version?

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It won’t take you long, but your answers will be so helpful to me in knowing how we should move forward. The more details you can give about you, your reading habits, and what you’re looking for, the better.

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Thank you!
Blessings!
Ken

This is my final installment on a brief series of the role of Israel in the Bible and theology. I am responding to the Judeo-centric theology of dispensationalism. Please read the three preceding articles to understand the flow of my argument. I now move on to note that:

9. The new covenant church is actually called “Israel”

Dispensationalists strongly resist the application of “Israel” to the church, asserting that “the Scriptures never use the term Israel to refer to any but the natural descendants of Jacob” [1] But if according to the New Scofield Reference Bible Abraham can have Gentiles as his “spiritual seed,” [2] why may we not envision a spiritual Israel?

In fact, Paul applies the name “Israel” to Christians when he writes: “And as many as walk according to this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God” (Gal 6:16). Here he is referring to Christians as “the Israel of God.” In the Greek the “and “preceding “the Israel of God,” functions epexegetically. That is, we should translate the verse “peace and mercy upon them, that is, upon the Israel of God.” Thus, according to Paul “as many as walk according to this rule [Christian faith]” are the “Israel of God.”

Dispensationalists see Galatians 6:16 as applying to Jewish converts to Christ, “who would not oppose the apostle’s glorious message of salvation.” [3] But such is surely not the case, for the following reasons. The entire epistle of Galatians opposes any claim to a special Jewish status or distinction: “For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Gal 3:26–28).
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PMW 2024-011 by Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr.

In my opening installment of this four-part series on Israel, I highlighted the wildly popular dispensational view of Israel, which has a Judeo-centric eschatology. My reader should consult my preceding article in order to understand what I am arguing.

Continuing the idea of the previous article, I would note that though “replacement theology” is a popular charge against non-dispensational, evangelical theology, a better term would be: “fulfillment theology.” Let me demonstrate the biblical warrant for this “fulfillment theology” view.

1. The OT anticipates the expansion of God’s people

The Old Testament writers foresee a time in which God will expand his people by bringing blessings on the Gentiles and including them within Israel. This hope is established early in Israel’s formative history when God establishes his covenant with Abraham: “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, / And you shall be the father of a multitude of nations” (Gen 17:4).

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