OLD LAW IN THE NEW CREATION

Culture, Law, New Creation December 30, 2025 Leave a comment

Passing of earthPMW 2025-103 by Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr.

I often receive queries from folks who are thinking through the issue relative to the postmillennial hope. Though not all postmillennialists are theonomic, I am. I believe our hope leads to the expectation that God’s Law will prevail in the world.

Here is a series of emails I received from a reader.

Question 1:
I have a question for you that has bothered me off and on. As a partial preterist, I defend the interpretation of “New heavens and Earth” as the figurative establishment of the New Covenant and the passing away of the old heavens and earth as the passing of the Old Covenant. But as a reluctant theonomist, this puts pressure on my understanding of Matt 5:17 (Jesus saying that the Law will not pass away until the heavens and earth pass away). Continue reading →

“JOY TO THE WORLD”

Christ December 26, 2025 Comments: 2

joy-to-the-worldPMW 2025-102 by Jordan Wilson

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“Joy to the World” is a Christmas song. Don’t get me wrong, I’m for singing it all year round, but I think it is especially appropriate to sing at Christmas.

To my fascination, I’ve seen a couple articles floating around which essentially misinterpret the song by forcing their own eschatological presuppositions and “poo poo” its traditional characterization as a Christmas song. Those of us who understand it in the sense of being a celebration of the first advent are then issued a slap on the wrist along with a disapproving tsk tsk. Continue reading →

THE ISAIAH 9 CHILD

Christ December 23, 2025 Leave a comment

PMW 2025-101 by Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr.isaiah 9

In Isa. 9:1–7 we find a glorious climax to all the preceding prophetic material. Judah’s ultimate hope (vv. 1–2) is in the Messiah who will righteously rule (vv. 6–7) over a free and prosperous people (vv. 3–4). These words should spur the Jews to faithfulness during their time of fearful oppression (8:7–8). Had they acted in faith, God would have sent the Messiah much earlier, since God presents her with conditional promises (e.g., Lev. 26).

Isa. 9:1–2: He treated the land of Zebulun … with contempt
The northern parts of the land, which were the most distant from Jerusalem and the closest to the enemy, suffered the most (2 Kgs. 15:29). Yet they will one day be made glorious (v. 1). Their darkness will be turned to light (v. 2). Again, Judah’s judgment will not cause total destruction. This finally comes to pass in the New Testament when Jesus comes into the area (Matt. 4:13–16), which begins the dawn of a new day for the Gentiles.

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HOW TO INTRODUCE PRETERISM (2)

Interpretation, Revelation of John December 19, 2025 Leave a comment

PMW 2025-100 by Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr.

In my last article I began to suggest an effective strategy for presenting a preterist approach to Revelation to any dispensational friend you might have (and if you are in America and have Christians friends, they are almost certainly dispensational). Unfortunately, after I began that article I quickly strayed off the path and ended up following a few rabbit trails. Now I have found my way back and will present the promised article.

Remembering what has been stated
Though much was written in jest (i.e., jest in time, you might say) in my last article, there are a few things you must bear in mind as you attempt to introduce preterism to any associates. I noted the following two matters: (1) To make your introductory presentation manageable, I recommend concentrating on one key passage rather than ranging over dizzying array of several. And (2) you should begin at Revelation’s opening rather than jumping into some of the more exciting and familiar portions of the book. So, let me map at a battle plan for you. Continue reading →

HOW TO INTRODUCE PRETERISM (1)

Fun Stuff, Revelation December 16, 2025 Comments: 2

PMW 2025-099 by Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr.

In the modern evangelical world, we live in a dispensational-dominated reality. The average Christian leads a colorful life of expectation. He is either looking for a red heifer or a blood moon, while he plays pin-the-horns on the Antichrist. Consequently, it is difficult to get a hearing on even the possibility of a preterist analysis of everyone’s favorite book of the Bible: Revelation. And by this I mean, of course, an orthodox preterist approach to Revelation. Not the wholesale preterist theology of hyper-preterism, which is unorthodox heresy.

So, how can you introduce a preterist approach to Revelation in just the few minutes you will have before your head is bashed in with the New Scofield Reference Bible, or one of the other two dozen or so dispensational study Bibles written by “prophecy experts”? We must take to heart Jesus’ directive: “What thou doest, do quickly.” Continue reading →

GOD IS A LOVING CREATOR (3)

Creation December 12, 2025 Leave a comment

PMW 2025-098 by Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr.

As I conclude this brief three-part study on God’s goodness to us in creation, I want to close with the fact that our Creator is perfectly righteous.

God Is Perfectly Righteous

The God who creates man and gives him all good things, is perfect and righteous. The Bible repeatedly speaks of God’s absolute righteousness, making such statements as:

“The Rock! His work is perfect, / For all His ways are just; / A God of faithfulness and without injustice, / Righteous and upright is He” (Deut 32:4).
“As for God, His way is blameless” (Psa 18:30a; 2 Sam 22:31).
“Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; Your judgments are like a great deep” (Psa 36:6).
“Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens” (Psa 71:19a).
“The ways of the LORD are right” (Hos 14:9).
“The LORD is righteous within her; / He will do no injustice. / Every morning He brings His justice to light; / He does not fail. / But the unjust knows no shame” (Zeph 3:5).

Jesus prays to God calling him “righteous Father” (John 17:25). Continue reading →

GOD IS A LOVING CREATOR (2)

Creation December 9, 2025 Leave a comment

PMW 2025-097 by Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr.

This is my second article in a three-part series on God’s goodness as our Creator. Postmillennialists should emphasize God’s goodness in creation because his goodness guides creation to its good end. We believe that even though the world will never be perfect before Christ returns, we will make dramatic advances toward perfection as the gospel progresses in history.

Now I will consider the fact that:

God Creates Man

The Bible opens in its first chapter with the majestic march of six days. In Genesis 1 we read the record of God’s unfolding creative process as it leads to its climax in the creation of man (Gen 1:26–28). Man is the very goal of creation, and its high point. In fact, though it necessarily mentions the creation of the starry heavens (Gen 1:1, 14–16), the creation record intentionally focuses on a small part of the universe: the earth, its flora and fauna . . . and man (Gen 1:2–13, 17–30). And even the creation of the sun, moon, and stars is for the purpose of giving light on earth the special arena of God’s creative work (Gen 1:14–16). Continue reading →