The way one interprets Eschatology makes one look at society and government accordingly. The PostMillennial viewpoint believes that Christians should be involved in all spheres of socio-political activities so as to leaven the lump, i.e. christianize society and the world. An extreme arm of PostMillennialism is the Christian Reconstruction group led by Rousas Rushdoony, his son-in-law Gary North and others like Gary deMar. Reconstructionists believe that the Kingdom of God is now on earth and it is up to believers to take on the reins of government to put in place God's kingdom in readiness for the Second Coming of Christ.
Theirs is a well-meaning but misguided form of Christianised Idealism, given the way the world is heading. What about the natural catastrophes such as the Fukushima nuclear leakout due to the major earthquake off the Japanese coast? What about the Middle East uprisings? What about the Economic Meltdown of 2008? The reality of the sad world is different from the idealistic scenario the Reconsructionists and PostMillennialists would have us believe. In the short video deMar puts down the Dispensationalist literal method of interpreting Scripture. However, the PostMillennial hermeneutic is spiritualising Scripture, opening the door for liberalism and Deconstructionism, in reality opening the Pandora's Box of misinterpretations.
Gary North, son-in-law of Rushdoony
Rousas Rushdoony
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