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Premillennialist views became popular around 1900 and to this day dominate the Fundamentalist churches.

Premillennialist views became popular around 1900 and to this day dominate the Fundamentalist churches.

===Postmillennialist===

===Postmillennialism===

Adherents of this viewpoint believe that a "utopia" will be physically set up by man, through evangelical and missionary work and systematic efforts to rid society of evil. Thereby the Millennial Kingdom is established ''before'' Christ's return.  The [[Prohibition]] and [[Social Gospel]] movements of the late 19th and early 20th century were inspired by postmillenarium beliefs, which have faded away in recent decades.

Postmillennialists argue that a "utopia" will be physically set up by man, through evangelical and missionary work and systematic efforts to rid society of evil. Thereby the Millennial Kingdom is established ''before'' Christ's return.

 

[[Jonathan Edwards]], thrilled with the progress of the [[First Great Awakening]] in the 1740s was the leading exponent. It gained strength as the [[Second Great Awakening]] and the [[Third Great Awakening]] made America an intensely religious nation in the 19th century.  Postmillennialism energized the mainstream Protestant churches to redouble their missionary work and engage in large scale programs of education and social reform.

 

The [[Prohibition]] and [[Social Gospel]] movements of the late 19th and early 20th century were inspired by postmillenarium beliefs, which have faded away in recent decades.

===Amillennialist===

===Amillennialist===