Who Said That?

Who Said That?

"However improbable it may seem that the whole world should be Christianized, we know that God is able to perform what he has promised. . . . A future generation will witness the rapidity of its progress; and long before the end of time. . . Christianity will gain a complete triumph over all false religions; and the visible kingdom of Satan will be destroyed, or reduced without narrow limits, during the happy period when, in the figurative language of the Apocalypse, `he shall be bound.'"

No google searches!  Leave your guess in the comments section below.

Update on Monday, January 29, 2007 at 11:43AM by Kim Riddlebarger

These words come from Scottish theologian John Dick (1764-1833), in his Lectures on Theology (156), which was widely used at Princeton Theological Seminary.

These words illustrate both the best and worst of postmillennialism.  On the one hand, Dick correctly believes the kingdom of God will spread to the ends of the earth.  While, on the other, Dick incorrectly argues that the kingdom of God will triumph over all forms of unbelief before the eschaton.  I'm with Vos (and not Warfield) on this one.  Christ comes to save the earth (Vos), he does not return to a saved earth (Warfield).

Comments

[Mark F.]

It's definitely not Jonathan Edwards - the writing is too modern. He may have said the same thing at some point, but it would definitely would be harder to read.

Lorraine Boettner isn't a bad choice, but I'm not as familiar with his writing style.

I've read "The Last Days According To Jesus" and this doesn't strike me as a Sproul quote at all.

[Jim Vellenga]

Really I have no idea. For those who want to know the answers in the previous ones, go back and read the original post and you will find it have been updated with the answer. It took me a while to figure that out.

It is not anything I have read by Edwards, and the language does not sound right for him, although he would agree with the golden age thing.

[Frank]

I would say it was Warfield. The language sounds like his. I have looked through (though not very hard) other books in my library and haven't found it. I scanned some of Warfield's books today and the language sounds like his.

[Paul]

Dick.

[Paul]

I think the first name is James, maybe John. Never heard of him before reading something by Dr. Riddlebarger about Old Princeton eschatology. Read it yesterday, actually.

[mholst]

Sounds like Warfield.

[mholst]

I would also say Doug Wilson but since there is nothing about the institution of slavery being re-established, I'll leave him out of it.

[Ron]

I vote for Lorraine Boettner. It reads like him, and reflects his position.

[tired]

John Stoos, pastor of Church of the King in Sacramento, CA

[walt]

A man named Lorraine? Isn't that a girl's name?

[timinator]

Pastor Kim has been talking about Warfield more then usual lately so I well go with Warfield?

[David]

another vote for Warfield - easy to picture him saying this. BTW, where are the answers to these posted? I can never find them.

[Ivan]

So tell, me what is this about Doug Wilson and the re-establishment of slavery?

[Craig Phelps]

I am guessing more in the charismatic department, but who?

["lee n. field"]

"A man named Lorainne"

http://www.tracts.ukgo.com/loraine_boettner.htm

http://www.apuritansmind.com/ChristianWalk/LoraineBoettnerBio.htm

Specific to this question is his book _The Millenium_, half of which is a severe criticism of dispensationalism.

[Craig Phelps]

Woops. Ok.

[turmeric]

Oddly enough, the Charismatics are into this lately - they call it Dominion theology, and guess what? Sure enough, part of Dominion theology involves doing good things in your community to make it better and claim it for Christ! Why am I not surprised?

[Raymond Coffey]

Augustine

[afrikaner]

bahnsen

[Robert Mosley]

Keith Mathison