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Mark K. Olson, “Theme of Real Christianity in John Wesley’s Commentary on the Book of Revelation”

February 16, 2024 , SEA , Comment Closed

Abstract: This is the final installment of a six-part series on John Wesley’s eschatology. The theme of real Christianity is shown to have guided Wesley in his commentary on Revelation. Several insightful lessons come from…

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Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley’s Order of Eschatological Events”

February 7, 2024 , SEA , Comment Closed

Abstract: As a postmillennialist Wesley understood the books of Daniel and Revelation to spell out salvation history from the 6th century BCE to the final consummation. The kingdom of God arrives in two phases: at…

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Mark K. Olson, “Major Themes in John Wesley’s Eschatology”

January 31, 2024 , SEA , Comment Closed

Abstract: This fourth installment of a six-part series highlights the central themes in Wesley’s eschatology. First, he believed the Evangelical Revival was preparing the way for the millennial reign of Christ through the conversion of…

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Mark K. Olson, “From Heaven Above to New Creation Below”

January 24, 2024 , SEA , Comment Closed

Abstract: In this third installment, John Wesley’s eschatology is surveyed from his Oxford period in the 1720s to his mature thoughts in the 1780s. It is further shown that the early Wesley was an amillennialist…

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Mark K. Olson, “The Revival and Methodist Self-Understanding”

February 4, 2022 , SEA , Comment Closed

Abstract: This second installment [you can see the first one here] examines how early Methodists understood Methodism as an eschatological movement, called to help usher in the millennium through the proclamation of salvation and holiness.…

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Mark K. Olson, “Millennial Aspirations and the Problem of Religious Nominalism”

January 26, 2022 , SEA , Comment Closed

Abstract: This is part one of a five-part study on John Wesley’s eschatology. This opening article recounts the development of eschatology in England from the Protestant Reformation to the Evangelical Revival in the eighteenth century.…

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