Postmillennialism, Part 1: Definition

[Unlike my short posts on Amillennialism and Premillennialism, I want to give a bit of extended discussion to Postmillennialism, as I think that this is the most rare "end times" position among evangelicals, and it is thus the most misunderstood. I plan to give short blog articles on Postmillennialism throughout the week. Below is a simple definition of Postmillennialism.]

Definition: Postmillennialism teaches that the second coming of Christ will be immediately preceded by a 1000 year Golden Age of peace and prosperity that will take place on planet Earth; the second coming of Christ, according to this view, will initiate the eternal state.