Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-239).

The nearness of the end: The Millennium question in the Bible & in the present -- Anticipating the end: Millenarianism in the history of the church -- Bringing in the kingdom: The heritage of postmillennialism -- A future kingdom for Israel: The ascendancy of dispensationalism -- Millennial blessings for the church: Historic premillennialism -- A golden age beyond time: Amillennialism -- Optimism, pessimism, realism: The theological significance of the Millennium issue -- Our present in the light of God's future: The significance of corporate eschatology.