Paradise Restored

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Salvation, and (I give you fair warning) Postmillennialism, naturally
flow forth from them.s
Paradise Restored and The Days of Vengeance are the visible
proof of Chilton’s assertion concerning the themes of Genesis
leading to postmillennialism. Jordan persuaded Chilton of this
very early. Chilton then did as much as anyone could to persuade
the rest of us.
James Jordan came to Tyler, Texas in 1981, about a year before
Chilton came, to serve as associate pastor of Westminster
Presbyterian Church. He has written three excellent books since
then: The Law of the Covenant: An Exposition on Exodus 21-23
(1984), Judges: God’s War Against Humanism (1985), and The
Sociology of the Church (1986), all distributed by Dominion
Press. He has also produced a six-tape audio cassette series on
the Book of Revelation, plus a workbook, for $29.95. It emphasizes
several topics differently from The Days of Vengeance, but
it is excellent. It is a complementary study to Chilton’s, and indispensable
for students of Bible prophecy.G
Putting Chilton to Work
From 1974 until 1981, I was the editor of the Chalcedon
Foundation’s Journal of Christian Reconstruction. I edited the
first 15 issues. This was a very important post for me. It put me
in a position to identify and recruit writers into the Christian
Reconstruction movement. It also gave me the opportunity to
help “set the agenda” for the Christian Reconstruction movement,
since I structured each issue of the Journal around a single
theme, a policy that the subsequent editors of the Journal
have followed.
From 1978 on, I used Chilton on several occasions to produce
essays and book reviews. I recognized his remarkable skills
in communication. There was no doubt in my mind: he was the
most gifted writer in our movement. It was then that I decided
to cultivate him and teach him as much as I could. So far, I
think my investment has paid very high returns. Paradise
Restored is good evidence for my evaluation.
5. David Chilton, “Teaching Bible Stories: The Biblical Educator, IV (May
1982), p. 2.
6. Order from Geneva Ministries, P.O. Box 131300, Tyler, TX, 75713.