In light of this [Polycarp's discipleship of Irenaeus], it seems unlikely that Irenaeus would have knowingly, consciously, and willfully promoted an eschatology [historical premillennialism] in discord with that of his own teachers. His was an intentionally conservative approach to theology: receiving, articulating and defending, then passing forward the faith of the apostles and prophets. Novelty in theology was far from Irenaeus’s agenda. - Dr. Micheal Svigel, Fathers on the Future, Go Deeper Excurses