Is Futurism gnostic?

"Futurism" can be a technical term for classifying certain schools of interpretation of the Apocalypse of John (Book of Revelation).  However, in this post, I use the term "futurism" to refer to the practical effect on the Christian life of eschatologies which focus the attention of the believers on the hope of the resurrection.

Now, Gnosticism historically refers to a very similar set of religions in the Mediterranean world during the very earliest centuries of Christianity.  This movement warred against Christianity, and actually tried to "capture" it.  The Gnostic movements taught that matter was evil and "spirit" was good.  The (creator) god of the Old Testament was bad, because he created matter, or used preexisting matter to make things.  But, the term "gnosticism" has been picked up as a popular term in modern internal controversies about the nature of Christianity.  It is commonly used nowadays as an accusation that someone's Christian spirituality unduly downplays creation, the body, or the physical side of life.

Any glance at the history of Christian spirituality, evangelical or otherwise, certainly shows that there are movements and tendencies which to one degree or another do downplay the legitimacy of the physical side of life.

So, the question in the title to this post, "Is Futurism gnostic?," is meant to address the question whether a primary emphasis of life and thought upon the hope of the resurrection so downplays physical life and development in this age of God's Kingdom, that it can be accused of being "gnostic."  In other words, one could ask, "Is Amillennialism gnostic?", since amillennialism, or moderate "gospel" postmillennialism, does not lay heavy emphasis on the full development of God's Kingdom in this age, but waits for the resurrection.

This has to be the answer:

1)  The resurrection of the body is not "gnostic."  Just the opposite.
2)  The Second Coming means the resurrection of the body.
3)  The Second Coming means that the material and immaterial parts of believing man will then be joined in perfect harmony -- but not before that.

Therefore, an emphasis on resurrection is profoundly anti-gnostic.  This truth taken from Scripture was developed against the real Gnosticism of history by the apostolic fathers.

A wrong concept of how the Kingdom is coming now, in this age -- that is, an overemphasis on the substantial completion of the Kingdom this side of resurrection, is unwittingly "gnostic," because peace is being asserted where there is, and can be, no peace:  The war between the flesh and the Spirit is not ended this side of Resurrection.  In fact, the real enjoyment of the body only begins in resurrection!

Futurism is not gnostic.