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Description: Bible prophecy continues to fascinate, nevermore than in troubled times of war and natural disasters. But why study Bible prophecy? What does it mean if a person is premillenial or amillenial, believes in the Rapture, or knows who or what the Beast of Revelation is? Benware’s framework for understanding Bible prophecy is based on the four biblical covenants: Abrahamic, Palestinian, Davidic, and New. This book is a reference for seminary and college students, and those curious about the various views of end times prophetic events and biblical proof behind them.
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Review Summary: A remarkably sensible interpretation of Bible prophecy |
Date: 2007-08-08 |
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Details: Have conflicting interpretations of Bible prophecy left you confused about God's plan for your future? Read this book and you will become convinced that Paul Benware's pretribulational, premillennial, dispensational exposition of the Scriptures best explains what is ahead for mankind.
Benware, a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary, bases his teachings on a literal (grammatical-historical) interpretation of Bible Scriptures. This view leaves room for the interpretation of some words and phrases as being symbolic or figurative, but it insists that the Bible means what it says unless allegorical meanings are obviously intended. (The "Beast," for example, symbolizes the Antichrist, but "one thousand years" means one thousand years.) Most conservative, evangelical Christians, including those in most mainstream denominations, accept this view of Bible prophecy. I believe that you will accept it too, if you ask God's Spirit to guide and illuminate your studies.
Edwin Scroggins is the author of Bible Prophecy in a Nutshell: A Mini-Survey of God's Great Plan of the Ages
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Review Summary: Foundation-Laying Breadth , Clarity, and Currentness |
Date: 2006-05-31 |
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Details: "Understanding End Times Prophecy" is an overview that requires no prior knowledge yet is not dumbed down, since theological terms are not avoided, just explained. This book does more than lay out the usual amillenial-postmillenial-premillenial viewpoints; it goes deeper to first address the underlying theologies from which the differing endtimes interpretations arise, explaining the significance and present relevance of the different covenants God made with the nation of Israel. I very much appreciated that since how one views the covenants greatly affects worldview, the Church, Israel, and endtimes prophecy. The rapture, tribulation, and millenium are discussed as expected for this type of book, but Benware goes the extra mile in mentioning more recent rapture view variations. There's an interesting final section, "Understanding the Future of the Individual" that gets into death theories and the eternal state. I recommend this book for accessibility and breadth, but for more focused depth on the timing of the rapture, birth pangs, Day of the Lord, consider checking out "Maranatha" by Renald Showers, also a dispensationalist. |
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Review Summary: Good overall book... |
Date: 2006-04-27 |
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Details: Writer is a dispensational pretrib author and so he definitely bends his thoughts in that direction. He starts off by talking about the covenants and their history and goes into great detail about each thought on the Millennium and each thought on the tribulation. Overall felt it was well put together and fair to each disposition, just remember that he does write and refute based on his theology, which I really liked. If you want a book that shows all sides from their own theologians pick up Zondervan's "Three Views on the Millennium"
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Review Summary: Prophecy must be literal why then so much confusion. |
Date: 2003-07-01 |
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Details: The authors make a very good point that Biblical prophecy must be interpreted 'literally' as is all the Bible. With that in mind I had hoped to read a book that would actually 'explain' the Revelation. However, reading further I discovered the authors merely reiterate the same old information; although they did it very well and at a level which is easily understood, I think that is commendable. I know God did not give the Revelation to John as a cruel joke to humanity, something we could never possibly hope to understand correctly. The authors do explain that God is perfect and so His word is perfect, therefore, if there are inconsistencies in teaching it must be human beings who make the errors because God does not make mistakes. It was refreshing to hear it from that perspective because then at least I have hope there is an answer to this current enigma in God's word. |
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Review Summary: Simple and Direct |
Date: 2002-03-08 |
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Details: A quick and easy run down of the basics of Eschatology. Mr. Benware did a fine job providing us with a concise "map" of the end times. |
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