Before Jerusalem Fell: Dating the Book of Revelation
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Manufacturer: American Vision
EAN (European Article Number): 9780915815432
Number of Items: 1
Binding: Paperback
Author: Kenneth L., Jr. Gentry
Publisher: American Vision
Publication Date: 1998-10
Reading Level: 409
Description: Revelation is one of the most misunderstood books of the Bible. Much of this misunderstanding is due to the confusion regarding the time it was written. The dating of the book is central to understanding its purpose and audience.
Dr. Gentry proves that the book was written before the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. The evidence for this conclusion is found within the pages of Scripture itself. We do not have to depend on writings from a hundred years or more after the fact to get the accurate story. God's own Word sets the record straight.
Details: What more can I add that the overwhelming positive feedback already hasn't? Gentry is a mastermind not because he's smart or is good with Scripture - he is one because he (like the good ones before and after him) allows the data to interpret itself. Gone from Gentry's work is vast, sweeping generalizations and random guessing. He doesn't "make predictions" based on a religious tingle that arises through him. He makes conclusions based on calculations that the bible calls for.
More great reads on the subject are:
'Daniel: Prophet to the Nations' by Oakes
'Christian Origins and the Question of God Vol. 1-3' by Wright
'An Eschatology of Victory' by Kik
'Days of Vengeance' by Chilton
Review Summary: A Gem of Scholarly Work
Date: 2008-10-13
Details: I originally purchased a copy of this book for a research paper I was developing for a college course. It was only one of about twelve that I had to read for the paper. After reading Gentry's book, I found that when reading the other books, I would frequently go back to refer to Gentry's. This book presents a pretty solid case for a dating of Revelation prior to 70 A.D. This book can easily be described as a cornerstone for any effort in trying to establish any solid foundation in the dating of the book of Revelation.
Review Summary: CRITICAL Reading for ALL Christians...it changes History!!
Date: 2008-08-26
Details: This book may be one of the MOST vital books written in centuries.
The author has taken extensive time and intellect to research and compile critical evidence that the Book of Revelation was written about 65A.D. instead of the widely accepted date of 90A.D. by John.
The Revelation was a book of warning that added to the Olivet Discourse by Jesus in Matt. 24 in which the Jewish Believers were warned to flee the city of Jerusalem when they saw the "signs" appearing. Josephus, the Jewish eyewitness of those event, records some of those signs in the Jewish Wars (Book 6, chapter 5). Jesus told the people that the "end of the age" (i.e. the Old Covenant) would end with the destruction of the Holy City. He told them to flee, and Eusebius reports that not one of those Believers died because they followed the instructions of Jesus (which he told them about 40 years before Jerusalem was destroyed by the Roman Army.
Christianity today is riddled with misguided theology that is based on Revelation being a book that was written AFTER the fall of Jerusalem. With such incorrect dating, the Revelation becomes a book of historical extrapolation that defies the mind, logic and reason.
This book gives clear, concise EVIDENCE that Revelation is a book of Prophecy written in the Apocalyptic style (which the Jewish people did understand over centuries of time). The metaphorical and radical style of writing was very much in tune with the "signs and wonders" that Jesus spoke of in the Olivet Discourse of Matt. 24 and following.
Every Christian who believes in the Dispensational view (which was started in 1840 by one man) should receive enlightenment by this fantastic book which has never been held up to any ridicule in over 10 years since its publication.
As a Biblical student with more than 40 years of study in the Revelation, I can readily testify that this is one of the most vital books ever written. It has the realistic power to expose major mistakes in modern theology.
This book will rank alongside Dr. John Noe and his expose on the historical evidence that bears the truth about God's Word that has been desperately mishandled by misguided human agents of falsehood.
The book End Times Madness also shed the same light on the real truth of prophecy.
Cudos to this author for "rightly dividing the Word of Truth"!!
Review Summary: Before Jerusalem Fell
Date: 2008-08-17
Details: If you are looking for a scholarly presentation of the view of the early dating of Revelation, this book is a must read. The author has done an amazing job of gathering sources from ancient historians and church fathers alike.
~Roger
Review Summary: Complete and Convincing
Date: 2008-06-03
Details: This book is a gem of scholarly research. When all the data is pieced together the preterist eschatology is quite compelling. Gentry respectfully reviews the arguments from the late-date scholars and shows that most (but not all) of the evidence comes down to one quotation of Irenaeus. Then Gentry pieces all of Revelation's internal evidence together with the historical record to provide a very convincing case for the a pre-A.D 70 date. When everything comes together, the book of Revelation is far less mysterious. The preterist viewpoint also resolves many problematic prophetic verses from Daniel and the Olivet Discourse.
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