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Bible Prophecy 101: A Guide to the End Times in Plain Language (Christianity 101®)

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First, it is a 101 book :) Surprisingly, it gave me exactly what I was looking for. A list of scriptures that showed the propecy of Jesus coming before it happens. It gave maybe 15-20 of them. It also gave some generic, and maybe not complete end of times prophecies, this list did not have the associated scriptures or explanations. But, at least it was included. Well, to be honest, they could have included the scriptures. The book goes on about some interesting details about heaven and some other topics that would be interesting to a new Christian. I thought the book was great for what it was, it is a nice book to give someone who is not a Bible prophecy expert. Maybe you are trying to show a new Christian different ideas, and build their faith and keep them interested. Something like that would be who this book is used for. I hope this helps.

The title of this book couldn't be more correct: It's a bare-bones, basic intro to understanding biblical prophesy/terms. As I am writing this review, I'm only half way through the book, and it has continued to capture my attention with it's content.
It's perfect for a reader who, is curious to see what God has in store for their future, and wants an insightful overview. At minimum, for what it's worth, this book deserves 2 1/2 to 3 stars.

I purchased the book for 4.99 from a discount bookstore. I wasn't really looking for much. I've never been obsessed with Bible prophecy, because I've figured I'd focus on scriptures that are more applicable to living my life each day. I've never been against learning about them though, and bought this book because someone was asking me questions about prophecy at work. Anyway, I thought the table of contents looked like they hit some interesting subjects.

If the book is good for introducing the basics? - yes and no. I believe that the book has a decent layout of scriptures to get started with. It was also written in a very easy flowing way to read. The problem is that through the first 10 minutes of skimming, I noticed that they referred to Satan as "the biggest loser of all time" and his followers as "celestial chumps". This seems like a great ignorance of the scripture. Jude 1:8-11 tells us:

"Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries. Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!" But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves. Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah." -nkjv

Many will not think this to be a big deal, but obviously, if Jude, an author of the Bible found it important enough to include in the scriptures, it must be something we should take seriously. The fact that this important principle is ignored and is prossibly not known, causes me to doubt the authors' scriptural foundation.

Another thing to note that the verses quoted in this book are taken from the New Living Translation. This is a paraphrase translation, not a literal word for word translation. It's goal is to translate the idea of the scripture for easier readability. The problem with this is that nobody has a full understanding of the scripture. If nobody has a full understanding of the scripture, then how can anyone give us a fully accurate paraphrase of the Bible. Point being, paraphrase Bibles lose accuracy. When you're dealing with something as important as the scriptures, you want to be as accurate as possible.

I do like the simplified writing style of the authors and how they have broken things down so as to be easy to understand. I like the structure of the book and many facts that they include are excellent. My concern is for the disregard of non-prophetic scriptures such as Jude, and the bad example set by ignoring them.

This book is simply perfect! It is the perfect vehicle to lead an introductory study on the topic of biblical prophecy. After all, its Bible Prophecy 101 and not 405! Not everyone who begins their journey into the study of the Word can start with a meaty diet, sometimes it just takes some milk. I think it entices readers to Dig Deeper by giving just the right surface level of information. The rest is up to the person and the Holy Spirit!

I'm amazed how negative and nit picking some of the comments here have been. Seems more like a clanging symbol. Maybe I should include a link on love and edification here? ;-)

Based on the negative comments I've decided to share my own opinion.

The book is great for giving a good intro with lots of information. For people wanting to go deeper EACH chapter has a 'Dig Deeper' section at the end to give great books worth reading if you want to learn more.

I really enjoyed the book and have recommended it to friends.

The book is intended to walk you down a hall way of many doors where each chapter is a door. It takes what I have found to be an intimidating topic and give a great high level over view.

It is written for both believers and non-believers but does not compromise on the truth of the message in my honest opinion.

This book was the FIRST Bible Prophecy books I have bought and I liked it. I felt it really opened my eyes. I love reading about Bible Prophecy and I would recommend this. Perhaps this is a good one for a beginner in Christianity. I know there are better books out there, but I am happy I bought it.

Read, 'Bruce and Stan's Guide to Bible Prophecy' the cover's yellow. This 101 guide's HORRIBLE. Harvest House publishes everything these men touch.