The Church and the Last Things (Great Doctrines of the Bible) [Hardcover]

D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (Author), Martyn Lloyd-Jones (Author)

Book Description

Series: Great Doctrines of the Bible | Publication Date: September 1998

The last book in a three-volume series by one of the most influential preachers of this century exploring the essentials of Christian doctrine focuses on echatalogical issues and the church.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: Crossway Books (September 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581340249
• ISBN-13: 978-1581340242
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,762,545 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981), minister of Westminster Chapel in London for thirty years, was one of the foremost preachers of his day. His books include Spiritual Depression, Joy Unspeakable, The Cross, The Heart of the Gospel, and his series on John 17.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Careful interpretation of difficult issues, August 31, 2001

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This review is from: The Church and the Last Things: The Final of a Three-Volume Series by the Master Preacher (Great Doctrines Series) (Paperback)

This is the last of a three volume series on great doctrines, which deals with doctrines of the church and eschatology, there are 23 chapters each of which covers a lecture.

On doctrines of the church he deals with the following topics: the Church, the marks and government of the church, the sacraments, baptism, and the Lord's Supper.

On eschatology he deals with a wide range of subjects:

Death and immortality
Conditional immortality or a second chance?
The Second Coming - a general introduction.
The time of his coming - the signs.
God's plan for the Jews
The antichrist
The interpretation of Dan 9:24-27
Daniel 9 concluded and the secret rapture
The book of Revelation - introduction
The preterist and futurist views
The spiritual historicist view
The suffering and safety of the redeemed
The trumpets
The final judgement
The premillennial view
Post-millennialism and the spiritual view
The resurrection of the body
The final destiny.

This book would suite someone who is already familiar with the doctors writing or someone who has a special interest in eschatology, especially in Revelation, which has eight of the twenty-three chapters devoted to it. In many of the chapters on eschatology he is dealing with sensitive and controversial issues and I found it interesting and intriguing to read the doctor's views on these matters when he wrote in the 1950's. I would suggest that his careful interpretation of these difficult scriptures is well worth reading in our more sensationalist times today.