The Coming Prince (Sir Robert Anderson Library Series) [Paperback]

Sir Robert Anderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 1957

One of the most exhaustive works ever written on Daniel's Seventieth Week and the coming Antichrist, featuring a complete chronology.

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About the Author

Sir Robert Anderson (1841-1918) was converted to Christ at the age of nineteen and almost immediately began to preach in his native Dublin where he trained for a legal profession at Trinity College. He became a respected member of the Irish Home Office and an expert on criminal investigation. In 1888, he was summoned to Scotland Yard, London, to serve as Chief of the Criminal Investigation Department, an office he filled with distinction until retirement in 1896. At his retirement, he was knighted by Queen Victoria; and in 1901, King Edward VII made him Knight Commander. In the midst of all his many duties, he managed to gain a profound knowledge of the Bible, preach in various conferences, and write seventeen books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Kregel Classics (June 30, 1957)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0825421152
• ISBN-13: 978-0825421150
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #300,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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49 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No wonder he busted Jack the Ripper!, June 13, 1999

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John J. Malone (omaha, ne United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Coming Prince (Sir Robert Anderson Library Series) (Paperback)

Sir Robert Anderson, inspector of Scotland Yard, and careful Bible student not only busted The Ripper, but went on to investigate with painstaking care the Great Prophecy of Daniel's 70 hebdomads. With the care and precision of his Scotland Yard background, Anderson reviews the 69 weeks of the Great Prophecy, dots the yods and crosses the tittles (are there such things in Chaldee?) and brings us to a precision rendezvous with the planned (2nd) triumphal entry of the Lord Jesus Christ in the Gospel of Mark as the fulfilment of the 69 weeks.

The great care he takes demonstrates that he was no clergyman, but a real Bible student.

Ignore the man behind the curtain, D. Pentecost could never have done this work. This fellow may be second only to EW Bullinger as a recent and real Bible student.

40 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A deep and clear biblical study, December 3, 1999

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Nelson Fagundes (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Coming Prince (Sir Robert Anderson Library Series) (Paperback)

I was amazed with the deep biblical knowledge I found in this book. As a commom man who likes to study I was enriched with the prophetic study and many other information about people, kings and dates mentioned in the Bible. I do recommend its reading to everyone who believes the Bible is the true word of God and wants to know more about prophecy.

30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Precision and focus, September 9, 2002

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David A. Bayliss "DAB" (Delray Beach, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Coming Prince (Sir Robert Anderson Library Series) (Paperback)

Anderson was an investigator and he tackles the prophecy of Daniel and the accumulation of evidence like a pro. When he wanted to know exactly when the moon would rise in a given year he wrote to the Astronomer Royal (who responded).
He writes in a somewhat flowery and formal style and there is very little devotional content. Although I'm sure he was a devout believer he is not setting out (in this case) to 'lift Christ up'. He was living in a time when higher and lower criticism were attacking the book of Daniel and he sets out to put forward a 'case' for the simple truth of scripture.
In his beliefs he appears similar to Arno C Gaebelien (who has done an excellent book on Daniel too).
Anderson settles for a 'traditional' pre-millenialist view of Daniel.
I don't think I would recommend this as a first commentary on Daniel or possibly even as a second. But for someone who has already gotten embroyled in all the controversy surrounding the book then this is an extremely scholarly work that HAS to be read, if only because you want to dis-agree with it!