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Prophecy in the New Millennium: A Fresh Look at Future Events

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It's nice to know that when you read one of Walvoord's books, you're going to get cool logical thinking, whether you agree with his prophetic stance or not. His years in acadamia show forth in his ability to argue his positions. Personally, I share the same views, give or take a couple of minor points, and did find it an interesting and timely read. One cautionary note, if you're totally new to biblical prophecy, this might not be the book for you. Walvoord assumes that his readers have some familiarity with the subject and it's terms.

I thought this book was pretty poor. Surprisingly, perhaps, I agree with most of the prophetic views of the author. However, the book is at best a brief and too-shallow overview of one particular view of prophecy. The author is fairly frequently referring to other words, or "longer discussions" that aren't appropriate. At the same time, the author often makes statements like "Of course." With such a brief treatment, though, how can anything be "of course?"

I'd not recommend this, even to a prophecy neophyte, as it doesn't examine the Bible and draw conclusions, as much as it makes claims and then recites references to back up those claims. The result is a poor understanding -- even a slanted understanding -- of eschatology.

The author's scholarship and conservatism have always been guiding lights to those having a dispensational perspective. However even though I can't justify my comments in a few words, it seems that this book expresses a trend in wishful thinking based more on trying to extrapolate from conditions abroad in Cosmos Diabolicus rather than a strict interpretation of events per a dispensational and Biblical viewpoint.