The Sign (Third Revised Edition) [Paperback]

Robert Van Kampen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 20, 2000

Can we know when the end of the age will occur, or even what will happen when it comes? Will the church experience a time of terrible persecution at the hands of a real Antichrist? These questions have profound implications. Ultimately, for all of us, eternity hangs in the balance.

The Sign has tackled the challenge of answering these questions by tracing God's plan for the nation of Israel and the church as revealed from the Old Testament to the New. Taking Scripture at face value and expecting a literal fulfillment of biblical prophecy concerning the last days, author Robert Van Kampen offers this end-times road map--including the sequence of events and the timing of the Rapture--without crossing the line into date-setting.

What you read here may very well challenge you to take biblical prophecy more seriously and give you an urgency to search the Scriptures for yourself. But even more importantly, may it move you to examine your heart deeply, be assured of your eternal destiny, and direct your sights to the blessed hope of the Lord's second coming.

Product Details

• Paperback: 536 pages
• Publisher: Crossway Books; 3 Revised edition (October 20, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581342322
• ISBN-13: 978-1581342321
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #194,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scholarly Review, October 25, 2006

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S. Gabie "the-gabe" (Downingtown, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sign (Third Revised Edition) (Paperback)

First, I must apologize for the review by David Haggith. His review is wholly inaccurate and disgruntled. Take for example his first paragraph, re- "hard to overemphasize." Haggith says it is overemphasized about 100 times. Really! I have read it through now and that statement is really only stated in the book one time, at the beginning. Evidence that the review has a biased and unprofessional opinion, based wholly on in-accuracy. I believe it is intended to mislead. His whole review ought to be removed by Amazon, and if they compare his review to the actual book, they will find that it was probably planted, or in the least, Haggith has not read the book. What is the reason for his attack? Not a clue, but know this - it is wholly misrepresentative of the book.

As for my review, the book is well written and scholarly. The author quite rightly points out areas where there is uncertainty as to an interpretation. This is the correct approach. Too many authors create interpretations without backing them up with biblical evidence, while this author is careful not to do that.

His illumination of the letters to the churches is extremely insightful and a great cause for thought. Most authors and I myself gloss over that section, not fully understanding its relevance. I think this authors approach was extremely insightful.

His comparison of historical lines of ancestry from Noah down to the ancestry of the anti-Christ is indeed illuminating. I am not sure I agree fully with his conclusion of the location of origin of the anti-Christ, however, if you are looking for a book that does not make you think and investigate, then really you're in the wrong place anyway. No book on this subject has every answer. You must read them all.

In conclusion, this book is well written, scholarly, and insightful. It will make you think and add a vault of knowledge to your understanding of end time's prophecy.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very well thought out and informative book, November 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Sign Of Christ's Coming And The End Of The Age (Paperback)

I thought this book does an excellent job of addressing all the end times issues, and puts them in a very logical and biblical sequence. I do think he stretches somewhat on some of his arguements-i.e. his belief that Hitler will come back to life and be the anti-christ. But overall I found his arguements very compelling. A very good read for those interested in the end times.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Extremely Valuable And Important Work, April 9, 2000

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"shofar" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sign Of Christ's Coming And The End Of The Age (Paperback)

Robert Van Kampen has given us an extremely valuable and important work - one of only a handful of books that present the prewrath rapture position of the church. If you are completely new at endtime studies, it will be a tough read, but it will be worth it. Don't let the length put you off. This book is a milestone in Biblical Prophecy. Some may try to discourage you from reading it, knowing that you may never find a book with this view again on your own, because the bookstore shelves are basically saturated with only one view. You may however wish to start with "The Rapture Question Answered Plain And Simple" by the same author, or "The Prewrath Rapture Of The Church" by Marvin Rosenthal. Both of those books are concise and logically presented, and will still give you a firm foundation upon which to build your escatological studies.