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Things Which Soon Must Come to Pass : Commentary on Revelation

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I have read many books by Philip Mauro, and he is one of the most fascinating and prolific religious writers of this century. His "Historicist" commentary on The Revelation held my interest throughout, and for those looking into this view-point, you may consider Mauro's "Things Which Soon Must Come To Pass" as typical of the best that was ever available. I was not convinced of the Historicist viewpoint while reading this book, and am convinced of Futurism. But from readings Mauro's book, I came to accept the possibility of a "triple fuflillment": symbolic, historical, and future. I had read a few Histroricist commentaries before Mauro's - but upon reading his, I concluded that there was no more to consider. Mauro's was good enough, and better than the rest. HOWEVER, as one who has read many of Mauro's books, I can tell you that no "school of opinion" will be able to finally claim him for their own. It appears that Mauro's opinions changed through the years, and he never failed to publish "his latest thought". Mauro can be found defending both a post-trib and a pre-trib Rapture; both Amillenialism and Premillennialism: I do not know what his final conclusion on any of these matters was. I do know that he is a most engaging and articulate writer, never better shown than in his first book, "The Number Of Man" (1909). It is of note that Philip Mauro was aboard the Carpathia when that ship rescued the survivors of the Titanic, and that he preached to and consoled the survivors- even writing a book of reflections about the meaning of the disaster. He was truly a remarkable man, and I hold his memory in fond respect.