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A powerful and Biblical challenge to the "doom and gloom" view of end times..., August 9, 2011
This review is from: Victorious Eschatology/Second Edition (Paperback)
What we believe about our future affects how we live in the present as Christians. If you believe the Bible guarantees the end times will be agonizing and terrible, you need to read this wonderful book and reevaluate those beliefs based on scripture itself. The authors, Eberle and Trench, present compelling evidence from scripture, the early church leaders, and history, that will redefine your view of the end times to understand that the worst is over and the best is yet to come! Read this thought-provoking book, and you'll find an optimistic outlook that will fuel your desire to establish God's Kingdom on the earth TODAY.
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Finally!!!, April 22, 2011
This review is from: Victorious Eschatology/Second Edition (Paperback)
At last, a well written and historically sound book depicting the truth about where we are in Bible prophecy. Written with text book quality and easily understood explanations, I would recommend this book to anyone not content to believe everything you hear, but to those who seek truth for themselves. Well researched and studied. I've given copies of this book to several friends.
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not quite five stars, September 10, 2009
This review is from: Victorious Eschatology/Second Edition (Paperback)
I just finished this book less than an hour ago, and my overall reaction is "wow". For anyone interested in a powerful argument against futurist theology (think "Left Behind"), I highly recommend this book. Best of all, the authors write in a style that is easily understandable by the lay person. You do not need to be a serious student of theology to follow the arguments presented in this book.
While I have long held to what the authors call the "partial preterist" view -- and had arguments to support that theology -- the authors reinforced my beliefs with a more complete, and therefore more compelling, Biblical analysis of the partial preterist and futurist views. All in all, this is a well-researched, well-documented and well-reasoned book. In particular, I appreciated how the authors tied relevant passages from across the Bible -- New and Old Testaments alike -- to bolster their arguments. Unsurprisingly, the authors referenced arguments from Daniel and Revelation, but also brought in passages from Matthew (in particular, Matthew 24), Luke, Mark, Ezekial, etc., as well as commentaries from many Christian writers outside of the canon. This depth of research and analysis is, in my opinion, the primary strength of this book.
However, from time to time, I found myself becoming annoyed with a few too many arguments along the lines of "this point is obvious, so we won't discuss it in any greater detail." In my experience, such hand-waving is the hallmark of a poorly (or at least, insufficiently) thought out argument. Considering how much work the authors have obviously poured into this book, I was greatly disappointed when I encountered such intellectual shortcuts. Fortunately, I only noticed this a few times in the book. By far, most of the arguments are well-reasoned and well-explained. I hope the authors can complete their presentation in the Third Edition :)
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