There are commentaries on the Book of Revelation, but none like this one, designed for the layman. Giving a sensible overview of the book, then giving brief summaries of the different schools of thought, author David Reagan lets the book speak for itself, emphasizing the spiritual riches waiting for the discerning reader. Wrath and Glory is meant as much for mainline denominations as for evangelicals.
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"David Reagan strips away the mystery and intellectual jargon from the Book of Revelation that has puzzled Christians for generations." -- Jim Fletcher, Editor, New Leaf Press
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Dr. David Reagan holds a Ph.D. in international relations from Harvard graduate school, the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy. After a 20-year career in higher education, he founded Lamb & Lion Ministries in 1980 and has since served as its evangelist. He is also the author of Living for Christ in the End Times.
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CHRISTIANS BEWARE -- REAGAN IS AN ANIHILATIONIST,
This review is from: Wrath and Glory: Unveiling the Majestic Book of Revelation (Paperback)
When reading David Reagan's work, one can instantly see that David Reagan teaches a false doctrine called annihilationism. David Reagan is his contention that the use of "eternal punishment" in Matthew 25:46 is `not really eternal.' Reagan, without stating this as a view, insists that this teaching is found in the Bible: "the Bible teaches the unrighteous will be resurrected, judged, punished in Hell for a period of time proportional to their sins..." Reagan even goes to the extent of defining how God should act "My first difficulty with the traditional view [regarding eternal hell] is that it seems to impugn the character of God. I kept asking myself, `How could a God of grace, mercy and love torment the vast majority of humanity eternally?' It did not seem to me to be either loving or just.'" (David Reagan, The Nature of Hell)
There are many problems with Reagan's theories: 1-He doesn't believe in eternal hell "I believe the Bible teaches the unrighteous will be resurrected, judged, punished in Hell for a period of time proportional to their sins" Period of time? He corrupts the meaning of Scripture by borrowing verses that do not relate to hell. 2-Like his other book "America in Prophecy" The book rehashes old arguments that the E.U is in prophecy. No serious scholar of the Bible has ever came up with a single verse regarding America in Prophecy or the E.U. One of the maddening things about the book is that it resorts throughout to convoluted reasoning and scripture misapplication. I really got turned off reading Reagan's work. The writing is very tedious and difficult to follow. Even worse, the organizational format is chaotic and confusing. Like his other work on Antichrist, he trumpets a faulty premise on his Roman Empire theory which is an old and repeated theme that has no biblical evidence and goes contrary to Scripture. Reagan, like his old fogy partners Alan Franklin and Bill Salus should heed the rebuke of Jamieson Fausset & Brown: "the ten toes are not upon the one foot (the west), as these interpretations require, but on the two (east and west) together, so that any theory which makes the ten kingdoms belong to the west alone must err." Arnold Fruchtenbaum discounts Reagan's theory "It has become common today to refer to the ten kingdoms as being in Europe only, especially the Former Common Market, now the European Union. But the text does not allow for this kind of interpretation. At the very best, the European Union might become one of the ten, but it could hardly become all of the ten.'' (Footsteps, page 36) To exclude European nations as the only composite will not only minimize the extent of prophecy, but the volume of literal references of non-European nations destroyed on the Day of the Lord. What about North Africa (biblical Phut) historically part of the western wing of the Roman Empire, and already mentioned literally in several end-times references. One positive thing, Reagan's books are low priced, but very tedious and hard to follow. It clearly was not well done. He only knows how to rehash someone else's arguments and offers nothing new except repeated error! This work clearly shows that he has convoluted reasoning and he misapplies scripture. Not only his books has sloppy proof-texting but this man actually fishes for verses and then takes those verses and applies them anywhere he wants even if it doesn't even apply to that verse! Reagan, like Franklin obviously has tortuous logic and he's only grasping at straws. This book has incredibly sloppy proof-texting which can be found throughout the book. Whenever Reagan wants to make a point, he goes fishing for a verse. When he finds it, he reels it in and applies it to the passage under consideration, whether it is related to that passage or not. It's filled with strange and strained Logic grasping at straws in the wind! Two final observations. First, beware of Lone Ranger interpretations of prophecy that are not widely shared. God does not reveal the meaning of prophecy only to a person or two. 2 Peter 1:20 says, "no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation." Private and peculiar interpretations like the recent "Pre-Wrath Rapture," usually make a big initial splash and then fade quickly when submitted to critical review. Second, I think the current rush to find America or the E.U in the Bible is a classic example of newspaper exegesis -- of reading the news headlines into the Bible rather than letting the Bible speak for itself. It would be good to keep in mind a comment made by the great Bible teacher Ray Stedman: "What determines the future is what God has done in the past and what He has promised to do in the future. So don't look horizontally at current events."
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Wrath and Glory,
This review is from: Wrath and Glory: Unveiling the Majestic Book of Revelation (Paperback)
In "Wrath and Glory," Dr. David Reagan--a well-known, well-respected authority on the Book of Revelation and prophecy in general--offers an in-depth examination of the Book of Revelation. Presented in logical steps, Dr. Reagan uses a plethora of scripture references presented in an easy-to-understand writing style to unravel the puzzle of the Book of Revelations for the average reader.
Dr. Reagan begins the book by describing the significance and importance of the Book of Revelations. He also delves into the different viewpoints various sects of people have used to interpret the book. At the end of the opening chapter, he challenges the audience to read the Book of Revelation in one sitting before continuing to the next chapter, "Interpreting Revelation." The most interesting aspect of this book for me was Dr. Reagan's scripturaly-based and logical interpretation of the chapters of Revelation. After reading the Book of Revelation as he had suggested, I was able to identify and follow his interpretations much more easily had I not read Revelation myself. The book looks at how religious and secular figures and groups have viewed and interpreted the Book of Revelation throughout history and in the present day. Dr. Reagan also addresses some common questions he has been asked about Revelation in the chapter titled "Probing Revelation." Finally, Dr. Reagan addresses how to apply the Book of Revelation in our Christian lifestyle; how the Book of Revelation proclaims God's impending wrath on the unrepentant and His blessings and glory for those who choose to fear Him and follow His path. To the unsaved, the Book of Revelation is horror; to those born-again in Christ, it is hope. This book is a wonderful read and an appropriate reference book and tool for the private collections of all Christians.
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This review is from: Wrath and Glory: Unveiling the Majestic Book of Revelation (Paperback)
The best of the best, on understanding the perplexy of the book of revelation. Consider myself well versed in prophesy as a born again believer in Christ. I have a library of commentaries and such. Having this one explains simply how it all fits together,in easy terms.
sincerly , R Pirone
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