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This book explores three views on the Rapture--Pre; Mid; and Post-Tribulation.


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Three Trinity Evangelical Divinity School professors present their premillennnialist views on when the rapture will occur - before, during, or after the tribulation. Paul D. Feinberg argues the pre-tribulation position. Gleason L. Archer presents the mid-tribulation position. Douglas J. Moo holds the post-tribulation view. Richard Reiter gives a historical overview. Previously titled The Rapture.

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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Zondervan; Rev Sub edition (September 2, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0310212987
  • ISBN-13: 978-0310212980
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars A study and counterpoint of three rapture views., May 13, 1999
By Todd Hudnall (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews
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Three Views on the Rapture assumes a premillennial eschatology and contrasts the three primary rapture views. It is scholarly and probably not for the average reader. For the student of eschatology it is a very interesting work. The authors are quite respectful of one another, yet not fearful to mix it up. I recommend it only for those who already have some knowledge of issues concerning premillennial eschatology.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A Decent Treatment, Not Great But Adequate, April 12, 2001
By Mark Jones (Watkinsville, GA United States) - See all my reviews
  
The format, three predominant views of premillenialism set side by side intrigued me. I was a little bit disappointed because all three scholars are from the same school, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. I was also slightly disappointed because the book is quite dated, going back to the an early 80's prophecy conference. A lot of prophetic viewpoints have changed since then, which affect interpretations and schools of thought in eschatology.

But, overall I was duly impressed. Feinerg, Archer and Moo are fine conservative scholars, and each make an impressive case for their stance as to the timing of the premillenial rapture. In my opinion, Archer stands out among them, and does an excellent job of setting forth the mid-tribulational rapture.

Not a great eschatology work, but an adequate synopsis of widely held views. I agree with the other reviewers that it is not for the novice, but for someone already familiar with premillenialism and end-times prophecy. It's a read and pass-on, no permanent place on my shelf kind of book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Backgrounder, January 22, 2004
The timing of the rapture is a matter of much debate these days, and in order to have a discussion in what I call "the James 3 tradition" (respect, love, humility, and grace), it helps to have an accurate understanding of what the other positions are and why others hold to them. As such, this book does a good job of describing three of the four main premillennial positions on this topic. I believe the omission of the emerging and rapidly mainstreaming prewrath position, however, was an unfortunate oversight that I hope will be corrected in future editions.

One of the most fascinating aspects of this book is its introduction that discusses the development of the pretrib, midtrib, and posttrib positions. When one understands how these positions developed and why one gained more steam and notoriety than others, one begins to understand why popularity alone does not determine orthodoxy.

Interestingly, the origination of the pretrib concept in the early 1800s and its rapid deployment throughout the evangelical circles in the 1900s had less to do with good practices of scriptural interpretation than a response to the amillennial interpretations that had dominated for centuries, combined with popular exposure to this position due to power and resources of its defenders during a time of relative scriptural ignorance among the general population. The midtrib and posttrib positions developed in the academic circles in response to the perceived error of rapidly popularizing pretrib position, but they came too late; pretrib had already become entrenched. Such background is fascinating and necessary for any student of the rapture and helps to put the positions themselves into perspective.

The presenters of each of the three positions covered in this book are well chosen, and they provide good, overall assessments of the academic proof-texting of each of these three views. The back-and-forth debates between the holders of each position expose the reader to the basic reasoning behind them, as well as the strengths and flaws in each argument. They also expose the fact that none of these positions can stand strong against critical scrutiny and holds firm only in isolation. Hence, my disappointment that the prewrath view was not included in this discussion.

I think this is a terrific book for anyone wanting to gain grace and understanding in the rapture debate. I do not recommend it because any of the three presentations are, in themselves, convincing (they are not). Rather, I recommend it as an important backgrounder and primer on three of the four primary positions from an academic (rather than popular) perspective and a good sense of how and why they developed.

-- H. L. Nigro, author of Before God's Wrath: The Bible's Answer to the Timing of the Rapture

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1.0 out of 5 stars Unimpressive
If you're unsure about which view of the rapture is correct, look elsewhere. This book will definitely not solve your dilemma. Only one view is correct. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ed

2.0 out of 5 stars Difficult reading; arguments of all three views are weak; but a good debate anyway.
I just spent about a year studing the book of Revelation. After that I decided I needed to learn what is the argument for the Pre-Trib Rapture theory, so I purchased this book... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Gary H. Graff

1.0 out of 5 stars great as a coaster
this is another example of academic dribble where the author(s) is more interested in how many big words he can use rather than making an eloquent and cogent argument. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Kevin M. Kelley

1.0 out of 5 stars no rapture
There will be no rapture. All texts have to do with the bringing in of the saints into the spiritual kingdom of God.

This all happened in 70a.d. Read more
Published 17 months ago by V. Sirois

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!
This book presented great arguements by great scholars. Personally, I was impressed with Douglas Moo (Post-Trib. view) arguement. Read more
Published on October 16, 2007 by Joseph

4.0 out of 5 stars a good overview
This book provides a good overview of the rapture positions held by Evangaelicals up until recently. Read more
Published on February 18, 2006 by Trevor O. Stoute

5.0 out of 5 stars Counterpoint Series
I'm going to apply this commentary for the entire Counterpoint Series published by Zondervan Publishing Company. My compliments to that company for creating this series. Read more
Published on November 14, 2004 by James Spurneaugh

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Variety of Premillennial Eschatological Views
I really enjoyed reading this book. I was required to read it for a class on eschatology, and I found it refreshing to see that all three rapture views were based on solid... Read more
Published on April 7, 2004 by Josh Moffit

1.0 out of 5 stars There can only be 'one' view of the rapture, not three.
Perhaps I'm just getting tired of reading the same information, repeated by different people. The temptation with three points of view of the rapture is to be complacent (there's... Read more
Published on July 28, 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars Not convincing
It is interesting to read Three Views on the Rapture but I'm convinced that none of three views is biblical. Read more
Published on January 7, 2002 by Martin Aquiles G. Penaco

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