Biblical Eschatology Second Edition

Biblical Eschatology provides what is not found in any other single volume on eschatology: it analyzes all the major eschatological passages (including the Olivet Discourse and the book of Revelation) issues (including the second coming of Christ the millennium the rapture and Antichrist) and positions (including all the major views of the millennium) in a clear but not superficial way. The book concludes with a chapter showing how eschatology is relevant for our lives.Biblical Eschatology makes understanding eschatology easier by including chapters on how to interpret prophecy and apocalyptic literature by showing the history of eschatological thought and by placing eschatology in the context of the Bibles overall story line and structure. Clarity and understanding are enhanced by the use of comparative tables and appendices. Subject and Scripture indexes are included. The book interacts with the best of Evangelical and Reformed scholarship and the extensive bibliography (which includes the Web addresses of many resources that are online) provides an excellent source for the readers further study. This is a perfect resource for intelligent Christians including pastors students and teachers who desire to understand eschatology and to see how it fits together with the rest of the Bible.