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Beyond
The End Times: The Rest of the Greatest Story Ever Told
Author - John Noe
Modern day prophecy prognosticators have declared that the end is upon us and that the return of Jesus is near. Because of their faulty futurist paradigm it has lead to many
embarrassing predictions and failed calculations regarding the rapture theory, the antichrist and so on.
Though it makes for some great science fiction and monumental book marketing stratagem, the true Berean will mine the scriptures and test all things. Such is the case with Mr. Noe's book 'Beyond the End Times'. As a conservative evangelical scholar he brings back a reformist view with much added new light into the study of
eschatology.
The book is very easy to read while digging deep into the scriptures. He brings understanding to many prophetic themes such as the end of the age, the return of Christ, Daniel's 70 weeks and much more. By searching the original languages, the historical setting, and bringing the reader to an understanding of 1st Century thought, he brings clear and convincing proof of the past fulfillment of prophecy.
This book will silence the skeptics, awaken the sleeping christian and arm the body of
Christ to get off it's duff and quit waiting for the giant ejector button in the sky to rocket them
skyward. It's this kind of escapist theology that has caused the impotence of the church in our day. 'Beyond the End times' comes to grips with where we are at right now and the responsibility to put our hand to the plow instead of keeping our head in the
sand. It forthrightly deals with many passages of scriptures that the church has shied away from for many years.
The basis of the book is the Olivet discourse. Have you ever wondered about this passage in scripture? After Jesus goes into detail about the tribulation He says
this, "Truly I say to YOU (that's the people that he was talking to back then, since we hadn't been born yet), THIS generation (not the next one or the next one or the one after that and so
on...) will NOT (and I think no means no) pass away until ALL these things
(that's everything Jesus just talked about from Mat.24:2-33) take place. This message was so clear that their is not one single new testament writer who does not convey this to the early church as that hope and promise of Christ's return taking place in their lifetime.
This book will challenge your thinking and reform your doctrinal premise. Though it strikes at the heart of so much ingrained futurist teaching it does so with
integrity, hermeneutical skill and clarity. If you want to be enriched and your faith to grow this book is for you. Otherwise, you can always feed your mind with the latest christian fiction and pretend that your getting a good dose of sound
theology. But you will NEVER know the glory and wonder of Christ's return as found through sound biblical exegesis and expounded so brilliantly in 'Beyond the End Times'.
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