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Christ and the Future: the Bible's teaching about the last things
Venema, Cornelis

Christ and the Future: the Bible's teaching about the last things

ISBN: 9781800404588
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Book Description:

Christ and the Future is an abridgement of Dr. Venema's highly acclaimed, major study, The Promise of the Future. Prepared especially with the non-specialist reader in mind, Christ and the Future expertly summarizes the Bible's teaching about the last things. The Christ-centred nature of the biblical teaching on the future is the main emphasis throughout, as the author shows us the future of the individual, the church, and, indeed the whole universe.

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Contents:
1. The Future is Now
2. The Future Between Death and Resurrection
3. The Future of Christ
4. The Future Marked by the 'Signs of the Times'
5. The Future Marked by Signs of Antithesis and of Impending Judgement
6. The Future of the Kingdom: Four Millennial Views
7. The Future of the Kingdom: Revelation 20
8. The Future of the Kingdom: An Evaluation of Millennial Views
9. The Future of All Things: The Resurrection of the Body
10. The Future of All Things: The Final Judgement
11. The Future of All Things: The Doctrine of Eternal Punishment
12. The Future of All Things: The New Heavens and Earth

Author:

Cornelis P. Venema received a BA from Dordt College in Iowa in 1975, a BD from Calvin Theological Seminary in Michigan in 1978, and his Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1985. He served as the pastor of churches in California and Illinois, and then went to Mid-America Reformed Seminary in Indiana, where he now serves as president and professor of doctrinal studies. Cornelis P. Venema's books include The Promise of the Future, in which he seeks to survey the Bible's teaching on the future of Christ's church. Readers will appreciate Venema's fair explanation of various doctrinal positions, including premillennialism, postmillennialism and amillennialism. This title is a very thorough, but profitable read and will be helpful to lay readers and for those in ministry. In Christ and the Future, he abridges the first book for non-specialists. In another book, The Gospel of Free Acceptance in Christ, he critically assesses new interpretations of Paul's doctrine of justification from biblical and theological standpoints; and, in Getting the Gospel Right, he assesses the Reformation and new Pauline perspectives.

Endorsement:

Dr Venema's fine study is both comprehensive and careful. He is thoroughly biblical; he is also honest and fair in dealing with the variety of eschatological positions that are current in the Christian church. He does not shrink from tackling the hard questions which arise. Nor is he intimidated by the heavy artillery behind some of the views which he believes to be unbiblical. Furthermore, his commitment to serve the church, coupled with his background in pastoral ministry, guarantees that his exposition, even of complex issues, is expressed in a way that the average Christian should be able to follow. 'For these reasons and others, I believe that you will find the study on which you are about to embark both intellectually satisfying and spiritually enriching.'
--SINCLAIR B. FERGUSON

Additional Information:

Cover: Softcover
Number of Pages: 229
Publisher: Banner of Truth Trust
Publication Date: 2024