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To: The Unknown Republican
I am currently reading several books on this subject such as “Relevation: Four Views, A Parallel Commentary”, “Three Views on The Rapture” and “Five Views on the Book of Revelation”. These books compare and contrast the various positions and are a far better education than the video linked in the original post.

I highly commend you on your decision to explore the alternatives that exist. No one can ask for more than to give the various views a fair screening.

Of the books you listed, I have two, the "Three Views of The Rapture" concede a chiliast outlook and are more an intramural discussion, and in "Five Views ..." the arguments aren't well presented due to editing constraints. But it is a start.

I'm sure the Post Mills would give you a good reading list from the heavy academic to the easily accessible (Matthison, DeMar, Hanegraaff et al)

From the Realized Mill perspective, I found great value in Sam Waldron's "End Times Made Simple" where he hits hard on the Two Age model, Dennis Johnson's work on Revelation or the books and lectures from Kim Riddlebarger's blog.

In Riddlebarger's lectures, he compares Amillennialism to both Dispensationalism and Preterism (leaving out the Classical Premill and other forms of chiliasm)

I went the Goldilocks route. One had too much in the Future, the other had too much in the past, and one was just right.

140 posted on 02/05/2011 11:45:07 AM PST by The Theophilus
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To: The Theophilus

I will look into the volumes you mention. I do have Dennis Johnson’s “The Triumph of the Lamb” commentary but I haven’t started it.

I also have commentaries from the BECNT (Osborne/premill on ch. 20), NIVAC (Keener/premillennial), Boxall (Black’s/amillennial), Aune (WBC/amillennial), Michaels (IVPNTC), Wall (NIBC), Thomas’s Commentary (strongly premillennial/dispensational), Alan Johnson (original & revised EBC volumes/premillennial), Leon Morris (TNTC/amillennial), Beale (NIGTC/amillennial).

You would think I could make up my mind.;)


154 posted on 02/05/2011 12:55:14 PM PST by The Unknown Republican
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