I thought I would make up my own Thursday Three this week to make it more in line with some of my own interests.
This week's Thursday Three will be:
My Three Favorite Books on the End Times:
1. The Meaning of the Millennium - ed. Clouse
I realize that this book has been panned by some because of the weak entries from Boettner on postmillennialism and Hoyt on dispensational premillennialism, but the strong entries from Ladd and Hoekema make up for it. Actually, I did enjoy Boettner's entry - even though I didn't end up agreeing with it, I did get a bit of an understanding of postmillennialism, which was worthwhile. The great thing about this is that it opened my eyes to the fact that, contrary to what I had been taught, people who didn't accept the dispensational premil view had good biblical grounds for rejecting it. I ended up coming down on the side of amillennialism
2. Last Days Madness - Gary DeMar
On my trek into reformed eschatology I stopped at amillennialism, I've just never been able to buy all of the arguments of postmillennialism. This one is a postmil book so, while I don't buy his all of what he affirms, I certainly agree with all that he denies. He gives a devastating critique of the foolishness of end times obsessions.
3. The End Times Made Simple - Samuel Waldron
Waldron is an amil, so naturally I gravitate to him. What I found best about this book is his explanation of the two ages of Biblical history - this age and the age to come. If there are two ages of Biblical history, then this rules out the existence of a third age, aka the millennium. For me, he puts the final nail in the coffin on premillennialism of any stripe.
I would love to hear from some of my more well read readers what some of your favorite end times books are.
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