Great Paper Book - Too many verbal Bible citations

This is a great book for reading in written format. It is thoroughly-researched and packed with Bible support. If you want to learn about the flaws in dispensationalism and the Left Behind series of books I highly recommend you get this book.

That said, this book in Audio format is a very difficult listen. The Bible citations spoken out time and time again totally interrupt the flow of good arguments. The paper book was simply read into Audible format without any thought given to how best to transalte the great content from written to verbal format.

Get this book in paper format. Eight hours of verbalization should have been cut back to four hours or less. I hope audio version 2, a highly abridged reading follows.

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Breaking granite

First, I wanna get one thought out of the way..... Why can't all ~200 of my audiobooks have this narrator? I've heard a few good ones, but he is absolutely fantastic. A master of reading outloud.

OK, so I'm a 61 year old modern day western taught Christian. In fact, a preacher's kid. So pre-trib is deeply rooted in my theology. But recently a brother handed me a copy of "Victorious Eschatology". It's an amazing book in its own right, and it succeeded at cracking and fracturing my pre-trib bias. But it left me unfinished, can I say? Frustrating, to be honest.

But no worries, because this book, and especially in audiobook format, cleared up the mess. I mean it too. I would have never predicted that I could get there to here so completely and wholely. What a wonderful job of teamwork between the two authors cowriting!

I'm free now, and I didn't even know that pre-trib was such a burden. But it was.

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Mind blown!!

Having been a pre-trib rapture teacher myself for so many years, this book was challenging, compelling and very insightful. A MUST READ for any student interested in and pursuing a balanced understanding the end times regardless of your position.

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Not Afraid of the Antichrist

A must read for all believers in Christ. Excellent research and references to make a very valid argument.

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Fantastic dive into the scripture!

Great take on eschatology! True to the Word of God above all other standards. Thank you both!

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Excellent

Michael Brown and Craig Keener are impressive scholars of primitive Christianity. Both are great communicators and both were believers in pre tribulations rapture. Here they both explain why don’t believe it anymore and why this belief makes the Church weaker.

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An excellent book.

Historic Premillennialism is a minority view today, but from New Testament times until the time of Augustine, it was the prevailing view. Brown and Keener show that it is the only view that is completely consistent with the New Testament.

Many people hate this teaching, because they are afraid of going through the Tribulation, and would rather they didn't have to. But if you ARE going to have to go through the Tribulation (and you are), wouldn't you rather be prepared?

Postmillennialism was an aberration that crept into the church in the 4th century. Dispensationalism was an aberration that crept into the church in the 9th century. The Bible teaches neither. Brown and Keener carefully explain what the Bible's teaching on eschatology really is.

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This book changed my view of eschatology.

I used to be pre-trib. I now see that my former stance cannot be defended biblically.

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Impeccable scholarship, excellent & logical work!

Very impressive book by two eminently qualified authors on the subject of the rapture doctrine. I was also impressed with the great skill of the narrator, George W Sarris.

Unbearable

I don’t disagree with the content of this book, but (like others) the constant interruptions to give scripture references was too much to bear. I plan to buy the printed version so my eye can skim over the scripture references. This book is not good for listening, but will be a good reference book in print form.