Hi All,
I've been in dispensational "moderate Calvinist" (i.e. Arminian w/ Eternal Security) circles for most of my life, and it is only in the past 3-4 years I've started to come to my senses and have moved to a broadly reformed position. I have a great deal to learn and test against the scriptures, and am currently thinking through eschatology. I recently have read several books (A Case for Amillennialism, The Bible and the Future) and listened to a FANTASTIC 82-sermon series by Art Azurdia on the Revelation from a broadly amillennial perspective. Compared with everything I was taught from a dispensational perspective, amillennialism is clearly more consistent with scripture as a whole, and gives the Revelation far more relevance and comprehensibility than it had before. I've also learned that short, simplistic summaries or looking at just one or two passages is not helpful - systems really need to be examined holistically.
However, I don't believe I've given other eschatologies a fair chance. I'm asking for those who hold other eschatological systems (historic premmillennialism, postmillennialism, partial preterism, and others?) to suggest what they consider to be the best resources representing their view. While I'd love to be able to read solid books, I have a severely limited amount of reading time due primarily to having two children under three as well as leading a small group. The 50-60 minutes in my car per day is my best time to listen, which means sermon series I can download on .mp3 are the most useful resource to me. I can potentially read a book or two, so feel free to recommend those also, but I'm really looking for solid sermon series. I would picture series on the Revelation to be the most useful for comparing views, but I'm open to other suggestions. I do realize that there is a LOT more to an eschatological system than the Revelation, but it seems to be the best overall book to compare from.
Thanks in advance!
I've been in dispensational "moderate Calvinist" (i.e. Arminian w/ Eternal Security) circles for most of my life, and it is only in the past 3-4 years I've started to come to my senses and have moved to a broadly reformed position. I have a great deal to learn and test against the scriptures, and am currently thinking through eschatology. I recently have read several books (A Case for Amillennialism, The Bible and the Future) and listened to a FANTASTIC 82-sermon series by Art Azurdia on the Revelation from a broadly amillennial perspective. Compared with everything I was taught from a dispensational perspective, amillennialism is clearly more consistent with scripture as a whole, and gives the Revelation far more relevance and comprehensibility than it had before. I've also learned that short, simplistic summaries or looking at just one or two passages is not helpful - systems really need to be examined holistically.
However, I don't believe I've given other eschatologies a fair chance. I'm asking for those who hold other eschatological systems (historic premmillennialism, postmillennialism, partial preterism, and others?) to suggest what they consider to be the best resources representing their view. While I'd love to be able to read solid books, I have a severely limited amount of reading time due primarily to having two children under three as well as leading a small group. The 50-60 minutes in my car per day is my best time to listen, which means sermon series I can download on .mp3 are the most useful resource to me. I can potentially read a book or two, so feel free to recommend those also, but I'm really looking for solid sermon series. I would picture series on the Revelation to be the most useful for comparing views, but I'm open to other suggestions. I do realize that there is a LOT more to an eschatological system than the Revelation, but it seems to be the best overall book to compare from.
Thanks in advance!