Monergism Books

[Reformingstudent]

Has anyone read "Promise of the Future" by Cornelis P. Venema? Was thinking of ordering it but wanted to know what others who have already read it thought of it first.

http://www.monergismbooks.com/promise7935.html

Thanks.



Tom

 

[Reformingstudent]

Originally posted by Keylife_fan
Has anyone read "Promise of the Future" by Cornelis P. Venema? Was thinking of ordering it but wanted to know what others who have already read it thought of it first.

http://www.monergismbooks.com/promise7935.html

Thanks.



Tom

I guess not.

 

[Fernando]

Promise of the Future

Tom,

I have the book and have read extensively in it, though not cover to cover. I think it is excellent and I recommend it to all. Venema is of an amill/Idealist persuasion, and calls himself an 'optimistic amillennialist.'

The book is written at what I consider to be a college level. I especially appreciate his discussions of millennial views, the resurrection, and the new heavens and new earth.

Hope this helps.

 

[ARStager]

Michael Horton has a good book called _Covenant Eschatology_...have any of you read it?

 

[Reformingstudent]

Originally posted by ARStager
Michael Horton has a good book called _Covenant Eschatology_...have any of you read it?

That's another book I want. Never read anything by Horton as yet but love listening to the Whitehorse Inn.

 

[Reformingstudent]

Originally posted by Fernando
Tom,

I have the book and have read extensively in it, though not cover to cover. I think it is excellent and I recommend it to all. Venema is of an amill/Idealist persuasion, and calls himself an 'optimistic amillennialist.'

The book is written at what I consider to be a college level. I especially appreciate his discussions of millennial views, the resurrection, and the new heavens and new earth.

Hope this helps.

It does. Thanks.
After almost 25 years as a Pre-mill pre-trib Christian it is taking me a while to figure out what it is I believe anymore concerning the end times. I am not as hung up on every new thing coming down the road as I used to be. I am more ready to study it now with a more open mind.

 

[Fernando]

Venema

Tom,

Another strength of Venema's book is that he discusses the views of Christians down through the centuries, and is fair to those he disagrees with. I think it is important to study eschatology within the context of church history, and Venema is a real help there.