Josheb
Reformed Non-denominational
- Joined
- May 19, 2023
- Messages
- 4,453
- Reaction score
- 1,927
- Points
- 113
- Location
- VA, south of DC
- Faith
- Yes
- Marital status
- Married with adult children
- Politics
- Conservative
"The Case for Amillennialism," by Kim Riddlebarger.
Riddlebarger's book is one of the best apologetics for Amillennialism there is (I personally like it better than Hoekema's "The Bible and the Future," and that's an excellent book) and one of the better books on eschatology from the Amil pov. Riddlebarger is an excellent exegete. If he cites a verse and the reader looks it up, then what the scripture states and what Riddlebarger claimed are likely to match (which is often not the case with Dispensationalist authors). His examination of this age and the age to come is very good, and he does a fair (if not wholly correct) job of separating partial-preterism from full-preterism, whereas most books on eschatology fail miserably at that. His treatment of Premillennialism in general and Historic Premillennialism in particular is fair, although his criticism of Dispensationalism is one Dispensational Premillennialist may find inaccurate. However, I first read this book when I was a Dispensationalist, and I was persuaded by the book as a whole to re-evaluate my beliefs and this book was one of the impetuses for my dive into reading every book on Dispensational Premillennialism I could lay my hands on. In the end I am persuaded to hold Riddlebarger in much higher esteem than Darby, Chafer, Pentecost, Ryrie, Walvoord, Ice, Vlach, and others. Although I do not agree with all of his conclusions, this is a book I read again and again and consult when contemplating end times.
Riddlebarger's book is one of the best apologetics for Amillennialism there is (I personally like it better than Hoekema's "The Bible and the Future," and that's an excellent book) and one of the better books on eschatology from the Amil pov. Riddlebarger is an excellent exegete. If he cites a verse and the reader looks it up, then what the scripture states and what Riddlebarger claimed are likely to match (which is often not the case with Dispensationalist authors). His examination of this age and the age to come is very good, and he does a fair (if not wholly correct) job of separating partial-preterism from full-preterism, whereas most books on eschatology fail miserably at that. His treatment of Premillennialism in general and Historic Premillennialism in particular is fair, although his criticism of Dispensationalism is one Dispensational Premillennialist may find inaccurate. However, I first read this book when I was a Dispensationalist, and I was persuaded by the book as a whole to re-evaluate my beliefs and this book was one of the impetuses for my dive into reading every book on Dispensational Premillennialism I could lay my hands on. In the end I am persuaded to hold Riddlebarger in much higher esteem than Darby, Chafer, Pentecost, Ryrie, Walvoord, Ice, Vlach, and others. Although I do not agree with all of his conclusions, this is a book I read again and again and consult when contemplating end times.
