Popular Bible teacher Haggith has done conservative evangelical Christians a service by compiling all the biblical prophecies related to the end of time in one volume. Haggith believes that prophecy texts are a mystery that can be penetrated only dimly at present, and he invites readers to interpret prophecy for themselves. One of the most important features of his interpretation is his insistence that the prophecies are “not esoteric glimmers of future knowledge. They are deliberate echoes into the future, inspired by God and breathed out by men and women.” Moving quickly from one passage to the next, Haggith emphasizes the human character of the prophets and the oral, spoken quality of their original messages. He also posits that the human nature of the writers only underscores the miraculous nature of the Bible. Haggith’s volume should find a ready readership among conservative evangelical readers, serious Bible students and teachers of adult Sunday school. The author’s confidence that the readers of his book will themselves be engaged in biblical interpretation gives the work an encouraging and useful tone. (Sept.)
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