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ngallion's review
5.0
Sam Storms sets out here to both explain and defend amillennialism. For years I’ve heard people claim that this position is “unbiblical” and that it “spiritualizes texts so it doesn’t have to deal with them.” This book does an excellent job of disproving all of that. At the very least, Storms makes it impossible for the reader to believe that amillennialism is a position that allows its adherents to treat the Bible lightly. Was this book a bit over my head? In parts, yes. For most of its duration, though, I tracked very well with the arguments being made and can better articulate what I believe as a result. Because there are some sections that get a bit deep, I expect to return to this book in the future for an even fuller understanding. It’s clear enough for people seeking only to understand basics, but it also offers real depths for people who want to go further. Extremely helpful.
leevoncarbon's review
4.0
Okay, so I did not read every one of the 559 pages of this tome, but I did read most of them and went back over some more than once. The best part of this book for me was the two chapters on the Olivet discourse of Jesus (Matthew 24). His insistence on trying to discern what Jesus original audience would have understood by his words rather than coming at it with pre-existing dispensational categories had a way of clearing the air.
The author has done a masterful job in exploring every nook and cranny in laying out the amillennial alternative. I really need no further convincing. But at the end of the day you have to wonder about the stewardship of time and effort required in making the case. Are there really that many substantive matters relating to our hope in Christ that hang in the balance over this?
The author has done a masterful job in exploring every nook and cranny in laying out the amillennial alternative. I really need no further convincing. But at the end of the day you have to wonder about the stewardship of time and effort required in making the case. Are there really that many substantive matters relating to our hope in Christ that hang in the balance over this?
vanjr's review
3.0
Long book. Seems like it took me a millennium to finish... Dr. Storms presents a strong case against pre-millennial theology. Well developed and focused on scripture. But it is long. (At the end of the day it is clear to me how little this doctrine should affect one's Christian walk.) Useful in dealing with many of the passages that I have always felt have been taken wrongly and out of context and dealing with pre-suppositional bias.
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