A review by davidbess
A Case for Amillennialism: Understanding the End Times by Kim Riddlebarger

5.0

This book was very persuasive for this "leaky dispensationalist." Up to this point, I've held loosely to the "leaky dispensationalist" position similar to that of John MacArthur. After reading this title, however, I'm not so sure I can maintain it. One of big questions I've had with the dispensationalist outlook is that it gives no acknowledgment to Revelation being apocalyptic literature. Apocalyptic literature, by its very nature, is to be interpreted figuratively. The dispy position, however, insists on applying the literal hermeneutic to it. I truly believe it's more accurately interpreted figuratively. The author also addresses well the prophecy in Romans 11 of a great revival among the people of Israel, and how the creation of a nation-state for the Jews could be a part of God's brining that great revival to pass. The author also walks through the other eschatological positions, describing their deficiencies. He responds to hard questions often asked of amillennialists. This book is an excellent volume, one I recommend highly to anyone wanting to work through his/her Biblical stance on eschatology.