Prophecy Without Panic: A Brief Introduction to Partial Preterism

by Duncan Shennea

What are the prophecies of the New Testament actually saying? Is the popular version of “Rapture-oriented” teaching correct? This book, Prophecy Without Panic, seeks to answer these questions by providing a brief introduction to the “Partial Preterist” interpretation of biblical prophecy. Consecutive chapters cover the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels and the teachings of Paul the Apostle in his letters before providing a chapter-by-chapter analysis of the Book of Revelation. In the final chapter, “Does My View of Biblical Prophecy Really Matter All That Much?” the author addresses the relevance of these matters for us today. Are you truly fed up with the relentless barrage of end-times speculation? Are you tired of the constant diet of fear, apprehension, and warnings dished out by those supposedly “in the know”? Are you deeply disappointed, not only at the continuous parade of “Rapture”-oriented predictions, but also at the seemingly limitless gullibility of otherwise devout and intelligent Christians who continue to swallow these predictions and support the ministers who make them? If so, this book is for you.On the other hand, if you understand and are satisfied with “prophecy teaching” as you have heard it, if you are sure you have it figured out, if you even have a chart in the back of your Bible diagramming the coming end-time events—this book is especially for you. You just might need to change your mind, or at least re-consider what you believe.

128 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 26, 2015

Reviews

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

Understandable but flawed

I agree for the most part with the Peterist position but the author’s explanations of the “problem” texts for Preterism are unsatisfactory. First, he uses a plethora of translations for the proof texts, usually whichever one best makes his point. Also he fails to answer some of the other eschatological views objections to Preterism. Maybe because this is marketed as a brief introduction.

[Adam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short but sweet

Overall,our was a good book. I thought the author explained and defend his position extremely well although I wish he discussed the binding of Satan a bit more.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

No panic anymore

This book makes very clear the way to understand prophecy. It takes away all that fear that we have heard about