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Looking Forward: A Clear View of Biblical Prophecy
In this book, Daniel Segraves explores prophecy in Scripture including fulfilled, partially fulfilled, and unfulfilled prophecies. In these pages, you won't find the identity of the Antichrist or the date of the Second Coming. You will, however, find straightforward and easy-to-understand explanations of what the Scriptures have to say about the Antichrist, the end times, and the Second Coming.
198 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 31, 2017
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July 21, 2021
Rating: 4.2/5
Informative factor: As I mentioned in another post, the book will change the way you view prophecy...it emphasizes an idea that I feel is often overlooked/not considered. The idea is that prophetic text has a tendency to speak not only of events in the distant future but also near at hand. This is for sure the most valuable idea that one can extrapolate from this book.
Is so and so talking about an event that took place in the 1st century or does it apply to us today? Or perhaps both? And how can you analyze that for yourself? This book provides an answer.
I also love how Daniel L. Segraves, like in his previous books, takes the time to really dive into the original language when breaking down scripture. Moreover, he applies this consistently, such as when he's arguing for certain viewpoints and against other viewpoints. Lastly, Daniel is a well-educated and intelligent man and he does a great job of bringing out these attributes through his writing. When you read any of his books they give off a professional and in-depth vibe.
The book also presents original Pentecostal perspectives from those who formulated the movement in the early 1900s.
One example was a view held by Andrew D. Urshan, C.I. Scofield and others that "the Kingdom of God is strictly the kingdom or life belonging to celestial beings, converted ones, and the holy angels, but the Kingdom of heaven means the Lord ruling among men on the earth especially his people Israel.
Urshan, and others, believed that people who believed in Christ, but hadn't been baptized/holy ghost filled belonged in the kingdom of heaven...but could eventually go on to be born of water/Spirit and enter the kingdom of God.
Of course, over time views shifted more so to what they resemble today...but it is interesting to learn about what this shift looked liked.
Lastly, Daniel L. Segraves does a good job of taking time to, Scripture by scripture, break down in-depth prophetic books/sections like Revelation and the tribulation/last day prophecies of Daniel. I like how along the way he acknowledges that there are certain aspects of these prophecies we simply don't have the answers to, such as a specific time frame in which they will take place.
Entertainment factor: I tried to cut some slack here because in a book like this one entertainment value is more subjective. What one finds interesting in this book basically came down to what aspect of prophecy or what topic they were more interested in learning about. So the tiebreaker for me was if the author deviated from his perfect balance of scripture+commentary from chapter to chapter and honesty he didn't. However, since this is a subjective assessment...I would have to take some points off here personally because some topics just didn't interest me.
Conclusion: It Falls a bit short of some of his other books in my opinion (not as entertaining/not as organized) but still an incredible read.
Informative factor: As I mentioned in another post, the book will change the way you view prophecy...it emphasizes an idea that I feel is often overlooked/not considered. The idea is that prophetic text has a tendency to speak not only of events in the distant future but also near at hand. This is for sure the most valuable idea that one can extrapolate from this book.
Is so and so talking about an event that took place in the 1st century or does it apply to us today? Or perhaps both? And how can you analyze that for yourself? This book provides an answer.
I also love how Daniel L. Segraves, like in his previous books, takes the time to really dive into the original language when breaking down scripture. Moreover, he applies this consistently, such as when he's arguing for certain viewpoints and against other viewpoints. Lastly, Daniel is a well-educated and intelligent man and he does a great job of bringing out these attributes through his writing. When you read any of his books they give off a professional and in-depth vibe.
The book also presents original Pentecostal perspectives from those who formulated the movement in the early 1900s.
One example was a view held by Andrew D. Urshan, C.I. Scofield and others that "the Kingdom of God is strictly the kingdom or life belonging to celestial beings, converted ones, and the holy angels, but the Kingdom of heaven means the Lord ruling among men on the earth especially his people Israel.
Urshan, and others, believed that people who believed in Christ, but hadn't been baptized/holy ghost filled belonged in the kingdom of heaven...but could eventually go on to be born of water/Spirit and enter the kingdom of God.
Of course, over time views shifted more so to what they resemble today...but it is interesting to learn about what this shift looked liked.
Lastly, Daniel L. Segraves does a good job of taking time to, Scripture by scripture, break down in-depth prophetic books/sections like Revelation and the tribulation/last day prophecies of Daniel. I like how along the way he acknowledges that there are certain aspects of these prophecies we simply don't have the answers to, such as a specific time frame in which they will take place.
Entertainment factor: I tried to cut some slack here because in a book like this one entertainment value is more subjective. What one finds interesting in this book basically came down to what aspect of prophecy or what topic they were more interested in learning about. So the tiebreaker for me was if the author deviated from his perfect balance of scripture+commentary from chapter to chapter and honesty he didn't. However, since this is a subjective assessment...I would have to take some points off here personally because some topics just didn't interest me.
Conclusion: It Falls a bit short of some of his other books in my opinion (not as entertaining/not as organized) but still an incredible read.
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