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Future Hope: A Jewish Christian Look at the End of the World
Everywhere you turn, people are wondering about the future and the end of the world as we know it. While conversations of doom and gloom are pervasive, what Christians have to offer is a message of a future and a hope. Future Hope by David Brickner, executive director of Jews for Jesus, is written in an easy to understand format and offers insights into the Bible prophecies. The book also includes helpful charts and appendices. Great for both Christians interested in a Jewish perspective on end time prophecy and Jewish people that are curious about what Christians have to say about the end of history. Nearly 50,000 in print!
153 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1999
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June 22, 2025
THE FORMER ‘JEWS FOR JESUS’ DIRECTOR LOOKS AT PROPHECY
David Brickner is an ordained Baptist minister, who was the executive director of the Jews for Jesus organization from 1996-2024.
He wrote in the Preface to this 1998 book, “[This book] is for the curious, the seeker, the novice, or even the skeptic who just might be willing to sit and consider what the Bible teaches about the future, and particularly about the end of the world as we know it. For many people, the only thing that seems certain about the future is the UN-certainty of it all. Others cannot see beyond the pain and suffering .. but there truly is hope for a joy and peace-filled future. I want people to be able to discover that hope for themselves, and thought maybe a book like this could help. Each chapter deals with specific predictions the Bible makes about the end of the world…
“While this book is by no means an exhaustive study of end times prophecy, it will enable you to access basic information about matters that do affect your destiny. I hope that as you read it you will gain a profound and unshakable hope in the One who holds your future.”
He says of Daniel 9, “In this amazing prophecy, Daniel gives us important details about two major events in history, one of which is now past while the other remains in the future. Daniel’s clock starts ticking, ‘from the going forth of the command, to restore and rebuild Jerusalem.’ That decree was issued by the Persian king Artaxerxes in approximately 444 B.C. From that point in history, Daniel tells us to count off ‘seven sevens and 62 sevens.’ A bit of quick calculation tells us that adds up to 69 periods of sevens, or 483 years. If we count 483 years from 444 B.C. we see that the fulfillment of Daniel’s first amazing prediction was scheduled for the first century. ‘The anointed One will be cut off… The people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary.’” (Pg. 17)
He observes, “Many people spend a good deal of time trying to figure out who this Antichrist will be, or trying to persuade others of what they think they’ve discovered about the Antichrist. I doubt if Rev. Jerry Falwell is one of those people, and he probably did not intend to create a major incident when he casually mentioned, ‘…and of course he [the Antichrist] will be Jewish…’ Well, the Associated Press picked up that quote and charges of anti-Semitism began flying fast and furious. Most Jewish leaders had little idea of who or what the Antichrist is, but this much they knew: It can’t be any good to have people think that he’s Jewish! I happen to disagree with Rev. Falwell’s opinion about the origins of the Antichrist. The Bible is not clear who the Antichrist’s people are, but we Jews have seen his type before and it seems highly unlikely that this destroyer of Jews would himself be a Jew.” (Pg. 41-42)
He suggests, “When you consider that Moscow is almost a straight line due north from Jerusalem, it could very well be that a confederation of nations led by Russia are behind the first Tribulation battle. Ezekiel tells us that three other countries join with them: Persia, Ethiopia, and Put. We know that Persia is Iran. The others appear to be African nations, perhaps including Libya. Together, these nations attack the Land of Israel in the mountains of Israel. Their armies are placed from the northern end of the valley of Jezreel down into the areas of the south, Beer Sheva, and the Negev. Jerusalem is in the middle of these mountains, and this is where the armies converge in a massive invasion… Israel’s defenses will be lowered because she believes she will be protected by the treaty she signed with the Antichrist 3½ years earlier. But Israel is betrayed. The attack comes and the nations of the world stand back and watch. They expect to see Israel destroyed, but they discover that there is a far greater power fighting for Israel than the sum total of all nations. The Lord God himself.” (Pg. 71)
He summarizes, “In the Kingdom of God, the blessings of Israel will become a shared blessing with all of the nations of the world. God will actually restore the fortunes, not only of Jacob, but of the goyim, the nations… What a powerful vision. These warring nations will actually share equally in the blessings of God. Visualize World Peace? The Bible has. It is called the Kingdom of God and it will be beautiful beyond words.” (Pg. 97)
Brickner’s ‘Jewish Christian’ perspective doesn’t seem to add much to this eschatological picture, which is pretty much a standard evangelical model.
David Brickner is an ordained Baptist minister, who was the executive director of the Jews for Jesus organization from 1996-2024.
He wrote in the Preface to this 1998 book, “[This book] is for the curious, the seeker, the novice, or even the skeptic who just might be willing to sit and consider what the Bible teaches about the future, and particularly about the end of the world as we know it. For many people, the only thing that seems certain about the future is the UN-certainty of it all. Others cannot see beyond the pain and suffering .. but there truly is hope for a joy and peace-filled future. I want people to be able to discover that hope for themselves, and thought maybe a book like this could help. Each chapter deals with specific predictions the Bible makes about the end of the world…
“While this book is by no means an exhaustive study of end times prophecy, it will enable you to access basic information about matters that do affect your destiny. I hope that as you read it you will gain a profound and unshakable hope in the One who holds your future.”
He says of Daniel 9, “In this amazing prophecy, Daniel gives us important details about two major events in history, one of which is now past while the other remains in the future. Daniel’s clock starts ticking, ‘from the going forth of the command, to restore and rebuild Jerusalem.’ That decree was issued by the Persian king Artaxerxes in approximately 444 B.C. From that point in history, Daniel tells us to count off ‘seven sevens and 62 sevens.’ A bit of quick calculation tells us that adds up to 69 periods of sevens, or 483 years. If we count 483 years from 444 B.C. we see that the fulfillment of Daniel’s first amazing prediction was scheduled for the first century. ‘The anointed One will be cut off… The people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary.’” (Pg. 17)
He observes, “Many people spend a good deal of time trying to figure out who this Antichrist will be, or trying to persuade others of what they think they’ve discovered about the Antichrist. I doubt if Rev. Jerry Falwell is one of those people, and he probably did not intend to create a major incident when he casually mentioned, ‘…and of course he [the Antichrist] will be Jewish…’ Well, the Associated Press picked up that quote and charges of anti-Semitism began flying fast and furious. Most Jewish leaders had little idea of who or what the Antichrist is, but this much they knew: It can’t be any good to have people think that he’s Jewish! I happen to disagree with Rev. Falwell’s opinion about the origins of the Antichrist. The Bible is not clear who the Antichrist’s people are, but we Jews have seen his type before and it seems highly unlikely that this destroyer of Jews would himself be a Jew.” (Pg. 41-42)
He suggests, “When you consider that Moscow is almost a straight line due north from Jerusalem, it could very well be that a confederation of nations led by Russia are behind the first Tribulation battle. Ezekiel tells us that three other countries join with them: Persia, Ethiopia, and Put. We know that Persia is Iran. The others appear to be African nations, perhaps including Libya. Together, these nations attack the Land of Israel in the mountains of Israel. Their armies are placed from the northern end of the valley of Jezreel down into the areas of the south, Beer Sheva, and the Negev. Jerusalem is in the middle of these mountains, and this is where the armies converge in a massive invasion… Israel’s defenses will be lowered because she believes she will be protected by the treaty she signed with the Antichrist 3½ years earlier. But Israel is betrayed. The attack comes and the nations of the world stand back and watch. They expect to see Israel destroyed, but they discover that there is a far greater power fighting for Israel than the sum total of all nations. The Lord God himself.” (Pg. 71)
He summarizes, “In the Kingdom of God, the blessings of Israel will become a shared blessing with all of the nations of the world. God will actually restore the fortunes, not only of Jacob, but of the goyim, the nations… What a powerful vision. These warring nations will actually share equally in the blessings of God. Visualize World Peace? The Bible has. It is called the Kingdom of God and it will be beautiful beyond words.” (Pg. 97)
Brickner’s ‘Jewish Christian’ perspective doesn’t seem to add much to this eschatological picture, which is pretty much a standard evangelical model.
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