Christianity's Great Dilemma: Is Jesus Coming Again or Is He Not?

by Glenn L. Hill, Tina Rae Collins (Editor), Jack Gibbert (Editor)

Have you ever wondered what is delaying the return of Jesus-why He does not appear now to rapture His church and destroy this wicked world? Do you ever ponder about how very long you have been promised that "Jesus is coming soon," but He has not? If so, then Christianity's Great Dilemma may be the most unusual, interesting, and perhaps enlightening Second Coming prophecy book you will ever read! For most of my fifty of years preaching I taught that Jesus' Second Coming was near, so near that I expected to live to see the Advent. The ministers I listened to as a boy had the same message and expectation, but they died without seeing Jesus. Most ministers of the past hundred years have proclaimed that "Jesus is coming soon," but He has not returned. Do you ever wonder why? Modern-day prophets have kept us in great anticipation as they predicted the imminent coming of the antichrist, along with the great tribulation, rapture, end of the world, end of time, and Armageddon. Do you ever consider that decades pass, and one century ends and another begins, yet NONE of these prophecies come to pass? Recall Y2K. As the year 2000 approached, preachers made many predictions; and NOTHING happened! How embarrassing to Christianity! Could something be wrong with our message? In my book you will find the answers to these troubling questions! The answers are not some imaginary or hypothetical solutions, or some invisible and intangible possibilities. The answers are firmly and solidly based on the Scriptures! How did I miss them for most of my life? Christianity's Great Dilemma is a MUST-READ BOOK for every studious, thoughtful, and sincere Christian! I humbly invite you to read it. I promise that you will find it honest, unique, interesting, and even challenging. And your walk with Jesus will never be the same!

244 pages, Paperback

First published November 16, 2010

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is my first exploration of preterism, and I have no quarrel with the evidence laid out in the book. Embracing the evidence requires a paradigm shift in traditional thinking, but I have to say the Scripture quoted does appear to support the idea that Jesus returned in 70 AD when Jerusalem was destroyed. The end of the world (last days, day of judgment, etc.) points to the end of the Jewish age when God judged Israel and made an end to the old covenant. It's mind blowing, to say the least.

The quarrel I DO have with the author is his presentation. Every other sentence need NOT end in an exclamation point, and the incessant repetition grew tiresome. While I understand every preacher is not necessarily a great author, the editors of this book have a lot to answer for.

[Jarmo Larsen · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Second Coming of Jesus and when it will occur has been one of the big questions within much of Christianity. Many have tried to predict this supposed worldwide event, which has been assumed to occur, of course, everyone uses their Bible to show it's relevance. But did you know that the Bible never tells us that Jesus will come again in our time or in a distant future? Did you know that every time Jesus or the disciples talk about when Jesus' will return, it's in the near future of their own lifetime and generation? This is where the author addresses Christianity's great dilemma. Jesus and the disciples said that Jesus would return in their own generation, while most people today believe that He has not yet come. Glenn L. Hill takes a thorough biblical approach to solve this dilemma in a logical, simple, and biblically faithful way—faithful to Jesus' own words. Was Jesus a false prophet? Were the apostles? If one wishes to believe the BIble, the answer must be a resounding no! So how can we reconcile Jesus' return in Jesus' and the disciples' own generation? The answer is closer than you think, and you will find it in this easy-to-read book on this topic.

[Danny · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't ever wish to be unkind, but this really isn't worth the time it took to read. Sadly, it is everything that vanity publishing was made to facilitate - poorly written, badly edited, naively argued, and lacking in theological rigour. Vanity publishing will allow this, whereas a theological editor and competent copy reader would reject it without delay. Doubtlessly sincere, the author appears to have little or no theological education, and no NT Greek (which wouldn't matter if he didn't try to argue key points badly from the Greek).

This is a poorly packaged and inadequately argued, heretical mess.

[Robert J Gyurik · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Truth Will Set You Free

Freedom comes with some pain, but I can take it, with Jesus' help! I feel sad about CS Lewis, and I wish he did not put his anger in a last writing. He should have come to Yhwh and reasoned together, studied the Word more in depth. I have a sneaking suspicion that some know the truth, that Jesus came in 70 AD, but they fear ruining their careers. I am tending to believe that Satan, loosed from his bonds in tehom (the deep) happened around 1820 AD when the false religions appeared. He is able to deceive even the elect! why? Why is their even a Deceiver? I guess it is a mystery! But praise God!

[Harley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book describes the full preterist position of biblical eschatology. I think that position takes things too far in that direction, but it is interesting. The book is written by a pastor and he writes like I imagine he preaches, which can be annoying.

[Kenneth D Beaty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally the truth

Most of us have been brought up and taught traditions of men. May the truth of the scriptures continue to spread.

[Jerry Woods · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding

This is an excellent opportunity to learn about full preterism. Pastor Glenn put a lot of work into providing the information in this book.