REVIEW
COMING: READY OR NOT
Eschatology lends itself to all manner of dogmatic assertions and beliefs. In this book, COMING: READY OR NOT, those assertions are present, but they are well substantiated.
Most significantly, from my experience as a professional lecturer, the careful basis of the whole concept of eschatology and its premise on the declared Word of God—as given in this book—and especially the clear emphasis on a literal hermeneutic, gives the conclusions a cogency seldom given in books on the subject.
Consequently, the comprehensive topic of the Kingdom of God—almost unique in a discussion of this type—is brilliant in its clarity of the overall plan of God, giving a perspective to eschatology that is most enlightening. To see the concept of “this world order” that Dr Swincer uses, to see the beginning and the end, from the creation to the consummation, is a noteworthy approach to understanding eschatology, especially as it locks in to God’s original purpose for the creation.
Extending from this overview, is the importance of God’s people Israel. Petty argument cannot address this issue, and the pervasive references to Israel throughout scripture, from Old Testament to New Testament, are best appreciated in the significant role recognised for these people as demonstrated in this book.
A “must read” volume.
A retired professor of New Testament