Christian Endgame: Careful Thinking about the End Times

by Kenneth Richard Samples

"It's the end of the world!" Or is it?

Speculations about how and when the world will end abound. How can we separate sound biblical teaching from sensational movies and headlines? Theologian and philosopher Kenneth Samples tackles this controversial topic and provides solid biblical teaching about future events, especially on those beliefs shared by Christians throughout the ages, no matter what their denominational perspective.

Genres: Theology

80 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Kenneth Richard Samples serves as a senior research scholar at Reasons to Believe (RTB). He earned a BA in social science with an emphasis in history and philosophy from Concordia University and an MA in theological studies from Talbot School of Theology. Before joining RTB, he worked as senior research consultant and correspondence editor at the Christian Research Institute and regularly cohosted the popular call-in radio program The Bible Answer Man.

Kenneth is the author of many books including Clear Thinking in a Messy World, Christianity Cross-Examined, and Classic Christian Thinkers. Additionally, he is an adjunct instructor of apologetics at Biola University and has spoken at universities and churches around the world.

Reviews

[Brandon H. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent primer to pick up if you're new to eschatology (study of end time events). Besides giving the basic four views, their strengths and weaknesses, the author also focuses on where the Body of Christ can agree.

The book doesn't promote any particular view but gives an overview of the various views and also recommends books to check out for a more detailed understanding on each view.

[Jeremy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I generally like Kenneth Samples writing. His books are usually clear and very easy to understand. He has a way of bringing out the essentials while excluding "noise" if you will. However, this book was so brief that I felt it kind of lacking. Though it did give suggestions for more in-depth research from other authors, I believe this book could have been a little more in-depth on the different eschatological views with best arguments for and against. Maybe my expectations we're really off from what the writer's intent was.

[Damon Hawkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent little book. Very informative. Presents all of the various views of apocalyptic interpretation concisely allowing the reader to evaluate and make an informed judgment. I like that the author encourages Christians to be informed but not dogmatic.

[Bryce Eickholt · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good primer. It doesn't take a position and gives plenty of other books to try on all the main views.

[Lacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very short primer on the historic Christian eschatological viewpoints. If you've ever read anything comparing the different possible interpretations of Revelation/Daniel, there will be nothing new in this book for you. If you are new to the topic, but only have a couple of hours to spare reading about it, this is a fine introduction.