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The Second Coming of Jesus
The well-respected Bible teacher and founder of Radio Bible Class, M. R. De Haan, presents these devotional commentaries on Bible books and topics that will be appreciated by lay readers as well as pastors and teachers.
- GenresReligion
176 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1971
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Martin R. Dehaan
236 books16 followersMartin Ralph De Haan (1891 - December 13, 1965) was a Bible teacher, founder of Radio Bible Class and editor of monthly devotional guide Our Daily Bread.
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January 25, 2020
I picked this book up in 2002, probably at a Bible College library sale, though I can’t specifically recall. It is the first book that I have read by M. R. DeHaan, who was the man behind Radio Bible Class, Day of Discovery, and the Daily Bread devotional guides. I have to say that his style of writing reminds me some of John R. Rice, who would have been a contemporary. Of course, this might just be a matter of both of them being products of their time.
Essentially, this book is a presentation of the Pretribulation Rapture position. It is not as thorough as the popular books by Jerry Jenkins or Hal Lindsey, but I think the basic issues are covered pretty well. I could not help but think as I was reading this that any critic of the position would point out how the author hop scotches all over the Bible to make his points. That is an inherent weakness in that position. He does make a few disparaging remarks about some other positions, but he never dwells on it. Further, I did wonder a bit about one application he made from Matthew 24. I had always thought that when Jesus was mentioning the signs of that chapter that his reference to persecution was of the church. He says it is “Anti-Semitism and Jew baiting.” I had to wonder if he might not have been seeing this in light of his newspaper (written in 1944) rather than his Bible.
Still, this was a good book and I’m glad that I read it. If someone wanted a popular presentation of this position I would feel safe in recommending that they read this volume. I do not however think it is the best example of that sort of work.
Essentially, this book is a presentation of the Pretribulation Rapture position. It is not as thorough as the popular books by Jerry Jenkins or Hal Lindsey, but I think the basic issues are covered pretty well. I could not help but think as I was reading this that any critic of the position would point out how the author hop scotches all over the Bible to make his points. That is an inherent weakness in that position. He does make a few disparaging remarks about some other positions, but he never dwells on it. Further, I did wonder a bit about one application he made from Matthew 24. I had always thought that when Jesus was mentioning the signs of that chapter that his reference to persecution was of the church. He says it is “Anti-Semitism and Jew baiting.” I had to wonder if he might not have been seeing this in light of his newspaper (written in 1944) rather than his Bible.
Still, this was a good book and I’m glad that I read it. If someone wanted a popular presentation of this position I would feel safe in recommending that they read this volume. I do not however think it is the best example of that sort of work.
September 7, 2023
good material to know
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