Author: James A. McCune
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781481038997
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Never before in American history have so many people felt so uneasy about the future course of this great country. In spite of the fact that the U.S. has always had serious problems of one sort or another, there is a growing concern today that something is terribly wrong; a kind of foreboding sense that —unlike it always has in the past — the future will not simply “work itself out.” Just who are we as Americans anyway? What is our true destiny? Does it really make sense that there “end time” prophecies concerning Turkey, Egypt, Iran, Russia, Ethiopia and many others, while the Bible is silent about the wealthiest and most powerful nation in history? Actually, the Bible has a great deal to say about the United States at the end time, and Part I of America, the True Church, & the End of the Age gives you about the best guide to that information you are likely to find.And what about the confused state of “the Church,” not only in America but around the world? It's time we stopped kidding ourselves and admitted that modern Christianity just doesn't measure up to the New Testament standard. Your Bible suggests that any church claiming to be Christian, but not having power, is false! Part II of this book shows you clearly from the scriptures what the problem is . . . and how both the Christian Church and its power will be restored, in a rather dramatic way, at the end of the present age.Part III of the book lays out in detail what will happen during the final seven years prior to Christ's triumphant return to earth. This is the period known as “Daniel's seventieth week.” The message of God's two witnesses will occupy the first 3 1/2 years, and their message of “restoration” (Matt. 17:11) will not be well received by Christians. Many will even confuse them with the beast and false prophet, who will occupy the second 3 1/2 years of the final seven. Given how confusing and unexpected all of these events will be, you really can't afford to be without the information contained in America, the True Church, & the End of the Age!
America, the True Church, and the End of the Age
Author: James A. McCune
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781481038997
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Never before in American history have so many people felt so uneasy about the future course of this great country. In spite of the fact that the U.S. has always had serious problems of one sort or another, there is a growing concern today that something is terribly wrong; a kind of foreboding sense that —unlike it always has in the past — the future will not simply “work itself out.” Just who are we as Americans anyway? What is our true destiny? Does it really make sense that there “end time” prophecies concerning Turkey, Egypt, Iran, Russia, Ethiopia and many others, while the Bible is silent about the wealthiest and most powerful nation in history? Actually, the Bible has a great deal to say about the United States at the end time, and Part I of America, the True Church, & the End of the Age gives you about the best guide to that information you are likely to find.And what about the confused state of “the Church,” not only in America but around the world? It's time we stopped kidding ourselves and admitted that modern Christianity just doesn't measure up to the New Testament standard. Your Bible suggests that any church claiming to be Christian, but not having power, is false! Part II of this book shows you clearly from the scriptures what the problem is . . . and how both the Christian Church and its power will be restored, in a rather dramatic way, at the end of the present age.Part III of the book lays out in detail what will happen during the final seven years prior to Christ's triumphant return to earth. This is the period known as “Daniel's seventieth week.” The message of God's two witnesses will occupy the first 3 1/2 years, and their message of “restoration” (Matt. 17:11) will not be well received by Christians. Many will even confuse them with the beast and false prophet, who will occupy the second 3 1/2 years of the final seven. Given how confusing and unexpected all of these events will be, you really can't afford to be without the information contained in America, the True Church, & the End of the Age!
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781481038997
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Never before in American history have so many people felt so uneasy about the future course of this great country. In spite of the fact that the U.S. has always had serious problems of one sort or another, there is a growing concern today that something is terribly wrong; a kind of foreboding sense that —unlike it always has in the past — the future will not simply “work itself out.” Just who are we as Americans anyway? What is our true destiny? Does it really make sense that there “end time” prophecies concerning Turkey, Egypt, Iran, Russia, Ethiopia and many others, while the Bible is silent about the wealthiest and most powerful nation in history? Actually, the Bible has a great deal to say about the United States at the end time, and Part I of America, the True Church, & the End of the Age gives you about the best guide to that information you are likely to find.And what about the confused state of “the Church,” not only in America but around the world? It's time we stopped kidding ourselves and admitted that modern Christianity just doesn't measure up to the New Testament standard. Your Bible suggests that any church claiming to be Christian, but not having power, is false! Part II of this book shows you clearly from the scriptures what the problem is . . . and how both the Christian Church and its power will be restored, in a rather dramatic way, at the end of the present age.Part III of the book lays out in detail what will happen during the final seven years prior to Christ's triumphant return to earth. This is the period known as “Daniel's seventieth week.” The message of God's two witnesses will occupy the first 3 1/2 years, and their message of “restoration” (Matt. 17:11) will not be well received by Christians. Many will even confuse them with the beast and false prophet, who will occupy the second 3 1/2 years of the final seven. Given how confusing and unexpected all of these events will be, you really can't afford to be without the information contained in America, the True Church, & the End of the Age!
America the True Church & the End of the Age
Author: James A. McCune
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780960473205
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780960473205
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
The Late Great Planet Earth
Author: Hal Lindsey
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310531063
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
The impact of The Late Great Planet Earth cannot be overstated. The New York Times called it the "no. 1 non-fiction bestseller of the decade." For Christians and non-Christians of the 1970s, Hal Lindsey's blockbuster served as a wake-up call on events soon to come and events already unfolding -- all leading up to the greatest event of all: the return of Jesus Christ. The years since have confirmed Lindsey's insights into what biblical prophecy says about the times we live in. Whether you're a church-going believer or someone who wouldn't darken the door of a Christian institution, the Bible has much to tell you about the imminent future of this planet. In the midst of an out-of-control generation, it reveals a grand design that's unfolding exactly according to plan. The rebirth of Israel. The threat of war in the Middle East. An increase in natural catastrophes. The revival of Satanism and witchcraft. These and other signs, foreseen by prophets from Moses to Jesus, portend the coming of an antichrist . . . of a war which will bring humanity to the brink of destruction . . . and of incredible deliverance for a desperate, dying planet.
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310531063
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
The impact of The Late Great Planet Earth cannot be overstated. The New York Times called it the "no. 1 non-fiction bestseller of the decade." For Christians and non-Christians of the 1970s, Hal Lindsey's blockbuster served as a wake-up call on events soon to come and events already unfolding -- all leading up to the greatest event of all: the return of Jesus Christ. The years since have confirmed Lindsey's insights into what biblical prophecy says about the times we live in. Whether you're a church-going believer or someone who wouldn't darken the door of a Christian institution, the Bible has much to tell you about the imminent future of this planet. In the midst of an out-of-control generation, it reveals a grand design that's unfolding exactly according to plan. The rebirth of Israel. The threat of war in the Middle East. An increase in natural catastrophes. The revival of Satanism and witchcraft. These and other signs, foreseen by prophets from Moses to Jesus, portend the coming of an antichrist . . . of a war which will bring humanity to the brink of destruction . . . and of incredible deliverance for a desperate, dying planet.
Revelations
Author: Elaine Pagels
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110157707X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
A startling exploration of the history of the most controversial book of the Bible, by the bestselling author of Beyond Belief. Through the bestselling books of Elaine Pagels, thousands of readers have come to know and treasure the suppressed biblical texts known as the Gnostic Gospels. As one of the world's foremost religion scholars, she has been a pioneer in interpreting these books and illuminating their place in the early history of Christianity. Her new book, however, tackles a text that is firmly, dramatically within the New Testament canon: The Book of Revelation, the surreal apocalyptic vision of the end of the world . . . or is it? In this startling and timely book, Pagels returns The Book of Revelation to its historical origin, written as its author John of Patmos took aim at the Roman Empire after what is now known as "the Jewish War," in 66 CE. Militant Jews in Jerusalem, fired with religious fervor, waged an all-out war against Rome's occupation of Judea and their defeat resulted in the desecration of Jerusalem and its Great Temple. Pagels persuasively interprets Revelation as a scathing attack on the decadence of Rome. Soon after, however, a new sect known as "Christians" seized on John's text as a weapon against heresy and infidels of all kinds-Jews, even Christians who dissented from their increasingly rigid doctrines and hierarchies. In a time when global religious violence surges, Revelations explores how often those in power throughout history have sought to force "God's enemies" to submit or be killed. It is sure to appeal to Pagels's committed readers and bring her a whole new audience who want to understand the roots of dissent, violence, and division in the world's religions, and to appreciate the lasting appeal of this extraordinary text.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110157707X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
A startling exploration of the history of the most controversial book of the Bible, by the bestselling author of Beyond Belief. Through the bestselling books of Elaine Pagels, thousands of readers have come to know and treasure the suppressed biblical texts known as the Gnostic Gospels. As one of the world's foremost religion scholars, she has been a pioneer in interpreting these books and illuminating their place in the early history of Christianity. Her new book, however, tackles a text that is firmly, dramatically within the New Testament canon: The Book of Revelation, the surreal apocalyptic vision of the end of the world . . . or is it? In this startling and timely book, Pagels returns The Book of Revelation to its historical origin, written as its author John of Patmos took aim at the Roman Empire after what is now known as "the Jewish War," in 66 CE. Militant Jews in Jerusalem, fired with religious fervor, waged an all-out war against Rome's occupation of Judea and their defeat resulted in the desecration of Jerusalem and its Great Temple. Pagels persuasively interprets Revelation as a scathing attack on the decadence of Rome. Soon after, however, a new sect known as "Christians" seized on John's text as a weapon against heresy and infidels of all kinds-Jews, even Christians who dissented from their increasingly rigid doctrines and hierarchies. In a time when global religious violence surges, Revelations explores how often those in power throughout history have sought to force "God's enemies" to submit or be killed. It is sure to appeal to Pagels's committed readers and bring her a whole new audience who want to understand the roots of dissent, violence, and division in the world's religions, and to appreciate the lasting appeal of this extraordinary text.
Revelation
Author:
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 0857861018
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 0857861018
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.
The End of White Christian America
Author: Robert P. Jones
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501122290
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"The founder and CEO of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and columnist for the Atlantic describes how white Protestant Christians have declined in influence and power since the 1990s and explores the effect this has had on America, "--NoveList.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501122290
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"The founder and CEO of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and columnist for the Atlantic describes how white Protestant Christians have declined in influence and power since the 1990s and explores the effect this has had on America, "--NoveList.
The Gnostic Gospels
Author: Elaine Pagels
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1588364178
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time The Gnostic Gospels is a landmark study of the long-buried roots of Christianity, a work of luminous scholarship and wide popular appeal. First published in 1979 to critical acclaim, winning the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Gnostic Gospels has continued to grow in reputation and influence over the past two decades. It is now widely recognized as one of the most brilliant and accessible histories of early Christian spirituality published in our time. In 1945 an Egyptian peasant unearthed what proved to be the Gnostic Gospels, thirteen papyrus volumes that expounded a radically different view of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ from that of the New Testament. In this spellbinding book, renowned religious scholar Elaine Pagels elucidates the mysteries and meanings of these sacred texts both in the world of the first Christians and in the context of Christianity today. With insight and passion, Pagels explores a remarkable range of recently discovered gospels, including the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary Magdalene, to show how a variety of “Christianities” emerged at a time of extraordinary spiritual upheaval. Some Christians questioned the need for clergy and church doctrine, and taught that the divine could be discovered through spiritual search. Many others, like Buddhists and Hindus, sought enlightenment—and access to God—within. Such explorations raised questions: Was the resurrection to be understood symbolically and not literally? Was God to be envisioned only in masculine form, or feminine as well? Was martyrdom a necessary—or worthy—expression of faith? These early Christians dared to ask questions that orthodox Christians later suppressed—and their explorations led to profoundly different visions of Jesus and his message. Brilliant, provocative, and stunning in its implications, The Gnostic Gospels is a radical, eloquent reconsideration of the origins of the Christian faith.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1588364178
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time The Gnostic Gospels is a landmark study of the long-buried roots of Christianity, a work of luminous scholarship and wide popular appeal. First published in 1979 to critical acclaim, winning the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Gnostic Gospels has continued to grow in reputation and influence over the past two decades. It is now widely recognized as one of the most brilliant and accessible histories of early Christian spirituality published in our time. In 1945 an Egyptian peasant unearthed what proved to be the Gnostic Gospels, thirteen papyrus volumes that expounded a radically different view of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ from that of the New Testament. In this spellbinding book, renowned religious scholar Elaine Pagels elucidates the mysteries and meanings of these sacred texts both in the world of the first Christians and in the context of Christianity today. With insight and passion, Pagels explores a remarkable range of recently discovered gospels, including the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary Magdalene, to show how a variety of “Christianities” emerged at a time of extraordinary spiritual upheaval. Some Christians questioned the need for clergy and church doctrine, and taught that the divine could be discovered through spiritual search. Many others, like Buddhists and Hindus, sought enlightenment—and access to God—within. Such explorations raised questions: Was the resurrection to be understood symbolically and not literally? Was God to be envisioned only in masculine form, or feminine as well? Was martyrdom a necessary—or worthy—expression of faith? These early Christians dared to ask questions that orthodox Christians later suppressed—and their explorations led to profoundly different visions of Jesus and his message. Brilliant, provocative, and stunning in its implications, The Gnostic Gospels is a radical, eloquent reconsideration of the origins of the Christian faith.
The Beast, the Dragon, and the Woman
Author: Joe Crews
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Revive Us Again
Author: Joel A. Carpenter
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195129075
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Skillfully blending painstaking research, telling anecdotes, and astute analysis, Carpenter - a scholar who has spent twenty years studying American evangelicalism reveals that, contrary to the popular opinion of the day, fundamentalism was alive and well in America in the late 1920s, and used its isolation over the next two decades to build new strength from within. The book describes how fundamentalists developed a pervasive network of organizations outside of the church setting and quietly strengthened the movement by creating their own schools and oragnizations, may of which are prominent today, including Fuller Theological Seminary and the publishing and radio enterprises of the Moody Bible Institute. Fundamentalists also used youth movements, missionary work and, perhaps most significantly, the burgeoning mass media industry to spread their message, especially through the powerful new medium of radio. Indeed, starting locally and growing to national broadcasts, evangelical preachers reached millions of listeners over the airwaves, in much the same way evangelists preach through television today. All this activity received no publicity outside of fundamentalist channels until Billy Graham burst on the scene in 1949. Carpenter vividly recounts how the charismatic preacher began packing stadiums with tens of thousands of listeners daily, drawing fundamentalism firmly back into the American consciousness after twenty years of public indifference. Alongside this vibrant history, Carpenter also offers many insights into fundamentalism during this period, and he describes many of the heated internal debates over issues of scholarship, separatism, and the role of women in leadership. Perhaps most important, he shows that the movement has never been stagnant or purely reactionary. It is based on an evolving ideology subject to debate, and dissension: a theology that adapts to changing times.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195129075
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Skillfully blending painstaking research, telling anecdotes, and astute analysis, Carpenter - a scholar who has spent twenty years studying American evangelicalism reveals that, contrary to the popular opinion of the day, fundamentalism was alive and well in America in the late 1920s, and used its isolation over the next two decades to build new strength from within. The book describes how fundamentalists developed a pervasive network of organizations outside of the church setting and quietly strengthened the movement by creating their own schools and oragnizations, may of which are prominent today, including Fuller Theological Seminary and the publishing and radio enterprises of the Moody Bible Institute. Fundamentalists also used youth movements, missionary work and, perhaps most significantly, the burgeoning mass media industry to spread their message, especially through the powerful new medium of radio. Indeed, starting locally and growing to national broadcasts, evangelical preachers reached millions of listeners over the airwaves, in much the same way evangelists preach through television today. All this activity received no publicity outside of fundamentalist channels until Billy Graham burst on the scene in 1949. Carpenter vividly recounts how the charismatic preacher began packing stadiums with tens of thousands of listeners daily, drawing fundamentalism firmly back into the American consciousness after twenty years of public indifference. Alongside this vibrant history, Carpenter also offers many insights into fundamentalism during this period, and he describes many of the heated internal debates over issues of scholarship, separatism, and the role of women in leadership. Perhaps most important, he shows that the movement has never been stagnant or purely reactionary. It is based on an evolving ideology subject to debate, and dissension: a theology that adapts to changing times.
Apocalyptic Theopolitics
Author: Elizabeth Phillips
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725290286
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
In this volume, Elizabeth Phillips brings together scholarly essays on eschatology, ethics, and politics, as well as a selection of sermons preached in the chapels of the University of Cambridge arising from that scholarly work. These essays and sermons explore themes ranging from ethnography to Anabaptism and Christian Zionism to Afro-pessimism. Drawing on a wide range of authors from Flannery O’Conner and Herbert McCabe to James Cone and M. Shawn Copeland, this collection provides insight into the fields of Christian ethics and political theology, as well as ethnography and homiletics. Phillips challenges theologians to interdisciplinarity in their work, and to keep historical and traditional sources in conversation with contemporary sources from critical and liberative perspectives. She challenges Christians to engage in apocalyptic practices which name and resist the false pretenses of the political status quo. And she challenges preachers to call their congregations to moral and political faithfulness, opening up possibilities beyond both the squeamish evasion of politics in some preaching traditions and the didactic political partisanship of others.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725290286
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
In this volume, Elizabeth Phillips brings together scholarly essays on eschatology, ethics, and politics, as well as a selection of sermons preached in the chapels of the University of Cambridge arising from that scholarly work. These essays and sermons explore themes ranging from ethnography to Anabaptism and Christian Zionism to Afro-pessimism. Drawing on a wide range of authors from Flannery O’Conner and Herbert McCabe to James Cone and M. Shawn Copeland, this collection provides insight into the fields of Christian ethics and political theology, as well as ethnography and homiletics. Phillips challenges theologians to interdisciplinarity in their work, and to keep historical and traditional sources in conversation with contemporary sources from critical and liberative perspectives. She challenges Christians to engage in apocalyptic practices which name and resist the false pretenses of the political status quo. And she challenges preachers to call their congregations to moral and political faithfulness, opening up possibilities beyond both the squeamish evasion of politics in some preaching traditions and the didactic political partisanship of others.