TY - BOOK AU - Riddlebarger,Kim TI - A case for amillennialism: understanding the end times SN - 9780801064357 AV - BT892.R543.C374 2003 PY - 2003/// CY - Grand Rapids, Michigan PB - Baker Books KW - Millennialism N1 - 1 (pages 247-271); PART 1: FIRST THINGS FIRST --; Defining our terms --; A survey of eschatological views --; How do we interpret Bible prophecy?; PART 2: BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL CONCERNS --; The covenantal context of Old Testament eschatology --; These things were foretold --; According to the prophets --; Christ and the fulfillment of prophecy --; The nature of New Testament eschatology --; The kingdom of God --; The new creation, the Israel of God, and the suffering church --; The blessed hope: The second advent of Jesus Christ; PART 3: EXPOSITION OF THE CRITICAL TEXTS --; Daniel's prophecy of the seventy weeks --; The Olivet discourse --; Romans 11 : Is there a future for Israel? ; --; Revelation 20:1-10 : A thousand years; PART 4: EVALUATION OF MILLENNIAL OPTIONS --; Some concluding thoughts; 1; 2 N2 - What does the Bible really teach about the end times? Will there be a rapture with some people left behind? How has the church traditionally understood the millennial age? In a clear and accessible manner, Kim Riddlebarger presents and defends amillennialism as the historic Protestant understanding of the millennial age. Amillenarians believe that the millennium is a present reality centered in Christ's heavenly reign, not a future hope of Christ's rule on earth after his return. - Back cover ER -