Things to Come: A Study in Biblical Eschatology

by J. Dwight Pentecost

Publisher:

Zondervan

, 1958

Overview

Because of the prominence of prophecy in Scripture, many excellent books have appeared dealing with prophetic subjects. Until recently, however, the treatment of prophecy has been either apologetic or expository, and prophetic themes have been developed individually apart from their relation to the whole revealed prophetic program. Much of our knowledge has been only fragmentary and unrelated. Dr. Dwight Pentecost’s monumental text, Things to Come, has changed all that. In this massive, highly successful book, Dr. Pentecost has synthesized the whole field of prophecy into a unified biblical doctrine, a systematic and complete biblical eschatology. With nearly a quarter of a million copies sold, Things to Come has earned its place in the library of the pastor, the scholar, and the seminarian or Bible institute student. In addition, it offers a comprehensive and accessible study for anyone interested in the important subject of biblical prophecy.

Key Features

• Includes an extensive bibliography and index
• Presents an encyclopedic reference work on biblical prophecy
• Explores the basis of interpretation, biblical covenants, prophecies of this age and its end, the tribulation, the second advent, the millennium, and the eternal state

Contents

Section One: The Interpretation of Prophecy

• The Methods of Interpretation
• The History of Interpretation
• General Considerations in Interpretation
• The Interpretation of Prophecy

Section Two: The Biblical Covenants and Eschatology

• The Abrahamic Covenant
• The Palestinian Covenant
• The Davidic Covenant
• The New Covenant

Section Three: Prophecies of the Present Age

• The Course of the Present Age
• The Partial Rapture Position
• The Posttribulation Rapture Theory
• The Mid-tribulation Rapture Position
• The Pretribulation Rapture Theory
• The Events for the Church Following the Rapture

Section Four: Prophecies of the Tribulation Period

• The Scriptural Doctrine of the Tribulation
• The Relation of the Church to the Tribulation
• The Relation of the Holy Spirit to the Tribulation
• Israel in the Tribulation
• The Gentiles in the Tribulation
• The Campaign of Armageddon
• The Judgments of the Tribulation

Section Five: Prophecies Related to the Second Advent

• The History of the Doctrine of the Second Advent
• The Resurrections Associated With the Second Advent
• The Judgments Associated With the Second Advent

Section Six: Prophecies of the Millennium

• The Kingdom Concept in the Old Testament
• The Kingdom Program in the New Testament
• The Kingdom Program in the Present Age
• The Scriptural Doctrine of the Millennium
• The Government and the Governed in the Millennium
• Worship in the Millennium
• The Relation Between Living and Resurrected Saints in the Millennium

Section Seven: Prophecies of the Eternal State

• The Preparation for the Eternal Kingdom
• The Heavenly City New Jerusalem

Product Details

• Title: Things to Come: A Study in Biblical Eschatology
• Author: J. Dwight Pentecost
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Print Publication Date: 1958
• Logos Release Date: 2018
• Pages: 633
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Bible › Theology; Eschatology › Biblical teaching
• ISBNs: 9780310873952, 9780310206057, 0310873959, 0310206057
• Resource ID: LLS:9780310873952
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-06T20:40:44Z

About J. Dwight Pentecost

Dr. Pentecost was a professor of Bible Exposition at Dallas Theological seminary for over sixty years. He was also a pastor for thirty-five years. He wrote twenty-one books, including Things to Come. He died in 2015.