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Even-handed, biblical, and broadly accessible answers to the most frequently asked questions abut the return of Christ

This newest contribution to the 40 Questions series continues the tradition of excellent research presented in accessible language and clear writing. Designed for both students and general readers, this resource helps them make sense of one of the Bible's most difficult topics.

Schnabel, a professor at a leading seminary and the author of several major works, looks at the future of the world, the church, and Israel; the return of Jesus; and the millennium and the final judgment. He answers questions related to the rapture, the 144,000, the identity of the two witnesses, Armageddon, how to interpret Revelation, heaven and hell, and so forth.

The result is an even-handed treatment that avoids sensationalism and a "newspaper headline" approach to prophecy, that is, interpreting prophecy according to current events. Rather, Schnabel carefully studies the biblical text in light of its first-century context and draws biblically-based conclusions.

Other volumes in the 40 Questions series include 40 Questions About Elders and Deacons by Benjamin Merkle, 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible by Robert Plummer, and 40 Questions About Christians and Biblical Law by Thomas Schreiner.

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"At last. A concise, scholarly, common-sense guide to eschatology that will serve as an inspiration to countless Bible students and a gentle corrective to those for whom end-times zeal has been misguided." --Gary M. Burge, Professor of New Testament, Wheaton College and Graduate School

"The book's great value lies in its interpretive approach. Professor Schnabel expertly explains every critical eschatological text in the Bible within its own historical and cultural context. He then shows how the original message of those texts should shape Christian thinking and practice today." --Frank Thielman, Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School

"Schnabel brings the heart of a churchman, the careful analysis of one of our best New Testament scholars, and the clarity of a teacher born. Here he answers questions that many of us are asking." --George H. Guthrie, Benjamin W. Perry Professor of Bible, Union University

The book's great value lies in its interpretive approach. Professor Schnabel expertly explains every critical eschatological text in the Bible within its own historical and cultural context. He then shows how the original message of those texts should shape Christian thinking and practice today. --Frank Thielman, Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School

Schnabel brings…the heart of a churchman, the careful analysis of one of our best New Testament scholars, and the clarity of a teacher born. Here he answers questions that many of us are asking. --George H. Guthrie, Benjamin W. Perry Professor of Bible, Union University

The book's great value lies in its interpretive approach. Professor Schnabel expertly explains every critical eschatological text in the Bible within its own historical and cultural context. He then shows how the original message of those texts should shape Christian thinking and practice today. --Frank Thielman, Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School

Schnabel brings…the heart of a churchman, the careful analysis of one of our best New Testament scholars, and the clarity of a teacher born. Here he answers questions that many of us are asking. --George H. Guthrie, Benjamin W. Perry Professor of Bible, Union University

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"At last. A concise, scholarly, common-sense guide to eschatology that will serve as an inspiration to countless Bible students and a gentle corrective to those for whom end-times zeal has been misguided."
-Gary M. Burge, Professor of New Testament, Wheaton College and Graduate School

"The book's great value lies in its interpretive approach. Professor Schnabel expertly explains every critical eschatological text in the Bible within its own historical and cultural context. He then shows how the original message of those texts should shape Christian thinking and practice today."
-Frank Thielman, Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School

Schnabel brings…the heart of a churchman, the careful analysis of one of our best New Testament scholars, and the clarity of a teacher born. Here he answers questions that many of us are asking."
-George H. Guthrie, Benjamin W. Perry Professor of Bible, Union University

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kregel Academic (January 12, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 346 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0825438969
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0825438967
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.76 x 9 inches
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Eckhard Schnabel, PhD University of Aberdeen, is professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He has also taught at Freie Theologische Akademie and Wiedenest Bible College in Germany, and at Asian Theological Seminary in the Philippines. He has served with Operation Mobilisation in Latin America and Europe, and with the Overseas Missionary Fellowship in Asia.

He has published widely in journals, Festschriften, and volumes of collected essays.

Dr. Schnabel and his wife, Barbara, reside in Gurnee, Illinois. They have two children. In his spare time, Dr. Schnabel enjoys reading, hiking, and running.

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  • Daniel Chappell
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Help for Understanding Biblical Eschatology
    Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2012
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    I had the distinct pleasure of taking a NT survey class under Dr. Schnabel. He is a magnificent teacher, scholar, and exegete. When he informed us in class that he would be writing "40 Questions About the End Times", I went straight home and per-ordered it on Amazon.

    In this book, Dr. Schnabel provides a humble, yet much-needed corrective to the wide influence of what he calls "prophecy specialists" from the Dispensational Camp. His many years of biblical study, his unparallelled historical and cultural research, and his strong command of NT Greek allows Dr. Schnabel to address the most significant questions surrounding the end times, the return of Jesus, biblical prophecy, and the interpretation of key texts in Daniel, Ezekiel, Thessalonians, 2 Peter, and Revelation.

    The 40 Questions format is very helpful and instructive; it gives a theologically-heavy work a practical feel. I highly recommend this book for everyone!
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  • Anna L. Powers
    4.0 out of 5 stars Covers everything
    Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2024
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    The great thing is that this covers nearly every relevant passage about the end times. He presents the views and is fair. The limitations of a book that covers everything and isn’t even 500 pages is that not everything will be covered to the depth that you want.

    I thoroughly appreciated the tone and the breadth of knowledge Schnabel brings to the book. I am glad I read it and that it is part of my library. A great place to start studying the End Times.
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  • Allen Hulshizer
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    Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2019
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  • Bal k Gurung (jordan)
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great journal
    Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2019
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    Very helpful for who take hermeneutics class
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  • Greg Dietrich
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Helpful Book to Add Some Clarity to Something Confusing
    Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2012
    The 40 Questions and Answers Series from Kregel has been a tremendous help to me. I've previously benefited from both "40 Questions About Elders and Deacons" by Benjamin Merkle and "40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible" by Robert Plummer. Kregel has also published "40 Questions About Christians and the Law" by Tom Schreiner. The most recent book in the series though is "40 Questions About the End Times" by Eckhard Schnabel.

    There are few areas of theology that have attracted more attention than the end times. This is partially because of the difficulty in explaining many prophetic Scripture passages relating to the end times and also the general fascination of wanting to know how the end is all going to work. In this book by Schnabel he gives short, succinct, answers to many of the most common questions raised in end times study. Those questions are:

    Part 1: General Questions about the Future
    A. The Future of the World
    1. When Do the End Times Begin?
    2. What Is the Fullness of Time?
    3. What Are the Signs of the End (Matt. 24)?
    4. When Will the Signs of the End Take Place?
    5. What Are the Seal, Trumpet, and Bowl Judgments (Rev. 6-16)?
    6. Should We Understand John's Visions Literally or Symbolically?
    7. When Will the Seal, Trumpet, and Bowl Judgments Take Place?

    B. The Future of the Church
    8. Will Christians Live during the Tribulation?
    9. Who Are the 144,000 in Revelation 7?
    10. Will the Church Disappear in a Rapture to Heaven?
    11. Will the Work of the Church Bring about a Period of Faith, Righteousness, Peace, and Prosperity on Earth?

    C. The Future of Israel
    12. What Are Israel's Old Testament Promises?
    13. Does National Israel Have a Special Destiny?
    14. Does the Modern State of Israel Represent Fulfillment of Prophecy?
    15. What Is Christian Zionism?
    16. Will a Third Temple Be Built in Jerusalem?

    Part 2: The Return of Jesus Christ
    A. Events before the Return of Jesus
    17. What Is the "Abomination of Desolation" in Jesus' Prophecy?
    18. Who Is the "Lawless One" in Paul's Prophecy?
    19. Who Is the Beast in John's Prophecy?
    20. Who Is the Antichrist?
    21. What Is the Meaning of the Number 666?
    22. Who Is the False Prophet?
    23. What Is the Mark of the Beast?
    24. Who Is the Great Harlot of Babylon?
    25. Who Are the Two Witnesses of Revelation 11?
    26. Who Are Gog and Magog in Ezekiel?
    27. Who Are Gog and Magog in Revelation?
    28. What Is the Battle of Armageddon?
    29. What Is the Great Earthquake?

    B. The Return of Jesus
    30. Why Will Jesus Return?
    31. How and Where Will Jesus Return?
    32. Will Jesus Return Soon?

    Part 3: The Millennium and the Last Judgment

    A. The Millennium and the New Jerusalem
    33. What Is the Millennium?
    34. When Will the Millennium Take Place?
    35. What Is the New Jerusalem?

    B. The Day of Judgment
    36. When Will the Day of Judgment Take Place?
    37. What Will Happen to Believers on the Day of Judgment?
    38. What Will Happen to Unbelievers on the Day of Judgment?

    Part 4: Interpreting the End Times
    39. How Should We View the Prophecies of Prophecy Writers?
    40. Why Should I Care about the End Times?

    As far as perspectives goes, Schnabel is writing from a historic, pre-millennial position. He answers this question in chapter 34. In looking to his view on the rapture he shows that he is post-tribulational in chapter 10. As far as I can tell he covers all major questions as it relates to the end times and gives a fair answer. There could be some things that you would disagree with, such as his rapture view, but Schnabel writes charitably and helpfully.

    One of the great things about a book organized like this is its accessibility. The chapters do not necessarily build upon one another so the reader can turn directly to the questions that interest them the most. This can be very helpful when trying to wade through 345 pages. From my reading of the book I have no hesitancies in recommending this book to anyone that is interested in a biblical foundation of the end times.

    If you are interested in a commentary that will complement this book well please check out Jim Hamilton's new commentary, Revelation: The Spirit Speaks to the Churches (Preaching the Word)

    FTC Rhetoric: I do not receive payment for my book reviews. I do sometimes receive free review and giveaway copies from authors, publishers, and publicists. My first responsibility is to my readers, therefore, I am committed to honest reviews.
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  • Michael A. Johnson
    4.0 out of 5 stars Let's play detective!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2012
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    This is a book who's greatest strengths are also it's greatest weaknesses.
    It refuses to take sides on the possible positions of prophetic interpretation, (pre-, mid-, post-trib, millennial, millennial, preterist, semi-preterist, dispensational, etc, etc, etc.).
    Instead it presents all of the evidence to answer each of the 40 questions. It then let's you assemble the information in a logical way. It does not give a solid one way only answer. Naturally this will infuriate just about everybody, since every pre-believed position looking for proof that it's way is the only one will get slapped in the face by verses and other evidence that doesn't fit, even with a crowbar.
    Instead you will have to think. Something a lot of people refuse to do. So make like a detective and assemble all of the evidence to find a fit for it all. Or even have to come up with a set of solutions plural, that try to use, like the jewel analogy, different facets (theories) handling different parts, that together make the one jewel.
    I only gave it four stars, because to be honest, it frustrated me in places.
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  • anonHK
    2.0 out of 5 stars Minimises Divine Inspiration; Uses NIV
    Reviewed in Canada on August 6, 2022
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    2 problems for me that stopped me after the introduction:

    1)The author's a priori assumption is that the bible was written for humans by humans, and therefore the only way to understand it is to mind read what the human author intended and how the 1st generation of humans understood it. If that is the case, why bother?

    My assumption is that God wrote the bible, it is timeless, and communicates to people directly through the ages. Most academics find this naive and risible, and this author is no different. You will be harangued for 10 pages about how wrong you are.

    2)The author uses the NIV translation, a translation that has many critics and is not used for serious study; nor does it have the poetic power of a kjv. I find it an irritating translation.

    Many seem to enjoy this book, so look at some more reviews before deciding.
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