As I’ve matured in my faith, I’ve changed my theological
views on a number of occasions. I grew up in a dispensational-premillennial
General Baptist church. In college, I became convinced of covenantal theology
(as opposed to dispensational). I went from Arminian to Molinist to Calvinist
and from believer baptism to infant and back to believer. Through all those
changes (and others), eschatology is one subject I never felt well equipped to
give an opinion about. That is, until I began learning from Dr. Kim
Riddlebarger, pastor of Christ Reformed Church in |
I offer that background as a caveat: I was convinced by the author about his book’s thesis before reading his book. That said A Case for Amillennialism made me ever more confident in the ammillenial interpretation of the Bible. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 lays the foundation for eschatological discussion by defining terms, surveying the various views, and examining the how prophecy is to be interpreted.
The second part of the book is the meat of the case for the
amillennial interpretation of the Bible. Dr. Riddlebarger deals with issues related
to covenant, prophecy, interpretation, the
While the whole book is a treasure, my favorite is the beginning where Dr. Riddlebarger defines the terms and provides a survey of the various views. Understanding the landscape of eschatology is utterly crucial to studying it, but few people seem to have such understanding. There and throughout the book, Dr. Kim Riddlebarger presents opposing views (pre- and post-millennial) fairly and offers precise criticisms. Though he admits that much more could be said, he presents a thoroughly compelling case for his position that cannot be ignored by those with opposing views. A Case for Amillennialism is a necessary read for anyone interested in eschatological issues.