David Haggith's 1999 gift to us is a scholarly compendium of end time prophecies of the Bible. The book is basically a history book, alternating between history and references from the Bible that contain some type of apocalyptic message. On occasions one gets the feeling that Haggith is stretching history to fit the prophecy, but generally speaking he avoids this trap.
This book is very very good. To have made it excellent, I would have liked some discussion of the end time genesis itself. Why was there so much obsession with end time philosophies? How did the Jews compare with other cultures in this regard? How did the philosophies change over time? etc. In addition, he might have used some more recent translations of the bible.
This book is written so well that almost anyone will enjoy the contents. Familiarity with the Old Testament and Jewish culture in general will make it even more valuable. |
