Tribulation to Triumph: the Olivet Discourse: Jesus' Powerful, Prophetic Preaching

Tribulation to Triumph is an extensive and consistently literal exposition of Christ’s Olivet Discourse in Matthew 24 and 25. The passage is clearly exegeted with exposition of related texts that provide context and clarity to Christ’s prophetic teachings. This work is a great tool of Bible exposition and theology as it interacts with other viewpoints making it an extensive work on the eschatological sermon of Jesus. The work provides extensive historical, exegetical, and theological backgrounds needed to see this discourse in its proper context. It explains the significance of the sermon in relation to the overall fulfillment of biblical prophecy, seeing the entire discourse relating to Israel’s future and not containing any reference to the later to be revealed rapture of the Church. The work includes extensive interaction with the Old Testament passages related to Christ’s discourse. Pastors, teachers and all students of the Bible will enhance their understanding of the end times as taught by the Lord Jesus Himself.The book examines the issues associated with the various views on the rapture of the church, and the millennial kingdom, and includes an appendix dedicated to explaining the preterist position, which the author does not support. The volume includes an extensive treatment on Revelation 12-13, which explains the transition that inaugurates the "Great Tribulation." There are helpful charts throughout the book that visually explain the chronology of the text, and differing theological viewpoints. There is an unfortunate amount of confusion associate with the study of the prophetic Scriptures. The author, who has an extensive Christian and secular education understands the importance of teaching sound doctrine. There is no allegorizing or spiritualizing of God's Word, but a very consistent historical, contextual, grammatical and literal interpretation of Scripture. If you want to know what Jesus taught on the prophetic future, then this book is for you!