Earth's Final Hour

This book made my "to read" list mostly because it was already on my shelf.  Another reason is that the author was one of my professors from my time at Liberty University.  I always enjoyed his teaching and highly respected his view on most topics. 

The topic of the "end times" is always an interesting one.  It's intriguing to think about what might happen in the future of the world.  It's even more intriguing to read a book that predicts what will happen in the future.  Add to that the sometimes complex and differing views on the interpretation of the predictions in that book.  Of course it's really more than just intriguing when you believe it's the absolute truth.  The interpretation may still not always be perfectly clear but the truth it conveys is of the utmost importance.

The range of topics covered the second coming of Christ, the error of trying to predict the precise timing of this second coming, the danger of false prophets, the rapture, some points on the relative timing of the rapture, Christ's Kingdom on the earth, the new earth, as well as many of the events during and surrouding these events. 

Overall I thought it was well written.  Not overly complex but does a good job covering details that matter.  He does pull in many "current events" which were not entirely current by the time I read the book. Some of the circumstances in world events are still applicable and the principles did apply, but it would've been nicer if it was more recent. 

I liked the way he addressed the sometimes disputed topic of when the rapture will happen relative to other end time events.  My view aligns most closely with his, a pre-tribulation rapture.  From a simple and straight forward reading and pulling in the overall Biblical context it seems to be the most accurate interpretation.  From the various passages addressing the topic there seems to be enough distinction between events of the rapture and the second coming to lead to a conclusion that the events will be at different times.  If you want the details, then I would suggest you read the book (start with the Bible first though!).

There are lots of good books on these topics.  I imagine there are plenty more that are better than this book, but there are many worse as well.  If you want a truly unbiased review of the Bible passages then this book is probably not for you.  But if you are looking for this specific perspective then this is a good one to read.