In this volume, Samuele Bacchiocchi offers an accessible, balanced, and enthusiastic study of the Second Advent, grounding his work in biblical study, and focused on the theme of hope. Despite the contemporaneous deluge of Christian literature regarding end-time prophecies, respected SDA scholar Bacchiocchi was dissatisfied with existing studies. He concluded that much of the literature treated eschatology with either skepticism or sensationalism. He saw many ordinary Christians either abandoning hope in Christ’s return or going to the opposite extreme, becoming obsessed with imminent events that allegedly portend Armageddon.
In The Advent Hope for Human Hopelessness, Bacchiocchi confronts the dual challenge of skepticism and sensationalism, presenting a balanced biblical analysis of vital topics related to the Second Advent. Significant questions examined include: How did the Advent Hope originate and develop in biblical history? What is the nature and function of the Advent signs? Which of these predictors are finding unprecedented fulfillment in our times? Should the 1948 establishment of the State of Israel be viewed as a major sign of earth’s end?
The Advent Hope for Human Hopelessness will help you find meaning and courage in the assurance of the biblical Blessed Hope while living among the uncertainties and turmoil of this present age.
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