{"product_id":"9781594733208","title":"The End of Days: Essential Selections from Apocalyptic Texts--Annotated \u0026 Explained","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Teachings about the end times can clarify                 your beliefs and \u003cbr\u003eenergize your own spiritual journey. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e            \u003cp\u003e Christian concepts of the end times                 involve complex beliefs that have developed over the centuries.                 They range from popular ideas about the rapture when believers                 will be swept up to meet Christ in the air, to suspicions about                 the Antichrist who will deceive and enslave the world, to                 teachings about the millennium when Christ himself will return                 victoriously to earth to reign in peace for a thousand years.                 And Christians have disagreed, sometimes violently, on exactly                 how and when these events will occur—or whether they will                 occur at all. \u003c\/p\u003e            \u003cp\u003e With insightful and broad knowledge of the                 historical, religious and contemporary contexts of these                 writings, distinguished scholar Robert G. Clouse guides you                 through the fascinating and intricate world of apocalyptic                 literature. He examines key verses from Christian and Hebrew                 scriptures; visionary writings from Augustine and other Church                 Fathers; accounts of radical millennial movements of the 1600s;                 bold sermons from preachers such as Jonathan Edwards and Dwight                 L. Moody; and popular books circulating in our own day,                 including 1970s prophecy sensation The Late Great Planet Earth                 and the mega-bestselling Left Behind novels. \u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e Accessible facing-page commentary explains                 the apocalyptic writings for you even if you have no previous                 knowledge of Christian teachings on the end times. Will Christ                 come on the clouds in power and in judgment? Or is it up to us                 to usher in the golden age of the millennium? Or is the                 millennium spiritual, made real only within believers’                 hearts?  \u003c\/p\u003e            \u003cp\u003e This book will help you understand the                 complex Christian visions of the end of the world. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turner Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151217574128,"sku":"9781594733208","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781594733208_p0.jpg?v=1763811401","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781594733208","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}