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Anthony Hoeksema was born in the Netherlands and immigrated to the United States in 1923. He attended Calvin College (A.B.), the University of Michigan (M.A.), Calvin Theological seminary (Th.B.) and Princeton Theological seminary (Th.D., 1953). After serving as minister of several Christian Reformed Churches (1944-56) he became Associate Professor Bible at Calvin College (1956-58). From 1958 to 1979, when he retired, he was Professor of Systematic Theology at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Professor Hoekema spent two sabbatical years in Cambridge, England (1965-66, 1973-74) and has written The Four Major Cults (1963), What about Tongue-Speaking? (1966), Holy Spirit Baptism (1972), The Bible and the Future (1979) and was a contributor to The Meaning of the Millennium from which these are articles were taken (1977).

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• Amillennialism


Cornelis P. Venema   Cornelis P. Venema is Professor of Doctrinal Studies at Mid-America Reformed Seminary. His special interest lies in Reformation theology, particularly the work of the Reformers John Calvin and Heinrich Bullinger. Dr. Venema's most recent book, Heinrich Bullinger and the Doctrine of Predestination: Author of "The Other Reformed Tradition"?, reflects this interest. He is the author of several other books including But for the Grace of God: An Exposition of the Canons of Dort; What We Believe: An Exposition of the Apostles' Creed; and The Promise of the Future. Dr. Venema is a co-editor and frequent contributor to The Outlook and the Mid-America Journal of Theology.

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• Evaluating Premillennialism, Part I

• Evaluating Premillennialism, Part II

• Evaluating Premillennialism, Part III

• Evaluating Premillennialism, Part IV

• What About Revelation 20?, Part 1

• What About Revelation 20?, Part II

• What About Revelation 20?, Part III

• What About Revelation 20?, Part IV


C.R. Biggs   Rev. C. R. Biggs, Pastor, Ketoctin Covenant Presbyterian Church, Purcellville, VA

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• A Lasting Faith for the Last Days

• A Lasting Faith for the Last Days

• A Lasting Faith for the Last Days

• A Lasting Faith for the Last Days


Rev. David J. Engelsma   Rev. David J. Engelsma, Calvin College (A. B.), Protestant Reformed Seminary (B. D.), and Calvin Theological Seminary (Th. M.). He is Professor of Dogmatics and Old Testament Studies at the Theological School of the Protestant Reformed Churches in Grandville, MI.

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• A Defense of (Reformed) Amillennialism, Part I

• A Defense of (Reformed) Amillennialism, Part II

• A Defense of (Reformed) Amillennialism, Part XI

• A Defense of (Reformed) Amillennialism, Part XI

• A Defense of (Reformed) Amillennialism, Part XIII

• A Defense of (Reformed) Amillennialism, Part III

• A Defense of (Reformed) Amillennialism, Part IV

• A Defense of (Reformed) Amillennialism, Part V

• A Defense of (Reformed) Amillennialism, Part VI

• A Defense of (Reformed) Amillennialism, Part VII

• A Defense of (Reformed) Amillennialism, Part VIII

• A Defense of (Reformed) Amillennialism, Part IX

• A Defense of (Reformed) Amillennialism, Part X


Everett Carver, holds three academic degrees including a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Master of Arts from the University of Houston. He was ordained to the ministry in 1936 and has held pastorates in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. From 1955 until his retirement in 1974, he was employed by Gulf-Coast Bible College. There he served as Director of Counseling and Testing, as well as instructor in Bible, theology, and psychology. He retired with the title of Professor Emeritus.

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• The Rapture


G. J. Vos   Geerhardus Johannes Vos (aka G. J. Vos) (1862–1949) was an American, Reformed theologian and one of the most distinguished representatives of the Princeton Theology. He is sometimes called the father of Reformed Biblical Theology.

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• The 'Coming' and Its Precursors


Ilya Lizorkin Stellenbosch University.

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• The Story of Interpretation:

• The Story of Interpretation:


Dr. John M. Frame   Dr. John M. Frame, Professor of Systematic Theology and Philosophy, Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, FL

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• How to be Confident amid Millennial Frenzy

• Between the Apostles and the Parousia

• How to be Confident amid Millennial Frenzy

• Towards a Theology of the State, part 1

• Towards a Theology of the State, part 2

• Toward a Theology of the State, part 3


John Gerstner   John Gerstner (1914-1996) was a Professor of Church History at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He earned both a Master of Divinity degree and a Master of Theology degree from Westminster Theological Seminary. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Harvard University in 1945. Dr. Gerstner was known as an authority on the theology and life of Jonathan Edwards.

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• The Rationale of Hell


John Wilmot ministered in the pastoral office in three churches in the United Kingdom, his last pastorate of thirty-five years being concluded in 1959 at Highgate Road Baptist Chapel, London. On a number of occasions, responding to the invitations of the late Dr. T.T. shields and his successor, the late Dr. H.C. Slade, he served as special lecturer at the Toronto Baptist Seminary, preaching also at Jarvis Street Baptist Church. In 1948 the President and Senate of the Seminary conferred upon him the degree of doctor of divinity.

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• Prophesy and the Israeli State


Jon Zens, was born in 1945 and grew up in California. He studied art at Valley State College, in Northridge. After his conversion in 1965, he transferred to Bob Jones University to study the Bible. In the summer of 1967 he became convinced of the “Doctrines of Grace,” commonly called “Calvinism.” He then transferred to Covenant College where he graduated with a B.A. degree. In 1972 he graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary with an M.Div. He then took a call to become the pastor of the Nashville Reformed Baptist Church in Tennessee.

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• Dispensationalism and the Bible

• Do the Flames Ever Stop in Hell?


Kim Riddlebarger   Kim Riddlebarger is a graduate of California State University in Fullerton (B.A.), Westminster Theological Seminary in California (M.A.R.), and Fuller Theological Seminary (Ph.D.). Kim has contributed chapters to books such as Power Religion: The Selling Out of the Evangelical Church, Roman Catholicism: Evangelical Protestants Analyze What Unites & Divides Us, and Christ The Lord: The Reformation & Lordship Salvation, and is currently the pastor of Christ Reformed Church in Anaheim, California.

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• A Present or Future Millennium?

• The Time is Near

• Before the Throne

• Worthy is the Lamb

• The Seven Seals

• There Was Silence in Heaven

• The Seven Trumpets

• Still They Did Not Repent

• As Sweet as Honey

• The Third Woe Is Coming Soon

• Men Worshiped the Dragon

• The Alpha and the Omega

• His Number is 666

• They Will Rest from Their Labor

• God’s Wrath is Completed

• The Place Called Armageddon

• The Great Prostitute

• Come Out of Her My People

• Blessed Are Those Who Are Invited

• A Robe Dipped in Blood

• They Came to Life and Reigned With Christ for a Thousand Years

• The Books Were Opened

• To the Church in Ephesus

• Then I Saw a New Heaven and Earth

• Behold, I Am Coming Soon

• To the Church in Smyrna

• To the Church in Pergamum

• To the Church in Thyatira

• To the Church in Sardis

• To the Church in Philadelphia

• To the Church in Laodicea

• By the Blood of the Lamb


Lewis Neilson is an attorney, who in studying Scripture eventually felt compelled to ask and seek the answer to the question: If I were a judge, trying to be open-minded, what would I decide the Scriptures really disclose about Christ's coming again? He is author of the book entitled, Waiting For His Coming, published by Mack Publishing Company (Cherry Hill, NC).

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• Prophetic Fulfillment in the New Testament

• Why Not Postmillennialism?


Mark Talbot   Mark Talbot (is an associate professor of philosophy at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, (1992). He taught at Calvin College for five years. His Ph.D. in philosophy is from the University of Pennsylvania.

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• The Morality of Everlasting Punishment


Mike Milton   Mike Milton President and Professor of Practical Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, North Carolina.

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• Engrafted, Not Replaced


Philip Edgcumbe Hughes was Visiting Professor at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia and Associate Rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, Huntington Valley, Pennsylvania. His other works include Theology of the English Reformers, Commentary on II Corinthians, But for the Grace of God, and Confirmation in the Church Today

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• The Millennial Reign, Part I

• The Millennial Reign, Part X

• The Millennial Reign, Part II

• The Millennial Reign, Part III

• The Millennial Reign, Part IV

• The Millennial Reign, Part V

• The Millennial Reign, Part VI

• The Millennial Reign, Part VII

• The Millennial Reign, Part VIII

• The Millennial Reign, Part IX


  Dr. Richard L. Pratt, Jr., Professor of Old Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, FL

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• Interpreting the Old Testament Prophecies


Dr. Vern S. Poythress   Dr. Vern S. Poythress, Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA

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• What is Literal Interpretation?


  William Cox.

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• Revelation Twenty, Part I

• Revelation Twenty, Part II

• Revelation Twenty, Part III

• Revelation Twenty, Part IV

• Revelation Twenty, Part V

• Revelation Twenty, Part VI


William Cunningham.

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• Heresies of the Apostolic Age


William Hendriksen was a very well known Bible commentator who's writings have grown in popularity over the years. He held degrees from Calvin College (A.B.), Calvin Seminary (Th.B. and Th.M.), and Princeton Theological Seminary (Th.D.). He served as pastor of several large congregations of the Christian Reformed Church in Zeeland, Muskegon and Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1927 to 1942. He also held the position of Professor of New Testament Exegetical Theology at Calvin Seminary. He authored many books, among them were The Covenant of Grace, The Bible on the Life Hereafter, The Sermon on the Mount, More than Conquerors, Bible Survey, and the most popular, The New Testament Commentary series.

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• What is Meant by Israel?

• Are Restoration Prophecies Being Fulfilled


William Masselink

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• The Erroneous Interpretation of Prophecy

• The History of Chiliasm