First the Antichrist: Why Christ Won't Come Before the Antichrist Does

by Bob Gundry and Robert H. Gundry

Book Overview

A premillennial scholar marshalls strong biblical evidence against pretribulationism. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801057647
• ISBN13: 9780801057649
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Baker Books
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Logic, History, Greek, and Scripture Defeat the Pre-Trib. View

Gundry's 2nd book on Eschatology (1st- "The Church and the Tribulation") is truly amazing. I have personally talked to him via email and his very goal for this book was to reveal the Historic Premillennial i.e. Post-Tribulationalism to an average layman. The book is filled with arguements from his more definitive and superior book, "The Church...". This book lays out simple arguements usually primarily logic along with Greek, History, and Scripture. Unlike his other book written in the 70's, this book presents more recent arguements from the Pre-Trib. concept. If an individual reads this and slowly understands the historic Biblical means of prophecy by interpretation and a basic understanding of Greek, then his other book is highly recommended. In Summary: Gundry presents great arguements that are hard if not impossible to debate whether it be the Greek understanding of "keep thee from" from Revelation 3:10 or the simplicity of the 1 phase, 1 complex event, the 2nd Advent, Gundry is a great representative of the Post-Trib. view and without doubt a great scholar.

Completely Blows Pre-Trib Out of the Water !!!

Bob Gundry, the leading name in Post-Trib Eschatology gives us a book that describes the message that the scriptures teach as a whole, not bits and pieces of scripture that pre-tribber's use in defense. This book also gives us examples found in the Early Church Fathers, written as early as the 1st Century that teach a post-trib rapture, none of the Church Fathers believed they would be saved in a secret, pre-trib rapture - they knew they would need to face the persecution fo the Antichrist and the trials of the Great Tribulation and that's what they wrote to their churches. Some of the Church Fathers were taught by some of the Apostles themselves. If you have been taught the pre-trib rapture all your life you should definitely read this book!!!

Read the book and let iron sharpen iron

An excellent treatment of the post-trib position. Robert Gundry showcases his considerable eschatological expertise in point by point refutations of common pre-trib arguments that are often taken for granted as being true. But no matter what your stance on the rapture is, this book should be on your bookshelf. Compare your own positions with those taken in this book - examine yourself to see whether you are in the faith - and let iron sharpen iron. This book is a wealth of much needed scholarship in this area written in a language that everyone can understand.

Completely annihilates the "pre-Trib" position.

If you're a Pre-Tribulation "Secret Rapture" fanatic, lookout...this book will send you away screaming and "writhing" in pain. Gundry delivers the "hydrogen bomb" that totally vaporizes the "Pre-Trib" position. If you think that Jesus is going to miraculously translate the saints before the Great Tribulation so as to avoid persecution, I'd suggest you read this book. I also liked Gundry's earlier book "The Church And The Tribulation." Get them both, read them and then go help stamp out "Commercial Christianity"- that is the kind that delivers all the sizzle without the steak. Jesus never promised a crown without a cross.

This book destroys the pre-tribulation rapture theory

This book answers all the worn out theories that are put forth by the hyper dispensationalists to get the church off the earth before the tribulation begins. Gundry's book lines up with what Christ and all the Apostles wrote and preached concerning the Second Coming of Christ and the rapture of the church. It is a book that is a "must read" for all Christians as we approach the last days. Gundry does not give you what he thinks, but what saith the scriptures. There is no book on the market today that comes as close to the truth about the second coming of Christ and the rapture of the church then Gundrys'. Don't waste your money buying the TV preachers books or tapes, get Gundry's book and then you will be prepared for the last days. Arthur L. Watkins Gulf Coast Bible Society