Pre-Millennialism or Post-Millennialism? How I Became a Pre-Millennialist

By James Hall Brooks and John H. Sammis

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1973179881
• ISBN13: 9781973179887
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 33 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.1" x 5.0"