Make Sense of the End Times

Understanding eschatology can be both a source of comfort and a challenge. Navigate the complex landscape of end-times theology with these resources, offering insights grounded in Scripture.

The End of the World as You Know It: What the Bible Really Says about the End Times (And Why It’s Good News)

“Anyone who has ever embraced or been influenced by the standard evangelical eschatology, or who knows people who have, needs to read this compelling and much-needed book!” —Greg Boyd, senior pastor of Woodland Hills Church, St. Paul, MN

Christians rightly turn to the Bible to make sense of our times. But so often we get the wrong answers because we ask the wrong questions.

In The End of the World as You Know It, Matthew L. Halsted challenges common end-times assumptions and points us back to Scripture. Each chapter reevaluates a popular question in light of the Bible’s own concerns: Will Christians be raptured? What is the mark of the beast? When we let Scripture direct our questions, we get better—and more hopeful—answers.

“Matthew Halsted’s carefully guided tour of the relevant biblical passages and how they fit together provides a gentle yet challenging corrective to some of our most popular yet misguided takes on the end times. This book is biblically grounded, carefully reasoned, and above all, an absolute joy to read—even if you’re not a seasoned theologian.” —Mark Beuving, pastor of Creekside Church, Rocklin, CA

After Dispensationalism: Reading the Bible for the End of the World

Christians’ fixation on the end times is not new. While eschatological speculation has sometimes resulted in distraction or despair, Scripture does speak about the end. So what does God most want us to know and do with prophecy?

In After Dispensationalism, Brian P. Irwin and Tim Perry sympathetically yet critically sketch the history, beliefs, and concerns of dispensationalism. Though a minority view in the sweep of church history and tradition, dispensationalism is one of the most influential end-times systems today, and there is much to learn from it. And yet, sometimes it gets sidetracked by overlooking the prophets’ main concerns.

“Whether you have thought often about the end times, or whether you never pronounced the word ‘dispensationalism’ before, this book is for you!” —Adrian D. E. Sieunarine, principal, St. Andrew’s Theological College

Jesus Wins: The Good News of the End Times

Too often discussions about the End Times are fraught with wild speculation or discord. But a biblical view of eschatology places Jesus’ return and victory at the center. All Christians hold this hope in common.

In Jesus Wins, Dayton Hartman focuses on this common ground to reveal why the way we think about the End Times matters. Christian eschatology should be rooted in biblical orthodoxy to inspire hope and greater faithfulness in the present age. That’s the point of eschatology after all! Drawing from his own ministry experience, Hartman testifies to the unifying power of Jesus’ victory.

“Dayton Hartman has written a fine introduction to Christian eschatology, the doctrine of the last things. In this short book, he provides an introduction to relevant biblical passages and to the various views held in the church over the centuries. He includes important warnings against speculation and good encouragements to the unity of the church, since views of the last days have been terribly divisive over the years. The book is written in an easy, conversational style, and it most emphasizes what Scripture emphasizes, that through all the conflicts of world history, Jesus wins.” —John M. Frame, retired J. D. Trimble Chair of Systematic Theology and Philosophy, Reformed Theological Seminary (Orlando)

Jesus and the Future: Understanding What He Taught about the End Times

In Jesus and the Future, the authors examine everything Jesus said about future events as recorded in the four canonical Gospels. This includes the famous Olivet Discourse, along with many other parables and sayings. The authors situate Jesus’ teaching in its original literary and first-century Jewish and Greco-Roman context.

Jesus and the Future is designed to discuss Jesus’ teaching about the end times in a way that is accessible, biblical-theological, exegetical, and devotional and spiritually nurturing. Written with a scholar’s mind but a pastor’s heart, the book is geared for a popular audience interested in making sense of end-time phenomena and conflicting teachings on the end times.

“In as controversial an area as eschatology, few are likely to agree with every last interpretation by the authors. But few books even try to say something on every teaching of Jesus about the future, in both the short and long term. Jesus and the Future does, and on the vast majority of texts it does so most persuasively. Written in a very straightforward and accessible style, this book is a must read by any who remain puzzled about this perennially intriguing topic.” —Craig L. Blomberg, Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Denver Seminary

What You WON’T Find in Heaven: A Surprising Source of Hope

This intriguing volume takes a different path to heaven. Rather than imaginatively guessing at what heaven will be like, or sorting through the problematic accounts of those who have supposedly been there, this work explores what the Bible teaches about what will not be there. What You WON’T Find in Heaven is filled with hope by contrasting everyday life now and future life in heaven. It explores how heavenly life will indeed be blissful because of what is missing.

“Moroney has written a masterful work on a most important topic: heaven. He carefully and winsomely encourages us to meditate on eternity. His blend of warmth and wit, coupled with a deep theological grasp and commitment to Scripture, has produced a work I am eager to commend. Pick this book up today, and in so doing have your heart stirred with a deep and lasting hope for our eternal home.” —Alistair Begg, Senior Pastor, Parkside Church, Cleveland, OH