How will the world end?

This book gives one of clearest and most concise overviews of different interpretations of the end times. It will be very helpful for Christians who have only been exposed to one particular viewpoint. The author is very irenic and seeks to accurately represent the various views, listing the strongest arguments and biggest problems for each. However, Rinne does not leave readers entirely on their own for determining which view is the most biblical. He does make several suggestions as to why it would make more sense biblically to lean towards certain interpretations and away from others. Ultimately, he seeks to encourage believers with the blessed hope of Christ's second coming, regardless of their specific interpretations of the various details surrounding this event.

I have purchased multiple books from this series but this is the first I’ve read. For such a complex topic, the author gave a simple, by-the-book response to the titled question. This book is for anyone who has wondered about the end times or has avoided the topic due to the headache it usually brings. I loved this!

Brief and to the point. Regarding eschatology, the author emphasizes what the Bible emphasizes: we are looking for the second coming of Christ, which will bring in the final consummation of all things. In only 93 pages, the author does a very good job of summarizing the various millennial views (dispensational premillennialism, historic premillennialism, postmillennialism and amillennialism, In addition, he briefly summarizes the various ways to interpret Revelation. He himself has settled on an eclectic approach toward Revelation, like that of G.K. Beale, who sees some truth in each of the four main views (preterism, historicism, futurism and idealism).A great book to give someone hung up on "rapture theology" who believes that is the only biblical position or who don't understand the other views of Bible believing Christians.

Jeramie Rinne's HOW WILL THE WORLD END? offers an easy to read, balanced synopsis of end times views without falling into the traps of being sensational, political or speculative. This short book will be very helpful as a primer for all who have avoided reading Revelation or who have ignored the Bible's end times prophecies. His style is conversational and he excels at simplifying large concepts. If you want to get a solid overview of what the Bible teaches about how the world will end, this would be a fine place to start.

Rinne does a good job of keeping it simple, yet complete enough to give a fair presentation of the different views of the time of the end. Like he says often, Christians have much to agree upon, and should not let differences over these things divide us.

How Will the World End is a small book by Jeramie Rinne that seeks to answer some key questions about what the Bible teaches concerning end times. I've always been interested in this subject, and, like many people, developed an eschatology that was based primarily on what the popular Left Behind books told me. When I finally studied it for myself, I realized that Left Behind is a speculative story based on one possible interpretation of the passages (still a good story that I think God does use in drawing people to Jesus, but shouldn't be taken as the definitive standard by which your eschatology is measured. Rinne covers those particular passages in this book very well. In fact, for such a small book, it's very straightforward in its approach to Scripture, while also including some very helpful illustrations throughout. The main crux of the book is that Jesus is returning someday. This should cause believers to sense God's call to spread the message of the gospel because we don't know when time is up. So far, I've read three books in this series from the Good Book Company, and all of them are great because they're clear and concise. I'd definitely recommend this book to any Christian who has questions about what the Bible teaches about the end.

In his book How Will the World End?, Jeramie Rinne's primary purpose is "to help regular Christians regain that big picture about the end of the world." In his 96-page book, the author provides a very brief, but balanced, overview of (1) how the world will end, (2) what happens before Jesus comes back, (3) how Jesus will come back, (4) Jesus' return in light of the Millennium, (5) what happens after Jesus' return, and (6) how we should live as Christians until he returns.As noted by Mr. Rinne in his discussion on how the world will end, the prevalent view in the evangelical world today is the secret rapture theory, which says that all Christians will mysteriously vanish from the world before the time of tribulation. Many Christians think that this belief has always been the view of the church. Therefore, I was pleasantly surprised that the author rightly attributed the secret rapture theory to John Nelson Darby and noted that this theory was not widely spread until the 19th century through the Scofield Reference Bible.Mr. Rinne is specifically writing to believers, but near the end of his book he acknowledges that some of his readers may not be Christians; and therefore, provides a Gospel presentation, (Kindle location 942). However, this Gospel presentation is weak because he does not tell the reader that sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God, (Baptist Catechism Question 17), nor does he define repentance as godly sorrow and self-abhorrence over sin, (Ezek. 36:31, 2 Cor. 7:10-11). Earlier in the book, the author previously stated that "God loves us so much that he sent his one and only Son to die on the cross as the substitute sufferer for our sins, and then rise again," (Kindle location 848); but he doesn't reiterate this crucial part of the Gospel when specifically addressing unbelievers, (1 Cor. 15:1-4). The author's ineffective call to "repent of your sins and trust in Jesus" is not the complete Gospel that will lead to saving faith.Because of its brevity and simplicity, this book is more appropriate for Christians new to the faith or young believers that are starting to delve into eschatology. I consider myself one of the regular Christians that the author is writing to, and while I enjoyed reading this book, it provided no new information, nor did it enhance my view on Christ's second coming. Therefore, I recommend this book for Christians who have little or no knowledge of biblical end-times and want an easy-to-read primer on the subject.Full Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Short enough to read in one sitting without going into too much detail