Sunday, November 3, 2019

Ryle and the Essentials of Dispensationalism

J. C. Ryle's "Are You Ready for the End of Time?" was one of the first books on prophecy I ever bought. I share the thoughts below re Banner of Truth. In a perfect world the Banner folk would include Ryle's prophetic books and reconsider their millennial eschatology, especially their supersessionism.

In the last few decades, there has been a resurgence of interest in the writings of Bishop J.C. Ryle. Particularly his book, Holiness is widely known and beloved by many Christians, and rightly so. Much of this renewed interest has been greatly advanced by Banner of Truth, the main publishing house that has made Ryle’s writings available to a new generation of believers. In fact, almost all the major works by Ryle have indeed been republished by Banner of Truth, except for one book, Coming Events and Present Duties: Being Plain Papers on Prophecy which is the only one dealing specifically with his views regarding eschatology. Ryle himself described this book as a compact manual on his views regarding future prophecy...keep reading

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