Book Review: THE COMING TEMPLE

 

Book: "The Coming Temple" - Center Stage for the Final Countdown

Authors: Don Stewart and Chuck Missler

Publishers: Dart Press, Box 6486, Orange, CA 92613. (800) 637-5177.

Price: $9.95

Reviewed by: Anton W. Hein

When an internationally known author and apologist like Don Stewart,

and an equally well-known Bible teacher like Chuck Missler co-author

a book, you can be sure of at least one thing: The product will be

well-researched, well-documented, and presented in a clear, easy to

follow manner. That certainly is the case with "The Coming Temple".

Over the past ten years Stewart and Missler have befriended some of

the personalities in Israel who are involved in various movements

to initiate the building of a Third Temple. Both have also been

part of a scientific expedition that attempted to located the exact

site of where the First and Second Temple stood. More important,

the authors are veteran Bible teachers who are very familiar with

what the Scriptures have to say concerning the subject of a future

temple.

While the book's introduction readily admits that "Some of the

possibilities presented are little more than informed conjectures..",

the authors present a clear overview of the controversy surrounding

the Temple Mount, the history of the Temple, and the current moves

toward the rebuilding of the Temple.

Basing their study on Biblical prophecies, Stewart and Missler are

certain that the Temple will indeed be rebuild, and that it will be

"the center stage for the final countdown".

While the entire book provides fascinating material for reading and

study, among the best portions is a chapter called "What Does It

All Mean?". Though brief, it discusses what the coming rebuilding

of the Temple means for Israel ("...it is a reminder that God is

not finished with Israel."), and what the role of Christians should

be: Should Christians be involved in the efforts to rebuild the Temple?

The authors say no: "Though we know from the New Testament that a

Third Temple is predicted and will be built, Christians should not

participate in its planning, promotion or construction. For one

thing, they point out that the Scriptures declare the Temple will

be built in unbelief of Jesus as the Messiah. The Third Temple will

be the center stages for the activities of the Antichrist. (One of

several highly informative appendixes lists Old and New Testament

references to the Antichrist, a subject the authors promise to

treat in a future book).

However, Stewart and Missler do say they see some legitimate causes

with wich Christians can involve themselves, such as the search for

the location of the previous Temple.

Another fine chapter, "Center Stage for the Final Countdown"

relates the issues surrounding the rebuilding of the Temple to

coming events.

"The Coming Temple" is illustrated with many maps, diagrams, and

photographs (among which are pictures of the already finished

Temple implements). Lots of footnotes, Bible references and a good

bibliography make it easy to undertake a more indepth study into

the subjects presented.

This is a highly recommended book, of interest not only to

Christians, but - in its sensitive treatment of the subject - also

to our Jewish friends.

 

Anton W. Hein - Co-Sysop of Abba II, A "Marketplace" of Information and

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