Church and the Tribulation: A Biblical Examination of Posttribulationism

I am very grateful for Gundry's book! He presented a well thought out presentation of the post-tribulation rapture. This is the first book I have read on this view, and I only read it after comeing to this view myself. I had been a pre-tribber for over 15 years. But I always held it as a non-essential, with the knowledge that learned brethren held to other views. After preparing an inductive lesson on Matthew 24-25, I came to the firm conviction that the post-tribulation rapture is clearly taught in the scriptures. Then I went in search of authors that have gone before me. And that's how I discovered this book. There are a lot of mean spirited words on both sides of the camp. I commend Robert Gundry in his ability to present a cogent argument from scripture without vitriol, but with love. I will be buying his other book on the subject soon, "First the Antichrist".

If you want to know more about the rapture read this one. It is very interesting. I personally am pre-wrath but can see the potential in this well stated scenario. Pre-trib is deceptive error. Preterism like wise. Study them only to see their error is my opinion, and I no longer waste my time on that. The more literal we interpret the word the better off we are.

Out of all the Post-Trib. books I have read (ranging from George Ladd to Millard Erickson) this is by far the hardest to grasp yet the most powerful. Gundry refutes Pre-Tribulationalism on EVERY aspect. He constantly uses their arguement, see if it COULD work, and refutes it. There is a brilliance within the style of reading that I had found to be hard to understanding (I blame me for that). I could only recommend this book if someone who has spent lots of time already studying Pre or Post Tribulationalism because this is a step (rather a leap) up from George Ladd or Walvoord. I plan on reading it through more than three times to understand every arguement. One the unique things with his view of the Post-Trib. Advent is the Dispensational factor unlike Ladd who was more of a Historical Futurist. Great book and Great Scholarship!

This is still the best apologetic for the posttribulation position I've read. I'm disappointed that there aren't more books on the posttribulational position out there. But Gundry does a good job at critiquing the popular pretribulational view and setting forth a solid exegetical defense of posttribulationism. His interpretation of John 14 is a little wrong. But other than that, it's really good.