If you are interested in Bible prophecy, the end times, and the return of Jesus, below are three excellent books I recommend reading in 2020. These resources are Biblically-grounded, exegetically-sound, and not in any way sensational or fanciful in the way they approach Scripture.
1. Mideast Beast by Joel Richardson
Will the Antichrist come from the Middle East or Europe? Will the Antichrist be a secular humanist who endorses a one-world religion, or a Muslim who propagates a militant and extreme form of Islam?
In Mideast Beast, Joel Richardson makes a solid case from Scripture that the Antichrist will in fact come from the Middle East, and oversee a Middle Eastern and North African empire in the last days. Many Christians have been taught that the Antichrist will arise from Europe or a “revived Roman Empire.” However, there is no Biblical basis for this view.
Jesus commanded His disciples to be watchful and to discern the signs of the times. In order to do this, we must be looking in the right direction as prophetic events continue to unfold in the 21st century. Mideast Beast is one of the best books on the topic of the Antichrist ever written.
2. Antichrist Before the Day of the Lord by Alan Kurschner
When will God’s people be raptured? Does the New Testament teach a pre-Trib or a post-Trib Rapture? Antichrist Before the Day of the Lord by Dr. Alan Kurschner is one of the best books on the Rapture in print.
In this book, Kurschner defends the Pre-Wrath Rapture position. Pre-Wrath is a modified form of the Post-Trib Rapture theory. In essence, Pre-Wrath teaches that believers will go through the Tribulation (contra Pre-Trib), but still be raptured into heaven before the 7-year Tribulation completely ends (contra Post-Trib).
No one puts all of the prophetic puzzle pieces together better than Dr. Kurschner, including the chronological sequence of events in the book of Revelation. If you want to understand the order of end-time events in the Bible, this is required reading.
3. The Controversy of Zion and the Time of Jacob’s Trouble by Dalton Lifsey
What is God’s plan for Israel during the last days, and how can the Church and the Messianic Jewish community prepare ourselves for the days to come? In The Controversy of Zion and the Time of Jacob’s Trouble, Dalton Lifsey addresses these questions.
The Time of Jacob’s Trouble is not a popular topic in many evangelical prophecy circles. However, it absolutely critical for the Lord’s people to understand the full prophetic testimony of Scripture regarding the nation of Israel.
Unfortunately, this book is no longer in print. Thankfully however, Dalton has also produced a three part documentary called Covenant and Controversy that covers the same material as his book, albeit in a beautiful and captivating cinematic format. I highly recommend watching these documentaries on YouTube, and acquiring a copy of his book if possible.
Bonus: The Passover King by Travis M. Snow
In addition to the resources above, Voice of Messiah will be publishing a book on prophecy and the return of Jesus on March 3, 2020. The title of this book is The Passover King. It explores how the original Passover story functions as a prophetic blueprint that can help us understand many of the most vital topics related to Biblical eschatology.
Some of the key issues covered in this book include: 1) The future prophetic significance of the Biblical feasts, 2) How Jesus will act as a Miracle-Working New Moses when He returns, 3) the End-Times Exodus in the Hebrew Bible, 4) the Gog of Magog war in Ezekiel 38-39, 5) the identity of the Antichrist, 5) the timing of the Rapture, and 6) the End-Times Passover in the book of Revelation.
For more information about this resource please click here, or purchase now on Amazon.
Hi Trevor and others at Voice of Messiah,
Just a note to say a huge thank you for writing “The Passover King.”
It is simply excellent. I am enjoying it very much. Locally among believers there just isn’t much interest in the return of the Lord and the events leading up to the end of this age. I have tried in recent years to engage with a couple local pastors on the subject only to have to experience what I call the 4 P’s — pathetic, patronizing, platitudes with a pat on the head, (figuratively speaking), to send me on my way. It is so distasteful to be on the receiving end of that. If I were younger and if I had never been mislead by pop culture Christianity’ false doctrines, I probably wouldn’t be so impatient about it all. Anyway, Imagine my joy at finding Joel Richardson, Dalton Thomas, Trevor Snow, John Harrigan, Samuel Whitefield…there must be others..who take the whole word of God seriously and have a burden to share with others. BLESS YOU ALL. God has raised you up for such a time as this, for sure.
Hi Travis
I am very glad to have discovered your ministry, along with that of Joel Richardson, Nelson Walters, Mark Davidson, Alan Kurschner, Christopher Mantai, Dalton Thomas and a few others.
Except for “The Controversy of Zion and the Time of Jacob’s Trouble by Dalton Lifsey” (which I am unable to source), I have added your book to my collection of books by the aforementioned authors, and thoroughly enjoy it, along with your videos that I follow.
Just to tell you a little bit about myself, I was born in Bosnia to Muslim parents, but after learning about so many contradictions in Islam, I had an inkling that the God of the Bible was the only true God.
After migrating to Australia, at the age of 18, I discovered that there was something to be received from the God of the Bible, that something was God’s Holy Spirit.
After repenting and being baptized, I received the Holy Spirit and spoke in an unknown language as the Holy Spirit gave me utterance, just like the disciples in the Bible (John 2022; Acts 1:4-5; 2:1-4; 2:17-18; 2:37-39; 10:44-48, and many more).
That was the greatest thing that has ever happened to me, and I have been glad about it ever since. Several members of my immediate family have followed suit.
I am pleased to be involved in the work of Yahweh (the Eternal, Self-Existing One) to turn the hearts of the unsaved, both Jews and Gentiles, to Christ.
I commend you for your ministry, and trust that it will help believers in Christ to “endure unto the end and be saved” (Matthew 24:13).
Best wishes
David Dzelilovic
Hi Travis
I am very glad to have discovered your ministry, along with that of Joel Richardson, Nelson Walters, Mark Davidson, Alan Kurschner, Christopher Matai, Dalton Thomas and a few others.
Except for “The Controversy of Zion and the Time of Jacob’s Trouble by Dalton Lifsey” (which I am unable to source), I have added your book to my collection of books by the aforementioned authors, and thoroughly enjoy it, along with your videos that I follow.
Just to tell you a little bit about myself, I was born in Bosnia to Muslim parents, but after learning about so many contradictions in Islam, I had an inkling that the God of the Bible was the only true God.
After migrating to Australia, at the age of 18, I discovered that there was something to be received from the God of the Bible, that something was God’s Holy Spirit.
After repenting and being baptized, I received the Holy Spirit and spoke in an unknown language as the Holy Spirit gave me utterance, just like the disciples in the Bible (Acts 1:4-5; 2:1-4; 2:17-18; 2:37-39; 10:44-48, and many more).
That was the greatest thing that has ever happened to me, and I have been glad a bout it ever since. Several members of my immediate family have followed suit.
I am pleased to be involved in the work of Yahweh (the Eternal, Self-Existing One) to turn the hearts of the unsaved, both Jews and Gentiles, to Christ.
I commend you for your ministry, and trust that it will help believers in Christ to “endure unto the end and be saved” (Matthew 24:13).
Best wishes
David Dzelilovic