The Puritan Hope: Revival and the Interpretation of Prophecy (Iain H. Murray)

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Today the Church's hope in respect to her mission of discipling all nations is in eclipse. The world gives Christianity no future and evangelicals themselves doubt whether the cause of Christ can ever attain to a greater triumph before his Second Advent. Must the prospects for succeeding generations be darker than those of today? Can we even expect any period of history to intervene before the Advent of Christ? How can readiness for Christ's coming be consistent with the belief that revivals are yet to be given to the Church? Such questions are brought to the fore in The Puritan Hope and the author, employing both exposition of Scripture and much historical and biographical material, sets out the case for believing that it is not 'orthodox' to indulge in gloom over the prospect for Christianity in the world.

Endorsements

‘The author reaches new heights, presenting a winsome portrait of the Puritan divines, focusing upon their extraordinary vitality and the understanding of history which undergirded it.’ — JAMES M. BOICE

‘I think it is a fine piece of work and the chapter dealing with the imminence of the advent (N.T. sense of imminence) in relation to other data of an exegetical and historical nature is masterful.’ — JOHN MURRAY

Table of Contents

Introduction xv

I Revival Christianity: England 1

II Revival Christianity: Scotland 19

III Unfulfilled Prophecy: The Development of the Hope 37

IV Apostolic Testimony: The Basis of the Hope 57

V The Hope and Puritan Piety 83

VI The Eighteenth-Century Awakening: The Hope Revived 105

VII World Missions: The Hope Spreading 129

VIII The Hope and Scotland's Missionaries 157

IX The Eclipse of the Hope 185

X Christ's Second Coming: The Best Hope 207

XI The Prospect in History: Christ our Hope 221

APPENDICES

John Howe on The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit 241

C. H. Spurgeon's Views on Prophecy 256

Notes 267

Index 289

Index to Scripture References 300

Product Details

Title: The Puritan Hope: Revival and the Interpretation of Prophecy  

Author: Iain H. Murray

Publisher: Banner of Truth

Pages: 361

Binding: Paperback

Size: 21.5 x 13.7 x 2.0 cm

ISBN: 9781848714786