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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 236.9
EAN num: 9780849901843
ISBN number: 0849901847
Label: Thomas Nelson
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Page Count: 336
Printing Date: April 17, 2007
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'Most of what you've heard, read or been told about the End Times is wrong,' says popular radio host and bestselling apologist, Hank Hanegraaff. 'We have come to accept a wide range of beliefs and teachings about the future, about the ultimate battle between good and evil, about the last days, and about how our world will end. And most of these beliefs and teachings are based on fundamental misinterpretations of what the scriptures really say about the end times.'
The Apocalypse Code helps readers understand what the Bible really says about End Times, and why what we believe matters so much in today's world.
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In "The Apocalypse Code", Hank Hanegraff exposes himself as a biased ideologue who, at best, lacks sufficient knowledge to offer an intelligent contribution to the debate over the various models of eschatology, or at worst, intentionally misleads his readers into adopting his personal belief system.
His hysterical obsession with critical diatribe against dispensational theologians and authors completely destroys any credibility he may have otherwise enjoyed. His supposedly new and innovative "method" of Bible interpretation (the so-called "Exegetical Eschatology") is so laced with personal bias it amounts to nothing more than a desperate support system for his personal theology. The very name "Exegetical Eschatology" bespeaks such arrogance it should immediately awaken a healthy skepticism. It implies that only those who agree with Hank's personal view of end-times have applied legitimate exegesis in their interpretation (please see Proverbs 16:18).
If you have been influenced by "The Apocalypse Code", please read the reviews and critiques of this unfortunate work by respected dispensational theologians such as Dr. Norman Geisler - or better yet, read the book "Breaking the Apocalypse Code" by the outstanding team of Mark Hitchcock and Thomas Ice who expose Hanegraff's bias and deceit.
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It's unfortunate that a man who has done so much to expose cults and aberrant beliefs would resort to a personal diatribe against LaHaye and dispensationalists in general.
His e squared method is nothing new, and neither is partial preterism/futurism.
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I have always thought of Hank as a really smart guy, but he is absolutely wrong about this issue. Scriptural interpretation is always literal whenever it is possible to be literal. If it is not possible to be literal, then we know it is symbolism. Otherwise, we are left up to self interpretation of most of the Bible, freely deciding what is literal and what is not. Hank is basically using interpretations taught by St. Augustine in the early Catholic Church. I personally think he is dead wrong. I think there will be a literal tribulation and literal 1000 year reign.
I also was astounded to see him criticize me and hundreds of thousands of other Christians who believe that the Israelis are the chosen people of God. I guess I am one of those Zionists he criticizes, but I believe the Bible backs me up on this. I am much more concerned with his anti-Jewish sentiments in this book than I am his Biblical interpretation. I certainly won't look at him the same way anymore. I'm quite disillusioned with Hank after reading this book.
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Hank Hanegraaff has done all non-Dispensationalists a service by writing The Apocalypse Code. If anyone wonders why you question the Left Behind eschatology so prevalent in the U.S.A. today, hand them this book. The Apocalypse Code is written with the lay-person in mind, making it a splendid introduction to eschatology and the rules for interpreting Revelation.
Though the title and the cover look somewhat "sensationalist," The Apocalypse Code contains a rather simple premise. The code to unlocking Revelation's secrets is in understanding the Old Testament. Indeed, Hanegraaff points out how Revelation quotes the Old Testament hundreds of times.
Hanegraaff does not set forth a scholarly system of eschatology. Because this book is intended for the layperson, it contains helpful suggestions for biblical interpretation. Hanegraaff calls the main one LIGHTS. In order to correctly interpret Revelation, one must understand five principles: the Literal principle, the Illumination principle, the Grammatical principle, the Historical principle, the Typological principle, and Scriptural synergy. As he takes the reader through this system of interpretation, he demolishes the Dispensationalist view. By the end of the book, Dispensationalism collapses under the weight of its own incredulous affirmations.
Hanegraaff's eschatological views can be considered moderately preterist. He believes in an early date for Revelation. He sees much of New Testament prophecy fulfilled in the very first century, and he avoids the sensationalist tendency of eschatological predictions that plague the church today.
But whether or not you are a preterist, you will benefit from The Apocalypse Code. Hanegraaff's principles of interpretation are more beneficial than the system he sets forth. Rather than constructing a full theology of the End Times, Hanegraaff is content to give the reader principles for interpreting Revelation, allowing the reader the chance to form his or her own conclusions.
The only misstep in Hanegraaff's work is the way in which he critiques LaHaye and other Dispensationalists. Rather than simply dealing on the level of ideas, Hanegraaff uses illustrations that link (for example) LaHaye's grammatical conclusions to Bill Clinton's testimony about the meaning of "is." While this may be rhetorically effective, it is quite over-the-top, undermining much of the weightier matters that Hanegraaff addresses.
Still, The Apocalypse Code is a worthy effort from a well-known radio personality. It is one of the better books on eschatology to grace the bookshelves of your local Christian store. I recommend you pick it up, consider the exegetical rules found within, and then pass it on to some friends.
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For years I've been confused by what I'd heard people say when it came to the book of Revelation. It seemed to me that for all the confidence they exhuded as they spoke, it all sounded like a lot of dancing around, trying to make the events occuring in our world fit with prophecy from Revelation. I viewed what they said as if it were some Stephen King novel and not a biblical reality. When I began to read Hank's book I quickly saw that this is not what Hank's book is about. Hank wants his readers to understand the language of the bible and with it a deeper understanding of God. I've studied enough to know that prophecy usually has a two-fold fulfillment, one fulfillment being close to the timespan in which the prophecy was uttered to ensure the credibility of the prophet and the second was to occur in the distant future. Finally, as I was reading the Apacolypse Code and applying it to scripture, everything I knew to be true about God came alive and the fog began to lift in my brain as events and scripture fell into place. I'm only about half way through the book but I feel that with each page, I'm growing more in my faith and the questions that I wrestled with for many years have been addressed. I know several athiests and agnostics and I feel that because of what I've learned, I will be able to speak with confidence about prophecy and make sense where before it all sounded to me like a crazy person on steriods.
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