• more dribble from those who don't dig deep enough... Darby was NOT the first. Truth is there for those who don't have an agenda and/or an axe to grind - in their haste to disprove their foes, these people rush to conclusions and mislead many! These people are guilty of logical dishonesty. (I may buy it anyway so I can quote and comment on his poor research and subsequent poor conclusions) Here is one point for you to consider. Let's say that everyone agreed that the earth was round from the 1st century on. No debate, no dispute. Then suddenly in the 1800's, someone sensationalizes the concept, and 'some' people think, 'wow! what an amazing thing! No one has ever written about this before!' (like it is a new thing, which it is not). And so you would not expect, in such a scenario, to find much if any writings on the subject if everyone agreed on it since the 1st century. In the case of Dispensationalism, Darby sensationalized it - that's it. It goes back much further than that. These people are just too lazy to dig to find the evidence. And while these people would love for that to be the case, it proves nothing, just that Darby sensationalized it. Period. Just because someone sensationalizes something is NO proof that that concept is invalid or disproven. See the illogic?
    The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle over the End Times Shaped a NationAdd to cart

    2. Franseen is right on the money. Books like this are not concerned with a true and historical look at the Millennium. They usually do not dig into Israel's expectation for a future Millennial kingdom and the Messiah's re-establishment of the Davidic throne, and building of a Third (or Fourth) Temple in Jerusalem. Nothing more than an AMillennial tome. But it does make one wonder why LOGOS will not put Michael Vlach's book in the queue as a rebuttal and explanation of the Hermeneutics of Dispensationalism, and of Premillennialism. For that matter why not Larkins, or Watson's "Dispensationalism Before Darby?"

    3. Just for awareness, Daniel Hummel claims to be a Premillennialist in his interview with Albert Mahler https://albertmohler.com/2023/08/23/daniel-hummel.
      'The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism' — A Conversation with Daniel Hummel About Dispensationalism in America and in the Evangelical Mind
      Cultural commentary from a Biblical perspective
      albertmohler.com

    4. I was considering this book until I read these reviews (Tom, Gary, Justin). Unfortunately, that's not a compliment. Your 'presuppositions' are open and bare, not to mention some arrogance. To quote from an actual source which is fitting to summarize these reviews: "Truth is there for those who don't have an agenda and/or an axe to grind - in their haste to disprove their foes, these people rush to conclusions and mislead many! These people are guilty of logical dishonesty." What about Augustine, the Reformers/Puritans/Covenanters? They knew and read the Church Fathers... but that would damage your case. I would encourage you to expand your research before accusing and characterizing fellow believers in such unloving and harsh tones. This is what leads to division in our churches. I hope you're all more gracious in person with those you disagree with.