A Christian interpretation of the end times that breaks away from orthodox view points. It covers the events of the end times as they are predicted by Old Testament prophets and the Book of Revelations. This version is different from others in that it considers a revised history. The revised interpretation takes into account time periods that have not been formerly considered by other theologians.

God Wants You Prepared for These Perilous Times If you are tuned to the voice of the Holy Spirit, you already know we're living at the end of this last-days age. As people chosen by God to live in this time frame, we are going to experience bizarre developments that no other age has ever witnessed. How do we survive the evil influences being perpetuated through Hollywood, all forms of media, education, government, and the courts? God is not in the business of scaring us, but He is in the business of preparing us to navigate these turbulent times. With the Word of God and the Holy Spirit as our guide, we can do it! In this 15-part series, Rick Renner covers: What the Holy Spirit prophesied about the major signs we’ll see in society at the end of the age. What are the key areas the devil will try to pervert in society? What we need to do to not get caught up in these messes. If you will give your ears to what the Word of God has to say, you will be anointed, prepared, and victorious regardless of the moral confusion of an ever-darkening world.

Covering religious traditions ranging from Buddhism to Christianity to Zoroastrianism and modern apocalyptic movements such as Arun Shinrikyo and the Branch Davidians, this book addresses prophesied end of days from a breadth of perspectives and includes material on often-neglected themes and genres. End of Days: An Encyclopedia of the Apocalypse in World Religions describes apocalyptic writings in the world's major religious traditions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. The cross-referenced entries address ancient traditions—Zoroastrianism, as one example—as well as modern apocalyptic movements, such as Arun Shinrikyo, the Branch Davidians, and the Order of the Solar Temple. This book's broad scope offers coverage of overlooked traditions, such as Mayan Apocalyptic, Norse Apocalyptic, Native American eschatological literatures, and the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Readers seeking detailed information on the eschatological and apocalyptic movements and proponents of End Times can reference entries about individuals such as Harold Camping, Jerry Falwell, David Koresh of the Brand Davidians, and James Jones and the People's Temple. This single-volume encyclopedia also contains numerous historical entries on subjects such as the Great Disappointment, the Great Awakening periods of religious revival, Joachim of Flora, the Maccabean Revolt, and the Plymouth Brethren. The influence of apocalyptic ideas far outside the realm of religion itself is documented through entries on film, including well-known modern movies such as The Hunger Games and Apocalypse Now, literature by writers such as Dante, and works of fine art like Wagner's Götterdämmerung. The inclusion of entries related to literature, film, and other art forms further attests to the wide-ranging social influence of belief in the end of days.

This volume deals with the varied forms of shame reflected in biblical, theological, psychological and anthropological sources. Although traditional theology and church practice concentrate on providing forgiveness for shameful behavior, recent scholarship has discovered the crucial relevance of social shame evoked by mental status, adversity, slavery, abuse, illness, grief and defeat. Anthropologists, sociologists, and psychologists have discovered that unresolved social shame is related to racial and social prejudice, to bullying, crime, genocide, narcissism, post-traumatic stress and other forms of toxic behavior. Eleven leaders in this research participated in a conference on The Shame Factor, sponsored by St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Lincoln, NE in October 2010. Their essays explore the impact and the transformation of shame in a variety of arenas, comprising in this volume a unique and innovative resource for contemporary religion, therapy, ethics, and social analysis.