Ezekiel and Eschatological Violence - (Journal of Pentecostal Theology Supplement) by Alicia R Jackson (Paperback)

About the Book

This monograph engages Ezek. 36.16-39:29, Rev. 19.11-21, and Rev. 20.7-10, offering a Pentecostal peace reading of these texts as an alternative to Pentecostal interpretations that follow classical dispensationalism's expectation for eschatological violence.

Book Synopsis

This monograph explores the topic of eschatological violence in Pentecostal biblical interpretation of Ezek. 36.16-39:29, Rev. 19.11-21, and Rev. 20.7-10. By reviewing Pentecostal reception history of these texts, considering the influence of classical dispensationalism on Pentecostal biblical interpretation and eschatology, this study offers a peace reading that aligns with both early Pentecostal writers and contemporary Pentecostal scholars whose eschatology departs from classical dispensationalism. This monograph builds a case for envisioning a hopeful and proleptic premillennial eschatology that emphasizes the peace and reconciliation of the gospel more than 'end times' war and violence.