- Table of Contents
- About the Author
- Preface to the Book
- The Last Words in Old Testament Prophecy
- PART I. - The Parousia in the Gospels
- Parousia in the Synoptical Gospels
- Prophetic Intimations of the approaching Consummation of the Kingdom of God:
- The Prophecy on the Mount examined:
- Our Lord's declaration before the High Priest
- Prediction of the Woes coming on Jerusalem
- Prayer of the Penitent Thief
- Apostolic Commission, the
- The Parousia in the Gospel of St.John.
- Appendix to Part I
- PART II. The Parousia in the Acts and the Epistles.
- In the Acts of the Apostles.
- In the First Epistle to the Thessalonians
- In the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
- In the First Epistle to the Corinthians
- In the Second Epistle to the Corinthians
- In the Epistle to the Galatians
- In the Epistle to the Romans
- In the Epistle to the Colossians
- In the First Epistle to Timothy
- In the Second Epistle of Timothy
- In the Epistle to Titus
- In the Epistle to the Hebrews
- In the Epistle of St. James
- In the First Epistle of St. Peter
- In the Second Epistle of St. Peter
- In the First Epistle of St. John
- In the Epistle of St. Jude
- Appendix to Part II
- Part III. The Parousia in the Apocalypse.
- Summary and Conclusion
- Appendix to Part III.
- Afterword by Russell
- All the Comparative Scripture Charts Combined
THE PAROUSIA
A Careful Look at Our Lord's Second Coming
By James Stuart Russell, M.A., D.Div.
Critical Reviews of the Parousia:
"I believe that Russell's work is one of the most important treatments on Biblical eschatology that is available to the church today. The issues raised in this volume with respect to the time-frame references of the New Testament to the Parousia are vitally important not only for eschatology but for the future debate over the credibility of Sacred Scripture."
"I can never read the New Testament again the same way I read it before reading The Parousia. I hope better scholars than I will continue to analyze and evaluate the content of J. Stuart Russell's important work." —Dr. R. C. Sproul, The founder and chairman of Ligonier Ministries
"How many times have you struggled with the interpretation of certain Biblical texts related to the time of Jesus' return because they did not fit with a preconceived system of eschatology? Russell's Parousia takes the Bible seriously when it tells us of the nearness of Christ's return. Those who claim to interpret the Bible literally often trip over the obvious meaning of these time texts by making Scripture mean the opposite of what it unequivocally declares. Reading Russell is a breath of fresh air in a room filled with smoke and mirror hermeneutics." — Gary DeMar, Author of Last Days Madness
Although I do not agree with all the conclusions of J. Stuart Russell's The Parousia, I highly recommend this well-organized, carefully argued, and compellingly written defense of preterism to serious and mature students of the Bible. It is one of the most persuasive and challenging books I have read on the subject of eschatology and has had a great impact on my own thinking. Russell's biblical theological study of New Testament eschatology sets a standard of excellence." — Dr. Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr., Author of Before Jerusalem Fell
"throws so much new light upon obscure portions of the Scriptures, and is accompanied with so much critical research and close reasoning, that it can be injurious to none and may be profitable for all." —Charles H. Spurgeon
In view of Dr. Russell's insightful observations, no serious student of Biblical escatology should attempt to construct a systemeatic scheme of apocalyptic events without first consulting this 19th century work, The Parousia." — Walt Hibbard, Great Christian Books
From the Congregational Year Book for 1896.
The text has been lightly edited, and both the orthography and
the punctuation have been conformed to American conventions.
Roman numeral scripture references have been converted to Arabic.
INTRODUCTORY.
THE LAST WORDS OF OLD TESTAMENT PROPHECY.
Add Comment
Comments (2)
Greatly appreciated, very well described and great in detail. Thank you for such a great effort. I got a clear idea about this subject.
James Stuart Russell wrote a pamphlet entitled "The Rapture of the Saints". Some of this material was quoted by Ernest Hampden-Cook in the Preface to the Second Edition of his book, The Christ Has Come - 1895
I found this pamphlet on the webarchive see the link below
https://archive.org/details/theraptureofsain697engl
The material has been translated into Portuguese and is available on my blog.
https://arquivopreterista.blogspot.com/2022/06/o-arrebatamento-dos-santos.html
Mateus, how did you discover that the pamphlet "The Rapture of the Saints" was written by James Stuart Russell? I did not see an author's name on the pamphlet itself. Just curious. It definitely has the Russell feel. I am a big fan of his "Parousia". I think it is an excellent work. Thanks
Brett, I can't deny that God led me through this research. It all started when I was reading Hampdencook's book (preface to the second edition), and I noticed that he quoted a text written by Russell which was not found in his book. I started researching where Russell had written those words. Toddy Dennis had done research on all of Russell's writings, so I started there, however it was in vain. So I inferred that Russell must have published some "postscript" or even been answering some rebuttal as he did with Augustus Briggs, and started to scour the internet. Until one day I came across a magazine called "The Review of Reviews" and there was information that JS Russell had published a pamphlet called "the rapture of teh saints" in the magazine "Clergyman's Magazine vol. 6", that's where I started looking for this magazine. However, once again it was in vain, this magazine is not available on the internet. But I didn't give up, I really wanted to read what Russell had published, in full. I started asking God for guidance. And one day, I suddenly had the idea to type snippets that Hampdencook provided in the "internet archive" and the search led me to this anonymous material. And comparing the material I noticed that it was the same material quoted by Hampdencook.. I shared this with Edward Stevens who did a full typing of the text and I put the translation on my blog.
Jesus said to "be wise as a serpent...." When he referenced "this temple" which one did he mean? Most did not understand him. "This temple" was not the building, but his body. The object of "this" is easy to miss. Russell is making the same mistake. Matthew 16:27-28, in context refers to the human who is resurrected to the Millennium and then decides to reject Christ and "taste" the second death. "This generation" is the one alive to see Jesus put his feet on the Mount of Olives as per Acts 1:11-12 and Zechariah 14. (The Feast of Booths contains no mandated blood sacrifices.) Russell is a follower of Augustine who was a follower of Plato who was a Dualist. In the Millennium Christ merges the spiritual kingdom with the physical kingdom.
você está enganado! o Russell foi um excelente expositor biblico, "The Parousia" a melhor obra sobre escatologia que já li!