New Book: The Lost View of Prophecy: Early Church Teachings Shed New Light on Modern Views

Contact: Dr. Robert Franklin, 817-991-7940

DALLAS, April 18, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Bewildered about prophecy? With Harold Camping's 2011 predictions for the rapture that didn't get off the ground. With Patrick Geryl's prediction based on the ancient Maya calendar that the world will end in 2012. And with modern views of Bible prophecy so confusing that people throw up their hands in frustration trying to understand the subject. What is a person to do who has a genuine interest in what the Bible really teaches about prophecy?

The answer, says Dr. Robert Franklin, is not found in the latest prediction or even in modern views, but in the original view of prophecy taught in the early church. In his newly released book, The Lost View of Prophecy: Early Church Teachings Shed New Light on Modern Views, Dr. Franklin returns to the understanding of Bible prophecy taught during the first three centuries of the Christian faith.

From his extensive research, which is the first known complete compilation of the early church view of prophecy in seventeen centuries, The Lost View of Prophecy lays out in historical perspective what was believed at the beginning. It also explains how prophecy views have changed over time, and how those changes came about. Dr. Franklin says, "With each change, understanding Bible prophecy has become more difficult."

But, says Dr. Franklin, "The early church perspective makes understanding prophecy simple." In The Lost View of Prophecy he cites the earliest church fathers, best known as the ante-Nicene fathers, and what they taught about Bible prophecy. He then compares their teachings to modern views. Dr. Franklin says, "The early church view is simple and Biblical. It turns our attention away from faddish predictions and back to Scripture, and restores our faith in the Bible to inform us what to expect during these troubling times."

Dr. Franklin's book, The Lost View of Prophecy: Early Church Teachings Shed New Light on Modern Views, is available on Amazon in Kindle format. One need not have a Kindle to read it. Amazon has a free app -- "Get Kindle for PC." By reading The Lost View of Prophecy a person can discover what the Bible really teaches about prophecy.