Oh my goodness, what can I say. This is not even fit for TBN junkies. This is the worst presentation of preterism I have ever read. Just note the lack of indexed information in it. Had these guys really read even the few books that they listed. It is as though these guys are hinding the fact that they have really only read Chilton or "Last Days Madness." This is not the work of men learned in this field of study. These are guys just trying to sell a book to their church members and families. One gets the feeling that they are just wanting to write anything to make a few dollars. A current and better book from a preterist view is R.C. Sproul's book.

If you are looking for a scholarly exegesis of the eschatology of Jesus it is NOT to be found in the 'Sign of the Kingdom.' While I don't agree with the view I purchased this book in the hope it would provide good argumentation for the historicist interpretation of Jesus' "little apocalypse" found in Matthew chapter 24 (and parallels). The book includes no indexes, occasional spelling errors, fallacies of logic (e.g., 'ad hominem' & 'post facto'), and in the Table of Contents five of the eight chapters have been given incorrect page numbers. The occasional historical inaccuracies are probably due to the book's over reliance on outdated sources such as Barnes, Gibbon and Edersheim.

The authors seem to operate from a basic misunderstanding of the Hebraic linear concept of time, of two ages, the present one and the coming messianic age when God intervenes suddenly & dramatically in history to establish His reign upon the earth. Most disappointing is the treatment of Matthew 24:14, the most troublesome passage to the historicist view since it clearly states, "this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole ('holos') inhabited earth ('oikumene'), for ('eis') a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come," a prophecy difficult if not impossible to see as fulfilled by 70 AD. In order to "solve" the apparent problem the authors somehow read into this a prediction of preaching to all the Jewish inhabitants of the Roman Empire rather than to the Gentile nations as the verse states (page 83).

I would not recommend this book to anyone interested in researching the eschatology of Jesus regardless of your view of Bible prophecy.

This is one of the most biblically based books I have read. Unlike many theological works, this easy reading book came alive and made me feel as though I were walking through the streets of Jerusalem with Jesus as prophecies unfolded all around Him. I was engulfed beginning with the first paragraph and could not put it down until the Suffering Servant had been revealed as King of kings. As a seminary student at Saint Michael's Seminary I read many books, but very few have impacted my theology like The Sign of the Kingdom.