The Progress Of Redemption

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Summary: Israel is NOT the ONLY one to REJECT GOD's PLAN!
Review: I have read this book twice. This is a few statements about this great book; my apologies for being so fragmented (space is limited). God is in control from the beginning. Adam and Eve reject God's perfect plan. Any human would have sinned in the Garden. God's plan to redeem mankind is put into action. God has a purpose and makes promises, by way of the Covenants to Israel's patriarchs and kings. Israel rejects God's perfect plan. Any race, that would have been God's chosen people, would have done the same. God fulfills his promise of a "seed" through JESUS! Amen! Israel rejects CHRIST, as have all the nations of the world! The perfect plan of God continues; if you read Revelation, you know what happens in the end. The bottom line is: God still wants to redeem the unbeliever, in this lost world, through Jesus Christ, only! It is our job, the believer, to reach the lost by spreading the gospel (good news) of Christ, until his return.

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Summary: Excellent Book on the History of Redemption
Review: This book should be read by all Christians who want a good understanding on God's redemptive plan since the beginning to the end. Although the author is a Reformed/Covenent theologian, this book will greatly enrich believers from all sorts of theological persuasions. I'm a dispensationalist and I found this book to be enlightening, helpful, and challenging. Of course I don't agree with all of the author's conclusions, yet he makes a very good case why he believes redemption is the same in the OT and the NT.
Also, the book can be used as an OT theological survey. This will help many laypeople who want a good introduction to OT theology from a covenant perspective. The author writes in a style that is easy to read and untechnical so that even those with no theological background can understand what is being presented. Finally, the author's attitude in the book is irenic and courteous to those who are from different theological groups. Unlike a lot of books written by Reformed scholars, the author's irenic and humble tone is refreshing and welcoming. This is a book you'll never regret reading.

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Summary: Concise and clear
Review: This title is a very finely written history of the work of redemption from Genesis to Revelation.

"The Progress of Redemption" is clear and easy for the beginning student of Scripture to understand. Christ is the Messiah and is the fulfillment of Israel. This book is a modern "classic" on this topic.

Only Holwerda's "Jesus and Israel" can compare with this book.

I am in total agreement with the reviewer below...get this book, you will not be disappointed with the depth of study and scholarship.

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Summary: Excellent Book on the History of Redemption
Review: This title is a very finely written history of the work of redemption from Genesis to Revelation.

"The Progress of Redemption" is clear and easy for the beginning student of Scripture to understand. Christ is the Messiah and is the fulfillment of Israel. This book is a modern "classic" on this topic.

Only Holwerda's "Jesus and Israel" can compare with this book.

I am in total agreement with the reviewer below...get this book, you will not be disappointed with the depth of study and scholarship.

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Summary: Summary of Previous Reyes' Review
Review: Vangemeren accomplishes the gargantuan task of explaining God's plan of salvation or redemption in simple terms. Through his breakdown of the "progression" of the plan into smaller parts, the many charts and diagrams, and in "the tracing of the scarlet thread of Jesus Christ throughout the Bible," (obviously in the New Testament, and especially in the Old Testament,) the painting of the "big picture" is thorough. This book is awesome, on target, and recommended to all!

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Summary: Summary of Previous Reyes' Review
Review: Vangemeren accomplishes the gargantuan task of explaining God's plan of salvation or redemption in simple terms. Through his breakdown of the "progression" of the plan into smaller parts, the many charts and diagrams, and in "the tracing of the scarlet thread of Jesus Christ throughout the Bible," (obviously in the New Testament, and especially in the Old Testament,) the painting of the "big picture" is thorough. This book is awesome, on target, and recommended to all!