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Two warnings Jesus had expressed to His disciples in Matthew 24 serve as the driving force for this book: "See to it that no one misleads you" (v. 4) and "the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah." (v. 37) Mr. Hyland's concern is that the Church of Jesus Christ needs to prepare now for two trending threats, a subtle one to the US Constitutional democracy and the semi-veiled one to worldwide Christianity. The author's structured approach in presenting his case commences with a perceptive commentary on Genesis to highlight the perfections of life's elements God had created. His purpose is to enable the reader to discern and recognize mankind's disregard for that perfection both in ancient times as well as in contemporary life. That knowledge Mr. Hyland believes is necessary in order to prepare the reader's defenses against all forms of deceit. The last phase of this book focuses on the Apostle John's spiritually gained futuristic insights, particularly on the harsh challenges Satan's angels will thrust on believers in-and-of Jesus as they faithfully struggle to persevere in the thick of persecution at the 'end times.'
About the author
William S. Hyland earned a BA from Williams College in 1962 and an M.Div from Westminster Theological Seminary in 1980. From 1962 to 1976 he worked in financial management in New York and Philadelphia. From 1976 to 1996 he served as business manager and financial counselor at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation. In 2004 he published Fresh Bait for Fishers of Men, which focused on creative concepts for twenty-first century biblical Christianity, and in 2020 a reference book entitled Biblical Concept of Hell . Since 1977 he has been a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church in America.
