Review: Hard to get past the Charismatic Rhetoric but a good take on The Pre Wrath Position
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 17, 2013
I am torn between the Pre Trib and Pre Wrath positions.  I tend to lean more towards Christians having to go through some of the tribulation, but the constant pushing of the Charismatic agenda is really off putting in this book.  The stressing of speaking in tongues, etc. and all the charismatic jargon plus the not so subtle put downs of anyone who doesn't walk in step with their beliefs is really a turn off.  I do see a lot of possibilities that the Pre Wrath position might be correct, but I don't buy into the rest of it.  Why not just tell a story about the end times without trying to force everyone into your culture?  In the end, all that matters is that Christ is my Savior.  I don't think your tongues as you use them today are real.  I think the Bible is clear that tongues were used for communication between people who spoke different languages.  The apostles and other Christians were given the ability to speak different languages in order to WITNESS to people.  The response to this is always, "Well I speak an "angelic tongue."  Although angelic tongues are mentioned in the Bible, isn't it funny that everyone today suddenly speaks an "angelic tongue?"  Spare the me stories of a "friend of a friend of a friend who you heard had suddenly burst into Chinese."  I've heard it all before, never with any proof.  No names or video of the "friend."  And for those of you who say they speak a "private" prayer language:  This isn't biblical.  Tongues were meant to be interpreted for everyone by a second interpreter and if an interpreter is not available you are to keep quiet.  It's all in the Bible.  So no I don't think tongues are used today, at least not at this point.