The story of a perfect world gone astray, and of the God who stops at nothing to rescue that world and the people who inhabit it.
In a style both illuminating and entertaining, the author recounts highlights of the multilayered saga of salvation from Genesis to Revelation. Seamlessly woven into this gripping drama are profound Christian truths shared by all the faithful.
This book is for anyone, from seeker to scholar, who has
ever wept for a broken world, who has tasted pain and passion as a partner in the human plight, who has glimpsed a glory as yet unfulfilled and sensed that there is more to come.
Rita Purser, Jackson, Mississippi -- Edward Fudge unfolds the drama of the salvation story from Adam to the open gates of eternity. He writes in a scholarly style that can be understood by anyone seeking the truth. This book would make a wonderful gift for those searching for a better understanding of God's plan of salvation revealed in the Old Testament and carried out in the life, death and perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
Edward Fudge continues to be one of my favorite Christian writers. I know without a doubt that I can depend on his writings to be Bible-based and God-inspired. As a Sunday School teacher, I continually depend on Mr. Fudge's work.
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Bruce Henderson, Carson City, Nevada -- I'm in the midst of my morning Bible and devotional reading and just had to write you! You can't believe how much I am enjoying and appreciating The Divine Rescue! The way the book reads, is put together, and your personal insights go together to make it amazing! So many times I find myself asking, "Why didn't I know that?" or "How come I never saw that before?" God is using you abundantly, brother. Thank you for keeping me encouraged!
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Royce Ogle, Grace Digest (July 11, 2010) -- “The gripping drama of a lost world and of
the Creator who will not let it go.” “The Divine Rescue” is nothing less than the subtitle above promises. It is classic Fudge! This latest book by Edward Fudge is excellent in every way I can measure a book.
Indeed it is a “gripping drama”. I found myself purposefully hurrying through the last paragraphs of pages eager to get to the next. It is the story of all stories told by a master wordsmith.
Fudge begins the story before the beginning and ends it after the end. He masterfully covers all the bases, hitting all the high points of biblical revelation about God’s pursuit of sinful men, leaving no part of the drama untold. . . .
Edward Fudge, as a master artist, begins this word-painting, and chapter after chapter, adds color and depth, clarity and meaning come into view, perfect highlights and the brush strokes of phrases bring to the eye the beauty of the love and grace of the Creator demonstrated in Jesus Christ. . . .
From those who are new to the community of faith to the most celebrated Bible scholar, I recommend this latest book from my friend and mentor Edward Fudge. It would be a wonderful gift for a friend who is not yet a Christian as well. . . . I hope it is read around the world. Read more=>>.
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Doug Hale, Lubbock, Texas -- "Edward, THE DIVINE RESCUE is a masterpiece. You have taken on one of the most important needs in the church today--giving people the big picture of God’s story. For too long, we have see Scripture as just a bunch of isolated verses and have used them to prove almost anything we wanted, but you have shown how the story all fits together and how the Creator is at the center of everything.
I have been reading portions of your book to small groups in the congregation and urging them to order it and read for themselves. Again, thanks for listening to what the Spirit has to say to the churches."
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Bee Meadows, Monroe, Louisiana -- "I've just finished THE DIVINE RESCUE -- outstanding! Unlike your reviewers Calvin Miller and Jeff Christian, I couldn't read it in one setting. When I got to the "Redux" chapters, specifically chapter 35, my tears were so heavy I had to take a time out to thank and praise our triune God before I could go on. My cell phone was with me and even though it was 6:15 Friday morning, I called our mutual good friend (named) and told him to order the book immediately. He said his order was already in the mail. I don't know why that special visitation was so strong; was it some new truth, a hidden mystery now unveiled, or just the Joy of The Lord -- whatever, bring it on, pure Joy!"
Jeff Christian, Houston, Texas -- "When Edward asked me to read his newest book, I thought, 'Oh, dear God. What if I don't like it? How do you tell a new friend it was just an okay read?' Plus, I'm not that crazy about most Christian writing these days. (That's another story.) So I sat down, sighed, and cracked open THE DIVINE RESCUE. When I looked up, a few hours had passed, and I had read it in one sitting. . . . . I could not put it down. Lost track of time. . . .
I don't often recommend these kinds of books. I think most of them are trite. But this is great scholarship put in such a way that it lives up to its billing as a proclamation of a gripping drama. However, the reason I like the book and will share it with others is not because of its writing or its writer. I recommend THE DIVINE RESCUE because it does what good preaching is supposed to do: It tells the story."
