Book Interview With Author and Professor Dr. William Varner of The Master's University

In this episode, Dr. Varner shares with us about his newest 2020 publication - "Anticipating the Advent: Looking for Messiah in All the Right Places" (Nov. 1, 2020; Fontes Press), which can be found here for anyone who may be interested, but also his testimony and journey into how he became involved in Messianic studied and ministry. The forward of Dr. Varner’s new publication is written by Dr. Michael Rydelnik of Moody Bible Institute and is considered a part-two volume that builds upon an earlier book called “Passionate about the Passion Week: A Fresh Look at Jesus' Last Days” also published earlier in 2020 (March 1, 2020; Fontes Press), and can be found here.

Description
Most Christmas books focus on the light and joy of the season. Anticipating the Advent, however, portrays the dark side of Christmas because only then will the Light shine the brightest. On the night when the host of heaven sang “Glory to God in the highest,” they were arrayed to do battle with the evil forces who wanted to kill the promised child. This seed of Eve was coming to crush the enemy’s head (Gen 3:15) and destroy the Devil’s power (Heb 2:14). Old Simeon would tell the young mother Mary that, because her son would be the Messiah, a sword would pierce through her soul (Luke 2:35). In so many ways, it was a “Not So Silent Night.”

 

About the Author
William Varner teaches Bible exposition and Greek exegesis at The Master's University. He has led more than fifty trips throughout Israel and has written more than a dozen books, some for laymen and some for scholars, including Passionate about the Passion Week: A Fresh Look at Jesus' Last Days (Fontes, 2020).

 

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