Reformed Reading Guide · 14 books

The Best Books on Eschatology (Last Things)

Eschatology is the branch of Christian doctrine concerned with the last things: physical death, the intermediate state of the soul, the second coming of Christ, the bodily resurrection, the final judgment, and the everlasting new creation. In the Reformed tradition it also stresses inaugurated eschatology, the truth that God's kingdom has already broken into history in Christ and awaits its full consummation. It is the study of how God brings all things to their appointed end in Christ.

Eschatology asks what the Bible teaches about the end: death, the intermediate state, the return of Christ, the resurrection of the body, and the renewed creation. The books below are all currently in print and written from a confessional Reformed and evangelical perspective, leaning amillennial and postmillennial while fairly noting the wider debate. We have sorted them into basic, intermediate, and advanced tiers so you can start where you are and read up. Each pick lists its author, current edition, and a short note on why it earns a place.