Millions of Christians the world over hold strong convictions about what happens to humankind at the end of history: Jesus will rapture the church away. Non-Christians will suffer eternal conscious torment in hell. We will play harps on clouds forever. But what if conventional Christian ideas don't align with what the Bible actually teaches? By scrutinizing the faulty assumptions and shaky exegetical foundations found in dispensationalism, An Elegant Ending offers believers an eschatological vision that is simpler, clearer, and more strongly grounded in the biblical canon.

Samuel Cocar is a pastor and educator. He is the co-author of Practicing the Monastic Disciplines with Sam Hamstra Jr. He lives in southern Wisconsin with his spouse Valerie and two daughters.