Grant Jeffrey
Canadian Bible teacher (1948–2012)
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Grant Reid Jeffrey (October 5, 1948 – May 11, 2012) was a Canadian Bible teacher of Bible prophecy/eschatology and biblical archaeology and a proponent of dispensational evangelical Christianity.[1] Jeffrey served as the chairman of Frontier Research Publications[2] for more than 20 years. His books (variously published by WaterBrook Press,[3] Bantam Books, HarperCollins, Zondervan, Word and Tyndale House) have sold more than 7 million copies and have been printed in 24 languages.[4] Jeffrey was working on a new book called One Nation Under Attack (WaterBrook Press, January 2013), at the time of his death.[5] He also appeared on television and radio shows, particularly on Christian programs and also had been invited to speak to groups around the globe.[6]
Education
In 1982, Jeffrey earned a Chartered Life Underwriter Certification from the University of Toronto's Extension Program. He later received his Master's Degree and Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Louisiana Baptist University.[2]
Career
In 1999, Jeffrey's book, The Millennium Meltdown, reached #2 on the Publishers Weekly bestseller list for religious paperbacks.[7] In 2000, his novel By Dawn's Early Light, which he co-wrote with Angela Hunt, won the Christy Award for futuristic Christian fiction.[8]
In 2007, Trinity Broadcasting Network began broadcasting, Bible Prophecy Revealed, a 30-minute weekly program hosted by Jeffrey.[9]
Personal life
Grant Jeffrey was the son of Lyle Elmo Jeffrey and Florence Brown, and the brother of Canadian-American scholar of literature and religion David Lyle Jeffrey. [10]
Grant Jeffrey died suddenly of a cardiac arrest on May 11, 2012, in Toronto, Canada.[11]
Works
- Apocalypse: The Coming Judgment of the Nations (WaterBrook Press, 1995), ISBN 0-553-56530-3
- Armageddon: Appointment with Destiny (WaterBrook Press, 1997), ISBN 0-921714-40-8[12]
- By Dawn's Early Light, with Angela Elwell Hunt, ISBN 0-8499-1609-7
- Creation: Remarkable Evidence of God's Design (WaterBrook Press, 2003), ISBN 0-921714-78-5[13]
- Final Warning (WaterBrook Press, 1995), ISBN 1-56507-479-3
- Final Warning: Economic Collapse and the Coming World Government, ISBN 0-921714-24-6
- Finding Financial Freedom (WaterBrook Press, 2005), ISBN 1-400071-05-4
- Flee The Darkness, with Angela Elwell Hunt, ISBN 0-8499-4063-X[14]
- The Global Warming Deception (WaterBrook Press, 2011), ISBN 978-1-4000-7443-3
- The Handwriting of God (WaterBrook Press, 1997), ISBN 0-8499-4095-8
- The Handwriting of God: Sacred Mysteries of the Bible, ISBN 0-921714-38-6
- Heaven the Last Frontier (WaterBrook Press, 1996), ISBN 0-553-29286-2
- Heaven: The Mystery of Angels, ISBN 0-88368-972-3
- Jesus: The Great Debate (WaterBrook Press, 1999), ISBN 0-921714-56-4
- Journey Into Eternity: Search for Immortality (WaterBrook Press, 2000), ISBN 0-921714-60-2
- La Firma De Dios, ISBN 0-88368-488-8
- Messiah (WaterBrook Press, 1995), ISBN 0-921714-02-5
- Messiah: War in the Middle East and the Road to Armageddon, ISBN 0-553-29958-1
- Millennium Meltdown: Spiritual and Practical Strategies to Survive Y2K, ISBN 0-8423-4374-1[15]
- Millennium Meltdown: The Year 2000 Computer Crisis, ISBN 0-921714-48-3[16]
- The Mysterious Bible Codes, ISBN 0-8499-1325-X[17]
- The New Temple and the Second Coming: The Prophecy That Points to Christ's Return in Your Generation (WaterBrook Press, 2007), ISBN 978-1-4000-7107-4
- The Next World War: What Prophecy Reveals About Extreme Islam and the West (WaterBrook Press, 2006), ISBN 978-1-4000-7106-7
- One Nation, Under Attack (WaterBrook Press, 2013), ISBN 978-0-307-73107-4
- Prince of Darkness: Antichrist and New World Order (WaterBrook Press, 1995), ISBN 0-553-56223-1
- The Scroll (WaterBrook Press, 2011), ISBN 978-0-307-72926-2
- Shadow Government (WaterBrook Press, 2009), ISBN 978-1-4000-7442-6
- The Signature of God (WaterBrook Press, 2002), ISBN 0-8499-4094-X
- The Signature of God: Astonishing Biblical Discoveries, ISBN 0-8423-6795-0
- The Spear of Tyranny (with Angela Hunt), ISBN 0-8499-4238-1[18]
- Surveillance Society: The Rise of Antichrist (WaterBrook Press, 2000), ISBN 0-921714-62-9
- Triumphant Return: The Coming Kingdom of God (WaterBrook Press, 2001), ISBN 0-921714-64-5
- Unveiling Mysteries of the Bible (WaterBrook Press, 2002), ISBN 0-921714-72-6
- War on Terror: Unfolding Bible Prophecy (WaterBrook Press, 2002), ISBN 0-921714-66-1[19]