John Walvoord

John Flipse Walvoord (May 1, 1910 – December 20, 2002) was a

Walvoord was brought up in a Christian home, but had little interest in the faith until he was fifteen, when his family moved to Racine after his father accepted a position as superintendent of the junior high. They joined the Union Gospel Tabernacle, where Walvoord committed his life to Jesus Christ after attending a Bible study on Galatians.

After continuing his education at Wheaton College, Walvoord went on to Texas Christian University and then Dallas Theological Seminary, where he completed his Th.D. in 1936. Seminary president and mentor Lewis Sperry Chafer appointed Walvoord to the position of registrar. During Walvoord's tenure, he also taught systematic theology at the seminary, and pastored the Rosen Heights Baptist Church in Fort Worth. Walvoord became more involved in the administration of the school, serving as Chafer's assistant and secretary to the faculty. Upon Chafer's death in 1952, he became the seminary's second president, serving until his retirement in 1986.

In addition to his responsibilities at the seminary, Walvoord earned a reputation as one of the most influential

• The Revelation of Jesus Christ, John Walvoord,
  ISBN 0-8024-7309-1
• Daniel: The Key to Prophetic Revelation, John Walvoord, Moody Publishers (1971),
  ISBN 0-8024-1753-1
• Armageddon, Oil and the Middle East Crisis,
  ISBN 0-310-53921-8
• Jesus Christ Our Lord, John F Walvoord, Moody Publishers (1974),
  ISBN 0-8024-4326-5
• Major Bible Themes (with Lewis Sperry Chafer) (1974)
• The Blessed Hope and the Tribulation: A Historical and Biblical Study of Posttribulationism (1976)
• The Rapture Question (1979)
• The Millennial Kingdom (1983)
• The Bible Knowledge Commentary (with Roy B. Zuck), Cook Communications (1989),
  ISBN 0-89693-800-X
• The Holy Spirit: A Comprehensive Study of the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit (1991)
• (contributor) Five Views on Sanctification (1996)
• (contributor) Four Views on Hell, Zondervan Corp. (1996),
  ISBN 0-310-53311-2
• Matthew: Thy Kingdom Come, The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago (1974),
  ISBN 0-8024-5189-6
• The Final Drama: Fourteen Keys to Understanding the Prophetic Scriptures, Kregel Publications (1998),
  ISBN 0-8254-3971-X
• Every Prophecy of the Bible, Cook Communications (1999),
  ISBN 1-56476-758-2
• The Church in Prophecy: Exploring God's Purpose for the Present Age,
  ISBN 0-8254-3968-X
• The Power of Praying Together: Experiencing Christ Actively in Charge (with Oliver W. Price), Kregel Publications (1999),
  ISBN 0-8254-3552-8
• Major Bible Prophecies, Zondervan Corp. (1999),
  ISBN 0-310-23467-0
• Blessed Hope (autobiography with Mal Couch), AMG Publishers (2001),
  ISBN 0-89957-361-4
• Prophecy in the New Millennium, Kregel Publications (2001),
  ISBN 978-0-8254-3967-4

Audio programs

• Harold Camping (Amillennialism) vs. John Walvoord (Premillennialism) – 1980 debate MP3