While there is no shortage of great new books to fill your reading list, every once in a while, it’s good to throw in a few classics. The Rapture Ready collection of Christian Classics includes works from all periods of church history.
- Sir Robert Anderson – Promoter of the 70th Week theory
- T. M. Anderson – A solid preacher on prayer
- Anonymous – Works by unknown authors
- Jarrette Aycock – Utterly dependent on the Holy Spirit
- Richard Baxter – Puritan pastor of the 17th century
- William E. Blackstone – The Hal Lindsey of the 1800s
- Jakob Boehme – He went from shoemaker to soul winner
- Samuel Brengle – A mighty general in the Salvation Army
- Catharine Booth – Wife of General William Booth
- E.M. Bounds – An extensive writer on the subject of prayer
- E. W. Bullinger – Author of many Christian resources
- John Bunyan – The man who wrote Pilgrim’s Progress
- Gerald Bustin – Circled the globe with the Gospel message
- Beverly Carradine – Not too many guys are named Beverly today
- James Chapman – Wrote practical guide to Christian living
- Gilbert K. Chesterton – A man of strong convictions
- Russell DeLong – Promoted Holy living by attacking the root of sin
- Philip Doddridge – One of the “dissenting” clergy
- W. B. Dunkum – A Godly man and a prolific writer
- Jonathan Edwards – An old-fashioned fire and brimstone preacher
- Morgan Edwards – The pre-Darby pre-trib rapture promoter
- C. William Fisher – Preacher of the Nazarene Church
- George Fox – The founder of the Quaker movement
- Foxe’s Book of Martyrs – Good reading for tribulation saints
- S. D. Gordon – All of his books have “Quiet Talk” in the title
- John Hames – Leader in the Wesleyan Methodist Church
- Milton Haney – A true-blue revivalist
- Aaron Hills – Former head of Texas Holiness University
- Harry Ironside – Mr. Dispensationism
- Flavius Josephus – Detailed writer of Jewish history
- Martin Knapp – Methodist minister from Michigan
- George Kulp – A firery, no-nonsense evangelist preacher
- T. S. Linscott – His book on Christian living
- Robert M’Cheyne – He died young, but he left a huge legacy
- George McLaughlin – Widely quoted holiness author
- Howard Miller – Dealt with subjects that are often overlooked
- D.L. Moody – One of America’s most influential evangelists
- Henry Morrison – Publisher of “The Old Methodist”
- Joseph Morrison – Called from an early age to preach
- Andrew Murray – Leader in the Dutch Reformed Church
- Arthur Pink – Prophecy author from Scotland
- Seth Rees – Became known as the “Earthquaker”
- George Ridout – A modest Holiness writer
- Bud Robinson – Called “Uncle Bud” by his flock
- Christian Ruth – A synonym for the doctrine of holiness
- C.I. Scofield – A well-known dispensationalist
- Solomon B. Shaw – Dying Testimonies Of Saved And Unsaved
- Charles Sheldon – In His Steps: “What would Jesus Do?”
- Elmer Shelhamer – Evangelist with the Free Methodists movement
- Albert Simpson – Leader in the Presbyterian Church
- Hannah Smith – Wrote “The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life”
- Charles Spurgeon – A gifted writer and pastor of 1800s
- Gerald Stanton – His book “Kept From The Hour”
- Billy Sunday – A professional baseball player turned revivalist
- Arthur Vess – The preacher with practical words
- W.B. Walker – Specialized in the area of temptation
- John Wesley – Founder of the Methodist Church
- George Whitefield – A leading figure of the Great Awakening
- Lewis Williams – His words burn like fire
- A. Edwin Wilson – Covers a broad range of biblical subjects
- Peter Wiseman – Taught in various holiness colleges
- John Wood – Love and purity were his favorite topics
- Arthur Zepp – A leader of the Holiness movement