Dialogue with Trypho, chapters 80-81
Justin tells a Jewish teacher that "right-minded Christians" expect the resurrection and a thousand years in a rebuilt Jerusalem. Free to read (Ante-Nicene Fathers translation).
THE TRUMPET
The Watchman's Library
Books, papers and sermons for Christians who are watching for the Lord's return. Our own view, stated plainly: the King James Bible; Christ's personal, visible return after the great tribulation; one gathering of the saints at the last trump; and His thousand-year reign on the earth. The older writers below held the same hope long before it was unpopular.
The Early Church
Against Heresies, Book V (chapters 25-36)
The fullest early teaching on the Antichrist, his three and a half years, the Lord's coming from heaven, and the kingdom that follows. Irenaeus learned from Polycarp, a disciple of John.
Classic Prophetic Studies
Remarks on the Prophetic Visions in the Book of Daniel (1864 edition)
A careful Greek scholar's verse-by-verse study of Daniel's visions, read as future prophecy. Tregelles held that the church will see the Antichrist before Christ's return. Free scan at the Internet Archive.
Defence of the Authenticity of the Book of Daniel
Answers the critics who tried to date Daniel after the events it foretold. Free scan at the Internet Archive.
Modern Studies (in print)
The Blessed Hope
The best-known 20th-century case that the "blessed hope" of Titus 2:13 is Christ's appearing after the tribulation, not a secret rapture before it. Link goes to Christianity Today's 1956 review; the book is sold by Eerdmans and used-book sellers.
The Approaching Advent of Christ
A thorough examination of the pre-tribulation teaching of J. N. Darby and his followers, from a historic premillennial view. Out of print; look for used copies.
The Church and the Tribulation
A scholarly, verse-by-verse argument for the church's presence through the tribulation. In print from used-book sellers.
Hear the Other Side
A Review of "The Blessed Hope" by George E. Ladd
The leading pre-tribulation scholar of his day answers Ladd. "Prove all things" (1 Thessalonians 5:21): read both, and search the Scriptures.