Edward Hindson (December 21, 1944 – July 2, 2022) was an American

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evangelist and host of ''The King Is Coming'', a syndicated television broadcast shown across the United States. A

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, Hindson wrote more than twenty books that deal with

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and the imminent return of

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. He was a professor of

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studies and eschatology at

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, and a frequent speaker on prophecy.

Life and career

Hindson graduated from

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. He completed a DPhil at the

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and also held a number of other degrees which includiedan MA and Th.D. from

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) is the divinity school of Trinity International University, an evangelical Christian university headquartered in Bannockburn, Illinois. The divinity school was founded in 1897. In April 2025, Trinit ...

, PhD from

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, Doctor of Hebrew Letters

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, ThM from

Grace Theological Seminary Grace Theological Seminary (GTS) is a conservative evangelical Christian seminary located in Winona Lake, Indiana. GTS is now part of Grace College & Seminary and is associated with Charis Fellowship, before 2018 known as the Fellowship of Grace ...

and D.Min. from

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. He began teaching at Liberty University in 1974. His show, ''The King Is Coming,'' is aired on TBN, DayStar and other Christian television networks and stations. Hindson was named Dean of Liberty University's School of Religion on November 20, 2013. Hindson died in 2022 while he was still a Dean.

Works

Thesis

Books

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Journal articles

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References

External links

The King Is Coming

1944 births 2022 deaths 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American non-fiction writers 20th-century American theologians 20th-century evangelicals 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century American theologians 21st-century evangelicals American Evangelical writers American male non-fiction writers American religious writers American television evangelists Dispensationalism Evangelical theologians Trinity Evangelical Divinity School alumni William Tyndale College alumni {{US-reli-bio-stub