A former principal of Sandersville High School will visit the Baptist Bible & Book House, 605 Commerce St., Saturday to sign copies of his book, “A Mansion in Glory Land.”
Dr. Walter Butler, professor emeritus of William Carey University, will sign copies of the book, published with Xulon Press, at 10 a.m. Saturday. He will be joined by Faye Pearson, a missionary to Taiwan and a native of Jones County. Pearson has written a book entitled, “Taiwan Connections: Fond Memories,” which discusses her work in that country.
Butler said his book delves into such topics as “Heaven, the New Jerusalem, and that House not made with Hands,” which is also the tome’s subtitle.
“The book talks in terms of God’s promises to mankind, how He has fulfilled those promises and is still fulfilling them to us,” Butler said. “From a Christian perspective, we have to choose to accept them and appreciate them.”
Butler said the book also notes that mankind has not been good stewards of God’s promises.
“The major denominations in the world all have conflicting views about the demise of the earth,” he said. “Mine is based on Christianity, but I also explain Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism. There are contrasting differences.”
Butler added that only about two billion people in the world, out of over six billion, belong to the Christian faith.
A native of Jones County, Butler received an associate’s degree from Jones County Junior College. He attended the University of Mississippi and Millsaps Collge, where he received a bachelor of science degree in chemistry. He earned a master of art degree in school administration at the University of Southern Mississippi and doctoral degrees in educational administration and counseling.
Butler, who also served as dean of the School of Education at Carey, said a portion of the book addresses questions he has received from graduate students over the years.
“I pulled together about 15 to 20 questions such as ‘what is heaven going to be like’,” he said. “I attempted to answer those from a scriptural support basis.
“I developed a timeline that shows man at the time of birth until he enters his eternal destiny, whether in heaven or the other place,” Butler added. “It includes when He comes again, His appearing, the 1,000 year millenial reign of Jesus Christ and Satan’s reign, when he’s released after that, and the battle of Armageddon.”
Butler said those topics, which come from the Book of Revelation, have sprung lots of debate from Bible scholars, and “A Mansion in Glory Land” is his take.
“I’m writing a new book called ‘The Journey of Mankind,’ which is more elaborate,” he said. “I’m an active layman, not a minister. My university work has been in educational leadership, but there’s always been a Christian emphasis in what I’ve done.”
Butler said his past career opportunities, including working on the atomic and hydrogen bomb projects as a chemist, helped inspire some other portions of the book.
“(Working on the bomb projects) was one of my most cherished experiences,” he said. “It gave me a huge amount of exposure to God’s creation and what man can do with it. I tried to differentiate between evolution and creation science to the extent that I could in this book.”
For more information on the book signings, call the Baptist Bible & Book House at 601-649-7682. Copies of the books can also be purchased at the store.
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