Grant Reid Jeffrey (October 5, 1948 – May 11, 2012) was a Canadian Bible teacher of Bible prophecy/eschatology and biblical archaeology and a proponent of dispensational evangelical Christianity. Jeffrey served as the chairman of Frontier Research Publications for more than 20 years. His books (variously published by WaterBrook Press, Bantam Books, HarperCollins, Zondervan, Word and Tyndale House) have sold more than 7 million copies and have been printed in 24 languages. Jeffrey was working on a new book called One Nation Under Attack (WaterBrook Press, January 2013), at the time of his death. He also appeared on television and radio shows, particularly on Christian programs and also had been invited to speak to groups around the globe.

Education

In 1982, Jeffrey earned a Chartered Life Underwriter Certification from the University of Toronto's Extension Program. He later received his Master's Degree and Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Louisiana Baptist University.

Career

In 1999, Jeffrey's book, The Millennium Meltdown, reached #2 on the Publishers Weekly bestseller list for religious paperbacks. In 2000, his novel By Dawn's Early Light, which he co-wrote with Angela Hunt, won the Christy Award for futuristic Christian fiction. In 2007, Trinity Broadcasting Network began broadcasting, Bible Prophecy Revealed, a 30-minute weekly program hosted by Jeffrey.

Personal life

Grant Jeffrey was the son of Lyle Elmo Jeffrey and Florence Brown, and the brother of Canadian-American scholar of literature and religion David Lyle Jeffrey. Grant Jeffrey died suddenly of a cardiac arrest on May 11, 2012, in Toronto, Canada.

Works