Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days (Left Behind No. 1)

Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days (Left Behind No. 1) | Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins | Perfectly entertaining:))

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	Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days (Left Behind No. 1) Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins Tyndale House Publishers, 1996 - 320 pages average customer review:based on 2220 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

I enjoyed every minute...could not put the book down!

I could not put the first book down. I enjoyed all the characters and looked forward to each adventure. I ran through all 12 books in record time. If you are real serious then don't get the book. But if you like to read books that try to show the book of Revelations in a literal way and also explore the effects of the church being raptured then have fun. People have been talking about the rapture for years...and we are still here...so don't go selling all you have or running up the credit cards just yet. the books did help me more with having faith and about praying more. The Left Behind Series also made me get the Holy Bible out and read it more. In both cases that ends up being a good thing.

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Perfectly entertaining:))

I loved the whole series... giving a modern spin on the old biblical prophocy. This one will stick out to me because of the two witnesses at the Wailing Wall. They are the most interesting characters in the series. I am now on number 4

Enjoy, but beware

The novel follows two mens' lives who have been transformed from the darkness of self-centeredness to the light of the Lord, and have vowed to warn the world. They are part of the "left behind", after the world has just befallen to the tribulation and the Anti-Christ begins his reign. The rest (which I think the authors gave too high a percentage) were swept off in the rapture, leaving all their articles where they once stood.

The story is mediocre; the writing and characters are lacking in depth. It does have the unusualness to draw you in, and one almost has to fight the impulse of buying the next book in the series. The story did get better as it drew on.

The problem with these interpretations of the Bible, which is called Dispensationalism or Millenniumism, is that LaHaye and Jenkins have taken literally what is meant to be taken in a figurative way----they have not allowed scripture to interpret scripture. They have also twisted the meaning of "born again".

Even though the authors have misinterpreted scripture there is a message that comes through: faith in Christ and to repent now, before it is too late; there is no second chance as espoused here. Know what it is; read it as interesting fiction.

Wish you well
Scott

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