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Summary: left behind
Review: even thou i own and enjoyed all the left behind abridged series. there is just too much left out from the unabridged books, some of the charitors come from nowhere and some get lost from book to book. unless you've read the paper books its easy to get lost, and you feel you've missed something. i've recomended the series to several people, and had them come back to me and ask where did this person come from or what happened to that person, also what happened between this time and that.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: This book captures your attention and always keeps you excited. Its better than harry potter and i never got board reading this amazing book. I can't wait to read the other books in the series.!!
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Summary: Left Behind
Review: WOW! this was an amazing book it was just great to read i could hardly put it down and i am definatly reading all of the rest of the books in the series....if u want a really good read u should read this series....this is a book that helps give u a glimps of the end times and it is written on the views that the Bible gives and it shows some verses that back up the teaching of the end times and how all of the jugement will be comming to all that didnt get taken up in the rapture of the church. In the first book the Tribulation Force is just getting started towards the end of the book and they are opposing the Antichrist--Nicolie Carpathia--and they are goin to try to wittness to all of the un-beleivers and try to win as many people to Christ as possible.... there are many charecters in this book that fit together well and the two authers of this book (Tim Lahaye, and Jerry B. Jenkins) did an absoutly wonderful job and u can tell that they really looked at this stuff in the Bible and they beleive it. when the end times come i sure dont want to be left behind....i recommend this book and i sugest the movies too bc they are all really good and so far there is only 2 movies out of the Left Behind series and i hope they come out with more!
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Summary: Great Concept. Poor implementation.
Review: The authors' have little to no understanding of avoiding breaking the reader's suspension of disbelief. Now, I bought this to read as entertainment, based around the Rapture concept. Certainly, a clever or creative author could do so much with this ... Tragically, neither Tim or Jerry qualify and this project was simply way too much for them. Left Behind starts off well enough - millions of people disappear world-wide. Now what? A reasonable person might expect the entire first book to focus on the aftermath of the Rapture itself. Instead ... millions disappear, and what do they do? HEY, let's forget about all that! Let's go focus on (intermingled) standardizing the world on 3 currencies (with the strong implication of going toward only 1 within 5 years). And, then by page 150 or so, they are already talking about this new ultra cool and charismatic new leader from ROMANIA (of all places). Oh yeah - I buy that - my wife and baby vanished YESTERDAY. Now, my teenage daughter is trying to make her way home from CA - so let's go talk finance and politics (cause it's not like I'd spend ANY time grieving, dealing with what happened, etc). Nope! Let's go on a business trip to NY and do some investigative reporting! I live in NJ - no one did any business THE ENTIRE WEEK after 9/11. The rapture came and went, and I'm still here? Hmmmm.... better get down to Wall St., and figure out if I'm going to be on dollars, marks or yen next week. Weak! So Weak! Come on! It's a 11 book series - you could have waited until book 2 (or the very very end of book 1) to start foreshadowing things to come. Develop your characters! It's not like we didn't know that the anti-christ was going to be brought up at some point - this isn't exactly an original premise ... So, in summary, this tome isn't in any way worthy of your reading dollar (much less reading time!). It's SO tragic that a really solid author didn't have a go at this. Orson Scott Card would have done a first rate job.
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Summary: A Great Series of Earth's Last Days in Biblical Prophecy
Review: Left Behind, a fictional drama series that chronologizes the Earth's Last Days from the Rapture to the seven-year Tribulation period and the climatic end of ultimate battle-Armageddon. If you find this only a vanity entertainment to promote a commerically-driven product, it's how you approach it. It's a matter of looking deeper, reading prophecy in the Holy Scriptures and living in today's reality could spark something more as a warning of how life will be after the Rapture. The choice to believe is up to you.
The first book of this series, begins as in one quick moment millions around the globe disappear. Vehicles are suddenly driver-less and veer out of control. People terror-struck at the disappearance of loved ones before their eyes. In the midst of global choas, Raymond Steele in search of his family, connects with his daughter, Chloe. They search for answers and the truth. Cameron "Buck" Williams of the Global Weekly pieces together the coming dark days from the Middle East in the Holy Land to the scheming undermind of a rising world leader and the great deception that is to follow. Tim LaHaye's 'Are We Living in the End Times' is a great supplement reading to help you follow the story line of the Left Behind series. LaHaye uses excerpts from the various 'Left Behind series' books to explain where each one is laid out according to prophecy. It examines the current events foretold in scripture and what they mean. It clearly lays out current events as they relate with the scriptural timetable. This book gives lots of reasons for believing that the Rapture and the Tribulation could occur during our generation. It's look into future events are, at least to be appreciated for it thorough study of Revelations and the prophetic books of the Bible.
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Summary: Pure entertainment...
Review: After reading another novel based on the tribulation prophecies of the Bible ("Conquest of Paradise" by Britt Gillette), I was driven to begin reading this series because of its overwhelming popularity. From page one of "Left Behind", I found myself hooked. Instantly, the reader cements a personal bond with the characters, especially Rayford Steele and Buck Williams. The chaos of the rapture is illustrated in a manner reminiscent of the old Godzilla films. Although it's borderline silly in its portrayal of the real world, the novel continued to force me to turn each page as if some unknown force moved my hand. The author kept dropping tidbits of suspense onto each page, just enough to hook the reader and make him want more. This a novel that is definitely worth the hype, the only problem I have is the author's totally ridiculous outlook on international politics. The idea of the emerging one world single currency and the "secret group of financiers" seemed a bit cliched, like something you would read on conspiracy websites. But the simple story and the reader's relationship with the characters makes up for the lack of realism.
I look forward to reading the other books in the series, and I encourage fans of the books to pick "Conquest of Paradise: An End-Times Nano-Thriller" in addition to "Left Behind". It's the book that got me into this series. What "Left Behind" lacks in realism, "Conquest of Paradise" adds in abundance. Less subtle than "Left Behind", the antichrist isn't readily identifiable in the first chapter. In fact, since I wasn't expecting to read a tribulation novel, it totally blew me away. The prose is more advanced than "Left Behind" and the international politics is identical to the current world scene and the war on terror. Peppered with biblical verses, "Conquest of Paradise" will turn even the most hardened skeptics into believers, or at least it will make them think twice. It's a novel that deals with the deeply important subject of molecular nanotechnology, and no one can afford to miss it. As for myself, I believe we are in the time of the end. I just hope I can finish this series before then! And I hope the rest of the "Left Behind" books are as exciting as book one. I highly recommend "Left Behind" for fans of suspense and international thrillers...
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Summary: An exciting story that lacks any real spiritual message
Review: I really enjoy these novels. I think that they are interesting, exciting, and well-plotted. However, the truth is, that despite all of that, when I read a Christian novel, I am not reading it so much for the plot or for excitement, but rather, I tend to read it hoping to come to a more fully realized understanding of Christianity. These novels fail to deliver on that level. Again, I have enjoyed all eleven novels very much, so I would strongly recomend that you buy them if that is all you are looking for. The problem that I have with them is just that every time I finish one, I put it down feeling empty, feeling like the authors never really took advantage of the oppertunity to talk about our faith in a meaningful way, in a way that would help Christians become better Christians and help non-Christians have a better understanding of what it means to believe in Christ. If you are looking for a novel like that, I would recomend trying Brian Caldwell's novel WE ALL FALL DOWN. It is not the most pleasent novel in the world as it faces the horror of the Apocalypse full on, but I have never read a book about Christianity that so fully and completely explored the ramifications of the faith. When I put Caldwell's novel down, I was left with a new perspective on my faith and felt like I was the better because of it. I have re-read it three times so far and come away with something new each time. If you're looking for something a little more substantial than LEFT BEHIND, I would definitly recomend picking it up.
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Summary: Great portrayal of the rapture...
Review: Second only to "Conquest of Paradise: An End-Times Nano-Thriller" as my favorite novel chronicling the Great Tribulation, "Left Behind" is a novel that draws the reader into its world of chaos and religious mystery. The novel begins when characters Rayford Steele (airline pilot) and Hattie Durham (stewardess) experience the disappearance of millions of raptured Christians in the middle of a routine flight. When their plane lands, the whole world stands in chaos, twenty-car pile-ups on highways, missing family members, etc. The novel then follows the experiences of several characters at once, most notably journalist Buck Williams and pilot Rayford Steele, as they come to grips with the tragedy that has struck the earth. In the midst of this catastrophe (which the majority of people do not realize was the rapture), an influential politician rises through the ranks of the world's elite, slowly becoming a figure of prominence. Nicolae Carpathia, soon to become the antichrist, emerges as a major player on the world scene. Throughout the story, Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins weave a wonderful tapestry of suspense based on the scriptural prophecies of "the end of days". Although a bit simplistic and unbelievable at times, the writing plants so many tidbits of suspense that readers are forced to turn each page to find out what's next. Although I felt "Conquest of Paradise" was far superior in its portrayal of end times events, "Left Behind" is a forceful story in its own right. The book truly makes you wonder, "What would I do if I was left behind"?
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Summary: Left behind
Review: Left Behind, a novel by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins is awesome! This book is about the apocalypse according to the book of revelations, the last book in the New Testament. It revolves around Rayford Steele, an airline pilot, Buck Williams, a newspaper reporter, and Bruce Barnes, a pastor. This book describes the awful confusion, pain, and sorrow that were felt after the rapture of the church. This delightful fiction is 468 pages long, so it's not something you would pick up one day and finish in a couple of hours. If you have the time though, it is a great read. This book is interesting to the point that it makes you curious and want to go read the book of revelations to see exactly what the characters are talking about.
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Summary: The Last Chance
Review: Left Behind by Tim Lahaye and Jerry B. Jenkins is a book that will make you jump right out of your seat. This book is a great book about six people. Four who were not believers of Christ, but when there family members where missing, they all remembered the lesson they told them " Except Christ you don't want to be left behind." The one character, the "evil" one [Anti-Christ] creates peace in the world. The flight attendant Hattie Durham is confused and is a misguided woman who goes on to join the Anti - Christ Nichole Carpathia. The 4 new believers they face the seven years when Satan will rule the world.
The characters are believable in this book. This book was very emotional you could fell the pain Chloe and Ray had when their family disappeared. You just want to comfort them but you cant. I give this book a rating five out of five
This book was the best book I have ever read. It is great book even if you don't like to read non-fiction have ever read. This book gives you a glimpse of what happens when Jesus comes back. Every one needs to read this book, it will put a question in your head, "Will I be LEFT BEHIND?"
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