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Summary: Yes, it is anti-Catholic
Review: Yes, it is anti-Catholic Sorry, nice try, Mr. Jenkins. Of course this book is anti-Catholic. The pope who's "raptured" is raptured only BECAUSE he "changed doctrine" (impossible anyone) to a form closer to Luther, the pope-to-be is challenged to deal with a supposedly unassailable Scripture passage about faith/works and is, of course unsuccessful (totally unrealistic, and just one more example of the books' propagandist, rather than literary agenda), and, of course a point is made about how the pope-to-be "misunderstands" the Rapture,thinking it's punishment, especially since he had two close relations disappear who....HAD LEFT THE CHURCH. This figure of the Catholic cleric is used as a symbol of the denseness of organized religion in general to the supposed Act of God in the rapture and the "incorrectness" of Catholic doctrine in particular. I dunno. I'll take the teachings of the church that Christ Himself started rather than a concept (pretribulation premillenarianism) that's basically a hundred years old and is in fervent competition with various other opinions on the endtimes presented by various other perpetually dividing Protestant Churches. Of course the authors would say it's not anti-Catholic. Don't want to lose sales, you know
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Summary: Unbelievable
Review: So here's the logical problem at the heart of this book and the others: IF all of these events are prophesied, IF they are all bound to happen ....why do anything? Why bother with a "Tribulation Force?" What are they doing? What's their purpose? There's no free will at work in the world that's described here, anyway, so why bother to take action? And if you are going to take action, if you know that this guy is the anti-Christ, why not just kill him? Half the main characters in this book have ample opportunities to off the guy, even if it involves risk to their own lives (a small price to pay for killing the Anti Christ, you'd think). So why don't they at this point...oh. Because it's not in the prophecies? Well then.. Do you see how illogical this is? Do you see the difference between quality fiction, which gives us a world like the one we live in - filled with free creatures making decisions, facing unknowns - and propoganda disguised as fiction?
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Summary: YAWN-boring and predictable
Review: This book was slow, poorly written and predictable. It was more an introduction to the series that a book in itself. At almost 500 pages, this 'introduction' was too long. I kept reading, in hopes that something interesting might happen. No such luck. This book seems to have been written at a 8th grade reading level. Pick up a Peretti instead.
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Summary: Great story but character's dialogue is unbelievable
Review: To be fair, I have to say I can't put these books down because I want to know what's going to happen next. However, I really don't like the writing. It's written at about a sixth grade level and is so repetitive that I skipped pages and pages of repetitive content. I sincerely hope the authors will raise the bar on their writing because I, like many others, am eagerly awaiting the last book in the series.
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Summary: I thought this book was a very weak, predictable story line.
Review: You'd be better off spending your time reading the Bible. What a poor literary work.
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Summary: It's getting dry.
Review: I loved the first book so much I couldn't wait for this one. Though it explains Revelations in ways I never could have understood otherwise, it is getting predictable and dry. The authors are doing a good job building the characters, but Nicolae is just too predictable and insane. Surely the population at large would know by now, or at least have an inkling who he is. I'm now reading "Nicolae", which is not a whole lot better, but it is keeping my interest, kind of like a soap opera with one drama after another. At any rate, it's making me review my faith, and this alone is worth it.
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Summary: A Force to be Unreckoned...
Review: After reading Left Behind, I couldn't wait to read Tribulation Force. I was hoping things would get better. They didn't. If anything, the general quality of the series hit a new low. Originality and Depth are two features that seem to have been left out of this model. I understand the rave reviews from Christians who have nothing better to read; but maybe we can consider these a wake-up call to get some decent Christian fiction on the market. When the non-Christian world writes compelling fiction, and the church settles for English 201-level "novels," it's time to work on bringing at least a smidgin of class into the Church. Tribulation Force was, in a word, depressing. The only reason I give it two stars is for the fact that it is communicating to Americans, and therefore is not a complete failure.
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Summary: Great Book! Best in the Series so far (i have read 3 of them
Review: I am obsessed with the Left Behind series. I have never been a Bible reader but I am familiar with it and its content. I had never read Revelation but this book made me wake up and review my life. I am a Christian and believe in Christ but this book really brought home the importance of living in God's way everyday. It also made me realize that a true believer acts like Christ in everything they do...not just in what they say..Many folks talk about Christ and appear to be good Christians but indeed, are not...just like Nicolae...Fabulous book! I am passing on the word as much as I can...and asking everyone to read these books.
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Summary: I read this book in one day. Excellent!!!!!!!!!
Review: I encourage everyone to read this book and all the books in the series. I read the first 3 books in 4 days. I can't say enough about the book. Just read it.
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Summary: Great witnessing tool
Review: I have found these books to be a great witnessing tool and have spurred my interest in the rebuilding of Babylon by Saddam Hussein. The beautiful, amoral flight attendant Hattie was a cliche that I found to be a big turn off, however, and referring to her as "Rayford's senior flight attendant" is ridiculous. As a flight attendant (blonde, even) for a major U.S. airline, I can assure the authors that while airline captains are the final authority in an crew, the cabin crew in no way belongs to a captain. Captains, first officers, and flight attendants are also not typically addressed by their work titles outside of work. Clean it up, boys.
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