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Summary: Read the Bibles book of revelations first before this book
Review: Good grief I wouldn't touch this book, I can't beleive that someone who after doing a year's time at Liberty University graduate school (the future home of the Tim LaHaye School of Prophecy) could write such a book that makes a mockery of the book " Left Behind".
I suggest he re-read the book of Revelations in the Bible, before putting such slander on the market. The book "Left Behind" was not meant to predict what the end times will be like but what it could be like, the Bibles book of Revelations has already done that. The Book "Left Behind" was written to make the end times more clearer for those who don't understand and what it could be like if people don't change their lives around for the better.
If you haven't been watching the news lately, and I assume most of the people who made a remark here are Americans, another world war could be imminent. And the Bible does say there will be 7 years of peace afterwards.
But it also states that we will not know the day nor the hour of Christ's return so this is why people need to make a change now!!! Before they do get "Left Behind"
Don't buy "Right Behind" if you claim to be a ChristianGod Bless All of you
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: Great book! Both Right Behind and The Mantra of Jabez are great reading. These books are comic relief for the goofiness of contemporary evangelicalism. P.S. To Nathan Wilson, my sympathies go out to you concerning Mr. Sock. If he is still alive, may he soon be found. Perhaps if you chant the words of Jabez he'll miraculously re-appear just as he vanished (or maybe he was raptured or something, I dunno).
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Summary: Great Critique of End Times Loonyness
Review: I am into systematic theology. I own 3 books which delve into the subject matter. I can honestly say that the 'Left Behind' series, while entertaining, certainly does not desearve the hallowed place which it currently resides within American Evangelical Christianity. End times prophecy is simply too symbolic and imprecise to draw any extraordinary conclusions. This book is a breath of fresh air. Right behind accurately hits on all of the fallacies commited by its famous namesake. Not only does 'Right Behind' point out the theological problems in 'Left Behind' but it also points out how poorly written 'Left Behind' actually is. This book had me going back and forth between it and my copy of 'Left Behind'. I checked out corresponding events between the two books and was flabbergasted at how accurate 'Right Behind' pointed out the problems with 'Left Behind'. A great read with some serious theological points, all wrapped up in a hilarious package!
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Summary: Hooray for humor!
Review: I laughed - Ha!, I cried myself to sleep.... and I woke up laughing even harder! I found myself giggling out loud and then having to read sections of this book out loud to my husband and guests (at this point, I could go on ad nauseum about voicing this book out loud and my listeners' responses, all the time not in any way advancing my thoughts on this review, but you'll get the idea better from reading the book...) I had been given a copy of Left Behind as a gift a couple years ago, and despite all the rave reviews, I couldn't read beyond the first dozen pages because IT WAS SO POORLY WRITTEN, nevermind the silly theology and completely implausible plot. So it was with great mirth that I read Right Behind, a book that not only spoofs this goofy Left Behind series, but at the same time pokes fun at all poorly written, shallowly developed, "action-packed," bad-dialogue-driven, suspense-type novels that include a plethora of steriotyped characters. I enjoyed this book immensely, as did my husband (we were each grabbing it whenever the other didn't have it in hand!!), and we plan to pass it on to a bunch of other friends (who aren't completely already enraptured with the Left Behind series - wouldn't want to offend, eh?). Anyway, kudos to Nathan Wilson for a very funny book that also reminds us that the God portrayed in Left Behind couldn't possibly be the same God who created "the heavens and the earth by Thy great power and by Thine outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for Thee!" (Jer. 32)
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Summary: what a riot!
Review: I love the Left Behind Series.
I even agree with it's view on the end times.
While MOST who are against the LB Series are down right nasty to followers, and though most of them are merely capatalizing their whiny butts into their moment in the spotlight, THIS book is totally different.
YES, this is a spoof, and YES the author disagrees with the writers of LB. But even in the end, you can tell there is still respect amongst fellow believers (something anti-LBers usually don't have.)
This book is a hillarious parody. I suggest even if, like me, you DO agree with the LB series.
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Summary: I laughed my evangelical Christian keister off!!
Review: I never read any of the "Left Behind" series, but I know the theology and mindset all too well. This brilliant parody dismantles premillenial dispensationalism, the shallowness of the evangelical subculture, and the shoddy quality of the great majority of Christian fiction all in one hilarious fell swoop. The Antichrist, a former preacher from Tulsa (!), engineers a phony Rapture that leaves Christians stuck on ceilings, leaving behind their appendixes and any clothing that is not 100% cotton. The showdown between one of the "heroes" and the Antichrist in a Christian bookstore, where the Antichrist is pelted with Precious Moments figurines and is attacked with the help of a Thomas Kinkade painting is a real side-splitter. This book is definitely not recommended for Christians who have no sense of humor. Ah, what the heck, they should read it, too. Might be good for them to get a little offended now and then. After all, Jesus offended the religious of his time, although He did it in a much less satirical fashion.
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Summary: I laughed my evangelical Christian keister off!!
Review: I never read any of the "Left Behind" series, but I know the theology and mindset all too well. This brilliant parody dismantles premillenial dispensationalism, the shallowness of the evangelical subculture, and the shoddy quality of the great majority of Christian fiction all in one hilarious fell swoop. The Antichrist, a former preacher from Tulsa (!), engineers a phony Rapture that leaves Christians stuck on ceilings, leaving behind their appendixes and any clothing that is not 100% cotton. The showdown between one of the "heroes" and the Antichrist in a Christian bookstore, where the Antichrist is pelted with Precious Moments figurines and is attacked with the help of a Thomas Kinkade painting is a real side-splitter. This book is definitely not recommended for Christians who have no sense of humor. Ah, what the heck, they should read it, too. Might be good for them to get a little offended now and then. After all, Jesus offended the religious of his time, although He did it in a much less satirical fashion.
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Summary: Very, very funny
Review: I should begin by saying I really hated 'Left Behind.' I felt it was glamorized, manipulative clap-trap on a 6th grade reading level. That said, if you did like 'Left Behind,' you should probably read this book anyhow because it will point out all of the flaws in 'Left Behind' and give you something new to think about. It is also hysterical. Parts were laugh out loud funny. To get the full effect though, you should at least skim 'Left Behind.' 'Right Behind' is a true master parody in that it doesn't simply make slapstick fun, but seriously critiques the ideas and implications of its source material. As a Christian, I had serious problems with 'Left Behind,' both in the ideas presented and the pitifully grade-school writing. 'Right Behind' made me realize why. It occasionally drags into problem territory where it speaks way to much above the story, in the process losing the reader's interest. The book sometimes needs to realize that what's so great about it IS the story. Overall though, I highly recommend this very funny and thoughtful book.
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Summary: Delicious parody but not roll-on-the-floor funny
Review: It is important to laugh at ourselves once in a while. This book will help Christians do that - to look at ourselves and realize how silly and self-absorbed we can be in our more wild dogmatism. Perhaps we take ourselves too seriously and need to step back and see ourselves at our most shallow.
Ignore the "experts" who tell you of illusive codes that only the enlightened gnostics can illuminate from scripture. Dig, study, learn, and never settle for simplistic preaching without scratching the surface to see if there is any real substance underneath. This book can help you laugh at yourself and give you the courage to venture out on your own in the study of eschatology. Noone will need hold your hand on the journey any longer.
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Summary: Right Behind is right on.
Review: It is with deep regret that I occasionally break down and admit to someone that I have read the first several installments of the Left Behind series. For the enlightenment of those living blissfully beneath the proverbial rock, Left Behind and its sequels are some of hte most-read excuses for literature currently known to popular culture. For the past forty-five seconds or so, they have been deeply loved. Modern evangelicals wait with bated breath for the next edition, as do plenty of pagans (which should say something to any thoughtful Christian). The books, fictional accounts of a supposedly non-fiction time in the near future, were originally to be a family of seven, because seven is supposed to be God's favorite number. But something happened--maybe the authors' deciding they quite enjoy moolah raking--and the series is going on and on, like Celine Dion's heart. Book #9 is due to hit bookshelves in a couple of months. There is a feature film by the same name, a hip website, and a kids' version of the series (although I'd be somewhat interested to know how they could make the writing much more childish, I'm not going to waste time finding out). But take heart--there is sanity out there. Mr. Sock and Nathan D. Wilson set out to bring some lightheartedness to the otherwise gag-worthy ordeal by writing their own version of what is best known as "the Rapture". I can only imagine how difficult it must have been to make a truly good parody of something already as comedic as Left Behind--but the talented team of Sock and Wilson make it seem effortless. For anyone who regrets having read the original series--or really, anyone familiar with dispensational eschatology and modern evangelicalism in general--Right Behind is the perfect remedy for your pain. You might laugh yourself to sleep.
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