The Rapture

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Summary: Turns the book series into a valuable Bible study
Review: "Left Behind: The Bible Studies" is a series of companion Bible study workbooks designed to be used with the appropriate book of the "Left Behind" series. This particular one is designed to be used with "The Rapture". It contains sections on topics like how to get the most from your study, how to lead a group study, how to study Bible prophecy, and an overview of end times including appropriate Bible verses. These all come before the main section of the book where the reader is presented various questions designed to help them understand the various facets of the lesson.

Each lesson is laid out pretty much the same way. The first questions make the reader examine their current understanding of the end time. After that there is a quoted section from the "Left Behind" book appropriate to the lesson, then appropriate Bible verses and finally, even more questions to help the reader understand the lesson on a deeper level. These Bible studies take a definite millennialism point of view with a pre-millennial rapture. If you liked the "Left Behind" book this takes it to the next level by supplying the Biblical basis and is a highly recommended read.

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Summary: This book makes good fire fuel
Review: What a waste.... $16 (aus) dollars on this ?!?!? I should've bought a different book.

Ok let me explain. I read this book with optimisim, i enjoyed the Left Behind series quite alot. Then intrigued with the rapture question i bought a few rapture books including this one. The other 2 were great, then i started reading this one expecting Tim Lahaye to give me a convincing argument on pre-tribulationism (after hearing many pre-tribulationists i still havent heard a convincing argument come out of any of them)

What i get was arrogonant writing, assumptions everywhere, and i dont think he used any verse in context. Cutting the scripture everytime he could. Oh thats when he actually used scripture for his arguments. One highlight was when he was "critiquing" the pre-wrath theory book. Saying the author was so arrogonant in the way he explained his view. I laughed pretty loud... what does Tim Lahaye think he was doing himself the whole book.

I think it would be intresting to put Tim Lahaye in a debate against ANY post-tribulationists (yes even me) and see if people will respect his books after that.

DONT BUY, i think the koran would be a more intresting read than this one.