Rating: Summary: Puts modern day people into the book of Revelation. Review: At first I wasn't sure I'd like this book because it was written at a lower level than that at which I normally read. I persevered and found it to be acceptable given the importance of the message. I think it was written the way it was so that people of many different ages and intelligence levels could understand it. Let's face it, not too many of us can read through Revelations and get the whole picture. This makes it more personal, more real. You can actually read this book along with Revelations.
Rating: Summary: great book Review: great you really need to read this it is a must and another spiritual book is tuesdays with moorie
Rating: Summary: Oh, please. What trash. Review: An overwrought misinterpretation of the bible, suitable for those whose intellectual hunger stopped with "Mad Magazine".Overwritten in a breathlessly junior-high school voice, Tim Lahaye proves that what he lacks in knowledge of an all-loving God, he more than makes up for in his lack of a compassion for humanity - the children of God. I wouldn't allow my children to read this. Not because it's frightening, or because it's so shabbily written - but because it postulates a relationship with God that is vehemently anti-christian, anti-jew and just plainly wrong.
Rating: Summary: Poorly written; a waste of time and money. Review: It's discouraging to see such poor writing enjoying a place on the best-seller list; I would have given this a "no-star" rating if it had been an option. While the premise is somewhat intriguing at first, the authors' limited skills quickly overwhelm any promise the book might have had. The inherent mystery of biblical prophecy is reduced to the (unbiblical) notion that specific events and dates may be extrapolated from it. The characters...and particularly their dialogue....are drawn in a juvenile, unrealistic manner that I found very off-putting. This book obviously will have a following among those who will seek, in its pages, an affirmation of their own already solidified beliefs. But for individuals who still seek to understand, it may, in many cases, only confirm the unfortunately prevalent notion that Christian fundamentalism is the provenance of ignorance. Two excellent non-fictional works which those truly willing to examine the notion of imminent apocalypse may want to check out are: When Time Shall Be No More, by Paul Boyer, and Apocalypse Pretty soon, by Alex Heard.
Rating: Summary: Great subject .....Great story. Review: Read the book in one setting. Have now read all of the books in the series. What a great way to weave Biblical prophecy into a adventure novel.
Rating: Summary: Whole story should have been in one book. Review: This book series has an important message to convey to the unsaved people in our world. The authors should have consolidated the work into one well developed masterpiece instead of the featherweight book I read, Left Behind. Hal Lindsey told the story in Planet Earth the Final Chapter. Give me the meat and potatoes for my money.
Rating: Summary: The Best of the Best, Nothing comes Close Review: I thought nothing could ever topple "The Stand" (Stephen King) from the top of the heap of apocalyptic novels, But this one did. And in grand fashion! Once I started I couldn't put it down from Rayfords first lusting over his first flight attendant to His daughters final acceptance of her future. Tim Lehaye and Mr. Jenkins did an outstanding job of putting you, everconstant reader, into the characters shoes. The best book ever written! buy it today before it's too late!
Rating: Summary: Never had I learned so much from fiction. Review: I've have never learned so much truth from a book of "fiction." I thought I knew so much about the end. Turns out this "story" opened my eyes. I couldn't put it down. I ordered the next three at once so I wouldn't have to wait.
Rating: Summary: Absolutely Fascinating Review: I heard about this book from a friend, and I decided to buy it. I started it and finished it all within the day I bought it. It was very interesting and educational. It got to me in so many ways and made me think about a lot of things. It has definately had a positive effect on my life. I can't wait to read the third one. I finished the second in about 6 or 7 hours all in one day! I'm hooked. Please, if you haven't read this book yet, BUY IT!!
Rating: Summary: Tim's writing is spellbinding, I could not put it down Review: "left behind" is a wonderful book for Christians and Non-Christians alike. I found his writing to be realistic and heart warming. Often labeled as "well that's just fiction," the book still portrays "life-like" characters in a "life-like" story line. I HIGHLY recommend the book to readers of fiction or non-fiction.
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