Rating: Summary: Another great one!! Review: Although this one seemed a little slower than Soul Harvest, it was nonetheless exciting!! I can't believe how hooked I have become on these books!!! But what a subject to get hooked on!!! They are really great stories, along with great lessons!!
Rating: Summary: Not the Best One, But Worth the Read Review: The first half of Apollyon is a little slow. The action parts seem hastily written and miss much of the detail of the preceding books. However, the second half really gets to the heart of this series, providing action, suspense and some really thought-provoking messages.
Rating: Summary: Left behind culturally! Review: This books, while I am sure not intentional, seriously undermines christianity. (...) Where can I even start with pointing out the out-of-control interpretations in this series? To point our just a few: - LaHaye's presentation of Antichrist as one individual or one person is simply NOT biblical. There are many antichrists, and they were already around when the New Testament was written: 1 John 2:18; 1 John 4:3; 2 John 7 - LaHaye's literal presentation of large locusts with human heads flying in the skies is also out of control. Very often, prophets in the Bible use the comparison of soldiers with locusts: Nahum 3:17; Judges 7:12; Judges 6:5 - why are the locusts literal, and why is the beast symbolic? Maybe a literal beast with literal 7 heads would have been too much for the reader to handle? LaHaye is everything but consistent when interpreting prophecy. If Revelation 20 talks about a literal thousand years, then why isn't everything else literal as well, like the lake of fire, the serpent, the chain? Of course, if that is the case, it would be quite an adventure to throw Satan, which is not a physical being, or death and Hades, which are not material things, into a physical lake of fire. The author is so inconsistent with his understanding of Revelation, that he is caught in his own maze of interpretations in order to justify his beliefs about the "end of the world". (...)
Rating: Summary: Apollyon the destroyer is unleashed Review: This book is a really good book. There is constant action and excitement around every corner. The main characters are constantly almost dead,but they somehow always make it out alive. I recommend this book to anyone who likes action.
Rating: Summary: This is the best yet out of the series Review: This book had action, intrigue, and substance. The others build up to it, however I found this the most hard to put down since the first book.
Rating: Summary: What a wonderful time to be a Christian lover of literature! Review: For so many years, a Christian's only real option to read quality Christian literature was to read the marevelous C.S. Lewis. I feel blessed in the the last couple of years with the outpouring of quality literature now available. What's more, the different books are all very different. Left Behind is a wonderful introduction to the theology behind the End Times and a great series for all ages. We All fall down is a great book for more mature, intellegent Christians who wsnt to explore the individual ramifications of the End Times and the one on one relationship of a man who has fallen away from God. The Christ Clone Trilogy is a thrilling, Tom Clancey like look at these events, full of unexpected twists and turns. I know some people like to argue the various merits of these books as compared to each other, but I think they are all worth reading and feel lucky to finally have such a wide variety of GREAT Christian literature available.
Rating: Summary: stupid, stupid book Review: i wish i could have given it less than one star, but they don't allow that. poorly written, limited point of view, not even really written by tim lahaye. jenkins does all the work. i should have been reading harry potter instead.
Rating: Summary: Apollyon......APOLLYON ----Demon Locust on 20/20 Review: All i can say is that this book is great. The description of the locusts was phenominal, it's all Bible Based *breath out* Buy this book if you love GOOD, no GREAT Christian reading.
Rating: Summary: Excellent book Review: This is book 5 in the 12 part Left Behind series. It is the most exciting book yet. It begins with the meeting of the witnesses in Jerusalem and goes on to where the Tribulation force members become international fugitives. Later, the next plague begins when demonic locust-like creatures torture the non-believers and their pain is so great that they try to kill themselves but are not allowed to die. Their pain lasts for six months. It is well written and keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. Next in the series is Assassins. I will write a review for Assassins when I finish reading it.
Rating: Summary: The best of the series Review: The left behind series is a worthwhile and as a whole a well written fiction series. (It should not of course be used as a substitute for the actual study of Bible Prophacy) Of the entire series (8 books so far) this one is the best read. It mixes action and characters better than any other. It keeps the reader glued and wanting more. You find yourself caring for these characters more and more in this particular book and Rayford interaction with the newest member of the tribulation force is very well done. In a long series it's not easy to maintain the quality of events and characters, the series as a whole does and this book in particular does it best. If you don't intend to read the series but just want the best taste, then start here.
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