To Lilylamb,
I am so relieved to have found this forum and this thread. Please do not think you are alone with your concerns about the doctrines in the Left Behind series. The Lord has prompted my husband and I to read, discuss, pray, and then write doctrinal commentaries-mostly about salvation- on all of the books. I don't know about Chang yet because I'm still reading the first book. I have plenty to write about with the first book, and now that I've seen this thread I'm so glad that others are not throwing away their Bibles because of this popular series.
May I please share something very important here about Tim LaHaye's Prophecy Study Bible: King James and also some things I observed at the official Left Behind website?
I'm pasting a letter God gave me to send to a few people he laid on my heart to do so.
This letter was a followup to an earlier letter where I wrote the Tim LaHaye Prophecy Study Bible: King James has a hexagram on the front cover.
Dear Concerned Christian:
I've received some mail about my statements concerning the marking on
the Tim LaHaye Prophecy Study Bible: King James. Some have thought that
I am in error and that the marking is not a hexagram, but merely the
Star of David.
The ENCIRCLED or RINGED hexagram is the magical symbol, and the hexagram
standing alone is the "Star of David" not a symbol used for magic. The
one on the Tim LaHaye Prophecy Study Bible: King James has a ring around
it, even though the Star of David does not. The Jewish people-NOT the
Kabbalistic Jews who are occultists-would certainly not appreciate the
Star of David symbol they use to be encircled and thus PERVERTED.
I did a little searching on the net and I'd like to leave some links for
those interested in looking at the Star of David and then looking at the
ringed "Star of David" which is a hexagram and used for magical
purposes.
First, I should define "magical purposes." Actually the spelling
occultists use is magickal which differentiates magic done by demonic
power from magic meaning mere sleight-of-hand. But I will just use the
plain "magic" spelling. Magic is the movement of natural energies to
create needed change. These "natural energies" are none other than
demon spirits and the occultist needs symbols to get them to perform the
supernatural change in this physical world.
One of the earliest Jewish symbol is the menorah. You can see that here:
www.us-israel.org/jsource...norah.html
Then, later on, this symbol was adopted:
www.us-israel.org/jsource.../star.html
This is the "Star of David" and I don't have a problem with it.
Now let's look at something VERY interesting. If you go here
www.menorah.org/starofdavid.html you will see at the top of the
page the PERVERSION of the "Star of David" into a hexagram because it is
ENCIRCLED. Interestingly at the bottom of the page it has no circle and
is merely the "Star of David." The article on this page is interesting
in that it discusses the hexagram and its magical uses: "Rather, all
evidence suggests that the early use of the hexagram was limited to
"practical Kabbalah," that is, Jewish magic, probably dating back to the
6th century C.E."
The encircling of the hexagram is what gives it its magical (demonic)
use; it does not have this magical use without the circle. Why? Because
the CIRCLE or RING around the hexagram turns it into a "demon trap"
which the demons (once they are called) remain within to do their
assignment in the life of the one posessing the object with the hex on
it.
David Bay, of CuttingEdge minisries, wrote of the hexagram's use:
"Notice the Hexagram on which Satan's altar is resting. Since this
hexagram is surrounded by a circle, it becomes a Demon Trap, which we
now know is THE most powerful tool possible to conjure up a demon so
that he can be forced to do that which the Witch wants him to do." This
was taken from his article entitled: "I, WITCH" NEW WORLD ORDER
ORGANIZATION" at:
www.cuttingedge.org/news/...iwitch.htm
Satan's altar does not need to be resting on top of a hexagram in order
for it to be used as a "demon trap." These hexagram symbols have been
used for centuries to put curses on many objects and people.
It is definite there is not one, but five "demon traps" on the Tim
LaHaye Prophecy Study Bible, and one of the "demon traps" is on a title
page of sorts where there is a "Presented To" section with a line for
the person to write their name or the name of the person they are giving
the bible to. When the person's name is written here, this activates an
additonal curse.
I have not yet shared this, but I think the Lord would have me to
mention this now:
There are some disturbing facts about the "Left Behind" website that I
visited recently. The book, Desecration is due to be released, yes
PLANNED to be released on Oct. 30, 2001. This information can be found
at:
www.leftbehind.com/faqs_gen.html
Here's what they wrote about it: "Q: When is the next book in the Series
coming out? A: Desecration, the 9th book in the Series, will be in
stores on October 30, 2001."
The 9TH BOOK! Released on Oct. 30th so it will be selling on the 31ST!
We all know about Halloween and how it is the highest Satanic "holy day"
of the year, but what is the significance of the number 9?
Texe Marrs wrote concerning this: "Satanists take delight in the number
nine for a couple of reasons. First, Satanists enjoy reversing,
mirroring and inverting symbols, letters and numbers. When you turn the
number "9" upside down you get "6" which makes up the number of the
Beast (666) as revealed in Revelation 13:18 in the Bible. Second,
Satanists take perverse pleasure in commemorating the death of Christ
and the death of Christ is associated with the number nine. Mark 15:
34-37 reveals that Christ spoke his last words on the Cross of
Calvary at the ninth hour and "gave up the ghost and died)." See the
article, "Occult Numerology" at:
logosresourcepages.org/nine.html
And all this written on a BLACK page with ORANGE letters! This is the
appearance of evil and biblically must be abstained from: " Abstain from
all appearance of evil."-1 Thess. 5:22
It's very disturbing to me that this person promoting the
pre-tribulation rapture so strongly has satanic markings on his
end-fiction series, Left Behind (Did you know he raptured the Pope and
Mother Theresa?) and on his Prophecy Study Bible.
Harry R. Miller wrote: "When a wolf puts on sheep's clothing and appears
before God's saints as one of them, it is then time for those who are
faithful to IDENTIFY THE WOLF. Those who know the wolf and keep silent
are as guilty as the enemy himself; they become partakers of his
sins by hiding the identity of the imposter."
This quote has helped me to keep in perspective WHY I am writing these
letters. The Lord wants to protect his people and help them prepare for
his true coming...as a bride ready for Him, without
spot or wrinkle.
I trust the Lord will help you to look into this and to see what He is
showing you regarding this.
Sincerely,
Gary and Lisa
Lilylamb, if you or anyone reading this thread would like to read my comments on the doctrinal content of the Left Behind series, please bookmark my discussion website and I'll be announcing when the articles are done.
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Sincerely,
Lisa-a vessel of mercy