Left Behind (Series)

Fiction.

From what I understand its not accurate regarding the end times.

rGarrett said:

Anyone else read the series or the first book? I am almost done with the first book, and it has opened my eyes a great deal in getting my faith back.

The book itself, the main characters and what not just is a good niche and I recommend the book to anyone and everyone.

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I'm glad it helped you get your faith back. That being said, it is woefully inaccurate regarding what the bible actually says. It is fiction and admits that it is. It should be taken about as seriously as The Davinci Code.

I came to Christ after reading "the 1980's Countdown to Armageddon". The book is laughable now, but it DID bring me to Christ.

I read more than halfway through the series when I was in middle school. It was interesting then, considering I had no clue what the Bible said about the end of days, but nowadays I think the only thing it's useful for is getting people interested in the subject; but it's also caused a lot of problems with the misconception of a pre-tribulation rapture. Some would argue it's propaganda in that regard, I would simply say it's a fictitious work with horrible misinformation.

Revelation is everything Left Behind wants to be.

rGarrett said:

Anyone else read the series or the first book? I am almost done with the first book, and it has opened my eyes a great deal in getting my faith back.

The book itself, the main characters and what not just is a good niche and I recommend the book to anyone and everyone.

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I read the series, they are ok for fiction. I like Joel Rosenberg's books better

Antig said:

Fiction.

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I agree @Antig . I don't believe in a pre-trib rapture! If it was so we would be gone already.
Endtime ministries explains pretty well but I don't agree all the way with them either.

A WORD ON FAITH.
FAITH IS THE GIFT OF GOD. EPH 2:8 & ROM. 12:3
STUDY AND MEDITATION ON THE WORD AND PRAYER FOR THE ABILITY TO BELIEVE GOD`S WORD CAN INCREASE OUR FAITH. ROM. 10:17 _ MARK 9:23-25
A LACK OF THE ABOVE AND OUR FAITH CAN DWINDLE.
THESE BOOKS ON THE RAPTURE ARE FICTION BUT YOUR FATHER`S WORD IS NOT. JOHN 17:17
THE RAPTURE IS ALSO CALLED THE ``ANY MOMENT NOW DOCTRINE``. ASK YOURSELF THE QUESTION - WHO DO I WANT TO USE AS MY ULTIMATE AUTHORITY ON SUCH MATTERS - THESE FICTIONAL BOOKS OR GOD`S WORD.
WHLE IT IS TRUE THAT THE ``RAPTURE`` IS A MAJOR DOCTRINE IN TODAYS CHURCHES, IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE DOCTRINE ITSELF IS TRUE. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WILL HAVE TO PROVE FOR YOURSELF. REMEMBER THE CHRIST ADMONISHED US THAT MANY FALSE PREACHERS AND TEACHERS WOULD ABOUND JUST BEFORE HE RETURNS. MATTHEW 24:3-5
TEST THIS THEORY WITH GOD`S WORD - PROVE ALL THINGS - HOLD ON TO WHAT IS TRUE.
VERSES YOU CAN STUDY ON THE RAPTURE DOCTRINE TO PROVE IT IS EITHER TRUE OR FALSE:
2 THESSALONIANS 2:1-12 SHOWS THAT CHRIST WILL NOT RETURN UNTILL THE ``MAN OF SIN`` WHO IS THE ``SON OF PERDITION`` IS REVEALED. CAREFULL STUDY WILL PROVE THAT THIS MAN OF SIN IS SATAN - THE DEVIL - POSING AS OUR SAVIOR. :9. SATAN RECEIVED HIS DEATH SENTENCE [ PERDITION] IN EZEKIEL 28:18-19 WHERE GOD PRONOUNCES THAT HE WILL BE BURNED TO ASHES AND NEVER TO BE ANY MORE. ACCORDING TO GOD`S WORD, OUR SAVIOR - JESUS CHRIST WILL NOT RETURN - SECRETLY OR OPENLY UNTILL THE ``WICKED ONE HAS HIS TIME HERE POSING AS THE ``SON OF GOD`` TO TEST AND TRY ALL ON THE EARTH TO SEE WHO HAS PAID ATTENTION TO HIS WORD - THE BIBLE. EZEKIEL 13 TEACHES HOW GOD HATES FALSE DOCTRINE AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO TEACH OUR BRETHREN THAT THEY WILL ``FLY AWAY``.
WE ARE INSTRUCTED TO PUT ON THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD IN EPHESIANS 6. THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO SSTAND AGAINST THE DEVIL. IF WE WERE GOING TO FLY AWAY SECRETLY THEN WE WOULDN`T NEED TO HAVE ANY ARMOR.
COMMON SENSE AND IN-DEPTH STUDY WITH GOD` BLESSING WILL ALWAYS LEAD US TO THE RIGHT CHOICES AND INCREASE OUR FAITH TO BELIEVE IN GOD`S WORD ANDNOT THE WORKS OR WORDS OF MAN.