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|  | Authors: Tim LaHaye, Thomas Ice
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
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Dimensions (in): 10 x 9.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0736901388
Dewey Decimal Number: 236.9
EAN: 9780736901383
ASIN: 0736901388
Publication Date: August 2001
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 Not a word of truth April 14, 2009
A customer (Stanley, WI)
4 out of 11 found this review helpful
I got this book for a gift many years ago and read prolifically into it. While it has a multitude of charts that look good and presents the view that is accepted as truth by the majority today, they all blatantly disregard the prophecy's key, the Old Testament prophecies.
If you want to read and understand Revelation, you need only to study the Old Testament, with an emphasis in the prophetic books. From John's getting caught up to heaven and eating the scroll(see Ezekiel 1) to the two witnesses (see Zechariah 4), and onward to the vision of Christ in Revelation 19 (see Isaiah 49:2-3)-the Revelation becomes unlocked. Its all in there! Through this we can discern between what is truth and the clever stories thought up by man.Ultimately Revelation is just what it says - "The Revelation of Jesus Christ", looking into his power, authority, and attributes. Don't be tripped up on the theories of man.
BOOK IGNORES JESUS' PROPHECY OF "AT THE LAST DAY." January 19, 2006
7 out of 33 found this review helpful
The theology in this book fails to address the words of Jesus Christ concerning "the last day" in John 6:39-40; John 12:48 and John 5:28-29 which are the basis for the historical view on this subject.
We are to interpret the unclear verses of the Bible by the clear ones. Lahaye uses the unclear verses to fuel his speculative charts. He needs to listen to Jesus Christ.
Jesus says: "Everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life and I will raise him up at the last day." (John 6:40).
"At the last day" - not 7 or 1007 years before the last day as Lahaye believes.
Jesus says: "There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words. That very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day." (John 12:48)
Lahaye needs to accept the very words of Jesus Christ when He says "at the last day."
Jesus says: "The hour is coming when all who are in the graves will hear my voice and come out. Those who have done good will rise to live and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned." (John 5:28-29)
Lahaye changes the words of Jesus and tries to insert 1000 or 1007 years between Jesus' call and ignores the word "all". (See also John 11:24)
See 2 Peter 3:10-13 for a description of the last day. The rest of the Bible agrees with Jesus Christ not Tim Lahaye.
MIKE
This book is unbiblical nonsense February 4, 2002
William and Frances (USA)
19 out of 66 found this review helpful
My fiancé and I have this book and we both agree that it is a bunch of unbiblical nonsense, professionally formatted with all kinds of fancy illustrations and charts, but written with the simplistic, linear, superficial reasoning of a child. It is self-contradictory, it contradicts the Bible, and it contains completely convoluted logic. Some of the ideas expressed are laughable in their absurdity. Verses are used out of context and picked apart irrationally to try to find hidden meanings. Sometimes unrelated verses are twisted to fit together or additional ideas of the authors' imaginations are added to the meaning, supposedly by implication, where it is plainly clear that nothing of the sort is said. Different versions of the Bible are used when the authors want to use a phrase from one that isn't in the others (or in the original manuscripts) in order to back up their personal ideas, which reveals a clear bias. In addition, the authors do not seem to understand metaphor, symbolism, or figurative/descriptive language and they take Bible passages literally even when it is irrational or contradictory to do so. They don't seem to understand the context in which the Bible passages were written, nor the original intended meaning when they were written, which should be the foundation of any scholarly work on the Bible, much less the enigmatic eschatological books of the Bible. They seem to lack a basic knowledge of Biblical history and culture, in addition to intelligent methods of studying the Bible, such as exegesis. Some of the ideas (which the authors have guaranteed will come true) are just speculations and guesses. The premise of the entire pre-Tribulation Rapture expressed in the book is based on an anti-Semitism and belief that God discriminates between Gentile believers and Jewish believers, and even more absurd, between past/present day Jewish believers and future Jewish believers. There is a strong emphasis on restoring the worldly ethnic nation of Israel and the material Temple, instead of realizing that Christ fulfills all of God's covenants in His spiritual kingdom Israel (which is the Church) in which the believers themselves are God's Temple (through the Holy Spirit), and which contains all of God's peoples of all ethnicities. They also present a very humanistic (and anti-angelic biased) view of God's creation, presenting angelic beings as lower than humans, unimportant as individual persons, and only existing for humankind's sake, and Paradise as being only for human enjoyment. We would not recommend this book to any person of any religion, as it just makes Christianity look bad (and silly). It is clear to us the authors are just seeking fame and fortune and are making promises they can't deliver. What else can we say? - It was co-authored by one of the authors of the "Left Behind" series (a fictional Bible of which this is clearly intended to be a "real-life" extension). We are just thankful the book was a gift and we didn't buy it ourselves, as we would not want to financially support such self-proclaimed "prophets" (or "profits").
Why continue to be deceived... June 26, 2006
Truth (Colorado)
6 out of 34 found this review helpful
Tim LaHaye, Jerry Jenkins, and others in the Pre-Trib circle, such as Ed Hindson, Tommy Ice, Chuck Missler, etc., continue to put forth the same deceptions that Hal Lindsey popularized decades ago. The notion of a pre-tribulation rapture is foreign to scripture, it is foreign to the teachings of the early Church, and it is grooming the Church for destruction through ignorance and lack of preparation for what is really coming. These men are novices and not prophecy "experts" or "scholars" by any stretch of the imagination; they are those who tickle the ears of gullible Christians. Why continue to be deceived? Tim Cohen, in his excellent book, "The AntiChrist and a Cup of Tea," provides biblically sound and testable evidence to show that the coming AntiChrist is known NOW. Not only that, the same author (Tim Cohen) has now put out the strongest presentation on the whole issue of the rapture EVER offered to the saints of God in Christ: "The REAL Rapture". If you really want to know the truth about the timing of the coming rapture, then you need to hear Tim Cohen's "The REAL Rapture" (based on a volume in his forthcoming "Messiah, History, and the Tribulation Period" series (see Prophecy House's web site, prophecyhouse dot com, for details on these items).
Where the real truth lies.... May 15, 2002
15 out of 82 found this review helpful
... People should realize that such "End Times" nonsense was concocted and is perpetuated to scare people into "being saved." That of course means financially supporting and obeying a ministry that will flatter your ego, telling you that you are now a "true Christian," and superior to everyone else. Fortunately, there are good books available that tell the real truth, such as Real Prophecy Unveiled, by Joseph J. Adamson, and The Isaish Effect, by Gregg Braden. They provide an accurate view of prophecy, while Jeffrey's book merely pushes right-wing propaganda in the guise of "God's Word."
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