Charting the End Times: A Visual Guide to Understanding Bible Prophecy (Tim LaHaye Prophecy Library(TM)) [Hardcover]

Tim LaHaye (Author), Thomas Ice (Author)

Book Description

Series: Tim LaHaye Prophecy Library(TM) | Publication Date: August 2001

Bestselling author Tim LaHaye and prophecy expert Thomas Ice teamed up to produce a visual resource unmatched by anything available in the Christian book marketplace! The result of decades of careful research and Bible study, the charts and well–written explanatory text provide a fascinating picture of the times ahead. Charting the End Times includes...

• A foldout portraying God’s complete plan for the ages
• More than 50 full–color charts and diagrams
• Timelines of the end times
• A comprehensive overview of the key elements of the last days
• Clear answers to tough end–times questions

Providing a wealth of information, this book is certain to become a popular study tool for understanding God’s unfolding plan!

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In the 1830s and early 1840s, Baptist preacher William Miller gained thousands of followers when he announced that the world would come to an end in 1843. He was adept at parlaying his message through books and copious pamphlets, and plied his audiences with detailed prophecy charts, mathematical tables and timelines. A century and a half later, Left Behind pedagogue Tim LaHaye (writing with Thomas Ice) seems to take a leaf from Miller's book in issuing Charting the End Times: A Visual Guide to Understanding Bible Prophecy. It has charts, illustrations and maps!.Its glossy, full-color format is light-years beyond Miller's, but the prophecy content is much the same. (Unlike Miller, LaHaye rather wisely does not set a projected date for Christ's return.) (Harvest House, $24.99 144p ISBN 0-7369-0138-8; Nov.)

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers (August 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736901388
• ISBN-13: 978-0736901383
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 10 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,378 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Tim LaHaye (www.timlahaye.com), who conceived the idea of fictionalizing an account of the Rapture and the Tribulation, is a noted author, minister, and nationally recognized speaker on Bible prophecy. He is the founder of both Tim LaHaye Ministries and The PreTrib Research Center. He also recently cofounded the Tim LaHaye School of Prophecy at Liberty University. Presently Dr. LaHaye speaks at many Bible prophecy conferences in the U.S. and Canada, where his current prophecy books are very popular.

Dr. LaHaye holds a doctor of ministry degree from Western Theological Seminary and a doctor of literature degree from Liberty University. For 25 years he pastored one of the nation's outstanding churches in San Diego, which grew to three locations. It was during that time that he founded two accredited Christian high schools, a Christian school system of ten schools, and San Diego Christian College (formerly known as Christian Heritage College).

Dr. LaHaye has written over 50 non-fiction books and co-authored 25 fiction books, many of which have been translated into 34 languages. He has written books on a wide variety of subjects, such as family life, temperaments, and Bible prophecy. His most popular fiction works, the Left Behind series, written with Jerry B. Jenkins, continue to appear on the best-seller lists of the Christian Booksellers Association, "Publishers Weekly," the "Wall Street Journal," "USA Today," and the "New York Times."

Another popular series by LaHaye and Jenkins is The Jesus Chronicles. This four-book fiction series gives readers a rich first century experience as John, Mark, Luke, and Matthew recount thrilling accounts of the life of Jesus. Dr. LaHaye is co-author of another fiction series, Babylon Rising. Each of the four titles in this series have debuted in the top 10 on the New York Times best seller list. These are suspense thrillers with thought-provoking messages.

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Well Done, May 2, 2002

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Lance Gentry - See all my reviews

This review is from: Charting the End Times: A Visual Guide to Understanding Bible Prophecy (Tim LaHaye Prophecy Library(TM)) (Hardcover)

If you are interested in what the Bible (the Old and New Testaments) has to say about prophesy, I found this an excellent book. Charting the End Times manages to summarize the Bible in a easy to read book filled with many charts that help the reader visualize what is going on.

The book is not perfect - the authors don't go into as much detail as I would have liked. But the authors have other books that serve that purpose. And in a few instances, their logic is questionable. But all-in-all, it was very well done. This book is intended to clearly show what the authors believe about Bible prophesy. They do a very good job of showing what the Bible says and then distinguishing what they think it means. Readers can draw their own conclusions.

I'm fairly well-read on the subject and found myself agreeing with about 80% of the book. I disagreed with about 2%, and am still thinking about the rest... It is well worth the purchase price.

Also recommended: Why I Believe (ISBN 0849937396)

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great work on the end times!, December 4, 2002

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This review is from: Charting the End Times: A Visual Guide to Understanding Bible Prophecy (Tim LaHaye Prophecy Library(TM)) (Hardcover)

Tim LaHaye is the co-author of the Left Behind series and this is a very comprehensive chart book on the end times from a premillennial dispensationalist pretribulational viewpoint. If you agree with that viewpoint (which I do), then you would love this book. It is very detailed and has many wonderful color charts which explains O.T. and N.T. prophecies such as that of Daniel and Revelation. If you don't agree with the premillennial/ pre-trib viewpoint, you may not like it that much. But I believe that no matter which millennial viewpoint you adopt, you would still find this book beneficial and informative. I highly recommend it!

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great tool to gain a better understanding of End Times!!, August 1, 2005

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Kerryn Sailah - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Charting the End Times: A Visual Guide to Understanding Bible Prophecy (Tim LaHaye Prophecy Library(TM)) (Hardcover)

I just finished reading this book and I have to say how impressed I am with the format in which it is written. I found it very easy to understand and I come from a background of Pre-trib view (based upon the Word of God) and enjoyed reading from someone who was not afraid to state what he believes without having to conform so as not to offend.

Much like a great teacher, Billye Brim, Tim LaHaye reminds everyone that while the whole bible is for the Church, the whole bible is not about the Church and this book had a great focus on Israel and their place in end times prophesy.

I strongly recommend this tool for anyone who is new to end times prophecy and wants a crash course! You will be amazed at how much you will learn from this book.

The great thing about this book also is that Tim LaHaye backs up his arguments with scripture for everything. His LITERAL interpretation of prophesy is the way to go, based upon other prophesies in history that were literally fulfilled. The problem with looking for a metaphoric or symbolic meaning to prophesy is that it is too open to many interpretations and human error. God is indeed a mysterious God, but He does not do anything without first revealing it to His prophets and He reveals it in a way we can understand. Like a loving parent would be straight when warning their child, so God is when He warns us of things to come so that we can be prepared.

The fact that there are bible references all throughout this book means that once you do the crash course and simply read it through, you can go back and do further study yourself by reading all the bible references and cross referencing in your own study bible.

To sum up, I really do recommend this book. It can be a great help people at many levels of prophesy study.