The Left Behind Collection II boxed set: Vol. 5-8 (Vols 5-8) [Paperback]

Tim LaHaye (Author), Jerry B. Jenkins (Author)

Book Description

Series: Left Behind | Publication Date: September 1, 2001

This collection includes four soft cover editions of the best-selling Left Behind series. Collection II consists of books five through eight. Left Behind products have sold more than 40,000,000 copies and continue to be a national phenomena.

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About the Author

Jerry B. Jenkins, former Vice President for Publishing and currently Writer-at-Large for the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, is the author of more than 150 books, including the best-selling Left Behind series. Sixteen of his books have reached the New York Times best-seller list (seven in the number one spot) and have also appeared on the USA Today, Publisher's Weekly and Wall Street Journal best-seller lists.

Tim LaHaye is an internationally known author, teacher, and expert on Bible prophecy. He is married to Beverly, who is the founder of the largest women's organization in America, Concerned Women for America. The LaHayes live in southern California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0842357467
• ISBN-13: 978-0842357463
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 4.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #889,179 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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68 of 78 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Take on End-Times Books, November 23, 2001

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Nathan Price (Atlanta) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Left Behind Collection II boxed set: Vol. 5-8 (Vols 5-8) (Paperback)

With all the end-times novels on the market it's probably useful to see a comparison from someone who has read most of them. So here's my take on the matter.

LEFT BEHIND is an action adventure written primarily for Christians with a huge cross-over into the secular market. It sticks very closely to scripture and to prophecy of the time during the Tribulation. There is never any doubt of the authors' position and which characters are good and which are bad. Beyond that, there's been so much said about Left Behind that probably every possible opinion has been expressed. Some love it. Some hate it. Personally, I like the Left Behind series a lot.

THE LAST DAY makes no attempt at all to adhere to scriptural prophecy. It is, in fact, less accurate scripturally than The Omen movies or End of Days. If you want a fun read and don't care whether the story has any connection to scripture, it's probably okay.

THE CHRIST CLONE TRILOGY, my definite favorite among the list, is written for a secular audience with a big cross-over into the Christian market. Through most of the 3 books you don't know what the author's position is or which (if any) of the characters speak for him. Only in the last book do you find out he is a Christian and that he is using his story telling ability to reach the lost with the Gospel and the danger that faces them if they do not accept it.

WE ALL FALL DOWN is a story of a man forced to make decisions about himself and God when faced by undeniable evidence (living through the Tribulation) that the Bible is true. It's an interesting exploration in character but the author's development of the events of the Tribulation is muddled and very thin. The thing most Christians object to about We All Fall Down is the non-stop use of extreme profanity by the main character. It was hard for me to get past all the f-words, and I certainly would not say I enjoyed it, still it made me think.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A new believer, July 1, 2003

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R. Volzer "risenstardust" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Left Behind Collection II boxed set: Vol. 5-8 (Vols 5-8) (Paperback)

I have grown up in a christian household and rejected god and christ all along. After becoming interested in the book as an intereting story that i might be able to get a scare out of, a devout believer and good friend of mine gave me the first book, Left Behind, for my birthday.
As i read, i became a believer and i believe the books, even though they are a work fiction, are masterfully written for the very purpose in which i became involved in. I have read quite a few of these reviews, and these books are written not aimed at children, but at ppl who need everything spelled out for them in order to embrace christ.
I am not saying that these books should be considered a replacement for the bible or even taken at face value. But simply they are a tool (one of many) for non-believers to start a journey. A place where annonomously they can learn the basic fundamentals what christianity is about and decide for themselves if this is what they want in their lives.
And of course, once non-belivers have read these books, their own path and study will lead them in a direction that either mirrors the teachings and ideas of LaHaye and Jenkins or some other variation of this faith or not at all. Either way, these books are a tool that will lead ppl to discover their own unique relationship with god, not necisarily a tool for the authors to recruit members to thier own faction, as some have claimed.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining but a bit over the top...., June 11, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Left Behind Collection II boxed set: Vol. 5-8 (Vols 5-8) (Paperback)

First let me say that I do enjoy this series so far. It is very entertaining and provides a good "modern" interpretation of The Holy Bible and the Book of Revelation in particular. These books are quick reads and the story flows very well. My only problem with the series is that the authors cleary use these books to preach their beliefs. While I probably should have expected it, it was never the less dissapointing. That in it self would not be that bad, except for the fact that they write situations and events into the story (that, in some cases, provide nothing and take a way from the story as a whole) that simply do not reflect real life(like one of the main couples that get together in the story, one is a 20 year old college student, the other a 30 year old international writer, both virgins....I'm sure it happens every day). The authors make their views clear on things like pre-marital sex, abortion, and others and also appear very condescending toward other religious faiths and belief systems. I consider myself a very spiritual Christian who shares many of their beliefs but finds myself disturbed by what I perceive as their attitude toward other ways of thinking. I KNOW THAT THAT IS THE POINT BEHIND THESE BOOKS. My point is that the story suffers because of the authors attempt at preaching to the reader. I've met, know, and am friends with many people who share the same beliefs as those "True Christians" in these books, are very active in their respective churches, and take their Bible study very seriously, and truthfully, a small portion of them are some of the worst people I know. My point to the authors is that if God would accept into Heavan, those who trully accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and believe in his forgiveness, but abandon say, a Zulu cheiftan who had never heard the name Jesus before but is an unbelievable human being who helps his fellow man and leads a blessed life.......I don't know if I want to be in that Heavan.