When the trumpet sounds, where will you be? Passengers in an airborne Boeing 747 find out in this riveting novel by renowned Christian speaker Tim LaHaye and master storyteller Jerry Jenkins. Without any warning, passengers mysteriously disappear from their seats. Terror and chaos slowly spread not only through the plane but also worldwide as unusual events continue to unfold. For those who have been left behind, the apocalypse has just begun. This fictional account of life after the Rapture delivers an urgent call to today's readers to prepare their own hearts and minister to others.
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Piloting his 747, Rayford Steele is musing about his wife Irene's irritating religiosity and contemplating the charms of his "drop-dead gorgeous" flight attendant, Hattie. First Irene was into Amway, then Tupperware, and now it's the Rapture of the Saints--the scary last story in the Bible in which Christians are swept to heaven and unbelievers are left behind to endure the Antichrist's Tribulation. Steele believes he'll put the plane on autopilot and go visit Hattie. But Hattie's in a panic: some of the passengers have disappeared! The Rapture has happened, abruptly driverless cars are crashing all over, and the slick, sinister Romanian Nicolae Carpathia plans to use the UN to establish one world government and religion. Resembling "a young Robert Redford" and silver-tongued in nine languages, Carpathia is named People's "Sexiest Man Alive." (This reviewer, a former People writer, finds this plot twist plausible.) Meanwhile, Steele teams up with Buck Williams, a buck-the-system newshound, to form the Tribulation Force, an underground of left-behind penitents battling the Antichrist.
Ex-presidential candidate Pat Robertson briefly outsold Michael Crichton with his apocalypse novel The End of the Age (now available on audiocassette), and the similar The Third Millennium sells well, but the Left Behind series is the absolute champion in the race to make the Book of Revelation into racy thriller reading. --Tim Appelo
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On a flight from Chicago to London, several passengers aboard Capt. Rayford Steele's plane suddenly and mysteriously disappear. When Steele radios to London to report the situation, he discovers that the incident on his plane is not an isolated phenomenon but a worldwide occurrence. As Steele begins his search for answers, he learns that the Christ has come to take the faithful with Him in preparation for the coming apocalyptic battle between good and evil and that those who have been left behind must face seven dark and chaotic years in which they must decide to join the forces of Christ or the forces of Anti-Christ. Jenkins, writer-in-residence at Moody Press, and LaHaye (A Nation Without a Conscience, Tyndale, 1994) have written a gripping thriller that captures the anxiety and fear that interpretations of Revelation often inspire. For most libraries.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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171 of 187 people found the following review helpful
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I tend to side with those reviewers who found the book rather light. With the exception of Rayford Steele, most of the characterizations lack depth and consistency. The authors occasionally drop off into mini-sermons that clash otherwise with the flow of the story. And as the events of Revelation unfold, the good and bad become too transparent, too black and white, and too obvious. As suggested by another reader, I read the first of the Christ Clone Trilogy and was much more impressed. In the end, Left Behind comes across as the basis for a television miniseries than a fully fleshed novel. I'm not as harsh as some critics, so I give it three stars for being readable, not too preachy, and interesting in its way.
322 of 361 people found the following review helpful
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The idea of the book is great, though done before. The way this book is written though, basically, chronicals the events that take place in the "end-times" as described in the Bible.
The book revolves around some central characters. They all are involved with the church in one way or another. Eventually you see most of them "converted" into Christians. As they are they feel that their "mission" is to convert others. There also is some romantic "tension" thrown into the mix. The characters aren't all developed too well but I still felt a connection with them.
I enjoyed this book and think that many others will too. Although this book, I feel, was written mainly for Christians. There is no subtlety in the message. Everything is taken almost verbatim from the Bible. It doesn't give you a lot of "food for thought". For that I recommend James BeauSeigneur's "The Christ Clone Trilogy". "Left Behind" is pretty straight forward and a great beginning to the series. Highly recommended for Christians.
51 of 53 people found the following review helpful
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I've read all but two of the books in this series but I'm not sure why I keep reading. They are so so at best. If you have a lot of time on your hands or you drive a lot and can get the tapes at the library, great. They are no where near as good as the Christ Clone Trilogy by James BeauSeigneur.
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I have read this book twice now and loved it both times. I also have every book in the Left Behind Series and plan to read all of them once again. Read more
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Biblically accurate and edge of seat exciting
The entire Left Behind series is fantastic. Not only is it an edge of your seat exciting series it is also very Biblically accurate. Read more
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I bought this book because of an interview with the author on NPR (National Public Radio). In the interview he described it as a book about the disappearance of millions of people... Read more
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It's alright
This isn't the worst book I've read but it's not the best. I believe the authors could have put a lot more into it. It's simple to read (which I like) but it's almost too simple. Read more
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Fast paced right from the beginning
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rapture porn at it's finest
I read this book years ago when it first came out, and sadly also read several of the sequels. Having a few years to consider leads me to the conclusion that it may have been the... Read more
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I read this book awhile ago and in the interest of starting book club I gave them as gifts this Christmas. This book flows with energy and dynamic encounters. Read more
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I couldn't get past chapter 5 of the first book without feeling like someone was giving me a bible lesson. Read more
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Rayford Steele's mind was on a woman he had never touched. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Hattie Durham, Nicolae Carpathia, Rayford Steele, United Nations, Buck Williams, Bruce Barnes, Steve Plank, Global Weekly, Cameron Williams, Jonathan Stonagal, Scotland Yard, Eric Miller, Dirk Burton, Pan-Con Club, Security Council, Chaim Rosenzweig, Captain Steele, United States, Wailing Wall, Chloe Steele, Alan Tompkins, Stanton Bailey, Mount Prospect, Jesus Christ New!
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Rayford Steele's mind was on a woman he had never touched. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Hattie Durham, Nicolae Carpathia, Rayford Steele, United Nations, Buck Williams, Bruce Barnes, Steve Plank, Global Weekly, Cameron Williams, Jonathan Stonagal, Scotland Yard, Eric Miller, Dirk Burton, Pan-Con Club, Security Council, Chaim Rosenzweig, Captain Steele, United States, Wailing Wall, Chloe Steele, Alan Tompkins, Stanton Bailey, Mount Prospect, Jesus Christ New!
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