Glorious Appearing: The End of Days (Left Behind #12)by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
Description:
Thousands of years of human history stained by strife, death, and sin come to an end when the King of Glory returns to earth. The satisfying conclusion of the seven years of Tribulation covered by the Left Behind series portrays the return of Jesus Christ to earth in both glory and judgment. At the height of the battle between the forces of evil gathered at Armageddon and the remaining Christian believers at Petra and Jerusalem, nothing seems to be able to stop the Antichrist, Nicolae Carpathia. But God has another plan.
My Review:
This one was interesting. The authors really played up the comically evil ineptitude of Carpathia and Fortunado, though there are some chilling scenes as told through Mac’s perspective. The bit with Rayford seemed a little lackluster, and I suspect it was simply to illustrate the moment when all injuries are miraculously healed.
As for the changes to the planet and the details about the thousand-year reign, well, it actually sounds odd. Some of the things about the post-glorious appearing seem not so great, but the main characters are totally into it.
The perfectly smooth earth? Boring, I’d miss the mountains. The constant bible studies with commentaries in your head from Jesus? Disturbing. The casual acceptance of seeing neighbors and others being slaughtered by the word of God? Um, they’re still people! Have some sympathy. The waist deep blood in the desert as Carpathia and Fortunado make their way to the final meeting? Yuck! Also, how was the vehicle supposed to work in that?
Anyhow, it is not quite what I imagined it would be. A little bit of a letdown, to be honest. Lots of preaching, and most of the spontaneous destruction occurs while Jesus is doing just that.
About the Authors:
Timothy "Tim" F. LaHaye was an American evangelical Christian minister, author, and speaker, best known for the Left Behind series of apocalyptic fiction, which he co-wrote with Jerry B. Jenkins. He has written over 50 books, both fiction and non-fiction.
Jerry Bruce Jenkins is an American novelist and biographer. He is best known as co-author of the Left Behind series of books with Tim LaHaye. Jenkins has written over 185 books, including mysteries, historical fiction, biblical fiction, cop thrillers, international spy thrillers, and children's adventures, as well as non-fiction. His works usually feature Christians as protagonists. In 2005, Jenkins and LaHaye ranked 9th in Amazon.com's 10th Anniversary list of Hall of Fame authors based on books sold at Amazon.com during its first 10 years. Jenkins now teaches writers to become authors here at his website. He and his wife Dianna have three sons and eight grandchildren.
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