April 3rd Kingdom Come hits bookstores. That is the last book in the series for those who are interested. The message in these books have changed my whole life. Having lost everything including my dignity I emersed myself into this series to get away from my life and loss and while I read the impact was insurmountable. I became happy and close to God. Anybody else experience this?
2007-03-26 18:33:25 · 17 answers · asked by kwazeeme 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thank you for pointing out the err in my question. The books themselves did not change my life but the message did. I was already a believer but I had strayed far and their message helped bring me backto where I need to be.
2007-03-26 18:56:26 · update #1
Yes! It actually gave me a much greater understanding of Revelations. I'm waiting for the next book release! This whole series really changed my perspective on life! I've recommended it to others having problems understanding Revelations. It's helped them as well. I have never heard a bad thing about it from anyone who has read it! The only ones who will say bad on here is those who never read it.
2007-03-26 18:40:54 · answer #1 · answered by debrenee211 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
I read the whole series up to that point when working late a drive in theater, and have kept up with them since. I do like some of the questions and thoughts that the book provokes, and I do also enjoy the fictional story it tells, but I can say that they have not changed the way I think or feel about god. having read Revelation myself, it is the only book of the Bible that has not happened yet, so in essence it's prophecy. Is prophecy always as literal as it sounds. Even in the old testament that's not true. What the two authors have done is come up with a very good theory based on research, but really, no one will actually know how it all plays out for sure, until it happens.
However, if the books have challenged your faith in a way that makes you feel better about yourself, and has led you to seeking more knowledge of your Christian faith, then I applaud you and congratulate you. I hope things go well for you in the future.
2007-03-26 18:40:27 · answer #2 · answered by jbship628 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The books were a good read (thought the movies were horrible), however no, they didn't change my faith or my life in any way, but then again the Harry Potter books didn't either, nor did any Star Trek books.
I guess the main reason is that I was already a Christian, and I know that the "rapture" isn't mentioned anywhere in the bible.
2007-03-26 18:42:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was only able to get through 3 or 4 of those awful books. I know, why continue to read them if they are awful? It was before we got the Internet at work and things get slow on the night shift. If anything that nonsense (or more accurately the fact that people believe that nonsense) pushed me that last little bit from being agnostic to full fledged atheism.
2007-03-26 18:44:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. No more than Superman comics or the daily funny-papers could change my life.
Works of complete and utter fiction have NO bearing on my Faith. My faith is that of the Apostolic Fathers and the first 1,800 years of Christianity.
And nothing as nonsensical as that silly Left Behind nonsense was ever believed by the Church until the 1850's.
2007-03-26 18:38:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
The "Left Behind Series" did not bolster my faith nor change my life, in the least bit. Only Jesus Christ through the inner working of the Holy Spirit can and does enable me to "renew" my mind.
2007-03-26 18:43:12 · answer #6 · answered by guraqt2me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because there will be no rapture. That is not in the Bible. It is a dream of a 15 year old British girl , which was converted into a doctrine by a pastor named John Nelson Darby in 1830. It was not preached before that by any Christians
2007-03-26 18:40:49 · answer #7 · answered by jemayen 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It shouldn;t there is no basis or doctrine within the accepted canons of Christian Faith that supports the "Left behind" type of rapture.
I couldn;t finish reading even one book it was just to foolish and unChristian presenting itself as Christian to even finish one.
2007-03-26 18:43:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Left Behind theology is fiction. Invented by a man named Darby less than 200 years ago.
For more Biblically accurate last days reading check out http://www.xlibris.com/ThereIsYetTime.html
2007-03-26 18:39:48 · answer #9 · answered by Augustine 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The books were wonderful and I enjoyed reading them. (except book 3-4 kind of dragged) I was already a Christian when I read them so it didn't change my life too much except to encourage me and give me some glimpse of what spin the world would put on such a catastrophic event. The last book was pure joy. :)
2007-03-26 18:41:18 · answer #10 · answered by Yo C 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋