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What is your opinion of the series?
I myself agree with most of it but not all.
I believe the Rapture will happen in the middle of tribulation.
So what are your thoughs on the series?
Or if you have only read a few of the books,? what is your opinion?

Yes, I have read the first few books. Up to the point where they killed the anti-christ. I was laughing to hard to go on. I don’t believe a word of what that book says, I do not believe it will be anything like that. Thats my opinion. :)

If these books are like others I have read on like subject, the books probably come out seeming much like an exagerated fairy tale or Hollywood alien/monster story. Not to mention too corney for words. However I have never read this series of books so cannot critique them. I only know of similar ones I have read. These books would never lead me to Christ as they seem unreal in their fabrication and not of what God is saying in His word.

Invest a few bucks in "right behind" A greeat book, great price, and just about as truthful as Left behind!

LOL!  :)

Does it interfere with ones about face obliques?

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I've read all the books so far.

I think they are written quite well...good reading material.  Makes one think.  Do I believe it will happen that way?  Probably not...but, as I said, good reading :)
(my oldest two are reading the series for kids).

I’ve got to get some of what your smoking! ;D It is makes left behind a good read... I might could be able to watch the whole movie in one sitting on that stuff! ;D ;D ;D

LOL...I have never watched the movie...I read the books to keep me occupied on a road trip. They kept me interested enough to see how these ppl viewed the whole rapture.  
I think they are pretty good story tellers.  

Reading those books...man, that's probably about 20+ hours of my life I wish I could have back...

Well written they are, I hope that the books make those unbelievers, believe. I know of a few people on the net that have read the books are are now looking for a Church. Now thats Good News. Has anyone y'all know done the same after reading the books? The Lord moves in mysterious way. ;D

What is your opinion of the series? The best ever.
I myself agree with most of it but not all. I agree about 22%I believe the Rapture will happen in the middle of tribulation. Not me, I read the bible it says before the tribulation.So what are your thoughs on the series?
Or if you have only read a few of the books,? what is your opinion? ENJOYED them all.

I enjoyed them all - just finishing up the last one.  Compared to Christian fiction overall, I think they are middle of the road. Authors such as Dekker and Peretti spin a much better tale.  I'd give the Left Behind series a C+ or B- overall, and (Sapph) I don't think it was a waste of my time to read them.  But, as I say, compared to Dekker's "Blink", "Blessed Child" and "A Man Called Blessed", I have to admit "Left Behind" is somewhat like a B-movie. i.e.: 'Tremmors' is one of my favorite flicks but it's no 'Private Ryan' - same kind of comparison.
 ;D

I enjoyed them all as well. I know that it was a fictional story, but it sure made you think. The scriptural facts were used to weave a good story line. I always say the last one  then the next one would come out and it would be my favorite. So I don't really have a favorite.
     My only complain is they way they were sold, to long in between books, and I think they lost some of the orginal audience, and its was irritating to have to wait for the paper backs month after the hard back......grrrrr.  

How do you think I felt, I have them in hardback. I hated waiting months betweens the books as well.

I'm currently reading them.  I liked how they helped me understand what's going to happen in the tribulation... but as far as a well written book, I didn't really think they developed the characters very well and they weren't very likable (the characters, not the actual books.  Right...).  Just my two cents...

I read the first one. Main points as I saw it:

1. Thin characters, and not great writing overall.

2. One interpretation of end-times ideas. Interesting and entertaining, but by no means certain.

This is how I feel as well.

We have to remember that the "how's" and "when's" of the "end times" are not known.  We do know that the Lord will come again but how or when is definitely uncertain.

This is one interpretation alone.  

The easy way to remember is.............

Gods ways are not mans way.

I have just made a post on the "Christian fiction" thread which gives my opinion on this topic.

What was the first thing Satan did with Eve?

Mixed truth with fiction. God hates mixture. Read my post on the other thread for a slightly more detailed (but not lengthy) post on this.

Hm, just got this from the library...

Hee hee hee.

(I also read Credenda Agenda; I like Nathan Wilson's articles.)