[LearnsFromMistakes]

evidently, bad theology = good fiction...

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evidently, bad theology = good fiction...

Wouldn't it be a hoot if pre-tribulation believers were raptured before the tribulation; mid-tribulation believiers were raptured 3 years into the tribulation,and the post-tribulation believers had wait it out' til the very end.

God may give us what we ask for! :)

[Wicket]

People, people,people. There are scriptural arguments that can be made for several points of view and timelines regarding Christ's coming for his church. Left Behind does a pretty good job of presenting the pre-tribulation rapture, 7 year tribulation, and defeat of Satan. It ain't Holy Scripture, but it's a pretty good job.

I do think Jenkins and LaHaye stretched the series out further than necessary - shoot, I thought Christ would come before they got the thing finished. And frankly, a couple of the books were snoozers, at least for me. It may have led some to think a bit more about whether Christ's claims are true - and maybe even scared a few folk into repentance.

What is glorified in the Christian faith is also presented well in these books - the salvation found in Jesus Christ alone. I believe we all agree on that. For the rest - we may think we know, but God's got the only "vote" that counts.

I heard once that perhaps God would arrange for each believer to get what they expected - the pre-tribbers would be raptured before the tribulation, mid-tribbers in the middle, and post-tribbers at the end. Those Christians who don't believe in the Rapture would just hang around on earth. We do know that God will give us the grace and strength necessary to stand, whichever of these is true.