LEFT BEHIND Series Review!!!

[@jacobpalmer2572]

0:15 - There are actually 16 books in the series. There was a prequel trilogy of books released. 1. The Rising 2. The Regime 3. The Rapture I suggest reading these books as well.

[@kathleenhutchings8434]

Those prequels were so excellent and really helped give a fleshed out back story to a lot of the main characters including Viv Ivins and Nicolae’s mother. Highly worth reading.

[@candace6893]

which do y’all think i should read first?

[@candace6893]

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[@jacobpalmer2572]

@@candace6893, I suggest you start with the prequels first. They help flesh out the characters more.

[@jacobpalmer2572]

@@kathleenhutchings8434, I just finished the The Rising the yesterday and I'm on the The Regime right now.

[@chaptercviii]

The 40 books in the children's series were my obsession in elementary and middle school. It was terrifying despite being Christian.

[@OceanaGottaReadEmAll]

That's cool! I have never heard anyone talk about them!

[@chaptercviii]

@@OceanaGottaReadEmAll I was surprised to see your video because I used to see them everywhere growing up, but no one on here has discussed them. But it's good to see@

[@SovietScotty]

I was obsessed with the kids series back in middle school/junior high! I sped through the first like 36 books and then unfortunately my library didn’t have the final 4 books for some reason. I couldn’t believe it and it broke my heart that I couldn’t finish them right away. I never actually ended up finishing them and I sort of got so busy in high school that I forgot about them! Maybe one day I’ll get the final 4 and finish them. 😂

[@S1159836]

I can't wait to get started on the kid series since I know the main characters are in it!!

[@QZigZagg]

“The Rapture” Book of the series was good. It went into more detail about what was going on in heaven while the Earth below was on chaos.

[@S1159836]

It was fantastic, it was the only book in the series I simply could not look away and stop reading. I zipped through that book quicker than all of them, I ready all the prequels and books 1-12. I plan on reading Kingdom Come soon.

[@QZigZagg]

@@S1159836 Kingdom Come is just as good as The Rapture. Did you ever get to reading Kingdom Come?

[@halleys.library]

I very much agree that that series made me appreciate my faith so much more ❤️ I really need to do a reread of that series! I read it so fast the first time; twelve books in like two months was a blur 😂

[@OceanaGottaReadEmAll]

Yeah, I remember you whipped through them so fast!

[@UnknownMoses]

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[@marlmyanimationoutlet3934]

I'm sure this video is a little too old for you to ever see this comment but Kingdom Come is not actually about heaven. It's about the Millennium Kingdom. The Thousand-Year Reign. There are actually still conflicts the characters deal with, but I won't say them for spoilers sake lol. However, Heaven (as we know) is at the very end of the book, and they don't really go into detail. They just kind of leave it at "and they all reigned forever and ever." So you don't need to worry about them telling you what your perspective of Heaven would be. It's actually still a pretty educational book about the Thousand-Year Reign and actually cleared up a lot of things for me. However, since the book has a giant freaking laundry list of characters, it only utilizes a few of them. Go figure, juggling that many characters would be a nightmare lol. The largest bulk of the characters is basically trim down to a cameo at the end of the book. So yeah, go ahead and read "Kingdom Come" lol. There is also another thing I wanted to add, "Left Behind" has an audio theater drama series. Which is basically a book that is told through nothing but voice acting, sound effect, and music. No narration no nothing. It tells the story all the way from "Left Behind" to "The Glorious appearing." Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be one for "Kingdom Come." Which is a shame, because it's honest-to-god really really good. I'm a truck driver, and it was honestly a godsend to pass the time while on the road. And the whole series is right here on KZbin! Just look up "Left Behind Dramatized."

[@OceanaGottaReadEmAll]

I saw this :)

[@CatLover-23]

Interesting Read.... I myself definitely Do Not listen & believe Everyone's Perspective about what they Think or Believe Heaven is.. Sooooooooo many Different Opinions & POV etc.. Even in books. Misleading is Always a factor. Application this Share.

[@Tinkwolf]

I’m so glad I found this video it’s the only I’ve seen on KZbin. I’m looking into getting all of these and wasn’t sure if I need to start with the prequel.

[@robodell7]

When i was deployed to Afghanistan in 2011 I read all 13 in 8 months. I just started re-reading them i did the first 2 in 3 weeks. Working on 3.

[@S1159836]

Read the kids!

[@vidhead85]

I read up to book 5 Apollyon, then did the dramatic audio versions for the rest. They did a great job on them I see Revelation as a revenge fantasy against Rome and frankly I dom't believe any of it will happen. That said: the books are fascinating and well written, I'm listening to Kingdom Come now

[@nickmaestro]

Just finished the series, I was about 9-10 y/o when they first came out. Like you, I’m a Christian that doesn’t subscribe to the Rapture theology, though I would encourage believers and non-believers to read. It’s a fun ride, and some of the intense scenarios did have me questioning how I would witness and endure. Soul Harvest and Nicolae were my favorites. I loved the backdrop of betrayal, political and financial corruption in the first book. My absolute favorite scene ironically was in Desecration where Nicolae storms the temple. The writing and imagery were fantastic. My second favorite moment was in Apollyon where Chaim is agonizing to Buck about from the locust sting. Lastly, the development of Rayford from the beginning to end was incredible. Great series overall. I’ve yet to read Kingdom Come and the prequels.

[@desertrose0601]

Yeah I agree with your assessment. I read these at about the same age, and after about 5 or 6 books, I got so bored and stopped reading. I feel like most of the middle of the series could’ve been chopped out or sped up. The beginning few books were so fast paced!! Then it started to feel like they were just drawing things out to sell more books. I am somewhat kinda of curious to go back and try to read the entire series and actually finish it up.

[@S1159836]

#10 was my favorite. I have not read Kingdom Come though, but read the other 15

[@Brandoloian]

I know I’m late to this, but yes I loved these books. You should definitely do a review of the kids Left Behind series.❤✝️

[@habesha_BAY_area]

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[@CassandraJacqueline]

madame sublime This comment has me DEAD 😂😂😂😂

[@funvick2018]

Same😂😂😂

[@jacobpalmer2572]

I've read the all of the Left Behind books. Just finished the series a few days ago.

[@S1159836]

Did you read the prequels?

[@jacobpalmer2572]

@@S1159836 yep

[@jianozi]

They have a full cast dramatic reading of the left behind books and it is Amazing. I highly recommend it and they are all on KZbin. It's called left behind the dramatic audio.

[@Sturmwurst44]

The radio drama is on KZbin as well

[@thesnackhole]

Yeah I loved it! Listened the full 20hrs and it was incredible! My friend is scheduled to creating a film series of Left Behind the kids in the future est. release date 2030 so prayers appreciated ❤️.

[@michaelspitz5345]

I read them growing up and enjoyed them. I also remember a radio drama too. I don't know how far they went with it, but it was just as good as the books. Thanks for this!

[@ivanolivas9897]

There’s a book trilogy like left behind called “The Christ Clone Trilogy” by James BeauSeigneur. It’s about a scientist named Harold Goodman who figured human cloning. After gaining access to the Shroud of Turin he made a clone of Jesus that he raised as a son named Christopher Goodman. After a few years a large population of planet drops dead at seemingly random time and the trilogy is about Christopers upbringing, rose to political power then spiritual power and downfall

[@aleanddragonITA]

So Christopher was the Anti-Christ despite being a Clone of Jesus?

[@Sturmwurst44]

I don’t know if it was better but it certainly was interesting

[@animatedink2529]

Ah yes, I love those books. The second one especially, just with the author’s amazing description with the disasters and the accuracy of some of them. I’ll begin the Left Behind series once I finally acquire all the books, but The Christ Clone Trilogy definitely impressed me, so it’s a steep wall for this series to climb and surpass

[@S1159836]

I have read all 15, I plan on reading the Bible start to finish, then the 40 kids books, then the final Kingdom Come book. Excellent series :)

[@S1159836]

I read the Bible and I'm on book #10 of the kids! Fantastic, kids series are a must read because the main characters are in those books 👍

[@goatninja5303]

If netflix makes a show about this series (and they do it correctly)It will be my dream come true.

[@jacobpalmer2572]

Start with the prequels, which would be Seasons 1-3, then the main series would be Seasons 4 through 14. The last 2 books would be movies.

[@QZigZagg]

I’ve said this too! It would do well!

[@jayhillz3705]

Yea right... 😝

[@jacobpalmer2572]

I doubt Netflix will make it now, especially with the way Netflix is going right now.

[@jonathanmarkoff4469]

@@jacobpalmer2572 There is a good BBC show with a similar theme, called Good Omens.

[@daughteroftheonetrueking9396]

Amazing series. I'm almost done with it

[@thesnackhole]

I really loved the kids series. ❤️ Great review.

[@sebastianiwanski841]

My Dear Friend I recently bought this series of books (used but in good condition). Only 12 parts were published in my country. I am just reading the second book in the series ❤️You are amazing, but you already know that 😀

[@generalesdeath5836]

I see the series as fun Christian fanfiction. My opinion is that Christians shouldn’t take it too seriously (it is not scripture, obviously) but that it is, at the worst, harmless fun.

[@joxenos01]

I'm up to book 9, really enjoying the series

[@jacobpalmer2572]

I actually started reading the series over the summer and could not stop reading them. I'm currently on the last book in the series, which is Kingdom Come. My biggest issue was when they would kill off one of the characters.

[@corywright3045]

Hey! I’m with you on the 13th book.

[@jonathanmarkoff4469]

You might want to review the similarly themed novel/BBC miniseries Good Omens, a brilliant piece.

[@jacobpalmer2572]

Have you read the book "The Shack"?

[@OceanaGottaReadEmAll]

Jacob Palmer Yes, I have :) I like it a lot.

[@claudiabailey5302]

Stay away from the shack it presents a picture of God that simply doesn’t match up with scripture

[@michaelgates6952]

Blasphemous book that distorts the teachings of the Bible in order to make money. You do not find God in The Shack.

[@jonathanmarkoff4469]

@@michaelgates6952 Diff strokes for diff folks. But I did find the Shack to be very insipid.

[@11kravitzn]

They should really put "afterlife spoiler alert" in there somewhere.

[@jacintovela5260]

Liked the all the books but never read the last one.

[@marlaschreiber1052]

I've read it when I was in high school

[@Castellans]

I read the first 4 books and I hated them but they helped my discover my love for warhammer 40k

[@carlk8308]

Stopped after 2 books. Too much distracting, even silly character interaction... not enough on-point action/drama.

[@ivandelaguila4801]

Thanks a lot, loveu

[@Countravendark]

I am not a christian (anymore), but i still would like to read these books 😁! If i might give a compliment... you have beautifull hair

[@johnfaherty8662]

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[@jayhillz3705]

You never were

[@TheEllaTB]

You should listen to the audio dramatization of the books. It's free on KZbin at this point

[@NostalgiaBrit]

I'd honestly never heard of the series prior to watching the Nic. Cage movie; it left me feeling very confused & I must confess to critiquing it very harshly. Later, however, I found out that it was supposed to be part of either a trilogy, or a series of films, and that it was a remake; I sought out the original version & didn't like that the actual _Rapture_ (people disappearing) was spoken about but not shown (the one part of the remake I liked & wanted an explanation for). But, _whilst watching_ the original *'Left Behind'* movie, I saw that it was actually a trilogy, so watched them all back-to-back, after which I had a much greater appreciation for the story as a whole (rather than judging one movie as standalone). Anyway, it was whilst raving about how much I enjoyed the trilogy, that I was told it was based on a whole series of books, and that the reason no more movies were made, in the Kirk Cameron series, is because so much "artistic licence" was taken, with the third movie, that Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins refused to allow any more to be made by that studio. So, on the back of that information, I looked up the book series & saw that there are, in fact, three _prequel_ books. Me being the sort to go kinda OCD when it comes to chronology, I still, to this day, haven't yet read the first *'Left Behind'* novel (or any of those you list in this video), because I'm still reading the first prequel novel *'The Rising'* (which I struggle with due to Internet Addiction currently negating/blocking my previous love of reading books)… Pray for me? So yeah, that's my ramble. Thank you for the video 🙏🏻🥰❤️ *_P.S. -_*_ Your video discussing the first four books, which you link to in this video's description, is inexplicably set to Private; you'll need to fix that if we're to be able to watch it._ 👍🏻

[@mattcook8930]

New Christian here, awesome to see that there are beautiful women that are also spiritual