Very disappointed. This book took what is supposed to be wonderful subject matter and made it boring and uninspiring.

As literature, don't bother. Plot lines come and go with poor to no resolution. Very, very little happens. The vast majority of the book is focused on a few months 93 years into the millennium. What plot there is is focused entirely on the authors' overly-literal interpretation of a single verse to mean that nonbelieving children will drop dead at 100 years old. (These start at 93 years millennium+7 years tribulation.) And this book has the same problem as the last where it's seriously padded by regurgitating scripture. They could at least have Noah describe the flood in his own words. But no, they basically have him recite Genesis 6-8. Repeat for Caleb and Joshua. Repeat for David. That's thirty pages of padding right there. As literature, it's very bad.

But I was really more disappointed on a theological level. No surprise here, but these authors have an extremely literal interpretation of passages, and I believe they are very wrong in a couple areas. The main one is the return of a sacrificial system. Yeah, yeah, they found a verse, but it flies in the face of the Entire. New. Testament. The old covenant is *fulfilled* and the idea of needing to slaughter animals daily for a thousand years seems like something Paul would have some choice words about. Similarly, either I should be following the Jewish feast schedule now (and Paul does say I don't need to), or it doesn't fit in the millennium either. The fulfillment of the old covenant is a big deal in the new testament. It shouldn't be casually discarded because you find a verse or two in a prophet. I'd argue you should be questioning your interpretation of prophecy first.

The other issue was with the behavior of the raptured or tribulation-martyred believers. They've come back with Jesus and can't die. But they're a letdown and I expect better of them. One of the main conflicts is one non-believing child sowing some strife in the childrens' ministry. It's really obvious who the problem is. Really obvious. Multiple characters notice all the problems and express them. But the back-from-heaven crowd who should know better seem to have lost all discernment. They know sin is active, but can't be bothered to lock their doors. When documents full of lies appear, they'll take it at face value and suspect their own kid, who's obviously a believer, just because the piece of paper says so, when there's a known nonbeliever on the loose. They should have perfect fellowship with God, but none of this merits any attempted communication. (But they'll lecture children for not being mature enough.) Worse, one of these returnees gets angry over the conflict. It's not righteous anger; it's sin. If the end state of sanctification and seeing Jesus face to face is a lack of wisdom or discernment, with a side of continued sin, then that would be a major letdown.

You can say that Jesus is wonderful until you're blue in the face (and they do, and He is), but please, do a better job of making the new world a place I'd want to be. (And oh yeah, the actual new heavens and new earth? And the final battle before it? Next to no coverage. About ten pages. Not a clue what eternity will be like. Probably boring.) I'd like to see good authors paint a vision for the future that's actually compelling. ( )

This is the last novel of the Left Behind Series based on Biblical facts. The two authors are life-long scholars of the Bible. They have created a fairly good visual of how life will be on earth during the Millennium Kingdom with Christ reigning over the earth for 1000 years after the seven years Tribulation. Below are a few things that stand out that will be far different than life on earth today:

• Isaiah 30:26: The light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven-fold.
• Zephaniah 3:9: Hebrew, the first original language, will be restored to all people.
• Jerusalem, which was raised more than a thousand feet above all other cities and nations will be restored by the Lord himself.
• Isaiah 65:18-24: Everyone will build homes for their family, not for others to inhabit, and plant vineyards and orchards and grow food for their family, not for others to eat.
• Isaiah 65:25: The Lord will know each individual prayer and need in advance before we even ask. Everyone will be given divine desire and the know-how to do all things.
• Isaiah 11:6: All animals will get along with each other and with humans. The wolf won't hunt down and kill the sheep. Humans won't hunt down and kill the deer. So, it looks like we all become vegetarians, except maybe at the yearly Tabernacle Feast with the Lord.

Daniel 12 indicates a seventy-five day interval between the Glorious Appearance of Christ and the start of the Millennium Kingdom. Christ takes this time preparing the temple and earth for a “reboot”...not a new heaven and new earth just yet. The Antichrist, the False Prophet and Satan are dealt with, along with the millions of unbelievers who made it through the Tribulation. They are sent to Hades underground, a temporary holding place with varying degrees of judgment, until the final judgment after the 1000 years.

The focus and most important job during the 1000 millennial years will be to bring all the children to Christ before they turn 100 years old, which, during this time, they will still be viewed as children. Time slows down as in the days of Noah. The ones who do not give their life to Christ, which will be millions...as many sand on the beach, will drop dead and their souls will end up in Hades. But, those who commit to Christ will live throughout the Millennium, until the final judgment where they will enter into Christ’s Kingdom, the new heaven and new earth, throughout eternity. After 1000 years of Christ's reign on earth, Satan will be released one final time before he and his followers are put through the final judgment, the Great White Throne Judgment, and thrown into the lake of fire for eternity. ( )

The smash hit Left Behind saga, the best-selling inspirational series of all time, comes to its extraordinary conclusion in this thrilling audiobook. Glorious Appearing picks up the action following the cosmic battle of the ages, and not all the members of the Tribulation Force have survived!
The Antichrist is assembling his massive armies and preparing for one final struggle. Hunkered down at Petra with more than one million members of the Jewish Remnant, the Tribulation Force joins the believers in turning eyes to the heavens. For only the Glorious Appearing of Christ can stop the Antichrist from ascending the throne of God. ( )

This book read without much of a story line, as if the authors were trying to milk whatever was remaining from the franchise.

The theology was like sugar water mixed with urine that was called lemonade. Though I am a Christian, I am not a follower of LaHaye's dispensationalism, and it left me wondering a lot of things. Are we bound to follow the law and feasts in the kingdom to come? So why not today? How is it that people who were in Heaven, in perfection, come back to earth to live in a very imperfect world? Is that not like getting a taste of the most delicious dish you've ever had then told you have to wait 1000 years to eat the rest?

I remain a believer in Christ, but I am farther from LaHaye's version of Christianity than I was when I started reading these books. ( )

Great! ( )