'Left Behind' author sees Bible all over disaster
LaHaye caught in tsunami watch in Hawaii while preparing for prophecy conference
© 2011 WorldNetDaily
 Tim LaHaye |
WASHINGTON– Tim LaHaye, the best-selling author of the "Left Behind"seriesof Bible prophecy novels, was one of many visiting the island of Maui who had to be evacuated to upper floors of the Marriott Hotel today.
He said being caught in the crossfire of the fourth largest earthquake in modern history helped prepare him for two prophecy conferences he was scheduled to address in Hawaii.
"The Bible tells us in Matthew 24 that one of the signs of the last days – one of the birth pangs to occur – is an increase inearthquakeactivity and intensity," LaHaye told WND. "We're seeing that happen here. It's not just earthquakes, but hurricanes and all kinds of natural disasters."
Indeed, in Matthew 24:4-14, Jesus tells His disciples in response to questions about His second coming and the end of the age: "And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. "For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
"And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
"For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
"All these are the beginning of sorrows.
"Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
"And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
"And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
"And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
"But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
"And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come."
LaHaye, an evangelical pastor, has written more than 60 non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects such as family life, temperaments, sexual adjustment, Bible prophecy, the will of God, Jesus Christ, and secular humanism with over 14 million in print, some of which have been translated into as many as 32 foreign languages.
The books of his "Left Behind" fictionseries, co-authored with Jerry B. Jenkins, have broken all publishing records with a total of 80 million in print. Based on the Bible, the apocalyptic thrillers follow the lives of those left behind after the sudden disappearance of millions of believers.
LaHaye told WND he and his wife, Beverly, who was traveling with him, were feeling safe now that the tsunami threat in Hawaii had subsided.
Read more:'Left Behind' author sees Bible all over disaster
6 comments:
Is there no end to this ridiculousness?
First, the very debate about pre, mid, or post tribulation is ridiculous and only shows how weak in faith the person is. Christ will come when he comes - pure and simple, and we must be ready whenever he comes. There are elements in all three views that are correct. No-one will know when etc.
Second, much of the prophesy of Revelations etc. and about 'end times' is nowadays more correctly understood as referring to the time of the Jewish Diaspora and the reigns of various emperors - so all these prophesies have already been fulfilled.
Third, Even if we do believe that the prophesies are about an end time yet to come, what we are witnessing does not mean that the end is any nearer than what it was at Christ's resurrection. Most fundies will tell you that we have been living in a 'time of grace' since the resurrection, and that we are have been in the end times for the last 2000 years.
Fourth, there is no greater escalation of wars or famines now compared to other periods in history - just do a brief look at history - particularly ancient history and you'll see it's true.
Fifth, all of this can be explained by the fact that the earth is still extremely young and still forming. There is nothing necessarily supernatural about any of this. It's tragic, and in such times we like to try to make sense of it all, ascribing spiritual significance, but sometimes life just happens. We built on fault lines, we built nuclear power plants without the full necessary precautions because it was too expensive, we built on coastlines because it was comfortable etc. We are just as much to blame as anything else.
Just something to think about.
Yours in Christ,
Graeme Randall
Former Australian East
Some of prophecy is interesting, some is nonsense. Keith Green stated years ago that pre, post, or a-millenialism does not really matter. It will all "pan" out in the end anyway.
Jesus did say that in the latter days that certain things such as earthquakes would increase. As far as Great Tribulation that has not happened yet because it is a time such as the world has never seen. Much of Revelation is very descriptive and points to the past and also may have some double meaning. There are a few choice verses that point to the future. Time will tell. We just do not know how long and we need to serve in the here and now. I would rather watch tribulation from eternity than here though.
Former Eastern Territoty USA
I think Martin Luther said it best. When asked what he would do if he knew the world was going to end tomorrow (or for that matter May 21st 2011 as Harold Camping of Family Radio USA claims--aw shucks, that'll put a real crimp on the ISB120 Celebrations---or maybe not depending on how many bandsmen and women are actually raptured!)Luther replied, "I'd plant a tree."
As for Tim La Haye, his adorable wife Beverly and everyone else of their ilk, the old adage about "if you can't say anything nice about someone don't say anything at all" applies here for me. I shall thus refrain from spewing forth my filthy venom.
Daryl Lach
USA Central
"You Must Go Home by the Way of the Cross, to Stand with Jesus in the Morning!"
Twenty years ago when taking NT classes in a Jesuit university Camping's name was mentioned from time to time. I believe he's been broadcasting since the late 1880s. Our prof advised us to approach Camping with caution, "like you would a creepy uncle" !
Has he told his listeners to not send any further contributions ?
I have flights booked the week of May 21st to Kiev... wonder if I should leave a few days earlier and cancel my return to Scotland plans... And should I halt all activity associated with our Latvian Mission in June ?
Much of Camping's prophetic teaching was rubbish and sketchy at best, for years, and if nothing else, he's amazingly consistent.
Now you do have a point there Sven. Not only could you save some money but you could then send it on to your favorite pre-millennial dispensationalist televangelist--or even Harold Camping for that matter!
Also, if you're flying that week be sure you're not in the air at 12 midnight on May 21st Jerusalem time when Christ returns via the Mount of Olives. If your pilot is raptured you could (as fundamentalist tracts, etc. always state with apocalyptic visions of planes crashing and cars careening off the roads smashing into playgrounds, etc.)be up a creek--or possibly even wind up in one.
Btw, let us know if you're planning on attending the ISB120 at the RAH on June 4th. Some of us might like to come over and say hi to you----unless of course you've been raptured. The chance of me being raptured will be very slim indeed since I understand that god (small g intended) gets really ticked off at cynics.
Daryl Lach
USA Central
"Christ Came, Christ Comes, Christ is Coming Again!" Hallelujah!
Harold Camping and others like him are far from the truth. Harold is a nut case and has been for years. I listened to him a few times when we were at training in New York many years ago. He was a bone head then. He did not make much sense and only got worse over the years. The Bible warns about predicting dates for future events such as the return of Christ.
Former USA East
Post a Comment