Charting The End Times, Tim LaHaye & Thomas Ice, 2001

Most popular “End Times” paradigm

Where didthese ideascome from?

John Nelson (J. N.) Darby b. 1800 d. 1882Graduated in 1819 from Trinity College, DublinPreached in England, Australia, United StatesLeader of the “Plymouth Brethren” movement.Credited with inventing “Pre-Trib Rapture” idea.

Cyrus Ingerson (C. I.) Scofield b. 1843 d. 1921Confederate soldier, lawyer, Kansas District AttorneyDrinker, debtor, 1879 forgery conviction, jailhouse convertPublished Scofield Reference Bible in 1909

Harold Lee (Hal) Lindsey b. 1929 still livingServed in Korea, tugboat captain on MississippiGraduate of Dallas Theological Seminary12 year host of “International Intelligence Briefing” on TBNResigned as host on 1-1-06 over Muslim depictions.

32,000,000 copies sold by 2005

Quote from 1st edition, page 54:"If this is a correct deduction, then within forty years or so of 1948, all these things could take place.  Many scholars who have studied Bible prophecy all their lives believe that this is so."

Later editions delete this and other major parts of his entire end times view.

Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins, Back Cover “Left Behind”, 1998

As of 2005, there are fourteen books in the series. 62,000,000 copies have sold so far, making them a phenomenon in publishing history.

After ten years in print, my own library system had 16 copies of this one book in their collection and 9 were checked out!

2001

Charting The End Times, Tim LaHaye & Thomas Ice, 2001

The Popular Encyclopedia of Bible Prophecy, 2004,Page 309

Charting The End Times, 2001, p. 108

“One objection to the pre-Tribulation Rapture is that not one passage of Scripture teaches the two aspects of His Second Coming separated by the Tribulation. This is true. But then, no one passage teaches a post-trib or mid-trib Rapture, either.”

Tim LaHaye, No Fear of the Storm, 1992, p. 69

Charting The End Times, 2001, p. 108

Charting The End Times, Tim LaHaye & Thomas Ice, 2001

“The Olivet Discourse delivered shortly before Jesus’ crucifixion is the most important single passage of Prophecy in all the Bible.”

Charting The End Times, Tim LaHaye & Thomas Ice, 2001

“One common mistake Christians make when they study this discourse is that they try to find the rapture in this message. They look in vain, for not only is it not there, but the church itself was not founded until after this message was delivered to Israel following their rejection of Christ as the Messiah.”

Tim LaHaye, No Fear of the Storm, 1992, p. 69

The Popular Encyclopedia of Bible Prophecy, 2004,Page 309

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

• Left Behind Celebrates 10 Years!• It was 10 years ago that the landmark apocalyptic thriller, Left

Behind, hit Christian bookstores. Since then, the Left Behind series and its related books have sold over 62 million copies and have cumulatively spent hundreds of weeks on every major best-seller list in America, including the New York Times list.

• But the real impact of the Left Behind series is on souls. Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins receive many letters each month from readers who have had their relationship with Christ strengthened after they read the books. The authors also receive letters from those who were led to Christ because they read the books. The writing duo estimates they've heard from more than 3,000 readers who have made decisions of faith after reading Left Behind.

Statement from the official “Left Behind” website (leftbehind.com)

The Merciful God of Prophecy (His Loving Plan For You in the End Times), 2002, P. 367

Charting The End Times, Tim LaHaye & Thomas Ice, 2001

Are We Living inThe End Times, 1999, p. 119

“One objection to the pre-Tribulation Rapture is that not one passage of Scripture teaches the two aspects of His Second Coming separated by the Tribulation. This is true.”

Tim LaHaye, No Fear of the Storm, 1992, p. 69

“Not one passage of Scripture teaches that salvation is only a prayer away either.”

Larry Haverstock, just now

Acts 2:36-38Acts 8:12fActs 8:35-38Acts 16:14f

Romans 6:1-7Romans 6:17f

SOME THINGS THE BIBLE DOES SAY:

Acts 16:30-33Acts 22:16