Glorious Appearing: The End of Days (Left Behind Series Volume 12) The Final Book in the Apocalyptic Christian Fiction Thriller and Suspense Series About the End Times Paperback – April 1, 2011

Keep on hand ,also give as a love gift for someone special . Definitely explains the end times keep on keeping on till the end of the book I encourage all

This is what every believer has been waiting for, the Glorious Appearing of Jesus, the King, the Saviour. The authors do a pretty good job of imagining the leading up of the appearance, as well as the events that transpire by using the Scriptures. I am glad that they only had Jesus speak words out of the Bible, and did not make up anything for Him to speak. They weave several chapters and books of prophecy together to come up with a plausible transpiring of the events, such as the sign of the Son of Man, the army of saints following Jesus, and the salvation of the remnant, as well as everyone's personal interview with their Saviour. Of course this will probably not be the way it'll actually happen, since God's ways are not our ways, but it is a plausible speculation and fun to read.Of course the Antichrist and False Prophet are schlocky characters and buffoonish, and there had to be enough hijinks and gross-outs to keep the adolescent audience in hoots and hollers. But the appearance of Lucifer was bone-chilling as he brags about what he aspires to.And since the focus is mostly on Jesus (where it should be), the reader who is interested in the characters is left wondering why Chang is more interested in Naomi than in reuniting with his parents (who got saved and martyred/beheaded), and other little details like that. But who cares? There will be sequel after sequel, or at least one showing the Great White Throne judgement where the Antichrist's cabinet members (Viv Ivins, etc.) will be judged. Also, there is likely to be a prequel, to show more about Rayford's first wife Irene and the saints who were raptured. So, yes, it is commercial and money-making. But also, there is a lot of scripture quoted. I only wish that they had little book/chapter references in the margin for those who want to look it up. It is more than the book of Revelations, for example, there are parts from Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, etc. But then, I'm sure the authors have a study series or will have, for those who are so inclined.

...Don't be alarmed that many of the reviews for this book are bashing Christianity questioning the validity of Jesus and history.I submit two items for the educated of you to grasp when considering the previous reviews:1) Book: Evidence That Demands a Verdict(Tell me if these non-believers ever really spent time reading a book such as below and then really could makes comments such as "No historical facts that Jesus ever existed" - hilarious - People choose to read kiddie Fiction such as the Left Behind series and make comments in vain - read some Adult stuff and pray for Salvation)http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0785243631/103-3673777-6300623?v=glance2) Jesus tells us to expect the world's denial and hatred"When the world hates you, remember it hated me before it hated you. The world would love you if you belonged to it, but you don't. I chose you to come out of the world, and so it hates you. Do you remember what I told you? `A servant is not greater than the master.' Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you. And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you!" (NLT) John 15:18-20Summary:Ignore the callous souls who would discount this and the novels in this collection. They are well written and "Exciting" fiction for believers. That's just what they are - "Fiction". The Book of Revelation is very complex and interpretation is difficult. One thing is for certain, and should be noted - JESUS is coming again...

The Left Behind series has deepened my understanding of the Book of Revelation.A must-read for all Christians and anyone who is coming to faith in Jesus Christ.

This finishes the set. There is a great amount of it that is quoting the Bible which helps you tie in all of the verses that make up this work.

This series is such a good read. I've been poring thru each book, barely able to wait for the next one. This book was as good as I thought it would be. Out of all 13 books this one had more of a fiction feel to it than did the rest of them but I wasn't too disappointed!! Still a great read

Some parts of this book I would consider to be highly unlikely, and perhaps inaccurate, especially the way that some of the main characters experience the Glorious Appearing differently than the others. Some parts like having everyone run supernaturally to get to Jerusalem are probably highly unlikely, but it is very exciting. Other parts like the injured being healed instantly when the Glorious appearing begins is probably very likely.Like “The Remnant” there are really too many characters involved. It can be hard to keep track of them.Since this is the book when the AntiChrist and all other wicked people are finally brought to justice, this makes it very satisfying. But they point out the fact that this is justice, and not really victory or rejoicing.It’s unusual having JESUS involved. It’s one thing to have entirely fictional characters involved, but having JESUS, as well as real angels involved makes it unusual, and somewhat questionable. I think it’s important to remember that this is not exactly how it will go, it will be similar, since it’s based on prophecy, but it may turn out to be significantly different. But for that matter, it’s pretty much the same thing with all of the prophecies that are played in the Left Behind Series.