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Glorious Appearing- The End of Days Left Behind -12

5 stars (A Satisfying Ending or A New Beginning?) - I found this to be a great final chapter in this amazing series which has kept me spellbound for much of the past year as I read all 12 books. However, it is also clear that there's more to come, that this is by no means an ending but the commencement of a new series - one which I also look forward to with great eagerness. The characters, the storylines, the suspense, the cliffhanger endings all have been and I'm sure will continue to be memorable and mesmerizing! 5 stars (The Left Behind series gets better with each one) - I had an experience when I was young that made it difficult for me to read the book of Revelations. A Bible Study leader depicted the last coming as hopeless to all humans, and made God seem so vengeful that I turned away. I quit bible study and I quit reading the bible. It was not until I read the first Left Behind book that I realized that interpretation of Revelations can be fearful but not without hope. I read each book as it came out and slowly returned to reading the bible. This is scary stuff told as a fictional story, but it gives us all a reason to read and learn and to love and trust God. This book, Glorious Appearing: The End of Days continues to inspire and entertain at the same time. 1 stars (Glorious Appearing less than glorious) - Adequately describing the return of Christ in words would be next to impossible, but even given that disclaimer, this was one of the worst books I have ever read ... er, skimmed. The first few books in this series were captivating, but as the series dragged on, they became less and less interesting. The repetition in this book is almost nauseating (as one might expect when the events of 24 hours are described over 400 pages!). On the plus side, it only took a few hours to get through it ... ...
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