Left Behind

Left Behind is a novel written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, It's set in the future and depicts the end of the world and God's rapture of his church. It is the first in the Left Behind series, which is 16 books in total.

The book opens on a jet as the pilot, Captain Rayford Steele, considers having an affair with one of the stewardesses. He's grown tired of his wife and her ideas of God and the end times and feels justified to pursue the affair. But all ideas are quickly forgotten as half of the passengers disappear without a trace and the same happens all around the world. Rayford quickly realizes that God has come and he has been left behind.

I couldn't put this book down! I loved how the authors tied their interpretation of the end times to actual prophesy in the Bible. I look forward to reading the next book and I recommend this one to anyone interested in philosophy, religion, or prophecy.

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