Are We Living In The End Times? (Book Review)

Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins' book Are We Living in the End Times? directly confronts current world events and comments on biblical prophecies made thousands of years ago that clearly mirror many of the events of our time. Written in layman's terms, with a flowing style and chronology, this is a book interested readers can burn through in a couple of hours. Breaking down the events of The Great Tribulation, the book reads like the non-fiction version of the authors' popular fiction series, Left Behind.

The book is divid ed into three parts: context, events, and personalities. The opening chapters explore the context of current events in relation to biblical prophecy, while providing a background on the unfailing accuracy of the Old and New Testament prophets and their predictions. The second part of the book catalogues the many events of the Tribulation, starting with the coalition of invading forces that set themselves against Israel (Gog and his hordes) as well as the Rapture, while ending with the last rebellion against God and the subsequent Glorious Appearing of Christ. The third and final part of the book analyzes the personalities of the age - Satan, the Antichrist, the False Prophet, the Two Witnesses, and the Tribulation Saints and Martyrs.

Every student of end-times bible prophecy, whether a novice or the most seasoned of scholars, will find some merit in reading this book. Exciting and informative, it will open your eyes to the realities confronting our generation an d present new and innovative ways of viewing God and the world in which we live. If seeing Israel in the news night after night has peaked your interest, read this book and learn more about why such events are not mere coincidence, but rather part of a divine plan that been unfolding for thousands of years.