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The Last Call
Biblical revival . . . and how you can have it!
Over one hundred years ago, God raised up a mighty man named Charles G. Finney. Because of God's power in his life, Finney's piercing words penetrated to the hearts of God's people. Many Christians were shocked and angered, but many heeded his message. As a result, sleeping churches were awakened and a powerful biblical revival swept over the land.
Today, we need this type of revival more than ever. To have it, we must follow the same time-tested methods used by Finney long ago. This enlightening book combines the burning words of Charles Finney with the irresistible cartoon art of Jack Chick to drive home many critical truths that are vital to all who long to experience true revival in their Christian life.
May the Lord use it to spark a flaming revival, first in your own heart and life, and then in the lives of those around you.
Over one hundred years ago, God raised up a mighty man named Charles G. Finney. Because of God's power in his life, Finney's piercing words penetrated to the hearts of God's people. Many Christians were shocked and angered, but many heeded his message. As a result, sleeping churches were awakened and a powerful biblical revival swept over the land.
Today, we need this type of revival more than ever. To have it, we must follow the same time-tested methods used by Finney long ago. This enlightening book combines the burning words of Charles Finney with the irresistible cartoon art of Jack Chick to drive home many critical truths that are vital to all who long to experience true revival in their Christian life.
May the Lord use it to spark a flaming revival, first in your own heart and life, and then in the lives of those around you.
- GenresChristian
64 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1963
About the author
Jack T. Chick
240 books41 followersAmerican protestant-evangelical comic writer.
Chick considered himself to be an Independent Baptist and follower of the King James Only movement.
His comics can be considered to be controversial because they accuse Muslims, Catholics, Freemasons and other non-protestant religions of murder and diverse conspiracies.
Chick also ran his own publishing company named after himself.
Chick considered himself to be an Independent Baptist and follower of the King James Only movement.
His comics can be considered to be controversial because they accuse Muslims, Catholics, Freemasons and other non-protestant religions of murder and diverse conspiracies.
Chick also ran his own publishing company named after himself.
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March 11, 2009
For the most part, The Last Call is an edited reprinting of a sermon written by Charles G. Finney, heavily illustrated with thought provoking cartoons by Jack Chick, cult hero of the religious tract.
Jack Chick, for those not familiar with his work, is a fundamental Protestant Evangelical artist and publisher. Since 1970, Jack T. Chick has published over two hundred palm-sized comic books (known affectionately as Chick Tracts) written with the purpose of preaching the word of God, as well as warning innocent souls against the demonic evils that lie hidden in modern music, roleplaying games, the hippie movement, evolution theory, and homosexuality.
Jack Chick has gained a large and loyal fan base over the year. Ironically, many (if not most) Chick Tract fans don't share his views. Rather, they find his over-the-top dogmatic philosophies, myopic world view, and unintentionally humorous art downright hilarious.
The problem with The Last Call is that it is essentially two different books. If reviewing the text, then what you have is a passionate and heartfelt instructional sermon on how to organize religious revivals. There is nothing in Finney's original text worthy of being mocked or ridiculed.
On the other hand, Jack Chick's cartoons and illustrations paint a paranoid and heavy-handed picture of an oppressive world filled with boorish heathens and unwitting blasphemers. If the cover illustration, featuring a man with a pick axe attacking a large heart filled with words like 'Greed' and 'No Prayers', doesn't give you an idea of what to expect, then you need look no further than page two.
The opening comic consists of four panels. In the first panel, a mother and son stand at the door as a police officer asks them how many bibles their family owns. Dad, observing from his easy chair, thinks to himself how odd this question is. The fourth panel, after a progression of events, depicts a long shot of a religious concentration camp, in a row of people are lined up before a firing squad while a soldier asks if any of them would like to deny Jesus.
This book might only be palatable to two kinds of people; devout evangelicals looking to start up their own revival, and fanatical collectors of Jack Chick's maniacal cartoon rants. I must admit to being a fan of the latter, and so that is the only basis on which I can recommend it. Which, needless to say, I do.
Jack Chick, for those not familiar with his work, is a fundamental Protestant Evangelical artist and publisher. Since 1970, Jack T. Chick has published over two hundred palm-sized comic books (known affectionately as Chick Tracts) written with the purpose of preaching the word of God, as well as warning innocent souls against the demonic evils that lie hidden in modern music, roleplaying games, the hippie movement, evolution theory, and homosexuality.
Jack Chick has gained a large and loyal fan base over the year. Ironically, many (if not most) Chick Tract fans don't share his views. Rather, they find his over-the-top dogmatic philosophies, myopic world view, and unintentionally humorous art downright hilarious.
The problem with The Last Call is that it is essentially two different books. If reviewing the text, then what you have is a passionate and heartfelt instructional sermon on how to organize religious revivals. There is nothing in Finney's original text worthy of being mocked or ridiculed.
On the other hand, Jack Chick's cartoons and illustrations paint a paranoid and heavy-handed picture of an oppressive world filled with boorish heathens and unwitting blasphemers. If the cover illustration, featuring a man with a pick axe attacking a large heart filled with words like 'Greed' and 'No Prayers', doesn't give you an idea of what to expect, then you need look no further than page two.
The opening comic consists of four panels. In the first panel, a mother and son stand at the door as a police officer asks them how many bibles their family owns. Dad, observing from his easy chair, thinks to himself how odd this question is. The fourth panel, after a progression of events, depicts a long shot of a religious concentration camp, in a row of people are lined up before a firing squad while a soldier asks if any of them would like to deny Jesus.
This book might only be palatable to two kinds of people; devout evangelicals looking to start up their own revival, and fanatical collectors of Jack Chick's maniacal cartoon rants. I must admit to being a fan of the latter, and so that is the only basis on which I can recommend it. Which, needless to say, I do.
May 25, 2024
Quaint Christianity
This was a book I have enjoyed since the early 1980s. I still have my old edition with the guy in a suit taking a pickaxe to a giant heart in which are written sins like "hate," "adultery," and "greed." I loved and still love the many Jack Chick illustrations and comic strips. But the text of the book, extracts from Charles Finney's Revival Lectures, have sadly not stood the test of time.
Revisiting the book after a decade or so proved disappointing. I had forgotten how church-based much of it is. And based in the church of long ago where revivals and prayer meetings were standard operating procedure. The world described and the counsel prescribed in this book would be quaint if not utterly foreign even to many of today's Independent Fundamental Baptist churches.
The book still has value as a convicting call to Christians to evangelize, to avoid sin and to live a holy life. I found the tips for discipling new converts and for course correcting after backsliding to be very helpful. The calls to repentance--a rarely heard word in today's seeker-friendly services--are needed more now than ever as many Christians live lives indistinguishable from those of the lost in the world.
This is a book for Christians, and one still worthwhile for the Chick cartoons and a handful of timeless chapters. Consider this a tepid recommendation, versus a heartier one for Chick's The Marriage Mess, recently brought back into print. That one boasts Fred Carter art throughout and presents a winsome story with a compelling Christian message.
This was a book I have enjoyed since the early 1980s. I still have my old edition with the guy in a suit taking a pickaxe to a giant heart in which are written sins like "hate," "adultery," and "greed." I loved and still love the many Jack Chick illustrations and comic strips. But the text of the book, extracts from Charles Finney's Revival Lectures, have sadly not stood the test of time.
Revisiting the book after a decade or so proved disappointing. I had forgotten how church-based much of it is. And based in the church of long ago where revivals and prayer meetings were standard operating procedure. The world described and the counsel prescribed in this book would be quaint if not utterly foreign even to many of today's Independent Fundamental Baptist churches.
The book still has value as a convicting call to Christians to evangelize, to avoid sin and to live a holy life. I found the tips for discipling new converts and for course correcting after backsliding to be very helpful. The calls to repentance--a rarely heard word in today's seeker-friendly services--are needed more now than ever as many Christians live lives indistinguishable from those of the lost in the world.
This is a book for Christians, and one still worthwhile for the Chick cartoons and a handful of timeless chapters. Consider this a tepid recommendation, versus a heartier one for Chick's The Marriage Mess, recently brought back into print. That one boasts Fred Carter art throughout and presents a winsome story with a compelling Christian message.
December 31, 2020
A fantastic book that I've also given as gifts.
March 28, 2011
A good book for all Christians to read periodically.
December 24, 2015
When I started reading this book I thought it excellent but in time it lost it's strength. Yet, a good little book to help you think about where your faith is going.
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