The End Times Controversy: The Second Coming Under Attack

by Tim LaHaye, Thomas Ice

Tim LaHaye, author of the megabestselling Left Behind ® series, teams up with prophecy expert Thomas Ice in response to a growing controversy about the last days! Along with other prophecy scholars, LaHaye and Ice reveal the errors taught by preterists (those who believe the seven–year Tribulation and Christ’s return happened in the past). They provide guidelines for interpreting Bible prophecy and give readers a concise understanding of what the Bible says about the future, affirming Christ’s glorious return as an event we can still look forward to.

464 pages, Paperback

First published April 2, 2003

About the author

Timothy "Tim" F. LaHaye was an American evangelical Christian minister, author, and speaker, best known for the Left Behind series of apocalyptic fiction, which he co-wrote with Jerry B. Jenkins.

He has written over 50 books, both fiction and non-fiction.

Reviews

[P.L. Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

For many people, understanding Biblical prophecy and the End Times is daunting. I have always found it confusing myself. But I trust author Tim LaHaye so picked up this book ready to dig in and learn more. I found it to be a bit more challenging than other books on prophecy that I have read and have on my shelves, but not so much that I couldn’t understand. I just had to go a bit slower and had to re-read some of the sections when I didn’t feel I fully understood. There were a lot of terms I have heard before but had to stop and look them up to be certain I had the right idea. For example, some of the terms include eschatology, exegesis, preterist, plus more.  This is a more academic book, at least more so than many of the books I have read on the subject, but though it is a tad challenging due to the style, it still was informative, and I found myself learning new concepts. I appreciated the amount of reference support provided for each chapter, both religious as well as secular. It is an excellent reference for anyone interested in learning more about Bible prophecy and the end times.

[Brandy · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one was a slow. I guess alot of it had to do with the fact that I have read so many of these books that alot of it was just a repeat to me.