Armageddon: The Cosmic Battle Of The Ages (2003) - Plot & Excerpts
"He was unarmed, falling, and mortally wounded. And the enemy was coming." These were the thoughts of Buck Williams, shortly after the Global Community Unity Army launched their first assault on Jerusalem. As the Tribulation is nearing its conclusion, Nicolae Carpathia has began the biggest military operation in the history of mankind, all as a last ditch effort to wipe the believers of God off the face of the Earth. All of the remaining Tribulation Force members, now numbering in the hundreds, are in Petra, the temporary home of the Jewish Remnant, preparing to defend against the Antichrist's assault and the Glorious Appearing of Christ. Lahaye and Jenkins' Armageddon is a very interesting climax to the Left Behind series, and, in my opinion, was one of the best so far. Maybe that's because I like the action parts in books the best but maybe not.Like the rest of the books in the Left Behind series, the setting is one of the best parts of the book. The authors portray the end of the world with such great detail that you can very easily see the Israeli desert with the Antichrist's army waiting to begin their assault. The Bible says that the army will be as numbered as the sands of the world, and the author does a great job of letting you know just how big this army actually is. Reading a good book should be like watching a movie and that's how I felt through out my reading of Armageddon. A theme from this book that is very easy to discern is that everyone should be saved. The judgements from God and the frustration of being part of the largest army in history, but still losing to a few million people are just the beginning of the troubles the supporters of Antichrist have to deal with. And then there's the whole business about burning in hell for eternity, so it's not a good situation any way you look at it. I'm glad I'm saved.The most obvious connection that you can make from this book, in fact the whole series, is its connection to the Bible. I know this is a big duh, but some people may not realize that. The story in the Bible is basically the same story that is in this book, just with out the characters and everything being explained in great detail. The Bible liked metaphors and similes, so this is a little easier to understand.All in all, like the last book I reviewed from the Left Behind series, I thoroughly recommend this to anyone who wants a good read. People are sometimes turned off by religious books, but this is a good book whether you know the Good Book or not. See what I did there? Clever, huh?395 pages
The book I decided to do my review on the book “Armageddon” in the Left Behind series. The beginning be the people that were left behind were going to pick up a contact in the enemy’s city. The people were on gods side which was good and had good reasons to be to the enemy is the anti-Christ. The people have been able to procure a city for themselves in Petra. The city was full with a couple thousand people waiting for the glories appearing. The main characters have been trying to put together a group of people that has now spread all over the earth. The group was called the tribulation force and provided safe houses for their Christian and Jewish comrades all over the world. The organization was facing the “all mighty “anti-Christ which had a lot of “power” because of his ability to persuade people to come to his side but even though he had humans god was on the side of the tribulation force. There were many super natural things that happened during the tribulation, which was what that time period was to be called, one example was that an army of over one million came up against Petra and all but a few perished. The Petra residents were also blessed with manna and water when every ware else there was famine. {Even the people that were of god were able to get water} so in all I think that this is a very good book and will be very enlightening to you. (but read the first few firs)
What do You think about Armageddon: The Cosmic Battle Of The Ages (2003)?
The penultimate book in Left Behind takes us to the brink of the end of the world. In "Armageddon", 2 more bowl judgements come to pass & the Antichrist not only reveals himself for who he is but also his plans for the return of Christ. The Tribulation Force also loses one of their own as their safe house is exposed & they continue on with their plans for the final battle. LaHaye does a very good job of bringing the reality of the very end times into focus & gets us the reader more involved in things than in a while. It also helps that the actual battle itself isn't resolved & just begun in the chapter as well as all of Earth prepares for the return of Christ & the ushering in of the 1000 year period of peace. Another excellent entry into this series that is just 1 book away from the ending.
—Paul Lunger
With New Babylon now shrouded in total darkness only believers can see leaving unbelievers with blinded eyes. A member of the tribulation force is taken into custody and the future of the other members seems questionable. Tsion and Buck journey to Jerusalem as the Jewish people prepare for the greatest battle the world has ever faced. Chang and Naomi have become closer. The world is coming to a climactic conclusion as the antichrist steps up his massive destruction.With love found and great loss this is one of the most tense and nonstop yet in the series yet also one of the saddest. More deaths have unfolded leaving the tribulation force with less members to fight Carpathia and his followers.This is my favorite in the series to date and I look forward with mixed feelings to the last book. I have really gotten attached to these characters and although I cannot wait to see what happens in the final book I really do not want it to end. Excellent character development and realistic scene as well as dialogue makes this one one that I will reread in the near future. Just cannot seem to get enough of this series and find that it is so relevant to today's world and current events.
—Kate
I am almost done with this series. There are places when the story dragged a bit but overall, I found myself looking forward to the next book. I enjoyed the characters.I was surprised at how certain passages brought emotions to the surface. I am a Christian with Jewish ancestors so this hit me in all sorts of places.I know some found the series too long, too over the top, too simple or just not factual. I think we will all take away something different from the Left Behind books. Whatever you believe, it's worth reading for the historical references alone.As I always say, one book leads me to another and in this case I have found myself reading books on theology...again.
—Lisa
