“Left Behind”

 

 

“Left Behind” is a series of novels

Co-authored by Tim Lahaye,

It tells about events that will take place

Possibly in our day.

 

It is a futurist view of eschatology

Dealing with the End Times,

And of all the eschatological views

It is the most prominent kind.

 

The series tells of Jesus’ return

In a series of fictional novels

And all the events that will occur

Affecting the world’s peoples.

 

 

The other author is Jerry Jenkins,

And was first published in 1995

Hence, this being its 25^th anniversary

Shows how the series has thrived.

 

It has sold millions upon millions

And is still taking the world by storm,

And though it is a fictional series

Its authors still caution: be warned!

 

The rapture can occur at anytime

Nothing is left to be fulfilled,

However, given this is its 25th anniversary

It is surprising we are here still.

 

 

It tells of a seven-year period

The Bible calls The Tribulation,

Of a time when the world will experience

Untold perils and destruction.

 

The Church will have been raptured

And will be in heaven at this time,

And all these plagues and judgments

Will be visited on those left behind.

 

The way the series was structured

Implies it should have happened by now

But two and half decades afterwards

The world is the same somehow.

 

The title, however, may still be apt

Based on what preterists believe,

The futurists’ position should be left behind

Since it’s clear they’ve been deceived.

 

 

AD 70 is regarded as the worst time

The Jews have ever had to face,

They were forced to flee the Holy City

Or be wiped out without trace.

 

The troupes of the Roman Empire

Surrounded them on all sides,

Their emperor, Nero Caesar, was intent

On destroying the Jews, he despised.

 

Jesus had earlier advised them

They should flee to the Judean hills,

Once they had seen these events unfolding

This would be their bitter pill.

 

The temple would be utterly destroyed

And the city would be left desolate

And the very thought of what would occur

Was more that the disciples could take.

 

So, “Left Behind” is way behind

And should really be left behind

And all those who swallow its eschatology

Have also been left behind.

 

 

Jesus will return, that is true

But no one knows when that will be,

It could be in another year, a hundred or more

But every born-again will see.

 

One’s eschatological position

Should not be a deterrent to salvation

As long as sometime during his lifetime,

He makes this vital decision.

 

Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ

And the Bible says you will be saved,

The Holy Spirit will transform your heart

And change the way you behave.

 

  

Confess your sins this moment

And acknowledge Christ as your Saviour

And you will never be left behind

For in Christ you will be highly favoured.

 

Stewart Russell © November 21, 2020