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Friday, March 14, 2008

 

New book LEFT BEHIND Answered Verse by Verse pits Luther and Calvin against Tim LaHaye

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WAREHAM, MA -- “Left Behind denies what Bible-readers have believed for centuries," says David A. Reed, author of LEFT BEHIND Answered Verse by Verse. "I'm just giving the preachers of the Reformation an opportunity to reply."

Reed's new book features Martin Luther and John Calvin on the cover, along with illustrious preachers Jonathan Edwards, William Tyndale, John Wesley, John Wycliffe and Charles Haddon Spurgeon - all pointing fingers of condemnation at Tim LaHaye's blockbuster novel Left Behind. "The founders of the Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian and Congregationalist traditions all testify against the teachings of LaHaye's novels," Reed explained.

A 'second chance' for unbelievers and half-hearted churchgoers at Christ's return - that's the main sticking point in Left Behind that Reed attacks. "Such a 'second chance' is found neither in the Bible, nor in the historical teachings of the church," he said. "Jesus' parable of the wise and foolish virgins shows those not ready at Christ's return face judgment, not a second chance."

Reed has authored more than a dozen controversial books, including two others in the verse-by-verse style that has become his signature: Mormons Answered Verse by Verse and the popular Jehovah's Witnesses Answered Verse by Verse (Baker Book House). He served for a decade as a contributing editor of Dr. Walter Martin's Christian Research Journal, and has been interviewed countless times on radio and television, besides speaking to church groups from Japan to England.

"Tim LaHaye claims his novels are not just fiction, but rather a portrayal of things that will really happen some day," according to Reed. "And his fans view it that way, too, almost as if Left Behind were an extension of the Gospel." LEFT BEHIND Answered Verse by Verse examines the Bible passages LaHaye quotes, and pits LaHaye's interpretations against the commentaries of Luther, Calvin and other more traditional teachers. "The Left Behind novels have taught millions of readers to believe in a coming seven-year Tribulation ruled over by an Antichrist, but the great teachers from Wycliffe in the 1300's to Spurgeon in the 1800's saw no such thing in the Bible," Reed declared. "They saw the Tribulation as a past event, while looking forward to Christ's return to judge the world."

david_a_reed@usa.com
David A. Reed
P.O. Box 46
Wareham, MA 02571
http://www.leftbehindanswered.com/

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