Apollyon: The Destroyer is Unleashed

Apollyon (Left Behind #5) / written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins -- Wheaton, IL : Tyndale House Publishers, c1998. (403 pages) -- RANGE 9 -- ADULT BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS

SUMMARY: The Tribulation calendar moves closer to the halfway point and the fourth Trumpet Judgment strikes the solar system and cripples the earth. and then the fifth Trumpet Judgment brings the plague of scorpionlike locusts led by Apollyon, chief demon of the abyss. The judgements are getting worse and worse and the Tribulation Force members are in exile as fugitives of the Global Community. Tens of thousands of the 144,000 witness meet at Teddy Kollek Stadium to hear the teachings of Tsion Ben-Judah who returns to Jerusalem for this historical event.

REVIEW: They just keep getting better and better. The plague of locusts is a powerful scene and the horror of the creatures is very vivid in the description as the story unfolds. The Tribulation Force finds new members and will loose a few while we wonder about the future of the others.

Just keep reading and then grab the next one and keep reading some more. I read them so fast that the details for each title are blurred in my mind -- just keep reading. ( )

The Tribulation Force is gathering in Jerusalem, where thousands of the faithful are receiving crucial teachings from their leader. They must be prepared for the fourth Trumpet Judgement prophesied in Revelations. Soon, even the sun will be affected, and a plague of anguish will be released on earth.
As the Tribulation Force continues its dramatic struggle against evil, Apollyon offers stunning apocalyptic visions. ( )

I read what I did of this series because it was one of the few books my then-husband would read, and I wanted to be able to discuss books with him. I won't be reading more of these books, or re-reading any of the ones I already read, and reading them didn't help give me and my ex-husband anything interesting to talk about anyway since he didn't want to hear the ways in which my opinion on the series varied from his. ( )

This thrill-ride was a glimpse into the very near and frightening future, as the New World Order sets the stage for today’s preppers and survivalists. How will life fare for those of us who will not take on the mark of the beast? It was fun to read of technological advances that seemed astonishing when the book was written, yet have become part of our daily lives in this millennium...SMILE!!! ( )

By this point in the series, it seems the authors abandoned any way of making the Bible (or their interpretation) seem plausible, and went full fundamentalist. Everything is literal. Nothing is symbolic. ( )