John sutherland on armageddon fiction books the guardian. Anthony harkins, patricia minter, lawrence snyder department of history western kentucky university. Full text of the late great planet earth by hal lindsey see other formats. Long before the left behind books crowded the new york times bestseller list, hal lindsey and c. Mar 18, 20 from wikipedia,the late, great planet earth is the title of a bestselling 1970 book coauthored by hal lindsey and carole c. Since then hosts of books and magazine articles have been written declaring that this is the harbinger of the second coming of christ. An analysis of hal lindseys late great planet earth. Prior to this momentous event that heralds an evolutionary transformation in the life. The late great planet earth made the apocalypse a popular. By reading the bible as a book that foretold events. The fool was unable to attend his lecture at a local church and thought from the little bit he read in advance about his appearance, that responsible people would probably not be goinglet alone being taken in by lindseys mischievous gospel. The late great planet earth lindsey, hal, carlson, carole c. Review of the late great planet earth by hal lindsey.
Pdf hal lindseys the late, great planet earth and the rise of. Hal lindsey tapped into a huge audience, eager to learn about the end of the world, with the publication of the late great planet earth in 1970. The late great planet earth by hal lindsey, paperback. Written at the height of the cold war it captured the interest of millions relating bible prophecy to developments and world powers on the scene at this time. Moving from ancient times to the looming apocalypse, the story. Earth, 114 million years ago, one morning just after sunrise. The late great planet earth audiobook listen instantly.
Sep 01, 2002 this is not to deny that the book of revelation includes material about the end of time. Earths orbit is not a perfect circle, rather it is oval shaped. Hosted by orson wells i own no rights and make no profits from this programe. The late great planet earth by hal lindsey armageddon books. Semantic scholar extracted view of hal lindseys the late, great planet earth and the rise of popular premillennialism in the 1970s by cortney s. Hal lindseys the late, great planet earth and the rise of popular premillennialism in the 1970s cortney s. Hal lindseys the late, great planet earth and the rise of. The late, great planet earth is a bestselling 1970 book by hal lindsey with carole c. Hal lindsey is a spokesman for a movement with a tremen dous impact on the christian public. The final daze of the late great planet earth kiss my left behind. Full text of the late great planet earth by hal lindsey. The late great planet earth you know, i used to come to the beach to get away from things. The late great planet earth was an incredibly successful crossover bookone of the first texts to bridge the divide between religious and secular audiences after lindseys book sold a half million copies, bantam picked up the rights and released a massmarket ed.
Since that time no less than twentyseven editions have followed bearing evidence of immense circulation and interest. The book was first featured on a prime time television special featuring hal lindsey in 1974 to 1975 with an audience of 17,000,000 and produced by alan hauge of gmt productions. He cited a host of world events nuclear war, the communist threat and the restoration of israel as reasons the end times were upon mankind. The new york times called it the number one bestseller of the decade.
Yet, if the earth were closer to the sun, the water would have vaporized. Dec 30, 2010 the antichrist is alive and well today, bon airs youth minister mike honaker stated assuredly, waving a book called the late great planet earth above his head. In the late 1960s, lindsey began gathering his lecture notes into a book that would make his name a household word around the world. Jan 01, 1970 the impact of the late great planet earth cannot be overstated. Antichrist, armageddon, 666, tribulation, rapture, millennium, israel, second coming, mark of the beast.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Lindsey is perhaps best known for his book the late, great planet earth, that attempts to demonstrate that the bible predicted the then current state of the world and thus serves as the blueprint for all kinds of fantastic predictions for the future. The late, great planet earth 1978 this film depicts the end of the world through literal interpretations of biblical prophecies. The book was adapted in 1979 into a movie narrated by orson welles and released by pacific international enterprises. Certain signs foretold in the bible herald mans doomsday, and world developments have already fulfilled many of the conditions set forth by seers in both the old and new testaments. An analysis of hal lindseys the late great planet earth one of the most popular books of the 1970s was the late great planet earth by hal lindsey. The late, great planet earth is the title of a bestselling 1970 book coauthored by hal lindsey and carole c. It quickly became one of the bestselling nonfiction books of the 1970s, and was translated into more than 50 languages with sales of over 35 million copies. Carlsons the late great planet earth introduced millions of. The book was published by zondervan and bantam books. This blockbuster offered christians and nonchristians of the 1970s a wakeup call to events to come, and some already unfolding, that herald the return of jesus christ. Editions of the late great planet earth by hal lindsey. With over 15 million copies sold, the late great planet earth is a penetrating look at incredible prophecies that predict mans destiny and the fate of the world. Heffren in the introductory page of my copy of hal lindsays book called the late great planet earth, is the information that the first edition was printed in may 1970.
The late great planet earth was a book that became a bestseller in 1970. Jun 12, 2003 endtimes theory was formulated for a popular audience in hal lindsey and cc carlsons book the late great planet earth 1970, which linked the cold war, imminent nuclear annihilation, middle east. For christians and nonchristians of the 1970s, hal lindseys blockbuster served as a wakeup call on events soon to come and events already unfolding. For christians and nonchristians of the 1970s, hal lindseys blockbuster served as a wakeup call on events soon to come and events already unfolding all leading up to the greatest event of all. It just does not do so as depicted in books like the late great planet earth and the left behind series. The impact of the late great planet earth cannot be overstated. Lindsey and carlson followed that success with satan is alive and well on planet earth 1972, which explores the bibles teachings about the devil. Even more frightening is that the book was published in the late seventies and has proved accurate before and since that time. Reading the late great planet earth convinced me that.
Hal lindseys the great planet earth bestselling book, was turned into a sobering and frightening motion picture. It was a paperback written by hal lindsey and it claimed that christs magnificent return would occur within the 80s. The late great planet earth 1979 cosmolearning religious. For christians and nonchristians of the 1970s, hal lindseys blockbuster served as a wakeup call on events soon to come and events already unfoldingall leading up to the greatest event of all. Hal lindseys the late, great planet earth topscholar.
The late great planet earth by hal lindsey goodreads. Orson welles, hal lindsey, dana kaproff the late great. While he never came out and pointed to a specific year, he did claim to know that these events would occur during this time. Hal lindsey the late great planet earth 1979 youtube. May 20, 2011 his late great planet earth, which was the bestselling nonfiction book of the 1970s, predicted that the world would end sometime before dec. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The first flower ever to appear on the planet opens up to receive the rays of the sun. This blockbuster offered both christians and nonchristians of the 1970s a wakeup call to events to come, and some already unfolding, that herald the return of jesus christ. May 10, 2012 hosted by orson wells i own no rights and make no profits from this programe. Honaker was a ruddy, troll of a man, approaching forty, who maintained a bushy beard to conceal a protruding bottom lip packed tight with skoal bandits.
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