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Lord of the eschaton
Jeff Cunningham: The glory of Middle Earth and the folly of Left Behind

With the popularity of the Left Behind series making headlines even at the New York Times, it would seem that LaHaye’s version of eschatology is the only viable one for serious Christians. For those of us not impressed with the literature itself or LaHaye’s theological presuppositions, it seems all we have is a theological argument which, for most readers of Left Behind, will seem droll and unimportant. After all, Left Behind has sold something like 10 billion copies; it must be correct. I expect that if sales ever drop off (how long can a book series continue with only a 7 year time period to deal with?), they will start marketing the book with Happy Meals, adding to the digestion problems inherent with such food. Either that or we’ll all be raptured out of here, and LaHaye’s bank account will be duly appropriated by the agents of the Antichrist in order to fund the coming tribulation. But I digress....