I read it several years ago (1998 maybe). \n\nIt was about a Jewish family’s struggles and experiences during and after the rapture and rise of the antichrist. If I remember correctly the daughter in the book dated a guy (who was a mechanic maybe???)Whose father was a Baptist preacher/ evangelist and the son in the book was very good fiends with a Buddhist girl. This is about all I remember about the book. I do think that the story line involved the Jewish family converting to Christianity. \n\nIt was not part of the Left Behind series. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Do you know the name of this book and/or author? \n\nThanks and all thoughts are welcome!
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The name of the book is The Third Millennium by Paul D. Meier.  It tells the story of Michael's, the arch angel, assignment to protect that Jewish family.  The daughter dies in childbirth.  Her husband was a used car salesman.  His father was a Baptist minister who figured out where they needed to go for protection.  The son in the family loved a blind Chinese girl but they never married.  They did not move to Petra either.  They stayed in the U.S.  \n\nIt is an excellent book.  I have read it several times.  My cover is worn off and the pages are yellow and dog eared.
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Read the book of Revelations with a concordance. There's mentions of "the dragon of the East". And there's referrences of Assyrian armies attacking Israel. All in all, it's not a pretty picture for the future of our world.
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It's an interesting book of fiction, but it is factually absurd. There is plenty of real evidence of the biblical account of Jesus' life. I suggest also reading the book, "Case for Christ" by Lee Strobel. It is very enlightening!
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Here is some facts for you.  Although the book by Dan Brown was fiction there was alot of research behind the events they describe in the bible.  As for the marriage although the bible does not come out and say Jesus married anyone the fact remains the he was a Rabi. To be a Rabi you needed to be married. If he was not married it would have been very odd in that time and alot of people would have wrote about it.  Lets also not forget that the bible is a collection of books that man wrote.  The fact is that there were thousands of people that followed Jesus around and the Roman ruler constantine only chose the books that made Jesus appear to be the son of "God".  He had a bunch of other writings burned if they showed Jesus to be more man like.  Also Mary would have not been allowed to follow Jesus around unless she was family with someone that did follow Jesus.  It still is a strict policy today in the middle east.  To top that off the bible says right out, I think it was Matthew that says it....he asks the other people "Why does Jesus love her (Mary) more than us.  It also states that Jesus kisses Mary unlike any other.  Try this book on for size its not fiction it is historical research.....called "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" very interesting read and it talks about the possible bloodline of Jesus.
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I just checked out the Gospel of Judas the other day @ the local B&N. Wow. It felt like a part of history jumping into my hands.\n\nKnowing what Judas was to become; reading what depictions he'd written of Jesus; the pieces of text felt so raw with emotion. They felt so real. Knowing the ending of the story of course, did make some of the pre-betrayal friendliness tough to swallow.\n\nThis brought me to the realization that these newer books need to be included, don't they? I haven't asked my priest at church, but a newer version has to be in the works.\n\nForget about red tape, just order the entries and publish the thing.\n\nWith the Da Vinci Code getting more publicity than the Dead Sea Scrolls, now'd be a pretty good time to release a newer, fuller edition of The Bible.\n\nThanks for answering my last question,\n\n-Justin
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basically a professor follows various clues and comes to the conclusion that jesus and mary mgdalene had a child, and that his blood-line continues to this day.  this blood-line is the true "holy grail" - nothing to do with a cup that held his blood when he was on the cross.  The book implies that the catholic church has known this all along, and has kept it a secret - even making jesus out to be the son of god rather than mere mortal\n\nthere!
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It is a movie based on the book The Davinci Code by author Dan Brown. It is a tale of murder and mystery surrounding the search for the Holy Grail, commonly thought of as the cup Jesus used in The Last Supper. If you don't want to know the plot, stop reading now.\n\nDan Brown introduces theories of Jesus having a bloodline AFTER him (not just before him through his mother)through Mary Magdeline. Dan Brown also hints at Mary Magdaline being one of his original 12 disciples-- the one Jesus refers to as "the Beloved Disciple" or the disciple that Jesus loved.\n\nDavinci and other artists of the time were thought to be in secret societies and used their art/paintings to hide clues to lead to the location of the "real" Holy Grail. There are depictions of religious ceremonies that have sex involved. It is an entertaining book--nothing more, and I am sure the movie will draw much controversy. My suggestion is that for the truth about Christ, read THIS bestseller:\n\n"The Bible"
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Hello, my friend. This book--"Mere Christianity"--and especially this bit about Christ's being either a lunatic or else the Son of God, was instrumental in my opening up to Jesus, simply on account of the fact that I had, for years, "respected" Jesus of Nazareth as a great teacher, ever ignoring the (what I then thought to be) creepier things he was quoted as saying in the Gospels (such as "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Light")...and Lewis, with this very simple and basic observation, blew my cozy little respect for Jesus of Nazareth out of the water.\n\nWhich did something to a door. Meaning, I then had to face the very choice that Lewis proposed in this book. In other words, I was either going to have to open the door all the way (and believe Christ was who he said he is) or else close it (and believe Jesus of Nazareth to be deranged and blasphemous).\n\nUltimately, I would say that I chose to believe that Christ is God's Son, but truly God gave me the knowledge that Christ is his Son (John 6:44)...and perhaps he gave me the gift of faith for the sole reason that I was seeking it.
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The Book of Revelations is the most difficult Bible book to understand.  I have ALL 12 volumns of this series on a very special place on my library shelf... and since I have read this fictional work... I am able to read the Book of Revelations and understand it much easier... I think it should be on everyone's list of reading material, especially in this time of world events... \n\nI like it all... and I even have other books these two authors have written in their studies...added to my library.  I keep my eye on the world events.. don't you???
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the popularity of this book was from a women who was taken hostage and she read the book to him and he repented (turned away ) from his sin and became a Christian.  just some interesting trivia.\n\ni listened to it on tape.  it was ok but not that interesting to me since i had already come to the conclusions that were in the book and already had a purpose.  what i didn't like about the book is that it sort of was along the lines of this new Christian ideology of God wants us to be happy so he is here for us mentality.  also i don't think that God has one path that we are suppose to follow.  i'm sure many paths that we choose in life would be pleasing to God.  like when it comes to what jobs you should have or what hobbies.  provided you are following him i don't think that those things matter.\n\nmy purpose is: to do the most good for the most amount of people that i can.  so i like to volunteer and even help people with their questions on this site.
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The book is fictional so doesnt spread any false rumours about Christianity. Its a fictional story (albeit quite convincingly written)\n\nIf it was a non fiction book though it could cause quite a panic amongst the Christian community.\n\nI feel that the Chistian community are causing their own problems by feeling the need to slate what is, at the end of the day, a fictional story.  Their own insecurities are challenging their faith. Not Dan Browns work
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I read it and found the writing style difficult to get through. I was also outraged by the double standard.  Even if she had named her lover, she would still have had a harsher punishment than the man. I thought it was an interesting insight into the way people thought and believed in that time, and a warning for modern times not to think in such a backward way.\n\nI thought it was spooky the way her lover ended up with a Scarlet Letter embedded in his flesh, hidden away under his clothes. Was it his own guilt that caused it to appear? Was it some trick or poison the doctor gave him? Was it God's punishment?  The book doesn't make that clear, making the reader decide for him- or herself.
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I read it a long time ago.  The book says Urantia was the ancient name for Earth. Five "epochal events in the history of mankind" have taken place. The fourth one was the life of Jesus Christ, and the fifth "epochal revelation" is the Urantia Book. The book doesn't present a complete religion. It does not have a clergy or a creed or a code of behavior.
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there is this book it is really good it is called "the cage" by Ruth Minsky Sender a summary about it is:\n\nWow! what a compelling story to read and think about. The Cage was a great book I could not put it down! By the time two days had passed I had finished the book. \nIt is an amazing account of a young girl's life who endurs all of the hardships of the Holocaust and the torture of the ghettos and concrentation camps. I would reccomend this book to teens and older, because there are many graphic parts, overall a joy to read!!!!!!
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The first time I read Isaiah 58, I cried.  And I'm misty reading it again just now.\n\nThis terribly sad Chapter is one of many oracles Isaiah was told to give the Jewish people.  The gist of the entire Chapter is this:  don't say with your mouth you love God, but prove with your actions you don't.  The people said they loved God and they even enjoyed seeking Him in prayer and fasting.  However, when they fasted, they did so for the wrong reasons and they indulged in physical pleasures and iniquity, such as refusing to pay their laborers.  God sees right through this hypocrisy and insists that Isaiah yell his condemnatory message from the rooftops.  The people hated him for it, just as they hated Jeremiah and the rest of the prophets.  And, of course, Jesus.\n\nYes, the world will be angered when you announce its iniquities as if you are blowing a trumpet.  Some, however, will be moved to repentance.  That's what encourages me.\n\nPeace and love in Jesus.
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No I haven't-wanna give me a summary??  Sounds interesting.  Is it based on the new Dead Sea Scrolls they found??
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I havent  read that book since like the 5th grade. I think its about a boy who gets lost on an island with a blind man. blah blah blah skip to the  end; the blind guy sacrifices his life for the kid.