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Original Title: | The Mark |
ISBN: | 0842332286 (ISBN13: 9780842332286) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Left Behind #8 |
Literary Awards: | Christy Award Nominee for Futuristic (2001) |
Tim LaHaye
Paperback | Pages: 381 pages Rating: 4.03 | 25571 Users | 396 Reviews
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The Mark is the eighth installment in the Left Behind Series. I started this series about a year ago and haven’t regretted it at all. While this is my first endevour with Christian fiction, it is not my first with dystopian. Not being a religious person myself, I was worried coming into it that I would struggle with the context of the story. Luckily, that has not been the case. I find the story to be compelling, interesting and very exciting. They have all been quick reads as well, which is nice.Nicolae Carpathia has been resurrected and granted powers by Satan himself. That’s right, people. This is not a drill. The title “antichrist” is official. Due to his belief that he is now God, Carpathia mandates that statues be constructed in his image and that the masses worship those images at least 3 times a day. And he also introduces the Mark of Loyalty which has been prophesied already in the bible.
What is the Mark of Loyalty? It’s the Mark of the Beast. One needs to have it in order to trade or buy goods. And if one does not have said mark, they are given the choice of taking the Mark or losing their heads to the “Loyalty Enforcement Facilitator” which is a fancy way of saying guillotine. Obviously the days of accepting other faiths are gone. Our Tribulation Force is forced to go underground if they hope to stay alive to see the Glorious Appearing.
We run into some old friends that we thought were dead or serving the antichrist. We find new believers and lose some friends to the cause along the way. The story just continues to roll on and every time you think there’s no way it could get more exciting, it somehow does. Our main core of believers get into these crazy situations but manage to find a way out. Knowing that not all of our faithful believers won’t make it until the end leaves you on the edge of your seat every single time.
I think the writers do a great job creating a very believable scenario around the biblical prophesies. The characters get a little more depth each time you encounter them. The shifting perspectives make for a suspsensful reading experience and keeps those pages turning!
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Title | : | The Mark (Left Behind #8) |
Author | : | Tim LaHaye |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 381 pages |
Published | : | July 2nd 2001 by Tyndale House Publishers (first published November 14th 2000) |
Categories | : | Christian Fiction. Christian. Fiction. Religion. Fantasy. Thriller. Christianity |
Rating Appertaining To Books The Mark (Left Behind #8)
Ratings: 4.03 From 25571 Users | 396 ReviewsPiece Appertaining To Books The Mark (Left Behind #8)
I know I keep saying it, but I do find the books getting better and better. I've read reviews in previous books that say it is pushing religion on them, but it's only in line with the story line. It is a Christian series based on the Bible, a religious book, and it is taking place AFTER the Rapture, when it is a most important time to have someone believe in God as quickly as possible and not die a non-believer. The closer we get to the end of the series, the more you can feel the determination"The Mark," the 8th book in the Left Behind series, is definitely the best one so far, in my opinion. This book just seemed extremely well put together. For starters, the suspense definitely picked up, where I felt it was lacking in some of the other books. I read "The Mark" in a few sittings over the course of two days, and even when I wasn't reading it, I was mulling it over and wondering what would come next. The dialogue between the characters was also much more believable than in some of
Again, I am wishing this was one big ginormous book I could read as I wanted to, rather than 16 smaller books but there is nothing I can do about that. This book at least had a little surprise and suspense thrown in that wasn't in the other books that came before...we lose some and we gain some when it comes to followers in this book as well. There are three and a half years left as of right now...and 8 more books I think. When I can actually get into the books, I do enjoy them and it lets me
So the antichrist is in control and all have to worship him and his statue, and take his mark. But taking the mark is the final choice and once you have taken the mark you have sold your soul forever. If you don't take the mark not only can you not buy and sell (kind of amazing that the Bible foretold all those centuries ago that there would be the technology - i.e. computer chips and scanners - that could actually make this happen) but you will have your head chopped off. (if they catch you).
4.5/5 I really liked this one! The plot was generally fast and I am so happy about the new believer! Looking forward to the next!
I only read these because my boss left them in the break room at the gym and reading them was preferable to being hit on by the guy whose life goal it was to do so many steroids that he had to go through doorways sideways.
I beginning to enjoy these books less and less with each I read and begin to feel as if the authors are really novices who don't know how to write well. The things that bother me and that outside of the names, it is difficult to tell the characters apart because they all start to sound the same and talk the same. The characters are given descriptions presenting them with different backgrounds and personalities, but their dialogue is interchangable. This goes for the majority of tribulation force
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