Jan 01, 1970 hal lindsays the late great planet earth kicked off what has become an incredibly influential spiritual and political phenomenon in american life namely, the belief that we are living in the end times. 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 new york times called it the number one bestseller of the decade. It is hosted by popular bible prophecy teacher hal lindsey, author of the late great planet earth. Several nonchristians that i lent the book to in college ended up accepting jesus because of the urgency of the message.
Besides that, i disagree with many of his single points of interpretations which. The late, great planet earth is a bestselling 1970 book by hal lindsey with carole c. I have strong misgivings about the basic attitude toward the future which his book the late great planet earth contains and fosters. 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. For christians and nonchristians of the 1970s, hal lindseys blockbuster served as a wakeup call on events soon to. For christians and nonchristians of the 1970s, hal lindsey s blockbuster served as a wakeup call on events soon to come and events already unfolding all leading up to the greatest event of all. The late great planet earth by hal lindsey, paperback. The end times is a period of amoral turmoil that precedes the rise of the antichrist and that culminates with the return of jesus christ. The late great planet earthoriginally published in 1970, hal lindseys the late great planet earth offered readers a guide to finding the future in the text of the bible. January 20, 2018 hilman rojak leave a comment on the late great pla earth predictions. The late great planet earth is one of the most popular and one of the most misleading books on end time prophecy. After lindseys book sold a half million copies, bantam picked up the rights and released a massmarket edition. 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. Despite some dated content, 28 million copies had sold by 1990.
Nor does he take any doctrinal position which would cause me to break off fellowship with him as a brother in christ. 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. The hal lindsey report is a weekly halfhour news and commentary series. Review of the late great planet earth by hal lindsey. 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. And according to orson welles, who narrates most of the late great planet earth, armageddon may just possibly be right around the corner. With orson welles, hal lindsey, babetta, emile benoit. May 24, 2011 before harold camping, there were chuck smith and hal lindsey. In the late great planet earth, lindsey wrote that the biblical prophets identified certain nations that would ally with other countries to form four major spheres of political power during the same era that israel would be reestablished as a nation. Includes bibliographical references accessrestricteditem true addeddate 20091214 14. Before harold camping, there were hal lindsey and chuck.
Specifically, lindsey offers order to the chaotic close of the twentieth century by arguing that many of the predictions of the. The late great planet earth was written in 1970 and purports to describe the world situation since 14 may 1948 when david bengurion read the declaration of independence announcing the establishment of a jewish nation to be known as the state of israel. Since the late great planet earth was published in 1970 by hal lindsey, a whole generation of tens of millions of believers and unbelievers worldwide have been blinded to critical bible topics by his numerous huge errors. The late, great planet earth 1978 this film depicts the end of the world through literal interpretations of biblical prophecies. The late great planet earth is one of the earliest of these anecdotal, halfbaked suppositions based on misread documents. The film is a pseudodocumentary that purports to portray the events which lead to the rapture, as described in the book of revelations, according to the deluded minds of evangelical christian kooks,hal lindsey and cc carlson who wrote a book of the same name. Hal lindseys the late, great planet earth and the rise of popular premillennialism in the 1970s a thesis presented to the faculty of the department of history western kentucky university. The late great planet earth by mos generator, released 10 january 2005 1. Endtimes theory was formulated for a popular audience in hal lindsey and cc carlsons book the late great planet earth 1970, which linked the. Late great planet earth and other prophecy books top. It begins by assuming that jesus prophesied about the last days of this world when he spoke at length in response to the disciples questions in matthew 24.
Close to 100,000,000 copies of the two and their spinoffs have been sold. The film the late great planet earth was narrated by orson welles and released in theaters on october 29, 1976. Instead, they offer alternative versions or they try to discredit gods word. To fuel this public interest and acceptance of the unknown, a new genre sprang up in film and television.
It quickly became one of the bestselling nonfiction books of the 1970s, and was translated into more than 50. The late great planet earth made it appear that the world was completely under gods control, and history was unfolding exactly as god intended. 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. Jan 20, 2018 accuweather s 2019 us summer forecast scientists forecasted late may tornado outbreak ly four the top ten scientific discoveries of decade science predicting the unpredictable tumultuous science of scientists forecasted late may tornado outbreak ly four global climate change explorer looking ahead to the futureartificial intelligence a changer for climate changewhat is global warming facts. The late great planet earth made the apocalypse a popular. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. An accessible, engaging introduction to the coming. This informative program covers current events and national and international issues from a biblical and prophecybased perspective. Fundamentalist hal lindsey, famed for the megaselling the late great planet earth, wrote in 1973 that the book of revelation holds the key to the mystery of the end of the world, a mystery that has for eighteen centuries.
Sep 01, 2002 fundamentalist hal lindsey, famed for the megaselling the late great planet earth, wrote in 1973 that the book of revelation holds the key to the mystery of the end of the world, a mystery that has for eighteen centuries. Since that time no less than twentyseven editions have followed bearing evidence of immense circulation and interest. 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. Even more frightening is that the book was published in the late seventies and has proved accurate before and since that time. For christians and nonchristians of the 1970s, hal lindseys blockbuster served as a wakeup call on events soon to come and events already unfolding. Before harold camping, there were chuck smith and hal lindsey. Moving from ancient times to the looming apocalypse, the story. With 15 million copies in print, this bestseller obviously struck a nerve in the modern world. The late great planet earth is one of the earliest of these anecdotal, halfbaked suppositions based on misread documents, bad science, and wishful thinking to justify its bizzare claims. Misgivings about hal lindsays planet earth desiring god. 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. Nevertheless, i have strong misgivings about the basic attitude toward the future which his book the late great planet earth contains and fosters.
The late great planet earth is narrated by the late great orson welles. It was originally ghostwritten by carlson,2 whom later printings credited as co author. About us the hal lindsey report is a weekly halfhour news and commentary series. Events that are prophesied in the bible are illustrated to show. Hal lindseys the late, great planet earth and the rise of.
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. He cited a host of world events nuclear war, the communist threat and the restoration of israel as reasons the end. Lindsey and carlson went on to write several sequels. The late great planet earth lindsey, hal, carlson, carole c. Besides that, i disagree with many of his single points of interpretations which falsely construe the new testament texts. Hosted by orson wells i own no rights and make no profits from this programe. By reading the bible as a book that foretold events. The late great planet earth was an incredibly successful crossover bookone of the first texts to bridge the divide between religious and secular audiences. Before harold camping, there were hal lindsey and chuck smith. False prophecy teachers today have blinded millions. 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. Toward the end of his life, orson welles hosted a number of pseudoscience documentaries, and even had his own tv show about the mysteries that surround us think, a low rent version of in search of.
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. John sutherland on armageddon fiction books the guardian. Hal lindseys the late, great planet earth and the rise of popular premillennialism in the 1970s cortney s. Featuring orson welles based on the book by hal lindsey with c. 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. Rain cloud puting researchers work to improve how we remote sensing full text potato yield prediction earth is not in the midst of a sixth m extinction geostationary operational environmental satellites r pla earth blue ii 8 ways producers filmed. The late great again planet earth unexamined premises. 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. To this end, the tremendous promotion of the devils version of the end times in such popular works as late, great planet earth and the left behind series have been undertaken. His late great planet earth, which was the bestselling nonfiction book of the 1970s, predicted that the world would end sometime before dec. The late great planet earth audiobook by hal lindsey, c. These predictions involve virtually every known conspiracy theory including the rise of a one world government. May 10, 2012 hosted by orson wells i own no rights and make no profits from this programe.
Watch the video for late great planet earth from plumbs candycoatedwaterdrops for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Smith has been the pastor of calvary chapel in costa mesa, california, since 1965. Readers were told they had a special role in convincing others of the truth so they could accept jesus as their savior in time to be rescued from the impending apocalypse. The late, great planet earth was the first christian prophecy book to be published by a secular publisher bantam, 1973 and sell many copies. Carlsons the late great planet earth introduced millions of readers worldwide to endtimes prophecy. The impact of the late great planet earth cannot be overstated. Lindsey is the author of widely and wildly popular the late great planet earth 1970. Hal lindsey the late great planet earth 1979 youtube. In the late 1960s, lindsey began gathering his lecture notes into a book that would make his name a household word around the world.
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