Perhaps more remarkable was his complete awareness of his critics' qualms with his end-times theology. Topic by topic, he took me through the biblical narrative to explain exactly why he subscribed to a pretribulational, premillennial worldview. Age had done anything but hamper his love for the scriptures, as it was clear throughout our sweeping discussions about the antichrist, the tribulation, the Millennium and other biblical constructs that his mind was still incredibly sharp.
When I called LaHaye to discuss these issues, it didn't take long to notice that, even at 89 years of age, he was still filled with the passion and excitement that I had always recalled seeing him exhibit in past interviews and appearances. Through the book, LaHaye, among others, helped me deeply explore, though a journalistic voice, the diverse Christian views surrounding what the Bible really teaches us about the last days. In doing so, he joined around 20 other Protestant experts - individuals who hold deep disagreements with one another over an array of end-times theories - in contributing to the discussion in " The Armageddon Code." I knew that there were few people with as much knowledge and passion on the subject matter, so when he agreed to do a rare interview with me late last year, I was absolutely elated. Jenkins, would add a fascinating and absolutely essential perspective to my book, " The Armageddon Code." The pastor, theologian and author died this week at the age of 90, though he left behind a rich legacy as one of the most prolific experts on eschatology.Īfter spending decades studying and delving deep into the prophecies embedded in both the Old and New Testament, he proceeded to craft a timeless, 16-part book series that both invigorated interest in the end-times and transformed the broader discussion about prophecy. I knew that LaHaye, who co-authored the monumentally popular "Left Behind" book series along with Jerry B. | (Photo: Charisma House/Billy Hallowell) The Armageddon Code: One Journalist's Quest for End-Times Answers, by Billy Hallowell.
Tim LaHaye was among the first individuals who popped into my head. When I set out last year to interview Bible experts for a book project aimed at collecting, distilling and presenting the ever-complex debate over the biblical end times, Dr. Tim LaHaye, pastor and best-selling author of the "Left Behind" book series.
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