This reviewer read "No Fear of the Storm" in 1993 after reading "The Pre Wrath Rapture of the Church" by Marvin Rosenthal. The contrasting tenor of both books is astounding. Rosenthal is firm, but gracious. LaHaye is simply vitriolic.

This book is a reprint of that 1992 work. Any changes in this latest edition that might have been made from the original are not evident after two readings.

LaHaye claims that the Pre-wrath position is the "most confusing interpretation of end-time events...that no one...would come to on his own..." LaHaye, over the last 11 years, has been proven wrong time and again as people have come forth saying the pre-Wrath view fills in the blanks, and answers the questions pre-Trib theologians have been neglecting to answer forthrightly for years.

The book retains the harsh paragraph that should concern Christians: "What has [neutralized Christians] is the pietistic movement's error that politics is evil and that heavenly minded Christians should not be involved in changing society through government." This is a grave error by LaHaye. The fact is, Christians were never called by Christ to change society through government. The political system *is* evil because it is not of God: it is a kingdom in conflict with the kingdom Christ is building. It is a man-made structure set up for accomplishing man's goals. In a word, it is Babel. Society is composed of human souls, and changing those souls cannot, and never will be, done through government. A reading of John MacArthur's "Why Government Can't Save You" explains this with ease.

LaHaye literally "predicted" in the original book, and again in this one, to wit: "I predict it [the pre-Wrath view] will prove to be an aberrant brainstorm that, despite its deep-pocketed two-year promotional campaign, will fade away before it becomes a fad." Here it is 11 years later, and this latest book retains a prediction that isn't coming true. His "prediction" smells of bad fruit.

Speaking of deep-pocketed promotional campaigns (which, from LaHaye's quote above, must be a common denominator of false teaching), we are reminded that this is the same LaHaye who is author of the fictional "Left Behind" series which, in this reviewer's strong opinion, is a clear violation of Rev. 22:18-19. LaHaye has camped so strongly on his position that he has added chronological characteristics, fictional characters, subordinate plots, and dramatic nuances to the inspired and revealed Word of God -- a bit of "help" I am confident God did not ask for from LaHaye.

For example, in books 8 & 9 of the "Left Behind" series, LaHaye and Jenkins teach that recipients of the mark of the beast can still be saved. In "The Mark", "the Chang scenario" is developed, whereby a character receives both the mark of the beast and the sealing of the Lord. This is absolutely contrary to scripture.

Won't it be tragic if LaHaye finds himself thrust into tribulational pressure he did not expect to encounter, face-to-face with the plagues he had "no fear of", and in direct fulfillment of John's warning in Revelation which said, "Don't add anything to this book."

"No fear of the Storm" was the beginning of LaHaye's downgrade; this latest edition continues to promote his personal goals over sound doctrine. Matt. 24:4: "See to it that no one misleads you." (NASB) This book is misleading.

"No Fear of the Storm" came out in 1992 by LaHaye. In 1998 "Rapture Under Attack" was published, which in fact was simply a reprint of "No Fear of the Storm", but with a different title. Now, in 2002, "The Rapture" has been published, which is again another reprint of "No Fear of the Storm", with a different title, different cover,...only available at this time in hardback... as if it's a new book. If you have read "No Fear of the Storm" or "Rapture Under Attack" you will be very disappointed to find that this is the SAME book, even though it's not make clear that it is. Save your money.

Because it's the same book, I will give the same review that I gave for the last one by LaHaye.

"If Christ does not rapture His church before the tribulation begins, much of the hope is destroyed, and thus it becomes a blasted hope." (Rapture Under Attack, pg. 69)

Blasted hope? This statement scares me. If Tim Lehaye is wrong in his theology, he has just called Christ's return a blasted hope. Remember, Mr. Lehaye and his fellow pre-tribulation scholars tell us Jesus will be unseen by the world at the rapture and then seen only later at His glorious appearance. This "blessed hope" Tim Lehaye refers to throughout his "Rapture Under Attack" book is found in Titus.

Titus 2:13 NIV ....while we wait for the blessed hope-the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,....

I thought he said the rapture was the blessed hope. I thought it was unseen. We can't have it both ways, so we better find out what the truth is. Feel free to read this book, but please study your bible along with it to see for yourself...

"The Rapture" by Tim LaHaye was an excellent book. I grew up in a Christian family and church, which for many years taught the post-tribulation rapture. To tell the truth, I never found encouragement in knowing I would possibly live through the Tribulation and the huge chance I wouldn't make it to see Christ return. When the Left Behind series emerged, I questioned my church's beliefs and began studying prophecy to strengthen what I was brought up in. I found "The Rapture" by Dr. LaHaye and read it along with the KJV, NKJV, NIV, NRSV, NLT, and NASV translations and I am now convinced and re-energized by the knowlege that Christ promised to come back for us. I have switched views! The anticipation and renewed surge in me to live my best for Christ is incredible thanks the Holy Spirit and Dr. LaHaye's book(s). I recommend this book to anyone who believes in a pre-tribultation rapture to strengthen your faith. To those who hold to the mid- or post-tribulation views, I encourage you to study it with your bible (or in my case, various translations) and let the Holy Spirit guide you. If you change your mind after studying, you haven't lost a thing, but gained a lot. If it doesn't change your mind and it strengthens your belief and faith, more power to you. You also have not lost a thing and gained a greater strength in Christ. Give Dr. La Haye's study a chance and let the Word of God speak for Himself. GREAT BOOK!

This is the first guide to represent all three caucasian nations in one book. However it does not take into account the sensitivity of some of the issues among the three nations and could have been much more accurate. Nagorno Karabakh is still de jure a part of Azerbaijan and including it in armenian section contributes even more to widening the gap between the two nations. Nagorno Karabakh indeed is a very sensitive subject and i would urge the unsophisticated visitor to do some extensive research prior to making conclusions. I am not surprised to find the armenian reviewer insulting the Georgian and the Azeri one. What can you do: armenian extreme national chauvinism blinds them. Indeed, if you look at the map of caucasus and do some research you will notice that armenia has problems with each one of its neighbors except for Iran. This is the kind of discussion that LP book leads us towards and to avoid it i urge everyone interested in the region to turn to Elliot book.

I normally like LP books. But for this region you should instead buy the Bradt Guide (for Georgia) or the one from Trailblazer (for Azerbaijan & Georgia). The reasons are clear from all the other reviews here!

It seems likely that the reason people buy this book is simply because it's Lonely Planet and because the much better travel guide options for individual countries don't seem to pop up easily when you search this site. However it's worth persevering. For Georgia the Roger Rosen book "Georgia: A Sovereign Country of the Caucasus" is good on architecture and photos, but Tim Burford's recently updated Bradt Guide is more practical. For Azerbaijan Mark Elliott's Azerbaijan with Georgia book (Trailblazer) gets great reviews (see also Amazon.co.uk) but for some reason is hidden around 75th when you search Amazon.com with the key word Azerbaijan. It has about 140 maps and loads of practical detail. For Armenia the best resource is altogether free (Rediscover Armenia Guidebook - download in sections from [website]) though you can buy the whole thing pre printed via Amazon or in situ.