Every 3 years hal lindsay sic writes a new book denoting how the world will end in 5 years. Jan 01, 1970 the impact of the late great planet earth cannot be overstated. May 24, 2011 before harold camping, there were chuck smith and hal lindsey. In the late, great planet earth, lindsey wrote that he had concluded that since there was no apparent mention of the united states in the books of daniel or revelation, that the usa would no longer be a major player on the geopolitical stage by the time the tribulations of the end times arrived. 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. 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. Hal lindsey the late great planet earth 1979 youtube. For centuries, christian writers have used the bible to predict that the end was near. During 1969, he wrote his first, and bestknown book, the late, great planet earth. The late great planet earth 1979 tv trailer youtube. An accessible, engaging introduction to the coming apocalypse, the late great planet earth was the bestselling nonfiction book of the 1970s. And according to orson welles, who narrates most of the late great planet. Hal lindseys, the late great planet earth 1970, was not the first book on bible prophecy to assert that we are living in the last days.
The new york times called it the number one bestseller of the decade. 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. The late great planet earth predictions the earth images. The late great planet earth by hal lindsey goodreads. Hal lindseys the late, great planet earth topscholar. The late, great planet earth was the first christian prophecy book to be published by a secular publisher bantam, 1973 and sell many copies. 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. And according to orson welles, who narrates most of the late great planet earth, armageddon may just possibly be right around the corner. 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. Editions of the late great planet earth by hal lindsey. Late great planet earth and other prophecy books top 10. Nostradamus, whose predictions were published in 1555 based on some quatrains written by him in 942, is the one who predicted the great fire from london in 1666, the french revolution from 1789, napoleon and hitlers ascension, jfks assassination, and even the 9112001 events. The late great planet earth audiobook by hal lindsey, c. Carlsons the late great planet earth introduced millions of readers worldwide to endtimes prophecy.
His late great planet earth, which was the bestselling nonfiction book of the 1970s, predicted that the world would end sometime before dec. Hal lindsey books biography and list of works author of. Hal lindsey is a spokesman for a movement with a tremen dous impact on the christian public. Late great predictions the events of recent decades have fired the imagination of a host of premillennialist, especially hal lindsey. Feb 18, 2005 let me take you back to 1970 and the book that made lindsey a prophecy star, the late great planet earth. Besides that, i disagree with many of his single points of interpretations which falsely construe the new testament texts. If a group of fundamentalist christians is right, you wont live more than another nine months. The late great planet earth was an incredibly successful crossover bookone of the first texts to bridge the divide between religious and secular audiences.
According to the bible, all manner of pestilence and destruction are due to come our way. Before harold camping, there were hal lindsey and chuck smith. These end times doctrines were further popularized in the public and christian imagination by the left behind series 64 million copies. With 15 million copies in print, this bestseller obviously struck a nerve in the modern world.
Lindseys book and subsequent books then sparked a 40 year downline 1970 2010 of copyandpaste authors, bible. 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. Since that time no less than twentyseven editions have followed bearing evidence of immense circulation and interest. The late great planet earth and its 12 sequels deal specifically with the signs of the times that make up the prophetic jigsaw puzzle of endtime events. By reading the bible as a book that foretold events. 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. Despite some dated content, 28 million copies had sold by 1990. He cited a host of world events nuclear war, the communist threat and the restoration of israel as reasons the end times were upon mankind. Published during 1970 by zondervan, this book became a bestseller. Dec 03, 2017 the impact of the late great planet earth cannot be overstated. January 20, 2018 hilman rojak leave a comment on the late great pla earth predictions scientific discoveries of the decade what is global warming live science climate change make the earth too hot predict the next natural disaster printing experts predict the future. The late great planet earth by hal lindsey, paperback. The most important sign in matthew has to be the restoration of the jews to the land in the rebirth of israel.
Misgivings about hal lindsays planet earth desiring god. Lindsey is the author of widely and wildly popular the late great planet earth 1970. Why failed predictions dont stop apocalypse forecasters. Jan 20, 2018 january 20, 2018 hilman rojak leave a comment on the late great pla earth predictions scientific discoveries of the decade what is global warming live science climate change make the earth too hot predict the next natural disaster printing experts predict the future. Nevertheless, i have strong misgivings about the basic attitude toward the future which his book the late great planet earth contains and fosters. Long before the left behind books crowded the new york times bestseller list, hal lindsey and c. The late great planet earth made the apocalypse a popular.
May 20, 2011 his late great planet earth, which was the bestselling nonfiction book of the 1970s, predicted that the world would end sometime before dec. If you follow hal lindsey, youve probably changed the end of the world date in your calendar several times. Coming on the heels of the sixday war, the book fueled the popularity of dispensationalism and its support of ethnic jews as the chosen people of god. His experiences in openair preaching at ucla eventually led lindsey to give a series of lectures on bible prophecy on the campus and the weeklong event. Originally published in 1970, hal lindseys the late great planet earth offered readers a guide to finding the future in the text of the bible. The late, great planet earth is a bestselling 1970 book by hal lindsey with carole c. A film is made of the late great planet earth narrated, actually, by orson welles. Full text of the late great planet earth by hal lindsey. This failed prophecy did not appear to damage his reputation.
Hal lindsey had predicted in his book the late, great planet earth that the rapture was coming in 1988 one generation or 40 years after the creation of the state of israel. 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. 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. Late great planet earth and other prophecy books top. While he never came out and pointed to a specific year, he did claim to know that these events would occur during this time. Hal lindseys the late, great planet earth and the rise of. John sutherland on armageddon fiction books the guardian. The impact of the late great planet earth cannot be overstated.
The trailer for the 1976 film the late great planet earth, based on the book by hal lindsey, follows a formula youre probably familiar with by. So it set the pattern of a multimedia phenomenon that we now see with a number of prophecy popularizers today. Smith has been the pastor of calvary chapel in costa mesa, california, since 1965. The events of recent decades have fired the imagination of a host of premillennialist, especially hal lindsey.
Full text of the late great planet earth by hal lindsey see other formats. 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. 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. Each subsequent book explains how he wasnt wrong in the. The late great planet earth 1979 cosmolearning religious. The film the late great planet earth was narrated by orson welles and released in theaters on october 29, 1976. Reading the late great planet earth convinced me that. The late great planet earth was a book that became a bestseller in 1970. A 1979 documentary, based on the bestselling book by hal lindsey, about the upcoming apocalypse based on predictions from the biblical book of revelation. Hal lindsey is making predictionsagain by gary demar the.
Why failed predictions dont stop apocalypse forecasters live. 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. Mar 15, 2015 from there, they gradually spread among american churches until lindseys late great planet earth over 20 million copies in 1970 popularized them among the masses of christians. For christians and nonchristians of the 1970s, hal lindseys blockbuster served as a wakeup call on events soon to come and events already unfolding. Failed end of the world predictions from 1921 to 1990 ce. Its one of the most controversial parables in the bible. Hal lindsey, author of the late great planet earth, believed he had unlocked the secrets of this passage in matthew 24. False prophecy teachers today have blinded millions. It was a paperback written by hal lindsey and it claimed that christs magnificent return would occur within the 80s.