"Facing the Future" by Jerry B. Jenkins & Tim LaHaye

About this book:

  “Since the Rapture, Bruce Barnes has been teaching Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryan about the coming events during the Tribulation. They are sure Christ will return for them, but one question remains: Who is the Antichrist?
  Bruce thinks he knows. The kids aren’t so sure. Until a man who has met the Antichrist shares his nightmarish story.”


Series: Book #4 (of forty) in “Left Behind: The Kids” series. (Reviews of books #1, #2 and #3.)

Spiritual Content- The Rapture has happened (all four main characters were left behind); Prayers; Church going & a sermon; Witnessing; Testimonies; Many Scriptures are mentioned, quoted & discussed; Talks about God, the Holy Spirit, being convinced of God’s love & where God is; ‘H’s are not capital when referring to God; Ryan is mad at God, but gets over it; Many mentions of the Rapture, the Tribulation, the Antichrist, God & churches; Many mentions of Heaven, Hell, sin & fear; Mentions of the Holy Spirit; Mentions of Bible studies; Mentions of Jews & the two witnesses; Mentions of priests & clergy members; Mentions of religious people; Mentions of theories;

             *Note: A couple mentions of aliens; A couple mentions of atheists & agnostics; Mentions of New Age thoughts & gods inside of us.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘dumb’; Sarcasm; Lionel & Ryan bicker at each other; Mentions of curses (said, not written); A bullet through a cheek & many mentions of it (semi-detailed); Many mentions of murders, deaths, suicides, killings, shoot-outs & a fire (semi-detailed); Mentions of war, famine, plagues & earthquakes; Mentions of drugs; A couple mentions of kidnappings; A couple mentions of divorce.

Sexual Content- Judd says Vicki is the type of girl he could get interested in; Mentions of girlfriends; A mention of an almost affair.

-Judd Thompson Jr., age 16

-Vicki Byrne, age 15/14

-Lionel Washington, age 13

-Ryan Daley, age 12
                                         P.O.V. switches between them
                                                        147 pages

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Pre Teens-

New Teens-

Early High School Teens-

Older High School Teens-

My personal Rating-

{These ratings are for content, since everyone has a different opinion on the Rapture and how it will happen.}

Even though there is a lot of Spiritual Content, the blood & such goes up a few notches from the previous books. The third book said Vicki was a year younger than Judd, but the beginning of this out said she’s 14. I’m confused, but thinking that’s maybe a typo…?

See y’all on Friday with a new review!

*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.