Customer Reviews
The Choice - By: M. A. Ramos, 07 Oct 2007 
This is book eight of the Left behind series. And though the writing is simple & there is very little character development. I still was able to read it on one afternoon. It does help that the book is short. Though it has 380 pages, the typeset & margins make it equivalent to a 100-page book.
In this book we have Carpathia no longer being Mr. Nice guy. He orders that everyone will worship him. And to prove their loyalty they have a choice. They may take the mark of the beast; or have their heads cut off. We do read about the process of choicein Greece. And I have to say the violence is very graphic.
Of course with the mark being applied, those Tribulation Saints that are still outin the Global Community have to flee. And we have the Tribulation Force helping them escape where they can. Of course they cannot help everyone. Though they do what they can.
The end of this book has Carpathia heading to Jerusalem. Where he will desecrate the holy temple & proclaim himself God. Thereby breaking his pact with Israel.
Even though I only rated this book two stars. If you plan to continue the series to its conclusion, as I do, you will need to read it. It introduces new characters & sets up some of the next events. For example I think they will write about the exodus of Gods Chosen from Israel.
Demented fascist ravings - By: William Podmore, 31 Oct 2006 
Love of war, embrace of armageddon, are not signs of morality but of an immoral love of death. The bad guys don't always wear death's heads on their uniforms, a cross or a crescent can do. Some of the fascist General Franco's Catholic troops went into war calling 'Love death'. Some of their followers today do the same.
Tim LeHaye's, The Mark - By: , 27 Dec 2003 
This is one of his best works yet.
Set when the world's order has come into complete chaos, with brink of 'The End' coming, this book portrays an extremely life like situation. Not only is there the second coming of Christ, but also the Anti-christ, who sets up a one world government & decieves the nations. Now our chaotic world has a 'leader', though of the wrong kind.
This book involves us all & looks at our individual decision of choosing our Saviour's eternal life or Satan's everlasting torment when we die. The amazing thing about "The Mark" is that principle of it is true, we will all simply cease to exist one dayin the very fashion which LeHaye has written.
This Biblical based book deserves much credit, it can help save lives - literally!
An improvement over the last 2 or 3 'Left Behind' books! - By: , 05 Jan 2001 Jenkins & LaHaye have taken the criticisms to of the last few booksin this series to heart. This one is well-written, action-packed, exciting & emotionally moving. I couldn't put it down!
More of the same and poorly written! - By: , 06 Dec 2000 There is no more to this ad nauseum installment thanin any of its p-r-o-l-o-n-g-e-d predecessors. These books will be tedious to all but die-hard fundamentalistsin search of a witnessing tool. A far more scintillating read is Glen Kleier's THE LAST DAY (Hodder), which carries more weightin one single chapter than all these LEFT BEHIND lightweights combined!
