As a committed student of the Bible’s end times prophecies, I try to read several books on the subject each year. This enables me to identify authors that I think are reliable and true to the Bible, and those that I think have gone astray in some regard. Usually I will provide a review for the benefit of others.
I purposefully kept my 2023 book “Lifeline, A Guide to Surviving the End Times” concise, so it would be a reader-friendly introduction and summary on the subject. The Additional Resources section of Lifeline lists books that I recommend for people who wanted to dig deeper. I recommend The Great Disappearance.
First, it is carefully based on the Biblical text and follows the literal approach for interpretation of prophecy where that makes the most sense. The book provides the supporting Scripture references and includes footnoted references to the works of other authors. In chapter 24, Jeremiah applies this approach to substantiate his view (which I share) that the rapture of the church will precede the Tribulation and that all believers living at that moment will be spared from the Tribulation.
The book is content rich, but it is kept interesting and understandable as he uses examples from history, current events, and entertainment to demonstrate points in the book. He also includes several useful tables, such as one showing Old Testament prophecies and where they are fulfilled in the New Testament and one comparing the first and second comings of Christ.
Content and accuracy are very important, but good books like this one are not just for building knowledge. Dr. Jeremiah works to help the reader be “rapture ready” by taking the content to heart. Become a believer in Christ, if that is not already the case. For believers, he expounds on how the imminent rapture should strengthen your faith and energize you to live it out each day. For example, people who have lost a child (pre-born or at a young age) will find encouragement in chapter 15, “Will children be raptured?” It explains why such Christians should look forward to joining Christ at the rapture and proceeding to heaven to be reunited with those they love.
The Great Disappearance is three times the length of my book “Lifeline” (and more than three times the price). Even so, I encourage you to get borrow a copy from a friend or your public/church library. If you are building your own library of end times study books, consider buying “The Great Disappearance.” Either way, I recommend you read it.
Official Site for Mark C. Tredecim, author 