Author Tim LaHaye was probably best known for his Left Behind series of post apocalyptic novels which focus on a world after the Pretribulation Rapture whereby Jesus descended from Heaven and snatched up those worthy of receiving the rapture, leaving the unworthy behind to suffer.
Born on April 27, 1926 LaHaye was an American evangelical Christian minister, author, and speaker; he was also vocal and prolific in his beliefs that homosexuality was a sin and that the Illuminati is secretly engineering world affairs, which, along with his opinion on Catholicism made him a controversial figure.
Controversial he may have been but he was also a brilliant author and with over 65 million sales his literary life is worthy of commemorating, and to do just that, here are 10 timeless Quotes from Tim LaHaye.
“Nobody is just anything… everyone is of equal value, regardless of their station”
“We can’t wait for someone else to do it, we have to take matters into our own hands or it will never be done.”
“My life’s an open book. Some of the pages are a little ripped, but it’s open.”
“There is something therapeutic about doing for others that lifts a person out of the rut of self-thought.”
“Fear is an inhibitor that has kept more people from fulfilling their destiny than any other one emotion.”
“Don’t be defeated by one defeat.”
“I condemn no one. Judging the hearts of others is way above my pay grade.”
“Future events cast their shadow before them.”
“Best not to worry about things over which we have no control.”
“I write the best I can. I know I’m never going to be revered as some classic writer. I don’t claim to be C. S. Lewis. The literary-type writers, I admire them. I wish I was smart enough to write a book that’s hard to read, you know?”
Tim LaHaye died at the age of 90 on July 25th 2016 after suffering a stroke but his books remain as a permanent memorial to a much loved Christian author.
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