The End Battle

by Corrie ten Boom

Preparation for discipleship in difficult circumstances with guidance on victorious living, spiritual warfare, and overcoming the powers of darkness.

Genres: Christian Living

208 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1997

About the author

Corrie ten Boom and her family were Christians who were active in social work in their home town of Haarlem, the Netherlands. During the Nazi occupation, they chose to act out their faith through peaceful resistance to the Nazis by active participation in the Dutch underground. They were hiding, feeding and transporting Jews and underground members hunted by the Gestapo out of the country. It is estimated they were able to save the lives of 800 Jews, in addition to protecting underground workers.

On Feb. 28, 1944, they were betrayed and Corrie and several relatives were arrested. The four Jews and two underground workers in the house at the time of the arrest were not located by the Nazis and were extricated by the underground 47 hours after they fled to the tiny hiding place (located in Corrie's room).

The ten Boom family members were separated and transferred to concentration camps. Corrie was allowed to stay with her precious sister, Betsy. Corrie's father (Casper), her sister (Betsy) and one grandchild (Kik) perished. Corrie was released in December of 1944.

These acts of heroism and sacrifice became the foundation for Corrie ten Boom's global writing and speaking career which began after she was released.

Ten Boom has received numerous awards for her writing and speaking. Notably, she was honored by the State of Israel for her work in aid of the Jewish people by being invited to plant a tree in the famous Avenue of the Righteous Gentiles, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, near Jerusalem. She was also knighted by the Queen of the Netherlands in recognition of her work during the war, and a museum in the Dutch city of Haarlem is dedicated to her and her family.

Reviews

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Corrie ten Boom has one of the most amazing life stories. The Hiding Place has made such a lasting impression on me. Certainly it is one of the great Christian classics.

In the End Battle, Corrie tells of her many experiences all over the world of the struggle of good over evil and how she fought through prayer and faith. Written in a simple style, this is accessible to all types of people. My only hesitation with this is that there is a lot of Pentecostal/charismatic leanings in Corrie’s beliefs. This is not necessarily a bad thing but I just don’t totally agree with all of it. Still a highly recommended read!

[Guguk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pertempuran di sini tentunya perang dalam upaya menguasai diri sendiri, karena kadang si 'Diri Sendiri' ini bandel banget. Disuruh nabung, malah foya-foya beli buku. Diajak baca buku, malah nyimak keributan antar-pembaca buku ┬┴┤ ( ͡° ͜ʖ├┬┴

Kalau baca tulisan Bibi Corrie―yang semasa PD II sempat dijebloskan ke dalam kamp konsentrasi walau usianya waktu itu sudah sekitar 50 tahun―ini, rasa-rasanya kata "menang" jauh dariku. Maksudku, jangankan bisa mengampuni orang yang berbuat salah ke aku, kadang orang yang ga ngapa-ngapain pun bisa jadi sasaran kebencianku ..orz... Maaf...

Yah, seperti belajar, bertempur itu juga ternyata dilakukan sampai akhir, ya (´｡• ω •｡`) Kadang pengen mempercepat 'akhir' itu supaya nggak usah bertempur lama-lama.., capek. Tapi ini kesannya jadi nge-cheat (*/ω＼;;) Ga asik, ngga fair~

Aku akan berusaha belajar bertempur dan bertempur.., pelan-pelan~
(*_ _)人

[Lynda Anne]

Sensible Must read about end times

[Beka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of good encouragement and lessons about the battles that Christians are fighting.