Left Behind: The Kids
Encyclopedia
Left Behind: The Kids is a series written by Jerry B. Jenkins
, Tim LaHaye
, and Chris Fabry. It is about teenagers during the Rapture
, with background plots from the adult series.
"In one shocking moment millions around the globe disappear. Those left behind face an uncertain future—especially four kids who now find themselves alone. As the kids search for help and for answers, they are told the truth behind the disappearances. But are they ready to believe it?"
There are also 12 volumes containing a number of these books in each to be more similar to the original series:
(These books are available in e-book format on Amazon with the exception of books 9, 11, and 12.)
Book #1: Taken (Left Behind: The Kids) covers books 1-4 with background plots from Left Behind.
Book #2: Pursued (Left Behind: The Kids) covers books 5-8 with background plots from Tribulation Force.
Book #3: Hidden (Left Behind: The Kids) covers books 9-12 with background plots from Nicolae.
Book #4: Rescued (Left Behind: The Kids) covers books 13-16 with background plots from Soul Harvest.
Book #5: Stung (Left Behind: The Kids) covers books 17-19 with background plots from Apollyon.
Book #6: Frantic (Left Behind: The Kids)
covers books 20-22 with background plots from Assassins.
Book #7: Shaken (Left Behind: The Kids)
covers books 23-25 with background plots from Assassins
Book #8: Unmasked (Left Behind: The Kids)
covers books 26-28 with background plots from The Indwelling and The Mark.
Book #9: Deceived (Left Behind: The Kids)
covers books 29-31 with background plots from Desecration.
Book #10: Protected (Left Behind: The Kids)
covers books 32-34 with background plots from The Remnant.
Book #11: Hunted (Left Behind: The Kids)
covers books 35-37 with background plots from Armageddon.
Book #12: Arrived (Left Behind: The Kids) covers books 38-40 with background plots from Glorious Appearing.
Also, LaHaye and Jenkins with Chris Fabry in 2000 wrote A Kids Guide to Understanding the End Times, which helps readers of the series to understand the end times events, similar to Are we Living in the End Times? by the original authors.
Judd was born into a Christian family, and was once fairly devout, but never made the commitment to Christ. He received a letter by mistake containing a credit card that was supposed to be for his dad. He called the Credit Card Company and confirmed it by using his intellect and sheer common sense, he remembered to use his grandmother's maiden name and his father's birthday and knew he was free to use it. On the night of the Rapture, he took the credit card, packed a few things such as clothes and other necessities in his backpack, and ran away, telling his parents that he was going to the library to study. He instead went to O'Hare airport and boarded a one-way flight to London, England. When some of the people on board the plane disappeared, leaving only their clothes, Judd realized that what he heard all the time in church was true—Jesus had come back and he had been left behind. He met Bruce Barnes—the visitation pastor, and the only member of the staff left behind— Vicki Byrne, Lionel Washington, and Ryan Daley. The four kids form the Young Tribulation Force. He allowed Vicki, Ryan, and Lionel to stay at his house until they were forced to flee because of the Global Community. Bruce and Judd go on a few international trips,the last of these was taken shortly before Bruce's death.Following the earthquake and Ryan's death the Young Trib force live in a cave until they escape. Zeke then gives them a new ID. He resists going to the schoolhouse,as he and Vicki have a massive falling out. He eventually goes in order to warn the kids about Wormwood.Due to their disagreements Vicki lets him and Lionel go to the Gala in Israel. The trip was meant to last a week but actually lasted around three years. His true love is Vicki, whom he actually began to have interest in early on, and yet he did not show his love for her until much later in the series.He is the core of the trib force and unless prevented by his wife is a little rebelious. Was almost killed by the Global Community following his marriage to Vicki.
His best friend is Lionel.
Vicki grew up in a trailer park, Prospect Gardens in Mount Prospect. Vicki hated where she lived because people regularly made fun of her and the others who lived in Prospect Gardens, calling them names such as "Trailer Trash". Her parents smoked, drank, and fought constantly. Every Friday, the trailer park inhabitants would go to a dance held at the trailer park (these more often than not ended up with huge fights breaking out and the police having to break it up). Vicki would usually have to baby-sit her sister Jeanni, however, occasionally she would ditch her and run off to smoke, drink or do dope with her friends. When Vicki was twelve, a man asked to speak at the dance. Everyone was first irritated, and then quiet as he told all present the truth—that Jesus had loved them enough to die for them and He wanted everyone to accept His gift of grace and eternal life. Vicki's parents and her sister all accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior, along with her brother Eddie in Michigan, while a defiant Vicki refused. Following her parents' conversion, Vicki became even more rebellious. Even though she could see the changes in her parents' lives, she refused to believe. Her parents would even have force her to go to church and Vicki would often end up being taken kicking and screaming and sulking the whole way. She refused to change, and one night she came back from partying to find the house quiet, under the impression that they had fallen asleep waiting for her. When she woke up the next morning, all her family were gone because they had been raptured. Though her best friend Shelley wondered what happened, Vicki knew the truth—Christ had come back for His own. She then accepted Christ upon meeting Bruce Barnes, Judd Thompson, Lionel Washington, and Ryan Daley, formed with them the Young Tribulation Force, and spent the next seven years spreading the message, including interrupting a concert by Z-Van (lead singer of the Four Horsemen and one of Nicolae Carpathia's false messiahs), titling herself "Vicki B," and giving the message to a crowd of thousands. She fell in love with Judd early in the series and the two were married around a year before the Glorious Appearing, shortly following Vicki's nineteenth birthday.Her love for Judd was so great she did things to save his life even though it caused her pain. Joined by Judd they are the core of the trib force. Best friend Shelly Brown.
His whole family, even to the largest extent, were the most devout Christians he knew, and he pretended to go along with them. The only one he could connect with was his Uncle André, who would turn into a drunk and a gambler one week and a "devout Christian" the next. All of his family (including his mother, Lucinda, who also worked as a coworker of Cameron "Buck" Williams at Global Weekly) disappeared in the Rapture except André, who died after being shot by LeRoy Banks and being caught up in a fire in his apartment complex (at the end of the series Lionel discovers that Uncle André became a believer). Lionel became a believer in Christ—he, like Judd and Vicki, knew that Jesus had raptured His church. He spent the next seven years spreading the message, spending most of his time with Judd and, until his death in World War III, Bruce Barnes. He had to amputate his left arm after it was crushed in a rock slide while he and Judd were traveling back to the rest of the Young Tribulation Force from their adventures in the Middle East, but gained it back when Jesus's very presence healed it as it did all wounds.Lionel is the best friend of Judd Thomson.He was also best man at Judd and Vicki's wedding
His mother and father, who were confirmed unbelievers, died in the Rapture; one died in an explosion and the other in a plane crash. He was the last one out of the four to become a believer. He was best friends with Rayford "Raymie" Steele Jr., Rayford Steele's son, and the two often had much fun together, but disagreed on faith—Raymie was devout in his relationship with Jesus, while Ryan was much more skeptical. As he and Vicki were walking, he went into an abandoned house, found a dog, and named it Phoenix. He and Lionel often clashed to the point of a brawl, yet they were still very close.On the Run, Ryan accompanies Judd to Israel where Ryan saves Judd's life after Judd is captured by the GC for having a tape containing the truth about the murders of Tsion Ben-Judah
's family. Ryan died a couple days after the Wrath of the Lamb earthquake because as he was in Vicki's house, a chunk of debris fell on him,causing his legs to become paralysed and a wound in his back to become badly infected. He died in a makeshift hospital, but he stayed alive long enough for Vicki to be with him while he did so.
Vicki's family:
Lionel's family:
, they have no prequels or sequels (and none will be written), but are a set of 40 books focused on the Tribulation
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The series was originally due to have 48 books, but was cut to 40 as the huge 2 year jump in Ominous Choices cut out a lot of possible material.
The Left Behind: The Kids series was originally written for teen and young adult readers. However, the audience has grown to include adults. The Kids series has, like the adults, a dramatic audio series adapted for and aired on Christian radio. These are now available as audiobooks and are also available on iTunes. The authors are also entertaining the idea of videos/movies for the series.
Volume 2 covers books 5-8
Volume 3 covers books 9-12
Volume 4 covers books 13-21
Volume 5 covers books 22-33
Volume 6 covers books 34-40
Jerry B. Jenkins
Jerry Bruce Jenkins is an American novelist and biographer. He is best known as co-author of the Left Behind series of books with Tim LaHaye, Jenkins has written over 150 books, including romance novels, mysteries, and children's adventures, as well as non-fiction...
, Tim LaHaye
Tim LaHaye
Timothy F. LaHaye is an American evangelical Christian minister, author, and speaker. He is best known for the Left Behind series of apocalyptic fiction, which he co-wrote with Jerry B. Jenkins. He has written over 50 books, both fiction and non-fiction.-Early life:LaHaye was born in Detroit,...
, and Chris Fabry. It is about teenagers during the Rapture
Rapture
The rapture is a reference to the "being caught up" referred to in 1 Thessalonians 4:17, when the "dead in Christ" and "we who are alive and remain" will be caught up in the clouds to meet "the Lord"....
, with background plots from the adult series.
"In one shocking moment millions around the globe disappear. Those left behind face an uncertain future—especially four kids who now find themselves alone. As the kids search for help and for answers, they are told the truth behind the disappearances. But are they ready to believe it?"
List of books
- The VanishingsThe VanishingsThe Vanishings is the first book of forty in the Left Behind: The Kids series written by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye in 1998. The plot for this book is based on the Left Behind series....
- Second ChanceSecond Chance (Left Behind: The Kids)Second Chance is a book written by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye. It is number two of the Left Behind: The Kids series and was first published in 1998.-Plot Summary:...
- Through the FlamesThrough the FlamesThrough the Flames is the third book of forty in the Left Behind: The Kids series written by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye in 1998. The plot for this book is based on the Left Behind series.This book starts where Second Chance left off...
- Facing the FutureFacing the FutureFacing the Future is a young adult Christian novel written by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye, number four of the Left Behind: The Kids series. It was first published in 1998. -Plot summary:...
- Nicolae HighNicolae High (Left Behind: The Kids)Nicloae High is the fifth book of forty in the Left Behind: The Kids series written by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye in 1999. The plot for this book is based on the Left Behind series....
- The UndergroundThe Underground (Left Behind: The Kids)The Underground is the sixth book in the Left Behind: The Kids series....
- Busted!
- Death Strike
- The Search
- On the Run
- Into the StormInto The Storm (book)Into The Storm is the first book of the Destroyermen series. A series of alternate history novels by Taylor Anderson. The main character of the series is the four-stacker USS Walker , which in this series is part of the United States Asiatic Fleet, and being pursued by the Japanese battlecruiser...
- Earthquake!
- The Showdown
- Judgment Day
- Battling the Commander
- Fire from HeavenFire from Heaven (Left Behind: The Kids)Fire from Heaven is a novel written by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye with Chris Fabry. It is number 16 of the Left Behind: The Kids series....
- Terror in the Stadium
- Darkening Skies
- Attack of Apollyon
- A Dangerous Plan
- Secrets of New Babylon
- Escape from New Babylon
- Horsemen of Terror
- Uplink from the Underground
- Death at the Gala
- The Beast Arises
- Wildfire!
- The Mark of the Beast
- Breakout!
- Murder in the Holy Place
- Escape to Masada
- War of the Dragon
- Attack on Petra
- Bounty Hunters
- The Rise of False Messiahs
- Ominous Choices
- Heat Wave
- The Perils of Love
- The Road to War
- Triumphant Return
There are also 12 volumes containing a number of these books in each to be more similar to the original series:
(These books are available in e-book format on Amazon with the exception of books 9, 11, and 12.)
Book #1: Taken (Left Behind: The Kids) covers books 1-4 with background plots from Left Behind.
Book #2: Pursued (Left Behind: The Kids) covers books 5-8 with background plots from Tribulation Force.
Book #3: Hidden (Left Behind: The Kids) covers books 9-12 with background plots from Nicolae.
Book #4: Rescued (Left Behind: The Kids) covers books 13-16 with background plots from Soul Harvest.
Book #5: Stung (Left Behind: The Kids) covers books 17-19 with background plots from Apollyon.
Book #6: Frantic (Left Behind: The Kids)
Frantic (Left Behind: The Kids)
Frantic is a book by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye, famous Christian authors. It covers volumes 20-22 in the Left Behind: The Kids series, which tells about the lives of people living in the end of the world. It is book six of the twelve-book series, and was published in 2004. This novel...
covers books 20-22 with background plots from Assassins.
Book #7: Shaken (Left Behind: The Kids)
Shaken (Left Behind: The Kids)
Shaken is written by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye, bestselling Christian authors. It covers books 23-25 of the Left Behind: The Kids series, which tells about the 7 years before the Glorious Appearing of Christ. It is book seven of the twelve book series.-Plot summary:In this novel, Judd...
covers books 23-25 with background plots from Assassins
Book #8: Unmasked (Left Behind: The Kids)
Unmasked (Left Behind: The Kids)
Unmasked is written by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye. It holds titles 26–28 in the Left Behind: The Kids book series, which is about the Rapture, and the seven years before the Glorious Appearing of Christ. It is the eighth novel of the 12-book series. It starts three days after Nicolae...
covers books 26-28 with background plots from The Indwelling and The Mark.
Book #9: Deceived (Left Behind: The Kids)
Deceived (Left Behind: The Kids)
Deceived is written by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye. It holds titles 29-31 in the Left Behind: The Kids series which tells about the Rapture, and the seven years that follow. It is book nine of the 12 book series....
covers books 29-31 with background plots from Desecration.
Book #10: Protected (Left Behind: The Kids)
Protected (Left Behind: The Kids)
Protected is a Christian novel by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye. It contains titles 32-34 in the Left Behind: The Kids series. It's also the tenth novel in the twelve book series. It starts right after Vicki Byrne had seen someone in the woods around their safe house...
covers books 32-34 with background plots from The Remnant.
Book #11: Hunted (Left Behind: The Kids)
Hunted (Left Behind: The Kids)
Hunted is a novel written by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye, who are both Christian authors. Hunted covers titles 35-37 in the Left Behind: The Kids series. It is also the eleventh novel in the twelve book series. It starts when cruel Bounty Hunters kidnap Judd Thompson Jr., Lionel Washington,...
covers books 35-37 with background plots from Armageddon.
Book #12: Arrived (Left Behind: The Kids) covers books 38-40 with background plots from Glorious Appearing.
Also, LaHaye and Jenkins with Chris Fabry in 2000 wrote A Kids Guide to Understanding the End Times, which helps readers of the series to understand the end times events, similar to Are we Living in the End Times? by the original authors.
Original members of The Young Tribulation Force
- Judd Thompson Jr.-Age at time of the rapture: 16 First Appearance: Book #1
Judd was born into a Christian family, and was once fairly devout, but never made the commitment to Christ. He received a letter by mistake containing a credit card that was supposed to be for his dad. He called the Credit Card Company and confirmed it by using his intellect and sheer common sense, he remembered to use his grandmother's maiden name and his father's birthday and knew he was free to use it. On the night of the Rapture, he took the credit card, packed a few things such as clothes and other necessities in his backpack, and ran away, telling his parents that he was going to the library to study. He instead went to O'Hare airport and boarded a one-way flight to London, England. When some of the people on board the plane disappeared, leaving only their clothes, Judd realized that what he heard all the time in church was true—Jesus had come back and he had been left behind. He met Bruce Barnes—the visitation pastor, and the only member of the staff left behind— Vicki Byrne, Lionel Washington, and Ryan Daley. The four kids form the Young Tribulation Force. He allowed Vicki, Ryan, and Lionel to stay at his house until they were forced to flee because of the Global Community. Bruce and Judd go on a few international trips,the last of these was taken shortly before Bruce's death.Following the earthquake and Ryan's death the Young Trib force live in a cave until they escape. Zeke then gives them a new ID. He resists going to the schoolhouse,as he and Vicki have a massive falling out. He eventually goes in order to warn the kids about Wormwood.Due to their disagreements Vicki lets him and Lionel go to the Gala in Israel. The trip was meant to last a week but actually lasted around three years. His true love is Vicki, whom he actually began to have interest in early on, and yet he did not show his love for her until much later in the series.He is the core of the trib force and unless prevented by his wife is a little rebelious. Was almost killed by the Global Community following his marriage to Vicki.
His best friend is Lionel.
- Vicki Byrne Thompson-Age at time of the rapture: 14 First Appearance: Book #1
Vicki grew up in a trailer park, Prospect Gardens in Mount Prospect. Vicki hated where she lived because people regularly made fun of her and the others who lived in Prospect Gardens, calling them names such as "Trailer Trash". Her parents smoked, drank, and fought constantly. Every Friday, the trailer park inhabitants would go to a dance held at the trailer park (these more often than not ended up with huge fights breaking out and the police having to break it up). Vicki would usually have to baby-sit her sister Jeanni, however, occasionally she would ditch her and run off to smoke, drink or do dope with her friends. When Vicki was twelve, a man asked to speak at the dance. Everyone was first irritated, and then quiet as he told all present the truth—that Jesus had loved them enough to die for them and He wanted everyone to accept His gift of grace and eternal life. Vicki's parents and her sister all accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior, along with her brother Eddie in Michigan, while a defiant Vicki refused. Following her parents' conversion, Vicki became even more rebellious. Even though she could see the changes in her parents' lives, she refused to believe. Her parents would even have force her to go to church and Vicki would often end up being taken kicking and screaming and sulking the whole way. She refused to change, and one night she came back from partying to find the house quiet, under the impression that they had fallen asleep waiting for her. When she woke up the next morning, all her family were gone because they had been raptured. Though her best friend Shelley wondered what happened, Vicki knew the truth—Christ had come back for His own. She then accepted Christ upon meeting Bruce Barnes, Judd Thompson, Lionel Washington, and Ryan Daley, formed with them the Young Tribulation Force, and spent the next seven years spreading the message, including interrupting a concert by Z-Van (lead singer of the Four Horsemen and one of Nicolae Carpathia's false messiahs), titling herself "Vicki B," and giving the message to a crowd of thousands. She fell in love with Judd early in the series and the two were married around a year before the Glorious Appearing, shortly following Vicki's nineteenth birthday.Her love for Judd was so great she did things to save his life even though it caused her pain. Joined by Judd they are the core of the trib force. Best friend Shelly Brown.
- Lionel Washington-Age at time of the rapture: 13 First Appearance: Book #1
His whole family, even to the largest extent, were the most devout Christians he knew, and he pretended to go along with them. The only one he could connect with was his Uncle André, who would turn into a drunk and a gambler one week and a "devout Christian" the next. All of his family (including his mother, Lucinda, who also worked as a coworker of Cameron "Buck" Williams at Global Weekly) disappeared in the Rapture except André, who died after being shot by LeRoy Banks and being caught up in a fire in his apartment complex (at the end of the series Lionel discovers that Uncle André became a believer). Lionel became a believer in Christ—he, like Judd and Vicki, knew that Jesus had raptured His church. He spent the next seven years spreading the message, spending most of his time with Judd and, until his death in World War III, Bruce Barnes. He had to amputate his left arm after it was crushed in a rock slide while he and Judd were traveling back to the rest of the Young Tribulation Force from their adventures in the Middle East, but gained it back when Jesus's very presence healed it as it did all wounds.Lionel is the best friend of Judd Thomson.He was also best man at Judd and Vicki's wedding
- Ryan Daley- Age at time of the rapture: 12 First Appearance: Book #1
His mother and father, who were confirmed unbelievers, died in the Rapture; one died in an explosion and the other in a plane crash. He was the last one out of the four to become a believer. He was best friends with Rayford "Raymie" Steele Jr., Rayford Steele's son, and the two often had much fun together, but disagreed on faith—Raymie was devout in his relationship with Jesus, while Ryan was much more skeptical. As he and Vicki were walking, he went into an abandoned house, found a dog, and named it Phoenix. He and Lionel often clashed to the point of a brawl, yet they were still very close.On the Run, Ryan accompanies Judd to Israel where Ryan saves Judd's life after Judd is captured by the GC for having a tape containing the truth about the murders of Tsion Ben-Judah
Tsion Ben-Judah
Tsion Ben-Judah, pronounced "[z'ai-an]" or "Zion", who is a character in the Left Behind series, is a Jew, a rabbinical scholar, and former student of Chaim Rosenzweig. Ben-Judah was commissioned by the Israeli government three years before the Rapture to undertake a study as to how the Jews would...
's family. Ryan died a couple days after the Wrath of the Lamb earthquake because as he was in Vicki's house, a chunk of debris fell on him,causing his legs to become paralysed and a wound in his back to become badly infected. He died in a makeshift hospital, but he stayed alive long enough for Vicki to be with him while he did so.
Other members
- Shelly Brown - First Appearance: Book #1 Vicki's best friend who lived in the same trailer park with her. She was babysitting during the Rapture and the two children vanished as she was holding them. This frightened Shelly, and she was reclusive for a long time until Vicki helped her become a believer after she tried to commit suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills. Shelly was a believer in Christ and one of the first unoriginal members of the Young Tribulation Force. She later fell deeply in love with Conrad.They postpone marrige till the Milleniun.
- Mark Eisman- First Appearance: Book #5 An incoming senior at the time of the Rapture who met Judd and Vicki at Nicolae High. After graduation he joined the militia in the uprising against Carpathia (led by former United States President Gerald Fitzhugh), but after World War III, Mark permanently joined the Young Trib Force. He was also one of the first unoriginal members and was influential in the making of an online newspaper that was originally printed and handed out at Nicolae High that was aptly entitled The Underground. He was decapitated about a half a year before the Glorious Appearing for refusing the mark of the beast.He also fell in love with Vicki but knew she was in love with Judd.
- John PrestonJohn PrestonJohn Preston was an author of gay erotica and an editor of gay nonfiction anthologies.-Life and works:...
- First Appearance: Book #5 Mark's cousin who also met Judd and Vicki at Nicolae High. After graduation, he attended engineering college until he was forced by the GC to work for them. He worked on the GC ship Peacekeeper 1 until the meteor—the second Trumpet Judgement—killed almost everyone on board. The exceptions were those in a submarine, including Carl Menninger, a young man who was a friend of John's and a later believer.
- Conrad Graham- First Appearance: Book #11 A Global Community Morale Monitor until he met Lionel, who had amnesiaAmnesiaAmnesia is a condition in which one's memory is lost. The causes of amnesia have traditionally been divided into categories. Memory appears to be stored in several parts of the limbic system of the brain, and any condition that interferes with the function of this system can cause amnesia...
as a result of a blow to the head from the Wrath of the Lamb. Lionel, upon regaining his memory, convinced him that Jesus was God, and Conrad became a believer in Christ and member of the Young Tribulation Force. He fell in love with Shelly. He was with Shelly at the Glorious Appearing.Best friend of Lionel Washington.
- Janie McCanyon- First Appearance: Book #7 Janie was skeptical in the beginning and was placed in North Side Detention Center where she met Vicki. Janie was later adopted by Bruce Barnes, but she was sent back to the detention center. She met the group later in their hideout at the schoolhouse in Illinois and kept on traveling with them, though she spent the whole time complaining about it all. Though she still supported Carpathia, she at last became a believer after hearing Vicki talking with a Global Community Morale Monitor, Marjorie Amhearst. Janie became a believer and a member of the Young Tribulation Force, and was one of the many Young Tibulation Force members to make it to the Glorious Appearing.
- Melinda Bentley- First Appearance: Book #13 Former Global Community supporter and was a very strict Morale Monitor. She was taken in by the Young Tribulation Force at the schoolhouse when her partner Felicia died because she drank water that had been poisoned by Wormwood. She was stung by the locusts and was unsure of becoming a believer, but finally made the decision to become a believer in Jesus. She was alive at the Glorious Appearing.
- Carl Meninger- First Appearance: Book #16 Worked for the Global Community. He was on Peacekeeper 1 with John Preston. John gave his life for Carl when he gave Carl his place on the escape submarine. Because at the point he wasn't a believer. Carl set out to find John's cousin, Mark, who helped him become a believer seconds before the locusts attacked him. Vicki taught him all he needed to know about the Bible, then he went back to the GC to work on the inside and help the Young Tribulation Force. Carl also helped the kids show thousands around the world see the truth through Vicki's broadcast at Z-Van's concert. He was alive at the Glorious Appearing.
- "Natalie" Bishop- First Appearance: Book #24 A Global Community Morale Monitor and believer in Christ. She met Vicki at a presentation of Global Community schools and help her escape the GC. From then on until Book 29, she was the Young Tribulation Force's link inside the GC. She helped many membres of the Young Trib Force, as well as Co-ops, escape from GC clutches. Finally she was caught and was executed by the guillotine for refusing to take the Mark of the Beast.
- Samuel "Sam" Goldberg- First Appearance: Book #8 Friend of Judd and Lionel in Israel and a believer in Christ. Sam's father worked for the Global Community, and attempted to use Sam as bait to catch Lionel and Judd several times before Sam left Israel with them. Sam also fell in love with a much older girl in Petra named Naomi, but she did not feel the same way for him. He was one of the Many Young Tribulation Force members to make it to the Glorious Appearing of Christ.
- Nada Ameer- First Appearance: Book #18 Also a friend of Judd and Lionel in Israel. Judd and Lionel stayed at her house for much of their stay in Israel.she was shot and illed while trying to save Mr.Stein from a GC guard.Judd's girlfriend. Has important part in Judd's marriage to Vicki.
- Chang WongChang WongChang Wong is a fictional character of the Left Behind series of books. A brilliant young man with skills in computing, 17 at the time of Global Community Supreme Potentate and Antichrist Nicolae Carpathia's temporary death, he is groomed by David Hassid to replace him as the Tribulation Force's...
- First Appearance: Book #28 A Chinese AmericanChinese AmericanChinese Americans represent Americans of Chinese descent. Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans, which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans...
teenage boy who met Judd and Lionel by asking for help on the Underground website. His father was pressuring him to work for the GC, but he felt he could not because he was a Christian. His father knocked him out with a drug and had the Mark of the Beast put on him, but he did not choose it, so in the end it was prayed off of him by the elders in Petra. This was an event that puzzled many. Believers could still see the mark of the true believer on him while Carpathia's mark was on him as well. He fell in love with Naomi Tiberias but they decided to postpone marriage until the Millennium.
- Charlie Atkins- First Appearance: Book #13 A young boy who did not know what happened when the Rapture occurred. He met Vicki at the shelter that had survived the Wrath of the Lamb earthquake and helped Vicki carry Ryan's body. He met the other members of the Young Tribulation Force and wondered what the mark of the believer was that the others were talking about. He became a believer in Christ and a member of the Young Tribulation Force after mysteriously escaping the demon locusts. Charlie made it to the Glorious Appearing.
- Darrion Stahley- First Appearance: Book #9 Became a Christian after talking with Ryan while they were being held hostage by two men who wanted a ransom from Darrion's father. Her father was killed by the captors, and Darrion and her mother were taken in by the Young Tribulation Force. They used her family's cabin in Wisconsin as a hideout from the GC before it was burned down. Darrion made it to the Glorious Appearing.Best friend Ryan Daley.
- Tanya Spivey -First Appearance: Book #32 Daughter of Mountain Militia leader, Cyrus Spivey. While being held by the Mountain Militia leader, Vicki convinced Tanya, her brother Ty, and a few others in the group that Jesus, rather than the good works that Cyrus urged them to do, would allow a person entrance into heaven. Tanya became a Christian,and made it to the Glorious Appearing.
- Chaya Stein- First Appearance: Book #7 Mr. Stein's Jewish American daughter, who was the first in their family to become a believer. Because of this her parents disowned her and told everyone that she died. She led her mother to Jesus right before she died, and helped Vicki escape her parents' house when they took her in as a foster child. Chaya is killed in the Wrath of the Lamb Earthquake while trying to convince her father that Jesus is God. She was also a member of the Young Tribulation Force. Chaya was also Vicki's best friend.
Adult Tribulation Force and Co-op members
- Rayford SteeleRayford SteeleRayford Steele is a fictional character and the de facto protagonist in the Left Behind series of novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. He is the leader of the group known as the Tribulation Force, and is the most elaborated character in the series....
- Former pilot for the Global Community, and a believer. - LorettaLoretta-People with this name:*Loretta Bradley , American professor*Loretta de Braose, Countess of Leicester, *Loretta Chase , American writer*Loretta Chen, theatre director and actor...
- The secretary of Bruce Barnes, also a believer helps the core trib force out from time to time. Dies in the Wrath of the Lamb Earthquake. - Cameron "Buck" WilliamsCameron "Buck" WilliamsCameron "Buck" Williams is a fictional character in the Left Behind series of novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. Buck is a celebrated news reporter who, after being left behind following the Rapture, becomes one of the founding members of the Tribulation Force.-Pre-Rapture:Buck was born 30...
- Former writer for Global Weekly, and a believer. Gets killed in the last battle, (Armadaggon). - Chloe SteeleChloe SteeleChloe Steele, a fictional character from the Left Behind series of novels, was a Junior at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California until the disappearance of millions of people worldwide.-Fictional Biography:...
- Rayford's daughter, Buck's wife and a believer. Head of Commodity Co-Op, which sends food and other provisions to believers around the world. Is caught by the GC and is executed by the guillotine. - Bruce BarnesBruce Barnes (Left Behind)Bruce Barnes is a fictional character of the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins He is pastor of the New Hope Village Church in Chicago.-Fictional Biography:...
– Pastor, and a believer. He helps the kids come to know Christ. Dies in WWIII. - Tsion Ben-JudahTsion Ben-JudahTsion Ben-Judah, pronounced "[z'ai-an]" or "Zion", who is a character in the Left Behind series, is a Jew, a rabbinical scholar, and former student of Chaim Rosenzweig. Ben-Judah was commissioned by the Israeli government three years before the Rapture to undertake a study as to how the Jews would...
– A Messianic Jew A rabbinical scholar. He is the main target for Carpathia. He dies defending Jerusalem just over a day before the Glorious Appearing. - Mac McCullum - Pilot for Global Community. Flies plane for Co-Op.
- Chaim RosenzweigChaim RosenzweigChaim Rosenzweig is a fictional character in the Left Behind series of novels. In the Left Behind films he is portrayed by Colin Fox.Dr. Rosenzweig is introduced as a chemical engineer and politician from Israel. The reader first meets Dr. Rosenzweig as he is being interviewed by Cameron "Buck"...
– a.k.a. Micah, a prophet of God. He is a famous Israeli scientist. He is also the one who stood up to Carpathia. In Assassains He murders Carpathia by stabbing him through the head. - Hattie DurhamHattie DurhamHattie Durham is a fictional character in the Left Behind series, by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.Hattie was a senior flight attendant, young and beautiful, working for Pan-Continental Airlines. She seemed to be attracted to Pan-Con pilot Rayford Steele, perhaps wanting an affair with him...
- Was once the girlfriend of Carpathia. She stood up to Leon and Carpathia. She is killed by Leon Fortunato when he calls down a ball of fire that vaporizes her. - Ken Ritz- Pilot and friend to Buck WilliamsBuck WilliamsCharles Linwood Williams , better known as "Buck", is a retired American professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers. He was well known for his rebounding ability and trademark goggles.Williams, 6 ft 8 in , ranks 13th all-time in NBA career rebounds...
. Nicknamed "Dr. Airplane" by Chloe Williams after Buck WilliamsBuck WilliamsCharles Linwood Williams , better known as "Buck", is a retired American professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers. He was well known for his rebounding ability and trademark goggles.Williams, 6 ft 8 in , ranks 13th all-time in NBA career rebounds...
and Ritz rescued her from a hospital after the earthquake. - Kenny Bruce Williams- Buck and Chloe's baby that was born right after Ken Ritz was killed.
- Westin Jakes- Signed up for the Co-op after Judd and Lionel's arrival at South Carolina. Former pilot for the singer Z-Van.
- Lionel Whalum- Flies Judd and Lionel to South Carolina. Takes over Chloe's co-op after her death.
Other Believers
- James "Jim" Dekker- First Appearance: Book #28 GC satellite operator helping the kids.
- Josey and Tom Fogarty- First Appearance: Book #3 A police officer and his wife who helped the kids capture burglars after the Rapture; their children were raptured.
- Coach Handlesman- First Appearance: Book #5 An employee at Nicolae High that acts as if he works against the kids but actually is trying to help them. He took the blame for Vicki and the Underground
- Maxwell and Louise Stahley- First Appearance: Book #9 - Parents of Darrion,Judd and Vicki find Max and Louise after being led to their mansion,after receiving a cryptic phone call from Ryan when he was kidnapped in The SearchThe SearchThe Search is a 1948 film directed by Fred Zinnemann which tells the story of a young Auschwitz survivor and his mother who search for each other across post-World War II Europe...
. Max works for the Security Services and after finding some sensitive information out about Carpathia the GC want him dead. Following the intense rescue of Darrion and Ryan from their kidnappers, Maxwell Stahley is shot,however, he becomes a believer in Christ as he is dying. His wife,Louise, becomes a believer shortly following her husband's death. She gives Judd money to replenish the money he has lost due to White Collar Crime. Louise also gives the Young Trib Force the use of any of the Stahley's resources including their plane and pilot,Taylor Graham. Louise dies following the Wrath of the Lamb earthquake.
- Pete Davison- First Appearance: Book #12 A biker friend of Vicki and Judd that help them with many of their recon works. Pete is killed when he refuses to take The Mark Of The Beast.
- Zeke Jr.- First Appearance: Book #16 He gave the core trib force fake identities and gave them the schoolhouse to live in. He often helps them by bringing them food and other supplies.
- Cheryl Tiffane- First Appearance: Book #29 A pregnant young woman from Iowa. She gives her child to Josey and Tom. She has a nervous breakdown.
- Colin and Rebecca "Becky" Dial- First Appearance: Book #27 A Wisconsin couple with an underground hideout. Colin disguised himself as a Supreme Commander of the GC to break the believers out of jail.
- Bo and Ginny Shariton- First Appearance: Book #25 Helped the kids hide from the GC. They were closest to Charlie and treat him like a son.
- Margaret "Maggie" Carlson- First Appearance: Book #27 Helped Vicki and Darion escape the GC.
- Mr. Mitchell Stein- First Appearance: Book #7 A Jewish friend of Young Trib Force and one of the 144,000 witnesses. Father of Chaya Stein.
- Naomi TiberiasNaomi TiberiasNaomi Tiberias is a fictional character from the Left Behind series of books by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.Naomi Tiberias is the teenage daughter of Eleazar Tiberias, one of the elders at Petra, who help Micah run the operations of the city of the remnant...
- First Appearance: Book #33 Works with computers in Petra. Falls in love with Chang Wong but they decide to postpone marriage until after the Glorious Appearing.
- Marshall Jameson- First Appearance: Book #35 Leader of the Avery, Wisconsin believers.
- Lenore Barker - First Appearance: Book #19 A woman the young trib force takes in. Has a baby\toddler named Tolan. She becomes a believer right as the fifth judgment, locusts that will sting any non-believer, are unleashed. When Vicki, Shelly and Conrad leave, she takes care of everyone at the schoolhouse. Helps a woman named Anita escape Manny's gang.
- Pavel Rudja- First Appearance: Book #11 Judd's friend from New Babylon. They meet on Tsion Ben-Judah's web site, and he helps Judd and Lionel while they are in Israel. He dies from the condition that put him in a wheelchair while Judd, Lionel, Sam, and Nada visit him in New Babylon.
- Ty Spivey- First Appearance: Book #32 son of Mountain Militia leader Cyrus Spivey and brother to Young Trib Force member Tanya Spivey
- Manny Augilara- First Appearance: Book #29 A Mexican AmericanMexican AmericanMexican Americans are Americans of Mexican descent. As of July 2009, Mexican Americans make up 10.3% of the United States' population with over 31,689,000 Americans listed as of Mexican ancestry. Mexican Americans comprise 66% of all Hispanics and Latinos in the United States...
escapee from GC jail, is shot and beaten to death by former gang members.
- Chad Harris- First Appearance: Book #29 A fellow believer who secretly gets a GC Peacekeeper uniform from Z. He helps hide Vicki and her friends on the way back to Wisconsin. Later, he tried to get Judd for Vicki but is executed by the guillotine before he finds Judd. He fell in love with Vicki, but then he realized that she was in love with Judd.
- Thomas "Tom" and Luke Gowin- First Appearance: Book #20 Two brothers who saved Judd and Lionel's life while in South CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
. The two die trying to kill members of the GC.
- Jacques Madeleine- First Appearance: Book #33 A French man who sheltered Westin Jakes, Judd, and Lionel after they help Westin escape from an execution onstage orchestrated by Z-Van. His son, Perryn, dies instead of Westin.
- Jamal and Lina Ameer- First Appearance: Book #18 A couple in Jerusalem who accommodate Judd and Lionel during their stay in Israel. Parents of Nada and Kaisim.
- Mr. Wong- Chang Wong's father. Forces Chang to take the Mark by knocking him out with a drug. Becomes a believer and is executed by the loyalty enforcement facilitator (guillotine).
- Andre Dupree- Lionel Washington's uncle. he is killed by a gangster LeRoy Banks.He became a Christian a moment before he died.
Raptured
Judd's family:- Judd Thompson Sr - Judd's Dad
- Sarah Thompson - Judd's Mum
- Marc & Marcie Thompson - Judd's younger twin siblings
Vicki's family:
- Tom Byrne - Vicki's Dad
- Dawn Byrne - Vicki's Mum
- Edward (Eddie) Byrne - Vicki's elder brother,lived in Michigan where he moved to after he graduated from high school
- Jeanni Byrne - Vicki's younger sister
Lionel's family:
- Charles Washington - Lionel's Dad
- Lucinda Washington - Lionel's mum who worked on the magazine 'Global Weekly' with Buck Williams before the Rapture
- Clarice Washington - Lionel's elder sister,she also used to ride the bus to school with Vicki
- Ronnie Washington - Lionel's younger brother
- Talia Luci Washington - Lionel's younger sister
Global Community
- Nicolae Carpathia- Antichrist (also known as the Beast), Romanian, and head of Global Community. He brainwashes non-believers. After he is killed and comes back to life through Satanic possession he claims he is God. He is thrown into the Lake of Fire at the end of the series.
- Leon FortunatoLeon FortunatoLeonardo "Leon" Fortunato is a fictional character in the Left Behind series of Christian novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. He is in fact the False Prophet, and he is a key member of the inner circle of Nicolae Carpathia, businessman, financier, politician and Antichrist.-Character...
- The False Prophet, assistant to Carpathia, Supreme Commander of the Global Community, and the Reverend Father of Carpathianism. Claimed that Carpathia raised him from the dead in book 13. He is thrown into the Lake of Fire with Carpathia. - Marjorie Amherst- A loyal Global Community Peacekeeper. She went to Nicolae High School and was the valedictorian at Judd Thompson's graduation. However,she was unable to complete her speech,as she passed out due to nerves,meaning Judd had to take over. She later makes a reappearance in her new role as a Global Community Peacekeeper. She was working at one of the satellite schools,when the Horsemen Judgement struck. During the chaos, Mark Eisman,contrary to Vicki Byrne's wishes,decided to steal a satellite truck. Unbeknownst to him, Marjorie was in the back and he inadvertently took her back to the schoolhouse. Once at the school house,Vicki and the others decided to explain the Truth to her. She listened and after discovering that Vicki was in fact THE Vicki Byrne, who was wanted by the Global Community,she faked becoming a believer. Following this,the Young Trib Force decided they could no longer keep her at the school house,so Mark drugged her lemonade with sleeping tablets, thereby allowing the YTF time to take her back to the GC. Once back with the Global Community, Marjorie gave the all the information she knew about the YTF group,which aided the GC in the discovery and eventual destruction of the school house hideout in Book 25 Death At The Gala.
- Dr. Neal Damosa- Has the power of brainwashing, and is head of Global Community schools.
- Suhail AkbarSuhail AkbarSuhail Akbar is a fictional character, from Pakistan, in the Left Behind series of novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.-Biography:Akbar is the Global Community's Director of Security and Intelligence. He, on several occasions, attempts to destroy Christians ensconced in Petra, Jordan, on...
- Head of GC Security and Intelligence. He is killed by order of Carpathia shortly before Jesus' return. - Peter MathewsPeter MathewsPeter Mathews, a character of the fictional Left Behind books, was the archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, at the time of the Rapture. He was described as a very traditional Roman Catholic at this time, although he rapidly embraced dramatic changes to the faith after the Rapture...
- He is Head of Enigma Babylon One World Faith, a collection of most of the religions in the world except Christianity and Judaism. He is killed by order of Carpathia. - Commander Fulcire- A loyal Global Community commander who causes great death and pain to non-believers. Is feared by many.
- Commander Blancka- a GC commander, at the heart of the failed morale monitor scheme. Lionel's old commander. He is most notable for saying the most preposterous quote of the series- "People don't just disappear! Blancka is killed by Carpathia when he fails a mission.
- Claudia Zander- Morale Monitor Natalie Bishop's roommate. True-blue Carpathia follower.
- Lee McCarty- Undercover GC spy,who tried to trick Judd and Lionel when Judd and Lionel were staying in South Carolina with Carl Meninger,Tom Gowin and Luke Gowin.Brother of Brooke McCarty
- Brooke McCarty-Undercover GC spy,who tried to trick Judd and Lionel when Judd and Lionel were staying in South Carolina with Carl Meninger,Tom Gowin and Luke Gowin.Sister of Lee McCarty
Unbelievers
- Taylor Graham- Brother of Conrad. He was against the GC, and was killed with his girlfriend Hasina by the GC.
- Cyrus Spivey- Mountain Militia leader. He had taught the Mountain Militia that only good works could get you into heaven. He was caught by the Global Community and was executed.
- Z-Van- Lead singer for the popular group The Four Horseman. Judd saves him from death. He is one of Carpathia's false messiahs.
- Hasina- Taylor Graham's girlfriend. Killed with Taylor by the GC.
- Mr. Goldberg- Sam's father. Tried to use Sam to lure Judd and Lionel into the GC. Killed by the Horsemen of Terror.
- Mrs. Laverne Jenness- Principle of Nicolae Carpathia High School. Believed strongly in what the Global Community stood for. Died in the Wrath of the Lamb Earthquake.
List of Characters Alive/ Deceased at Glorious Appearing.
| Alive at Glorious Appearing | Deceased at Glorious Appearing | Judd Thompson Jr. | Ryan Daley | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicki Byrne | Chaya Stein | |||
| Lionel Washington | Judith Stein | |||
| Shelly Brown | Dan Ben-Judah | |||
| Conrad Graham | Nina Ben-Judah | |||
| Janie McCanyon | Mrs. Ben-Judah | |||
| Melinda Bentley | Natalie Bishop | |||
| Carl Meninger | Nada Ameer | |||
| Charlie Atkins | Mark Eisman | |||
| Samuel Goldberg | Chad Harris | |||
| Darrion Stahley | John Preston | |||
| Tanya Spivey | Buck Williams | |||
| Jim Dekker | Chloe Steele Williams | |||
| Josey Fogarty | Pete Davidson | |||
| Tom Fogarty | Zeke Sr. (Gustaf Zuckermandel Sr) | |||
| Cheryl Tiffane | Tsion Ben-Judah | |||
| Colin Dial | Tom Gowin | |||
| Naomi Tiberus | Luke Gowin | |||
| Becky Dial | Perryn Madeleine | |||
| Maggie Carlson | Kasim Ameer | |||
| Mitchell Stein | Annie Christopher | |||
| Marshall Jameson | Hattie Durham | |||
| Jamal Ameer | Pavel Rudja | |||
| Lina Ameer | Mr. Rudja | |||
| Ty Spivey | Manny Aguilara | |||
| Rayford Steele | Andre Dupree | |||
| Kenny Bruce Williams | Taylor Graham | |||
| Chang Wong | Hassina | |||
| Westin Jakes | Ken Ritz | |||
| Zeke Jr. (Gustaf Zuckermandel Jr) | Bruce Barnes | |||
| Lenore Barker | Loretta Phillips | |||
| Tolan Barker | Cyrus Spivey | |||
| Al. B | ||||
| Mr. Wong | ||||
| Donny Moore | ||||
| Sandy Moore | ||||
| Louise Stahley | ||||
| Maxwell Stahley |
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These books were written from 1998 to 2004 and are still in print today, with over 11 million sold in series. Unlike the adult series, Left BehindLeft Behind
Left Behind is a series of 16 best-selling novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, dealing with Christian dispensationalist End Times: pretribulation, premillennial, Christian eschatological viewpoint of the end of the world. The primary conflict of the series is the members of the Tribulation...
, they have no prequels or sequels (and none will be written), but are a set of 40 books focused on the Tribulation
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The Great Tribulation refers to tumultuous events that are described during the "signs of the times", first mentioned by Jesus in the Olivet discourse...
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The series was originally due to have 48 books, but was cut to 40 as the huge 2 year jump in Ominous Choices cut out a lot of possible material.
The Left Behind: The Kids series was originally written for teen and young adult readers. However, the audience has grown to include adults. The Kids series has, like the adults, a dramatic audio series adapted for and aired on Christian radio. These are now available as audiobooks and are also available on iTunes. The authors are also entertaining the idea of videos/movies for the series.
Left Behind The Kids Live-Action Audio
Volume 1 covers books 1-4Volume 2 covers books 5-8
Volume 3 covers books 9-12
Volume 4 covers books 13-21
Volume 5 covers books 22-33
Volume 6 covers books 34-40