Nicolae is the third book in the Left Behind series. It was written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins in 1997. Book 1 in the Left Behind Series Left Behind is a series of novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, dealing with Christian dispensationalist End Times: pretribulation, premillennial, Christian eschatology. ... Timothy F. LaHaye (b. ... Jerry B. Jenkins is a novelist and biographer whose books usually feature evangelical Christians as protagonists. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Major Characters

• Rayford Steele
• Buck Williams
• Chloe Steele Williams
• Amanda White Steele
• Nicolae Carpathia
• Leon Fortunato
• Chaim Rosenzweig
• Hattie Durham

Rayford Steele, as portayed by actor Brad Johnson Spoiler warning: Rayford Steele is a fictional character from the Left Behind series of novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. ... Charles Linwood Williams (born March 8, 1960 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina), better known as Buck, is a former American professional basketball player. ... Spoiler warning: Actress Janaya Stephens portrays Chloe Steele in the movie version of Left Behind. ... Nicolae Carpathia, as played by actor Gordon Currie. ... Leon Fortunato was once a highly respected member of the U.N...until he suddenly switched sides to Carpathias group, easily swayed by the Romanians charm. ... A fictional character in the Left Behind series of Christian novels, Dr. Chaim Rosenzweig is the man who has created the Eden formula. ... Hattie Durham is a fictional character in the Left Behind series, by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. ...

Synopsis

This book picks up just after its predecessor, Tribulation Force, takes off. The members of the Tribulation Force have discovered that their pastor, Bruce Barnes, has been killed during the bombing of a hospital in World War III. Rayford is quickly called to meet Nicolae in Dallas to fly him to New Babylon. Meanwhile, Buck and Chloe go to New Hope Village Church to inform Loretta about Bruce. Chloe is in downtown Chicago when it is bombed by the Global Community. Buck is eventually able to rescue her after she crashed her car into a tree. Rayford hears about this and sends Amanda back to Chicago to help them. On the flight back to New Babylon, Rayford learns much about Nicolae's secret plans through a secret intercom device. Rayford eventually arrives back in New Babylon. The Tribulation Force is an organisation formed by those left behind after the Rapture as portrayed in the fiction series Left Behind, by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. ... The Three Major Professional Tournaments Professional tennis players in the years before the Open era began in 1968 played mostly on tours in head-to-head competition. ... New Babylon is a fictional city depicted in the popular Left Behind series. ...

Having heard from his friend Chaim about Tsion Ben-Judah's loss of his wife and children to murder, Buck goes to Israel with pilot Ken Ritz. He is led by the two witnesses, Eli and Moishe in Jerusalem, to a boat near the Sea of Galilee. After proving that he is who he says he is, Buck is taken to the shelter where Tsion is hiding for his protection. Tsion has been accused of murdering his family, although he did not do so. Buck and Tsion are given a worn-out bus to drive to Egypt to meet Ken for the escape to America. They meet many obstacles along the way, but are supernaturally protected and arrive in Chicago safely. During this time, Rayford meets with his friend Hattie and tries to discourage her from having an abortion of her baby that she had with Nicolae.

Because both Buck and Tsion are international fugitives, Rayford flies back to Chicago for the funeral service for Bruce. The service mainly consists of an evangelical message and predictions of what is to come. Rayford then returns to New Babylon to be joined by his wife later.

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Left Behind Book #1	Tribulation Force Book #2	Nicolae Book #3
Soul Harvest Book #4	Apollyon Book #5	Assassins Book #6
The Indwelling Book #7	The Mark Book #8	Desecration Book #9
The Remnant Book #10	Armageddon Book #11	Glorious Appearing Book #12
The Rising Prequel #1	The Regime Prequel #2	The Rapture Prequel #3	Sequel (coming 2007)