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Tribulation Force: The Continuing Drama of Those Left Behind
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Author	Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Left Behind Series
Genre(s)	Christian Speculative fiction
Publisher	Tyndale House Publishers
Publication date	October 1996
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback) also Graphic Novel
Pages	450 pp (hardcover and paperback)
ISBN	ISBN 0-8423-2913-7 (hardcover), ISBN 0-8423-2921-8 (paperback)
Preceded by	Left Behind
Followed by	Nicolae

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Plot introduction

In a series of events that followed the Rapture, in which Jesus Christ takes away members of his church from Earth, some find themselves left behind. Eventually they meet at New Hope Village Church, located in the suburbs of Chicago. They then meet from time to time and become immersed in study of prophecies contained in the Bible. Their study reveals that the Antichrist will establish control of the Earth, and the Tribulation period lasting seven years will start after his covenant with Israel. Jesus Christ's second coming will fall on the end of the Tribulation. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... For the architectural structure, see Church (building). ... This article is about Earth as a planet. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... This article refers to the topic of prophecy as the purported telling of future events or supernatural revelations. ... For other uses, see Bible (disambiguation). ... In Christian eschatology, the Antichrist or anti-Christ means a person, office, or group recognized as fulfilling the Biblical prophecies about one who will oppose Christ and substitute himself in Christs place. ... The Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the entities that bring false peace, War, famine, pestilence, and death. ...

Explanation of the novel's title

In the course of their study, they form a core group which Chloe Steele christens the "Tribulation Force", dedicated to fight the seven years' war with the Antichrist.

Plot summary

Rayford Steele, Chloe Steele, Buck Williams and Bruce Barnes find themselves left behind. This group of believers, as well as others left behind but becoming believers, are otherwise known as "Tribulation Saints", to differentiate from the pre-Rapture designation of Christian. The question of what to do in response to this radical change in situation arises. They propose to fight the perceived threat that Antichrist Nicolae Carpathia poses in the form of eradicating all religion and establishing a single world religion. The dogma consists that "there is no heaven nor hell, just [the left-behind]." In addition, Nicolae twisted the message of world-famous rabbi Tsion Ben-Judah about Messiah, in order to point to himself as thus. Buck flies to Jerusalem to meet Ben-Judah and present him to the two witnesses (described in Revelation) stationed at the United Nations-blockaded Western Wall. He converts to Christianity, believing that Jesus is the one and only Messiah; thus disproving Carpathia. 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. ... Spoiler warning: Actress Janaya Stephens portrays Chloe Steele in the movie version of Left Behind. ... Cameron Buck Williams, as played by Kirk Cameron in the film version of Left Behind A fictional character in the Left Behind series of novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, Cameron Buck Williams found his life turned upside down by the sudden disappearance of millions of people from... A fictional character of the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, Bruce Barnes is pastor of the New Hope Village Church in Chicago. ... In Christian eschatology, the Antichrist or anti-Christ means a person, office, or group recognized as fulfilling the Biblical prophecies about one who will oppose Christ and substitute himself in Christs place. ... Nicolae Jetty Carpathia is a fictional character and the primary antagonist in the Left Behind book series written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. ... For the town in Italy, see Rabbi, Italy. ... Note: Tsion Ben-Judah, pronounced Zion, is a character in the Left Behind series, is a Jew, a rabbinical scholar, and former student of Chaim Rosenzweig. ... Messiah (Hebrew: , Standard  Tiberian ; Aramaic: , Aramaic/Syriac: , ; Arabic: ‎, ) Literally, Messiah means The Anointed (One), typically someone anointed with holy anointing oil. ... Revelation of the Last Judgment by Jacob de Backer Revelation is an uncovering or disclosure via communication from the divine of something that has been partially or wholly hidden or unknown, which could not be known apart from the unveiling (Goswiller 1987 p. ... UN redirects here. ... The Western Wall by night. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ...

During the prophesized eighteen months of peace following the covenant with Israel, Chloe and Buck are married, along with Rayford and new believer Amanda White. However, both Buck, who becomes publisher of Global Community Weekly, formely Global Weekly, and Rayford, who is handpicked to pilot Carpathia’s jet, are in the distressing position of watching Carpathia, now Supreme Potentate of the U.N. - now reorganized into the Global Community- strengthen his grip on the world, witnessing how he orchestrates World War III to bring the former world powers under his heel and how he bamboozles Israeli botanist Chaim Rosenzweig into giving the GC his illustrious Eden formula for a GC-guaranteed peace treaty with Israel, thus initiating the Tribulation. As World War III breaks out, the Tribulation Force suffers its first casualty in the death of their pastor, Bruce Barnes, who was killed in a bombing in the now-decimated city of Chicago. Amanda was a friend of Rayfords first wife Irene, who was Raptured. ... The Global Community is the fictional autocratic, anti-Christian world government in the Left Behind series of novels. ... A nuclear holocaust is often associated with World War III For other uses, see World War III (disambiguation). ... Chaim Rosenzweig (KI-am Rozen-zvieg) is a fictional character in the Left Behind series of novels. ... The Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the entities that bring false peace, War, famine, pestilence, and death. ... 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. ...

Characters in Tribulation Force

• Rayford Steele – main character, Pan-Continental Airlines pilot and new head of the "Tribulation Force"
• Chloe Steele Williams – daughter to Rayford, wife to "Buck"
• Buck Williams – news reporter and confidant to Nicolae Carpathia
• Bruce Barnes – spiritual guide to the "Trib' Force"
• Amanda White (Steele) – new wife to Rayford
• Tsion Ben-Judah – rabbinical scholar
• Ken Ritz – charter airline pilot
• Chaim Rosenzweig – Israeli statesman and botanist, created the Eden formula
• Steve Plank – former executive editor of Global Weekly, now chief press secretary to Carpathia
• Hattie Durham – former senior flight attendant with Pan-Con and Rayford, personal secretary of and romantically involved with Carpathia
• Nicolae Carpathia – Antichrist, Supreme Potentate of the Global Community

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. ... Spoiler warning: Actress Janaya Stephens portrays Chloe Steele in the movie version of Left Behind. ... Cameron Buck Williams, as played by Kirk Cameron in the film version of Left Behind A fictional character in the Left Behind series of novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, Cameron Buck Williams found his life turned upside down by the sudden disappearance of millions of people from... A fictional character of the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, Bruce Barnes is pastor of the New Hope Village Church in Chicago. ... Amanda was a friend of Rayfords first wife Irene, who was Raptured. ... Note: Tsion Ben-Judah, pronounced Zion, is a character in the Left Behind series, is a Jew, a rabbinical scholar, and former student of Chaim Rosenzweig. ... Ken Ritz, a fictional character of the Left Behind series, is a private pilot. ... Chaim Rosenzweig (KI-am Rozen-zvieg) is a fictional character in the Left Behind series of novels. ... Steve Plank is a character in Play. ... Hattie Durham is a fictional character in the Left Behind series, by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. ... Nicolae Jetty Carpathia is a fictional character and the primary antagonist in the Left Behind book series written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. ... In Christian eschatology, the Antichrist or anti-Christ means a person, office, or group recognized as fulfilling the Biblical prophecies about one who will oppose Christ and substitute himself in Christs place. ... The Global Community is the fictional autocratic, anti-Christian world government in the Left Behind series of novels. ...

Major themes

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Film or TV adaptations

The story in this book has been adapted into two feature films. The first "Left Behind II: Tribulation Force" and the second more loosely based "Left Behind: World at War"