LEFT BEHIND by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins

"Where are they?"

"You want to know where I think they are? Do you really want to know?"

"Of course!"

"I believe they are in heaven."

~ Chloe and Rayford Steele

Rayford Steele is just doing his job as a pilot, when a hundred of his passengers disappear right out of their clothes. It is not long before he finds out that this has happened all over the world... millions of people are suddenly gone. A polition by the name of Nicolae Carpathia has risen up to try to bring peace and order to the world, and the people hang on his every word and theory. But after watching a tape made by a pastor three years earlier, Ray knows that they have witnessed the rapture of the church, and that his are the end times. But what can be done? Carpathia is looking more and more like the Bible's description of the Antichrist. Can the small group of believers convince the world before he rises to power? Can Ray convince his own daughter?

This was a book that required an ok from Mom and Dad before I read it. It starts out with Rayford Steele (married man) dreaming about leading his pretty flight attendant on. It is not picuresome or explicit, and he later apologizes to her after he accepts Christ. But I think this part in itself makes this a PG-13 book. A journalist by the name of Buck Williams begins to have affections for Chloe Steele, but it is nothing big at all. The Christian characters are very strong and helpful to everyone else, giving their testimonies several times.

Technicality-wise, LEFT BEHIND is a very easy read. No cussing, and I already talked about the slight adult content. If you are going to read this series, I suggest reading a Dickens book here and there, just to vary your brain a bit:)

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, but you may want to ask your parents permission before you read, or have them read it first. If you are under 13 years, I hear the LEFT BEHIND kids' books are worth a shot, but don't quote me on it:)

Author: Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins ~ Country: United States ~ Language: English ~ Series: Left Behind (series) ~ Genre: Christian fiction ~ Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers ~ Publication date: 31 December 1995 ~ Media type: Print (Hardcover, Paperback; also made into Graphic novel and audiobook) ~ Pages: 320 pp (hardcover) and 468 pp (paperback) ~ ISBN: ISBN 0-8423-2911-0 (HC), ISBN 0-8423-4270-2 (PB) ~ Preceded by: The Rapture ~ Followed by: Tribulation Force