Author: Tim LaHaye and Jerry B Jenkins
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc
Year: 1996
449 pages
From the Back: In one cataclysmic moment, millions around the globe disappear. Those left behind, terror stricken, are desperate to determine what happened. Raymond Steele (Pan-Continental Pilot), Buck Williams (Global Weekly Senior Writer), Bruce Barnes (New Hope Village Church Minister), and Chloe Steele (Stanford University Student) find the answer in a most surprising and seemingly unlikely place. Suddenly everything makes sense, but they learn that the disappearances have ushered in a seven-year period called the Tribulation, during which the earth will suffer from the most catastrophic calamities in its history. Those left behind face war, famine, plagues, and natural disasters so devastating that only one in four people will survive. Odds are even worse for enemies of the Antichrist and his new world order. Ray, Buck, Bruce, and Chloe band together to form the Tribulation Force. Their task is clear, and their goal is nothing less than to stand and fight the enemies of God during the seven most chaotic years the planet will ever see.
Personal Thoughts: Tribulation Force is the second book of the Left Behind series. There is definitely some questionable theology behind these stories. One of the storylines in this book touches a lot on purity culture which doesn't really appeal to me. And I wouldn't use the Left Behind series as a theological basis for preaching or anything. However, it is still an enjoyable story and I will continue on into the series with book 3 as soon as I can get it from the library. So if you don't mind taking the theology with a grain of salt and simply want to read an entertaining apocalyptic story, then you might enjoy Tribulation Force.
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