The Indwelling
The Indwelling paperback cover
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| Author | Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins |
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| Cover artist | Julie Chen |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Left Behind Series |
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Christian novel Speculative Fiction Post-apocalyptic fiction |
| Publisher | Tyndale House Publishers |
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Publication date
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May 2000 Hardcover & Jan 2001 Paperback |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) also Audiobook |
| Pages | 389 pages (hardcover and paperback editions) |
| ISBN | (hardback edition) & ISBN (paperback edition) |
| OCLC | 183443870 |
| 813/.54 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3562.A315 I54 2000 |
| Preceded by | Assassins |
| Followed by | The Mark |
The Indwelling: The Beast Takes Possession is the seventh book in the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, published in May 2000. It was on The New York Times Best Seller List for 35 weeks. It takes place 42 months into the Tribulation and at the end of the novel 3 days into the Great Tribulation.
The book begins soon after Nicolae Carpathia is assassinated, and tells more on the end of the Gala, the midpoint of the Tribulation and the opening of the Great Tribulation.
People flee from the scene of the assassination in a panic. Buck Williams notices that the gunshot sounded similar to the sound of the gun Nicolae used to kill Eli and Moishe. Rayford Steele is still wondering whether he really was the one that scripture singled out to deliver the killing blow to the Antichrist Nicolae Carpathia. In fact, it was Chaim Rosenzweig who stabbed Nicolae through the back of the head with a knife that he created- the thinnest, sharpest knife ever, although other suspects include Rayford, one of the sub-potentates, and even Hattie Durham. Leah Rose attempts to free Hattie from BFFR, meeting fellow believer and GC mole Ming Toy. Hattie was let go from BFFR and tracked by the GC, who expect her to lead them to the Tribulation Force safe house. She does not go to the safe house, as the GC wants her to, but goes AWOL.
Buck Williams is frantically searching for Chaim, believing that he has had a stroke, or worse, a heart attack. He returns to Chaim's manor to find several of Chaim's friends murdered by GC. Rayford escapes to Greece, worried that the GC may be pursuing him. He takes refuge with Lukas "Laslos" Miklos and his pastor. After being filled with rage for the past several months, resulting in his attempted killing of Carpathia, Rayford is guilty over his selfishness and vows never to allow his emotions to rule him again, and continues on his way back to Mount Prospect. Leah has already returned to the States but needs a ride. Meanwhile, Buck and Chaim make an escape from Israel, ending in a plane crash that results in Chaim's acceptance of Christ, as well as the death of T. M. Delanty.
Meanwhile, at the safe house, Chloe is in despair and has developed a plan to kill her son Kenny and then herself should they ever be found out by the GC, since she can't bear to live without him. She is gently rebuked by Tsion. David Hassid informs them of danger and of a possible new safe house in Chicago (which the GC thinks is radiation-contaminated), the Strong Building, a huge skyscraper. Impulsively, Chloe goes to investigate it and leaves Kenny with Tsion, while Rayford and Leah return to Chicago.
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