The Rising (LaHaye novel)
First edition cover
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| Author | Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins |
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| Cover artist | Micheal Hudson/Photodisc |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Left Behind series |
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Christian fiction Speculative Fiction |
| Publisher | Tyndale House Publishers |
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Publication date
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Thursday, March 31, 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) Audiobook |
| Pages | 380 pages |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
| OCLC | 57124481 |
| 813/.54 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3562.A315 R57 2005 |
| Followed by | The Regime |
The Rising: Antichrist is Born/Before They Were Left Behind is the thirteenth novel in the Left Behind series and the first prequel. It was written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins and published on Thursday, March 31, 2005. The hardback edition has the title and subtitle as The Rising: Before They Were Left Behind. It takes place 32–9 years before the Rapture.
The Rising is Prequel 1 of 3 in the books leading up to the events mentioned in Left Behind itself. It focuses 32 years before the main Left Behind series starts.
Marilena Carpathia has only one dream: to be a mother. So when a mysterious clairvoyant promises the fulfillment of this dream, Marilena does not hesitate. Through genetic engineering and the power of the Prince of Darkness himself, Marilena is about to become a chosen vessel, an exact contrary to the Virgin Mary, one who will unknowingly give birth to the greatest evil the world has ever known.
Halfway around the world, God's plans are subtly being carried out too. Young Ray Steele is determined to avoid one day taking over the family business. Instead, Ray sets his heart on becoming a pilot.
Soon Carpathia and Steele's lives will intersect. And good and evil will clash in an explosion that will shake the world.
The Rising deals with Rayford Steele's childhood and college days, and how he nearly married another woman. A conflict between father and son as Ray decides to become an airline pilot against his father's wishes.
Also featured is the birth of Nicolae Carpathia, who would later rise up in Nicolae as the Antichrist. Marilena is a simple Romanian woman who is overcome by the need to have a baby. Her husband, Sorin, does not love his wife anymore and is revealed to be a homosexual. Thus, Marilena reads an ad for a group to find something "Beyond themselves", and meets Viviana Ivinisova, later known as Viv Ivins.
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