The Rising

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The Rising is a prequel novel in the Left Behind series that explores the early lives and spiritual journeys of key characters leading up to the apocalyptic events of the main storyline.

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instanceOf Christian fiction novel
novel
prequel novel
author Jerry B. Jenkins
Tim LaHaye
countryOfOrigin United States
explores early lives of key Left Behind characters
spiritual journeys of key Left Behind characters
focusesOnCharacter Irene Steele
Nicolae Carpathia
Rayford Steele
Viv Ivins
followedBy The Regime
follows none (first in the prequel subseries)
genre Christian fiction
apocalyptic fiction
religious fiction
hasTheme good versus evil
prophecy
spiritual warfare
language English
medium print
narrativeRole sets up background for the apocalyptic events of Left Behind
partOfSeries Left Behind
publicationYear 2005
publisher Tyndale House Publishers
seriesOrder 1
setting pre-apocalyptic period before the events of Left Behind
subseries Before They Were Left Behind
targetAudience Christian readers
fans of the Left Behind series

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Left Behind series hasPart The Rising