Assassins: Assignment: Jerusalem, Target: Antichrist (Left Behind Series #6) » (Reprint)

When the Left Behind series became a publishing phenomenon, no one was more surprised than its authors, evangelical preacher Tim LaHaye (left) and fiction writer Jerry B. Jenkins. Audiences gobbled up the duo s thrilling novels, which combine romance, morality questions, and high-tech gadgetry against the dramatic backdrop of the apocalypse.

Assassins is the sixth book in the continuing drama of those left behind at the Rapture of the church -- events prophesied in the Book of Revelation, dramatically depicted in a setting that could be anytime in the not-so-distant future. Picking up where Apollyon left off, this latest volume brings closure to some "cliff-hanger" situations in book five, while it confronts readers with an intriguing new set of challenges and questions about the Tribulation Force and their clashes with the Enemy and his legions.

The plot takes many twists and turns as the Tribulation Force moves through mayhem and destruction created by Nicolae Carpathia and his followers. The life of the Carpathia-appointed head of Enigma Babylon One-World Faith is in jeopardy, as are the lives of the two witnesses at the Wailing Wall. Adding to these already vivid narratives, a supernatural horde of 200 million demonic horsemen appears to wreak further death and destruction. A member of The Tribulation Force dies, while the group continues to prepare for a future as fugitives, and houseguest Hattie Durham, who is not committed to their faith and mission, leaves the "safe house." Rayford Steele, one of the original Tribulation Force, struggles with his desire to kill Carpathia and his need to maintain a low profile, keeping his allegiance to the group secret to Carpathia and his puppets. World history and prophecy collide in Jerusalem at the middle of the Tribulation for this most explosive yet continuing drama of those left behind.

About the Author:

Dr. Tim LaHaye, who conceived the "Left Behind" series, is a former pastor and educator, and a lifelong student of prophecy. More than 10 million of his nonfiction works have sold. He and his wife, Beverly, live in Southern California.

Jerry B. Jenkins, writer of the series, is writer at large for the Moody Bible Institute. In addition to the "Left Behind" series, four of Jenkins' other books have been national best-sellers. He and his wife, Dianna, live in Colorado.

National Review - Matthew Scully

...a highly imaginative piece of work, with much Christian wisdom and a message of readiness relevant enough to all regardless of which comes first -- one's own last days or the world's.