The Remnant
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The Remnant: On the Brink of Armageddon is the tenth book in the Left Behind
series written by Tim LaHaye
and Jerry B. Jenkins
and published in 2002. It was on The New York Times Best Seller List for 19 weeks, It takes place 43 months in to the Tribulation, One month into the Great Tribulation to 6 years in to the Tribulation
. The Great Tribulation
unfolds, with one million believers gathered in Petra
under the protection of God
as Global Community
Supreme Potentate
and Antichrist
Nicolae Carpathia continues to attack them and Armageddon approaches. Carpathia is ecstatic that he is about to attack the believers with massive amounts of conventional ordinance, a barrage that no one could survive without a miracle, yet all the believers do, not even feeling the flames that engulf their bodies
. A final missile hits, opening a spring that drenches the fire. Afterwards, people talking to each other hear each other in their own language.
Chloe Steele Williams
, Hannah Palemoon
, and Mac McCullum all go to Greece
disguised as GC officers to try to rescue George Sebastian. Meanwhile, Ming Toy leaves the safe house and under her new disguise (provided by Gustaf Zuckermandel, Jr.
) attempts to return home to China
to aid her parents. She discovers that both of her parents have become believers, but her mother informs her that her father was killed. Chang Wong
despairs for his safety and looks to escape New Babylon
. After an arduous ordeal, George escapes his holders. Steve Plank doesn't take the Mark of the Beast and dies at the Guillotine.
The new safe house is compromised, and the Tribulation Force
is forced to look for a new place. They manage to leave the now compromised safe house and the Chicago
, Illinois
, area just in time before Antichrist orders what remains of Chicago to be obliterated by a nuclear blast. The main Trib. Force members find a new safe house with George Sebastian in San Diego
, California
. Meanwhile, the next two Bowl Judgments hit: the world's freshwater supply is turned into blood and the sun scorches with fiery heat.
Meanwhile, Antichrist sends scores of false teachers to deceive as many people as possible. Many people, including several at Petra, follow them only to meet horrible and gruesome deaths. The next Bowl Judgement hits, and a deep and painful darkness descends upon the throne and kingdom of the Antichrist in New Babylon. Chang plans to use the darkness to his advantage in order to finally escape. As the book ends, the final year of the Tribulation begins. God is leveling the playing field and setting the stage for Armageddon
, the cosmic battle of the ages that will decide the fate of all that exists.
Left Behind (series)
Left Behind is a series of 16 best-selling novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, dealing with Christian dispensationalist End Times: pretribulation, premillennial, Christian eschatological viewpoint of the end of the world. The primary conflict of the series is the members of the Tribulation...
series written by Tim LaHaye
Tim LaHaye
Timothy F. LaHaye is an American evangelical Christian minister, author, and speaker. He is best known for the Left Behind series of apocalyptic fiction, which he co-wrote with Jerry B. Jenkins. He has written over 50 books, both fiction and non-fiction.-Early life:LaHaye was born in Detroit,...
and Jerry B. Jenkins
Jerry B. Jenkins
Jerry Bruce Jenkins is an American novelist and biographer. He is best known as co-author of the Left Behind series of books with Tim LaHaye, Jenkins has written over 150 books, including romance novels, mysteries, and children's adventures, as well as non-fiction...
and published in 2002. It was on The New York Times Best Seller List for 19 weeks, It takes place 43 months in to the Tribulation, One month into the Great Tribulation to 6 years in to the Tribulation
Plot
The Remnant begins immediately after the end of DesecrationDesecration (Left Behind)
Desecration: Antichrist Takes the Throne is the ninth book in the Left Behind series. It was published in 2001 by Tyndale House. It was on The New York Times Best Seller List for 19 weeks, It was the best selling Novel in the World in 2001....
. The Great Tribulation
Tribulation
The Great Tribulation refers to tumultuous events that are described during the "signs of the times", first mentioned by Jesus in the Olivet discourse...
unfolds, with one million believers gathered in Petra
Petra
Petra is a historical and archaeological city in the Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that is famous for its rock cut architecture and water conduits system. Established sometime around the 6th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans, it is a symbol of Jordan as well as its most visited...
under the protection of God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
as Global Community
Global Community
The Global Community is a the fictional world government/state described in the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. The Global Community was established as the successor of the United Nations by Nicolae Carpathia, the series' main antagonist.At its territorial peak, the GC...
Supreme Potentate
Potentate
Potentate is an informal term for a person with potent, usually supreme, power.-Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine:...
and Antichrist
Antichrist
The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to a leader who fulfills Biblical prophecies concerning an adversary of Christ, while resembling him in a deceptive manner...
Nicolae Carpathia continues to attack them and Armageddon approaches. Carpathia is ecstatic that he is about to attack the believers with massive amounts of conventional ordinance, a barrage that no one could survive without a miracle, yet all the believers do, not even feeling the flames that engulf their bodies
Fiery furnace
Fiery furnace may refer to:* The fiery furnace in which Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown into in Daniel 3* Fiery Furnace , a region of Utah's Arches National Park* The Fiery Furnaces, a rock band...
. A final missile hits, opening a spring that drenches the fire. Afterwards, people talking to each other hear each other in their own language.
Chloe Steele Williams
Chloe Steele
Chloe Steele, a fictional character from the Left Behind series of novels, was a Junior at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California until the disappearance of millions of people worldwide.-Fictional Biography:...
, Hannah Palemoon
Hannah Palemoon
Hannah Palemoon is a fictional character in the Left Behind series of novels created by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. She is a Native American nurse working for the Global Community in New Babylon....
, and Mac McCullum all go to Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
disguised as GC officers to try to rescue George Sebastian. Meanwhile, Ming Toy leaves the safe house and under her new disguise (provided by Gustaf Zuckermandel, Jr.
Gustaf Zuckermandel, Jr.
Gustaf Zuckermandel, Jr., also known as Zeke, is a fictional character in the Left Behind series. He is the only son of Gustaf Zuckermandel ....
) attempts to return home to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
to aid her parents. She discovers that both of her parents have become believers, but her mother informs her that her father was killed. Chang Wong
Chang Wong
Chang Wong is a fictional character of the Left Behind series of books. A brilliant young man with skills in computing, 17 at the time of Global Community Supreme Potentate and Antichrist Nicolae Carpathia's temporary death, he is groomed by David Hassid to replace him as the Tribulation Force's...
despairs for his safety and looks to escape New Babylon
New Babylon
New Babylon may refer to:*Neo-Babylonian Empire , a period of Mesopotamian history that is also known as the Chaldean Dynasty*New Babylon , the anti-capitalist city designed in 1950 by artist-architect Constant Nieuwenhuys...
. After an arduous ordeal, George escapes his holders. Steve Plank doesn't take the Mark of the Beast and dies at the Guillotine.
The new safe house is compromised, and the Tribulation Force
Tribulation Force (group)
The Tribulation Force is a fictional Christian-based group composed of those left behind after the Rapture, as portrayed in the fiction series Left Behind by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B...
is forced to look for a new place. They manage to leave the now compromised safe house and the Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, area just in time before Antichrist orders what remains of Chicago to be obliterated by a nuclear blast. The main Trib. Force members find a new safe house with George Sebastian in San Diego
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Meanwhile, the next two Bowl Judgments hit: the world's freshwater supply is turned into blood and the sun scorches with fiery heat.
Meanwhile, Antichrist sends scores of false teachers to deceive as many people as possible. Many people, including several at Petra, follow them only to meet horrible and gruesome deaths. The next Bowl Judgement hits, and a deep and painful darkness descends upon the throne and kingdom of the Antichrist in New Babylon. Chang plans to use the darkness to his advantage in order to finally escape. As the book ends, the final year of the Tribulation begins. God is leveling the playing field and setting the stage for Armageddon
Battle of Armageddon (Left Behind)
The Battle of Armageddon is a futuristic conflict portrayed in the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins in the 11th book Armageddon...
, the cosmic battle of the ages that will decide the fate of all that exists.
Characters
- Rayford SteeleRayford SteeleRayford Steele is a fictional character and the de facto protagonist in the Left Behind series of novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. He is the leader of the group known as the Tribulation Force, and is the most elaborated character in the series....
- Cameron "Buck" WilliamsCameron "Buck" WilliamsCameron "Buck" Williams is a fictional character in the Left Behind series of novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. Buck is a celebrated news reporter who, after being left behind following the Rapture, becomes one of the founding members of the Tribulation Force.-Pre-Rapture:Buck was born 30...
- Chloe Steele WilliamsChloe SteeleChloe Steele, a fictional character from the Left Behind series of novels, was a Junior at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California until the disappearance of millions of people worldwide.-Fictional Biography:...
- Dr. Tsion Ben-JudahTsion Ben-JudahTsion Ben-Judah, pronounced "[z'ai-an]" or "Zion", who is a character in the Left Behind series, is a Jew, a rabbinical scholar, and former student of Chaim Rosenzweig. Ben-Judah was commissioned by the Israeli government three years before the Rapture to undertake a study as to how the Jews would...
- Mac McCullum
- His Excellency Global Community Potentate Nicolae Carpathia
- Most High Reverend of Carpathianism Leon FortunatoLeon FortunatoLeonardo "Leon" Fortunato is a fictional character in the Left Behind series of Christian novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. He is in fact the False Prophet, and he is a key member of the inner circle of Nicolae Carpathia, businessman, financier, politician and Antichrist.-Character...
- Dr. Chaim Rosenzweig aka: MicahChaim RosenzweigChaim Rosenzweig is a fictional character in the Left Behind series of novels. In the Left Behind films he is portrayed by Colin Fox.Dr. Rosenzweig is introduced as a chemical engineer and politician from Israel. The reader first meets Dr. Rosenzweig as he is being interviewed by Cameron "Buck"...
- Hattie DurhamHattie DurhamHattie Durham is a fictional character in the Left Behind series, by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.Hattie was a senior flight attendant, young and beautiful, working for Pan-Continental Airlines. She seemed to be attracted to Pan-Con pilot Rayford Steele, perhaps wanting an affair with him...
- Leah RoseLeah RoseLeah Rose is a fictional character in the Left Behind series. Former head nurse at Arthur Young Memorial Hospital in Palatine, Illinois, she helped Cameron "Buck" Williams get Ken Ritz out without compromising the Tribulation Force's cover, and after helping deliver Hattie Durham's stillborn baby...
- George Sebastian
- Kenny Bruce Williams
- Gustaf Zuckermandel Jr. (aka "Zeke" or "Z")
- Ming Toy
- Mr. and Mrs Wong
- Chang Wong
- Al B (aka: Albie)
- Abdullah Smith
- Viv IvinsViv IvinsIn the Left Behind series of novels, Viv Ivins is the woman who brought Marilena Carpathia to Lucifer, and is the surrogate "aunt" to Nicolae Carpathia. She is also able to channel "spirits" , and receives information and writes out messages from Lucifer himself...
- Hannah Palemoon
- Steve Plank, aka Pinkerton StephensSteve PlankSteven Plank is a minor character in the Left Behind series. At the outset of the original 12-book series, Plank is the executive editor of Global Weekly magazine, and the boss of Cameron "Buck" Williams...
, dies in this book