Unmasked is written by 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 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,...

. It holds titles 26–28 in the Left Behind: The Kids

Left Behind: The Kids

Left Behind: The Kids is a series written by Jerry B. Jenkins, Tim LaHaye, and Chris Fabry. It is about teenagers during the Rapture, with background plots from the adult series....

book series, which is about the Rapture

Rapture

The rapture is a reference to the "being caught up" referred to in 1 Thessalonians 4:17, when the "dead in Christ" and "we who are alive and remain" will be caught up in the clouds to meet "the Lord"....

, and the seven years before the Glorious Appearing

Glorious Appearing

Glorious Appearing: The End of Days is the 12th book in the Left Behind series. Released on March 30, 2004, this book sees the surviving believers awaiting the return of Jesus Christ as the war of Armageddon and the seven-year Tribulation period draws to its climax...

 of Christ

Christ

Christ is the English term for the Greek meaning "the anointed one". It is a translation of the Hebrew , usually transliterated into English as Messiah or Mashiach...

. It is the eighth novel of the 12-book series. It starts three days after Nicolae Carpathia, the 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...

, kills the two witnesses at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. To Nicolae's dismay, the witnesses come back from the dead, and rise into the clouds. Immediately after, an earthquake

Earthquake

An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...

 strikes the city, leaving most of Jerusalem in ruins.

Judd Thompson Jr. and Lionel Washington survive the quake, and meet someone who can finally get them back to 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,...

. But when they are thrown a detour, they end up watching Nicolae's Gala. Chaim Rosenzweig was a special guest at the Gala. While Carpathia was speaking, a gunshot rang out from the crowd. As Nicolae fell backwards from alarm, Chaim pulled out a sword and killed the evil Potentate. A couple days later, the 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...

 hosts a funeral for Carpathia. Leon Fortunato

Leon Fortunato

Leonardo "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...

, the next highest in command, was the main speaker at the funeral. He amazed everyone by calling down fire on a couple of Christians in the crowd. It was terrifying for Judd and Lionel. But that wasn't the end of the horror. Judd watched as Nicolae's chest started to move up and down in his glass coffin. The crowd stared in awe as he sprung out of the coffin and onto the stage. The beast had risen!

Vicki Byrne and the others of the 'Young Tribulation Force' watch the drama in Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

unfold from their hideout in Illinois. But when their safety is crushed, they find a new place to stay in Wisconsin. There, they discover a clever new way to spread their message.

Follow the Young Trib Force as they struggle to free their friends from the most evil government the world has ever seen.