Mitchell Stein is a tribulation saint and one of the 144,000 witnesses. He is the husband of Judith Stein and the father of Young Tribulation Force member Chaya Stein.
Biography[]
After the Rapture[]
Mr. Stein was aghast when Chaya became a believer and disowned her. Even when Judith believed before her death in book 8, Mr. Stein still refused to believe. After Chaya's death Mr. Stein looked at Tsion Ben-Judah's website and finally accepted Jesus as the Messiah.
Trivia[]
- In the dramatic audio presentation, Mr. Stein is played by Bill Tennant.
- Mr. Stein's first appearance was in book 7.
- Mr. Stein became a believer in book 15.
- Even though Revelation 14:4 says that the 144,000 are virgins, Mitchell was married and had a child, Chaya.
- Mr. Stein was so adamant on going to the Meeting of the Witnesses.
- Mr. Stein often said, "God will provide."
- Mitchell was the only member of the Stein family to survive to the Glorious Appearing.
- Mr. Stein is the only parent of a YTF member to make more appearances in the series than that particular YTF member.
- Mitchell is the only parent of a YTF member to have POVs in the Left Behind: The Kids series.
- Mr. Stein is the oldest character by far to have POVs in the Left Behind: The Kids series.
- Mitchell is often referred to as "Mr. Stein" by everyone. Seldom is he ever called by his first name.
- Mr. Stein interacted with all of the original YTF members except for Ryan Daley.
- Mitchell, Chang Wong, and Phoenix are the only three characters to have POVs in the Left Behind: The Kids series that are not members of the Young Tribulation Force.
- Mr. Stein was one of only four surviving parents of a Young Tribulation Force member to be alive during the Great Tribulation period, the other three were Cyrus Spivey, Jamal Ameer, and Lina Ameer. After Cyrus's death, Mitchell was the one of the only three parents of Young Tribulation Force members to be alive at the Glorious Appearing.
- Mr. Stein was the only parent of a Young Tribulation Force member to be alive at the Glorious Appearing that was not a member of the Ameer family.
- Mitchell was the character that made the most appearances in the Left Behind: The Kids series that was not a member of either the Tribulation Force or the Young Tribulation Force.
Appearances[]
- 7. Busted! (first appearance)
- 8. Death Strike
- 11. Into the Storm
- 12. Earthquake! (first POV)
- 13. The Showdown
- 14. Judgment Day
- 15. Battling the Commander (becomes a believer)
- 16. Fire from Heaven
- 17. Terror in the Stadium
- 18. Darkening Skies
- 19. Attack of Apollyon
- 22. Escape from New Babylon
- 23. Horsemen of Terror
- 24. Uplink from the Underground
- 25. Death at the Gala
- 26. The Beast Arises
- 31. Escape to Masada
- 35. The Rise of False Messiahs
- 38. The Perils of Love
- 39. The Road to War
- 40. Triumphant Return
Mentions[]
- 10. On the Run