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| The Beast Arises | |
| Book Series | Left Behind: The Kids |
| Author | Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins |
| Release Date | February, 2003 |
| Preceded By | Death at the Gala |
| Followed By | Wildfire! |
"The Beast Arises" is the 26th book of the Left Behind: The Kids series. Its release date was in February 2003. It was written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.
Book Synopsis
Synopsis retrieved from back of the book.
A deadly earthquake fulfills yet another prophecy in Jerusalem, and Judd Thompson Jr. and Lionel Washington make a startling discovery.
From a new hiding place, Vicki Byrne and the others watch the frightening events unfold in Israel and try to warn kids around the world about what's ahead.
Judd and Lionel finally set out for home, but a detour will take them into a horrifying world of evil.
Notable Characters
Original Members of The Young Tribulation Force:
Other Members of The Young Tribulation Force:
- Mark Eisman
- Conrad Graham
- Charlie (voice)
- Darrion Stahley
- Shelly Malloy
- Natalie Bishop
- Sam Goldberg
- Janie McCanyon
- Melinda Bentley
Other Believers:
- Jamal Ameer
- Lina Ameer
- Kasim Ameer (last appearance, death)
- Westin Jakes (becomes a believer)
- Mitchell Stein
- Angela Rich Christopher (death)
- David Hassid
- Solomon Zimmerman (last appearance)
- Nicolae Carpathia (death, later resurrected)
- Leon Fortunato
- Guy Blod
- Neal Damosa
Unbelievers:
- Z-Van
- Boomer
- Chaim Rosenzweig
- Unnamed woman (only appearance, death)
POVs
Trivia
- Z-Van's pilot, Westin Jakes, becomes a believer.
- Z-Van's real name is revealed to be Myron Vanzangler.
- Kasim Ameer is killed by an earthquake that wiped out 10 percent of Jerusalem's population.
- With Kasim's death, none of the children of Jamal Ameer and Lina Ameer survived to the Glorious Appearing.
- Judd Thompson Jr. and Lionel Washington meet Z-Van.
- Leon Fortunato speaks to Judd for the first time since Judd's graduation in book 8. Leon does not recognize Judd, however.
- The first book after book 15 that Carl Meninger is not written about at all.
- Jeff Williams and his father are killed by the Global Community.
- The Global Community start setting fires in the homes and quarters occupied by believers.
- The last appearance of Solomon Zimmerman.
- In the dramatic audio presentation, Jamal Ameer and Solomon Zimmerman are both brutally murdered by an angry mob after Carpathia's assassination.
- In the dramatic audio presentation, this is the last appearance of Sam Goldberg in the series.
Deaths
- Kasim Ameer
- Annie Christopher
- Jeff Williams (confirmed)
- Buck Williams's father (confirmed)
- Nicolae Carpathia (later resurrected)
- Unnamed woman
