The Official Newsletter of the Left Behind® Series from Tyndale House Publishers     Thursday, October 27, 2005 The Regime Available November 15! The second prequel concentrates on six vital individuals and the decisions they made that caused five of the them to be left on Earth following the Rapture—a sudden, simultaneous, supernatural disappearance of millions of followers of God. No Left Behind book is complete without the ultimate villain—antichrist Nicolae Carpathia. The Regime captures Carpathia at age 25 when he has already conquered the Romanian and European business worlds and has set his site on politics, where nothing will stop him from obtaining his goal of complete international power. Read the untold stories of Rayford, Irene, Buck, Smitty, and Leon Fortunato. These six personalities have no idea they are on a collision course with destiny at the most dire moment in history. Read more. Read the first chapter! exclusively at LeftBehind.com Limited Time Offer: The Rising for $9.99 in hardback! Also available in softcover. Bird Flu and the Apocalypse Prophetic implications of a potential pandemic by Mark Hitchcock The bird flu story is a story that has really caught on in the media. There are growing concerns that a flu virus similar to the 1918 virus will move from birds to the human population and cause cataclysmic destruction. New reports continue to be released that are even more shocking, even apocalyptic. More … Winner of the Jerry Jenkins Left Behind Challenge! Kathryn Hill of Mulberry, Indiana, was the winner of the Left Behind trivia challenge held at LeftBehind.com in June. She successfully answered all the questions and recognized many baseball players' names Jerry used for the characters in the Left Behind series. Kathryn journeyed to Chicago, where she enjoyed lunch and took in a Cubs game at Wrigley Field with Jerry, his wife Dianna, and a few Tyndale staffers. Read what Kathryn and Jerry had to say about their outing. A Look at the Dark Side Many readers of The Rising were struck by the darkness and the occult influences in the origins of Nicolae Carpathia. With Halloween this weekend and the release of The Regime in a matter of weeks, a look at the dark side seemed in order. More... Enter the October LeftBehind.com Contest! Ten first-prize winners will receive a copy of the first prequel of the Left Behind series: The Rising. Five second-prize winners will receive a membership to the Left Behind Prophecy Club. | Click here to enter | Join the Tribulation Force! Left Behind Games Explore LeftBehind.com: Home | Books | Audio | Kids | Products End Times | Live for God | Interact | Free! | News The LeftBehind.com Newsletter Read our privacy policy. Click here to subscribe. Click here to unsubscribe. Or unsubscribe by sending a blank message to %%email.unsub%%. Site Design and Management: ChristianityToday.com © Copyright 2005 leftbehind.com, Tyndale House Publishers 351 Executive Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188 All rights reserved. Left Behind Shop  LeftBehind.com Join the Prophecy Club  Take Our Poll What role does the Internet play in your spiritual life? I send and receive inspirational emails I use it for devotions and Bible study I watch or listen to online church services I'm part of an online prayer group It plays little if any role in my spiritual life Vote here, and see how your answer compares to others'.  Results of the Last Poll Do you think wearing a cross necklace or any kind of religious jewelry is a witness worth fighting for? Yes, it shows who's # 1 in your life: 73% No, such jewelry is just fashion: 14% I don't know: 8% Yes, but not if it alienates people: 5%  Daily Quote Click here for your daily Left Behind quote.  Send a Free E-card! Thank your Pastor during Clergy Appreciation Month! Your pastoral staff puts in overtime year round to help develop and grow the ministry. Take just a few moments to send them your thanks with these FREE and FUN e-cards. —from ChristianBibleStudies.com Click here to send your free e-card!