The Left Behind Complete Set, Series 1-12

by Tim LaHaye

my JFK run Wednesday?”

I really hope this flight to JFK becomes a ticking clock in the third act. We need to get Buck and Rayford united by the end of the book, hopefully in some climactic action scene. I’m picturing some sort of surprise air attack on New York during one of Carpathia’s summit speeches. There’s been so little story so far, that LaHaye can introduce just about any conflict and it will make the same amount of sense. I’m hoping to get at least one scene of Buck trying to rush Carpathia away from danger, and then another of Hattie and Rayford hashing out their differences over the radio while also trying to land a plane with one good engine. And Chloe’s on the plane too; so when it lands, she has her come-to-Jesus moment, and she talks about how nobody knows how much time they have left. Presumably, then, she would also look to the audience, just to make sure we got it. And the final scene can be Rayford finally meeting Carpathia. “That was some nice flying there. How would you like a job working for me. Together, we can bring peace to the whole world.” Dun dun dun! BUT WAIT! There’s an epilogue: two shadowy figures are in a room. No names yet. They talk about how everything is going according to plan. That New York stunt was risky, but it’ll pay off. One of them is Jonathan Stonagal. The other: Nicolae Carpathia. DUN DUN DUN! Next page: “Left Behind: Tribulation Force — coming Fall 1996. Turn the page for a preview.”