Jerry B. Jenkins

Author Bio:

Jerry B. Jenkins, former vice president for publishing at Moody Bible Institute of Chicago and currently chairman of the board of trustees, is the author of more than 175 books, including the best-selling Left Behind series. Twenty of his books have reached the "New York Times" Best Sellers List (seven in the number-one spot) and have also appeared on the "USA Today," "Publishers Weekly," and "Wall Street Journal" best-seller lists. "Desecration," book nine in the Left Behind series, was the best-selling book in the world in 2001. His books have sold nearly 70 million copies. His latest Tyndale House novel, "Riven," released to critical acclaim. Also the former editor of Moody magazine, his writing has appeared in "Time," "Reader's Digest," "Parade," "Guideposts," and dozens of Christian periodicals. He was featured on the cover of "Newsweek" magazine in 2004. His nonfiction books include as-told-to biographies with Hank Aaron, Bill Gaither, Orel Hershiser, Luis Palau, Joe Gibbs, Walter Payton, and Nolan Ryan among many others. The Hershiser and Ryan books reached the "New York Times" Best Sellers List. Jerry Jenkins assisted Dr. Billy Graham with his autobiography, "Just As I Am," also a "New York Times" best seller. Jerry spent 13 months working with Dr. Graham, which he considers the privilege of a lifetime. Jerry owns Jenkins Entertainment, a filmmaking company in Los Angeles, which produced the critically acclaimed movie "Midnight Clear," based on his book of the same name. See www.Jenkins-Entertainment.com. Jerry Jenkins also owns the Christian Writers Guild, which aims to train tomorrow's professional Christian writers. Under Jerry's leadership, the guild has expanded to include college-credit courses, a critique service, literary registration services, and writing contests, as well as an annual conference. See www.ChristianWritersGuild.com. As a marriage-and-family author, Jerry has been a frequent guest on Dr. James Dobson's "Focus on the Family" radio program and is a sought-after speaker and humorist. See www.AmbassadorSpeakers.com. Jerry has been awarded four honorary doctorates. He and his wife, Dianna, have three grown sons and four grandchildren. Check out Jerry's blog at http://jerryjenkins.blogspot.com.

The Betrayal (Precinct 11)

Detective Boone Drake has just masterminded the most massive sting in Chicago history, bringing down the heads of not only the biggest street gangs in the city but also the old crime syndicate. The story is the biggest in decades, and the Chicago Police Department must protect the key witness at all…

Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days

An airborne Boeing 747 is headed to London when, without any warning, passengers mysteriously disappear from their seats. Terror and chaos slowly spread not only through the plane but also worldwide as unusual events continue to unfold. For those who have been left behind, the apocalypse has just begun.

Tribulation Force: The Continuing Drama of Those Left Behind

Rayford Steele and Cameron "Buck" Williams find themselves pressed into service for the man they believe could be the Antichrist. Nicolae Carpathia takes over the United Nations, signs a peace treaty with Israel, and begins to lure the nations of earth together to form one global village.…

Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist (Left Behind)

It has been nearly two years since the day of the mass disappearances. In one cataclysmic instant, millions all over the globe simply vanished, leaving everything but flesh and bone behind. Global war has erupted, and the Tribulation Force sets a suicidal course that places them in direct opposition…

Soul Harvest: The World Takes Sides (Left Behind)

The world is reeling from a great earthquake. As Nicolae Carpathia begins a worldwide rebuilding campaign, his rage is fueled by an evangelistic effort resulting in the greatest harvest of souls the world has ever seen. Meanwhile, Rayford Steele and Buck Williams search for their loved ones who haven't…

The Indwelling: The Beast Takes Possession (Left Behind)

The members of the Tribulation Force face their most dangerous challenges. Following the assassination of the Antichrist, some are murder suspects; others test the precarious line between subversion and being revealed. All over the news, reporters announce that Rayford Steele is Nicolae Carpathia's…

Desecration: Antichrist Takes the Throne (Left Behind)

His Excellency Global Community Potentate Nicolae Carpathia, no longer pretending to be a pacifist, has ordered every Morale Monitor armed as he prepares to travel along the Via Dolorosa and then onward to the temple, where shocking surprises await. The lines are drawn between good and evil as God inflicts…

Assassins: Assignment: Jerusalem, Target: Antichrist (Left Behind)

The members of the Tribulation Force face their most dangerous challenges. As international fugitives, they struggle to find supplies for safe houses around the world. In despair over so many lost lives, Rayford Steele and Buck Williams make plans to dethrone Nicolae Carpathia and expose him as the…

The Remnant: On the Brink of Armageddon (Left Behind)

Nicolae Carpathia has his enemies right where he wants them: massed at Petra, a million strong. The Trib Force's aliases and even their safe houses have been compromised, forcing Rayford, Buck, and all the members to flee for their lives while trying to maintain their overt opposition to the Antichrist.…

Armageddon: The Cosmic Battle of the Ages (Left Behind)

The scattered Tribulation Force is drawn toward the Middle East, as are all the armies of the world, when human history culminates in the battle of the ages. During the last year of the Great Tribulation, safe houses are no longer safe and the world has become a powder keg of danger. Except for those…

Glorious Appearing: The End of Days (Left Behind)

Thousands of years of human history stained by strife, death, and sin come to an end when the King of Glory returns to earth. The satisfying conclusion of the seven years of tribulation covered by the Left Behind series portrays the return of Jesus Christ to earth in both glory and judgment at the height…

The Brotherhood (Precinct 11)

Boone Drake has it made. He’s a young cop rising rapidly through the ranks of the Chicago Police Department. He has a beautiful wife and a young son, a nice starter house, a great partner, and a career plan that should land him in the Organized Crime Division within five years. Everything is going…

Kingdom Come: The Final Victory (Left Behind Sequel)

The horrors of the Tribulation are over, and Jesus Christ has set up his perfect kingdom on earth. Believers all around the world enjoy a newly perfected relationship with their Lord, and the earth itself is transformed. Yet evil still lurks in the hearts of the unbelieving. As the Millennium draws…

The Rapture: In the Twinkling of an Eye--Countdown to the Earth's Last Days (Before They Were Left Behind, Book 3)

The final prequel will have the Rapture three-quarters of the way through the book and then following characters such as Irene and Raymie (and others) up to heaven and being able to see events in the Tribulation from heaven's perspective. The book will alternate between focusing on events on earth immediately…

The Regime: Evil Advances (Before They Were Left Behind, Book 2)

The second prequel will continue the story of the rise of the Antichrist and the journey of the other main characters as, unknown to them, time hurtles toward the Rapture. Readers will want every possible soul saved to avoid the seven-year Tribulation, and they will see why characters such as Rayford,…

The Rising: Antichrist Is Born (Before They Were Left Behind, Book 1)

The Rising begins a new Left Behind series that will give you a glimpse into the lives of your favorite characters before the Rapture. Have you ever wondered what life was like before the Rapture for Rayford, Irene, and Chloe Steele, Bruce Barnes, Buck Williams, and Tsion Ben Judah? Plus, see why Viv…