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{{short description|Multimedia franchise based on the novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins}}
{{other uses|Left Behind (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox book series
| name = Left Behind
| books = ''[[The Rising (LaHaye novel)|The Rising]], [[The Regime (novel)|The Regime]], [[The Rapture (novel)|The Rapture]], [[Left Behind (novel)|Left Behind]], [[Tribulation Force]], [[Nicolae (novel)|Nicolae]], [[Soul Harvest]], [[Apollyon (novel)|Apollyon]], [[Assassins (LaHaye novel)|Assassins]], [[The Indwelling]], [[The Mark (novel)|The Mark]], [[Desecration (novel)|Desecration]], [[The Remnant (LaHaye novel)|The Remnant]], [[Armageddon (novel)|Armageddon]], [[Glorious Appearing]], [[Kingdom Come (LaHaye novel)|Kingdom Come]]''
| author = [[Tim LaHaye]]<br/>[[Jerry B. Jenkins]]
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| country = United States
| language = English
| genre = [[Christian novel]]s
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| pub_date = 1995–2007
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| media_type = Print (hardback & paperback)
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'''''Left Behind''''' is a [[multimedia franchise]] of [[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|apocalyptic fiction]] written by [[Tim LaHaye]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Byle |first=Ann |date=July 27, 2016 |title=LaHaye, Co-Author of Left Behind Series, Leaves A Lasting Impact |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/religion/article/71026-lahaye-co-author-of-left-behind-series-leaves-a-lasting-impact.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627203007/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/religion/article/71026-lahaye-co-author-of-left-behind-series-leaves-a-lasting-impact.html |archive-date=June 27, 2023 |access-date=June 27, 2023 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]]}}</ref> and [[Jerry B. Jenkins]], released by [[Tyndale House|Tyndale House Publishers]] from 1995 to 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Left Behind |url=https://www.tyndale.com/sites/leftbehind/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830114316/http://www.leftbehind.com/ |archive-date=August 30, 2009 |access-date=June 27, 2023 |website=[[Tyndale House|Tyndale]]}}</ref>

The bestselling [[premillennial]] novels are [[Christian eschatology|Christian eschatological]] narratives inspired by the New Testament's [[Book of Revelation]]. The storyline focuses on a seven-year conflict, the post-[[rapture]] [[Great Tribulation]], between an underground network of Christian converts and an oppressive [[New World Order (conspiracy theory)|new world order]] led by the [[Antichrist]]. The series expounds a Christian [[dispensationalist]] view of the [[Eschatology|End Times]], specifically LaHaye's [[Pretribulationism|pretribulation]] and premillennial eschatology.

The series has been adapted into five films. The original series of three films are ''[[Left Behind: The Movie]]'' (2000), ''[[Left Behind II: Tribulation Force]]'' (2002), and ''[[Left Behind: World at War]]'' (2005). A [[reboot (fiction)|reboot]] starring [[Nicolas Cage]], entitled ''[[Left Behind (2014 film)|Left Behind]]'', was released in 2014 through [[Cloud Ten Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Fox |first=Jesse David |date=May 30, 2014 |title=Watch Nicolas Cage in the Left Behind Trailer |url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/05/watch-nicolas-cage-in-the-left-behind-trailer.html?mid=facebook_vulture |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082557/http://www.vulture.com/2014/05/watch-nicolas-cage-in-the-left-behind-trailer.html?mid=facebook_vulture |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 4, 2014 |work=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]}}</ref> A sequel, ''[[Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist]]'', directed by and starring [[Kevin Sorbo]], was released in 2023. The series inspired an audio drama as well as the PC game ''[[Left Behind: Eternal Forces]]'' (2006) and its several [[Left Behind: Eternal Forces#Sequels|sequels]].