Order of Left Behind Books
Left Behind is comprised of two series of Christian apocalyptic fiction by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. There is the main Left Behind series for adults and the Left Behind: The Kids series for younger readers. The main protagonist of the series is Rayford Steele, who leads the Tribulation Force..
The Left Behind series began in 1995 with the title novel. Below is a list of Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins’ Left Behind books in order of when they were originally released as well as in chronological order:
Publication Order of Left Behind Books
(By: Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins)
| Left Behind | (1995) |    |
| Tribulation Force | (1996) | |
| Nicolae | (1997) | |
| Soul Harvest | (1998) | |
| Apollyon | (1999) | |
| Assassins | (1999) | |
| The Indwelling | (2000) | |
| The Mark | (2000) | |
| Desecration | (2001) | |
| The Remnant | (2002) | |
| Armageddon | (2003) | |
| Glorious Appearing | (2004) | |
| The Rising | (2005) | |
| The Regime | (2005) | |
| The Rapture | (2005) | |
| Kingdom Come | (2007) | |
Chronological Order of Left Behind Books
(By: Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins)
| The Rising | (2005) | |
| The Regime | (2005) | |
| The Rapture | (2005) | |
| Left Behind | (1995) | |
| Tribulation Force | (1996) | |
| Nicolae | (1997) | |
| Soul Harvest | (1998) | |
| Apollyon | (1999) | |
| Assassins | (1999) | |
| The Indwelling | (2000) | |
| The Mark | (2000) | |
| Desecration | (2001) | |
| The Remnant | (2002) | |
| Armageddon | (2003) | |
| Glorious Appearing | (2004) | |
| Kingdom Come | (2007) | |
Publication Order of Before They Were Left Behind Books
(By: Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins)
| The Rising | (2005) | |
| The Regime | (2005) | |
| The Rapture | (2005) | |
Publication Order of Left Behind: The Kids Books
(By: Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins, Chris Fabry)
| The Vanishings | (1998) | |
| Second Chance | (1998) | |
| Through the Flames | (1998) | |
| Facing the Future | (1998) | |
| Nicolae High | (1999) | |
| The Underground | (1999) | |
| Busted! | (2000) | |
| Death Strike | (2000) | |
| The Search | (2000) | |
| On the Run | (2000) | |
| Into the Storm | (2000) | |
| Earthquake! | (2000) | |
| The Showdown | (2001) | |
| Judgment Day | (2001) | |
| Battling the Commander | (2001) | |
| Fire from Heaven | (2001) | |
| Terror in the Stadium | (2001) | |
| Darkening Skies | (2001) | |
| Attack of Apollyon | (2002) | |
| A Dangerous Plan | (2002) | |
| Secrets of New Babylon | (2002) | |
| Escape from New Babylon | (2002) | |
| Horsemen of Terror | (2002) | |
| Uplink from the Underground | (2002) | |
| Death at the Gala | (2003) | |
| The Beast Arises | (2003) | |
| Wildfire | (2003) | |
| The Mark of the Beast | (2003) | |
| Breakout! | (2003) | |
| Murder in the Holy Place | (2003) | |
| Escape to Masada | (2003) | |
| War of the Dragon | (2003) | |
| Attack on Petra | (2004) | |
| Bounty Hunters | (2004) | |
| The Rise of False Messiahs | (2004) | |
| Ominous Choices | (2004) | |
| Heat Wave | (2004) | |
| The Perils of Love | (2004) | |
| The Road to War | (2004) | |
| Triumphant Return | (2004) | |