Tribulation Force (group)
The Tribulation Force is a fictional Christian-based group composed of those left behind after the Rapture, as portrayed in the fiction series Left Behind by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.
In a series of events that followed the Rapture, in which Jesus Christ takes away members of his church from Earth, Rayford Steele, Chloe Steele, Buck Williams and Bruce Barnes find themselves left behind. Eventually they meet at New Hope Village Church, located in the suburbs of Chicago. They then meet from time to time and become immersed in study of prophecies contained in the Bible. Their study reveals that the Antichrist will establish control of the Earth, and the Tribulation period lasting seven years will start after his covenant with Israel. Jesus Christ's second coming will fall on the end of the Tribulation.
In the course of their study, they form a core group Chloe Steele christens the "Tribulation Force", dedicated to opposing the Antichrist. This group of believers, as well as others left behind but becoming believers, are otherwise known as "Tribulation Saints", to differentiate from the pre-Rapture designation of Christian. Over time, some members of the Trib Force become martyrs for their faith and others come to join. In the end, only one of the original four Trib Force members live through all seven years of the Tribulation and witnesses the reappearance of Christ, although the others are resurrected afterwards.
The Tribulation Force has been headquartered in a number of buildings
- Books 1-2, New Hope Village Church, Mount Prospect, Illinois
- Books 3-4, Loretta's House, Mount Prospect, Illinois
- Books 4-7, Donny and Sandy Moore's, Duplex, Mount Prospect, Illinois
- Books 7-10, Strong Building in Chicago, Illinois
- Books 10-12, Petra
Name | First Appeared | Main Role | Status | Cause of Death | Last Appearance |
Rayford Steele | Left Behind | Leader, Pilot, GC Mole | Alive | N/A | N/A |
Chloe Steele Williams | Left Behind | CEO of International Commodity Co-op | Deceased | Beheaded, refused Mark of The Beast | Armageddon |
Buck Williams | Left Behind | GC Mole, Creator/Writer/Editor of "The Truth" | Deceased | Casualty of War | Glorious Appearing |
Bruce Barnes | Left Behind | Chaplain | Deceased | Seal Judgement 2 WW3/Poisoned by Antichrist | Tribulation Force |
Amanda White Steele | Tribulation Force | N/A | Deceased | Seal Judgement 6 "The Wrath of The Lamb" earthquake, killed in plane crash | Soul Harvest |
Loretta | Left Behind | Caregiver, Hostess | Deceased | Seal Judgement 6 "The Wrath of The Lamb" earthquake, crushed by her car | Nicolae |
Tsion Ben-Judah | Tribulation Force | Chaplain | Deceased | Casualty of War, shot by enemy | Armageddon |
Donald "Donny" Moore | Nicolae | Technological expertise and supplier | Deceased | Seal Judgement 6 "The Wrath of The Lamb" earthquake | Nicolae |
Sandra "Sandy" Moore | Nicolae | N/A | Deceased | Seal Judgement 6 "The Wrath of The Lamb" earthquake, crushed by tree falling through her house | Soul Harvest |
Mac McCullum | Nicolae | Pilot, GC Mole | Alive | N/A | N/A |
Floyd Charles | Soul Harvest | Medical consultation and care | Deceased | Poisoned, contracted disease from Hattie Durham | Assassins |
David Hassid | Soul Harvest | GC Mole | Deceased | Shot/Thrown off cliff | Desecration |
Ken Ritz | Left Behind | Pilot, Creator of International Commodity Co-op | Deceased | Shot | Apollyon |
Mr. Lukas "Laslos" Miklos | Apollyon | Financial donor to Co-op, Host | Deceased | Shot | Desecration |
Mrs. Lukas "Laslos" Miklos | Apollyon | Hostess | Deceased | Beheaded, refused Mark of The Beast | The Mark |
Leah Rose | Soul Harvest | Medical consultation and care | Alive | N/A | N/A |
Tyrola "T" Mark Delanty | Apollyon | Pilot, Airport Facilities | Deceased | Plane Crash | The Indwelling |
Abdullah Smith | Apollyon | Pilot | Alive | N/A | N/A |
Annie Christopher | Assassins | Oversaw Delivery of Co-op Cargo, GC Mole | Deceased | Electrocuted | The Mark |
Ming Toy | Assassins | GC Mole, Co-op | Alive | N/A | N/A |
Chang Wong | Assassins | GC Mole | Alive | N/A | N/A |
Chaim Rosenzweig | Left Behind | Chaplain, Host | Alive | N/A | N/A |
Albie | Soul Harvest | Black Market Provider | Deceased | Shot | Armageddon |
Hannah Palemoon | The Mark | Medical consultation and care, GC Mole | Alive | N/A | N/A |
Gustaf Zuckermandel, Jr. | Assassins | Disguise and Fake ID | Alive | N/A | N/A |
Dwayne Tuttle | Assassins | Host, Co-op | Deceased | Shot | Assassins |
Trudy Tuttle | Assassins | Hostess, Co-op | Deceased | Shot | Assassins |
Steve Plank | Left Behind | GC Mole | Deceased | Beheaded, refused Mark of The Beast | The Remnant |
Hattie Durham | Left Behind | N/A | Deceased | Consumed by fire | Desecration |
Jacov | Apollyon | Transportation, Host | Deceased | Hit/Broken Neck | The Indwelling |
Stefan | Apollyon | Transportation | Deceased | Murdered | The Indwelling |
Hannelore | Apollyon | Hostess | Deceased | Murdered | The Indwelling |
Jonas | Apollyon | Protection | Deceased | Hit by car | Assassins |
George Sebastian | Desecration | Arms provider | Alive | N/A | N/A |
Marcel Papadopoulos | The Mark | N/A | Deceased | Shot | Desecration |
Georgiana Stavros | The Mark | N/A | Deceased | Executed | The Remnant |
Bernadette Rice | Desecration | N/A | Alive | N/A | N/A |
Enoch Dumas | Desecration | Spiritual Support | Alive | N/A | N/A |
Naomi Tiberias | The Remnant | Hostess, Technological Consultant | Alive | N/A | N/A |
Eleazar Tiberias | The Remnant | Host | Alive | N/A | N/A |
Lionel Whalum | The Remnant | Co-op Pilot | Alive | N/A | N/A |
Felicia Whalum | The Remnant | Hostess | Alive | N/A | N/A |
Ree Woo | The Remnant | Co-op Pilot | Alive | N/A | N/A |
Razor | Armageddon | Military Support | Alive | N/A | N/A |
Priscilla Sebastian | Armageddon | Hostess, Child care | Alive | N/A | N/A |
Otto Weser | Armageddon | Military Support | Alive | N/A | N/A |