**Pg 1-117/Chapters 1-8 of Tribulation Force: The Continuing Drama of Those Left Behind**

Recaps! Romance! Religious fire breathers! Shane and Gavin hop back into the series with Book number 2, following the titular Tribulation Force as the tendrils of the Antichrist begin to reach out and touch their personal lives and the clock is ticking as the Four Horsemen strain at the starting gate. Did we mention that there are guys that breathe fire? 

In this  first "Off the Record" episode the first Left Behind novel closed, but there's a lot to review and unpack. Shane and Gavin reflect on airplanes, the UN, christian nationalism, Vacation Bible School, and cookies, taking break in preparation to move on to Book 2: Tribulation Force.  

**Page 168-END/Chapters 18 -END of Left Behind: A Novel of Earth's Last Days**

Rounding third base toward the conclusion of the debut novel of Left Behind, the gang's all here as the confluence of the Tribulation Force finally begins, complete with uncomfortable budding romance. The Antichrist is revealed in all of his diabolical glory. Lives are lost, souls are saved, and Shane and Gavin try half-heartedly to get Great American Cookies to sponsor them. 

**Page 93-167/Chapters 9-18 of Left Behind: A Novel of Earth's Last Days**

The immediate Post-Rapture drama continues with conspiracy, car bombs and lots of crying--Shane and Gavin explore Ray's journey of faith and Buck's globe-trotting adventures fashioned of a K-Mart Tom Clancy. The United Nations takes center stage only to be upstaged by Shane's favorite character as Nicolae Carpathia finally makes his debut.

**Page 1-92/Chapters 1-9 of Left Behind: A Novel of Earth's Last Days**
A mid-air crisis, empty clothes, and a ton of casual misogyny--Shane and Gavin kick off the series with the first several chapters of the original 1995 novel. Rayford Steele and Buck Williams are introduced along with a whole host of side characters with equally ridiculous names and the Rapture of the Church sends the entire planet spiraling into chaos. 

A primer for all the Left Behind weirdness yet to come: Shane and Gavin explore the history of the Rapture, Revelation, and the men behind Left Behind: Jerry B Jenkins and Tim LaHaye. The lives, careers, and historical impact of these creators stretches far beyond a novel series and is still impacting events decades later-- tune in to find out how!