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The book deals with [[the Rapture]] occurring near the start of the book (all Christians being taken away into heaven by Jesus in a moment of time) and then goes into the impact on those who are left behind trying to find out what has happened, what will happen next, and what they can do as seen through the eyes of a few people who eventually come together to form a small group and prepare themselves for the coming [[The Tribulation|Tribulation]] and the rise of the [[Anti-Christ]].
 
The book deals with [[the Rapture]] occurring near the start of the book (all Christians being taken away into heaven by Jesus in a moment of time) and then goes into the impact on those who are left behind trying to find out what has happened, what will happen next, and what they can do as seen through the eyes of a few people who eventually come together to form a small group and prepare themselves for the coming [[The Tribulation|Tribulation]] and the rise of the [[Anti-Christ]].
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The book struck a chord with the Christian community and – surprisingly for a [[Christian]] work – reached many non-Christians as well, selling over 15,000,000 copies.  Although originally planned to be a three-book series, it was expanded to twelve books, culminating with the return of [[Christ]], and became one of the best selling series ever produced.  The entire series sold over 63 million books.
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The book struck a chord with the Christian community and – surprisingly for a [[Christian]] work – reached many non-Christians as well, selling over 15,000,000 copies.  Although originally planned to be a three-book series, it was expanded to twelve books, culminating with the return of [[Christ]], and became one of the best selling series ever produced.{{fact}} The entire series sold over 63 million books.
    
As is common with Christian works that become successful, it was given poor reviews by many critics for its Christian-specific themes instead of being more generic and all inclusive, a standard that is seldom applied to non-Christian works.{{fact}}
 
As is common with Christian works that become successful, it was given poor reviews by many critics for its Christian-specific themes instead of being more generic and all inclusive, a standard that is seldom applied to non-Christian works.{{fact}}
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==Film adaptation==
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There is a series of film adaptations based on the books, with three parts released and another forthcoming.
    
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