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Dedicated to:
 GENERALLEWWALLACE, whose nineteenth-century classicBen-Hur , subtitledA Tale of theChrist,
taught me that fiction could be both thrilling and instructive at the same time and could appeal to both a
secular and a Christian audience. With more than six million copies in print and a stage play seen by more
than half a million people by the turn of the century, the book had an international audience and was
made into three movies: first, for the silent screen; second, in black and white; and then in 1959, William
Wyler's color classic, starring CharltonHeston , which elevated this story to one of the best-loved movies
of all time.



JERRYB.JENKINS, my co-author and partner in writing the Left Behind ┬о series, which has turned
into a publishing phenomenon, who worked with me to bring to the printed page my vision of a fictional
portrayal of Bible prophecy based on the book of Revelation. Together we proved that fiction with a
message was still possible in the twentieth century.



GREGDINALLO, my co-author for this book, who has helped to shape my vision of a fast-paced
action thriller for the twenty-first centurythat is based on Bible prophecies not covered in the Left Behind
┬о books.



And to the HEBREW PROPHETS, who saw, under divine inspiration, forecasts of world events so
necessary to know for those living in what they called "the time of the end," or what some modern
historians call "the end of history," which could occur in the early part of the twenty-first century.




A MESSAGE FROMTIMLAHAYE




Dear Reader:
 Welcome to my new prophetic fiction series, Babylon Rising. I hope you will come to share my
tremendous enthusiasm about this first novel, which bears the series name, whether you are one of the
millions of readers who have read my Left Behind series (coauthored with Jerry B. Jenkins) or you are a
first--time reader of my fiction writing.

I am more excited aboutBabylon Rising thanany of my previous books. My prayer is that it will have
the same effect on the lives of readers as have the Left Behind┬о books.

The fantastic popularity of the Left Behind series (51 million in print and growing convinced me that
fiction is a powerful way for me to share with readers some of what I find so completely fascinating about