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While the book "The Rising" is a prequel, the 2023 film directed by and starring serves as a direct sequel to the 2014 Left Behind movie.

The title refers to the first book in the prequel trilogy of the massive Left Behind literary franchise. Often confused with the 2023 film "Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist," this prequel explores the dark origins of the world's most infamous fictional antagonist, Nicolae Carpathia, before the world-shattering event known as the Rapture. The Prequel: "The Rising: Antichrist Is Born" The Rising, the Antichrist Is Born

While Nicolae grows into a charismatic but ruthless prodigy—eventually murdering both his fathers to secure his power—the book also tracks a young Rayford Steele. Long before he was the pilot from the main series, Ray was an ROTC student determined to fly, unaware that his path was destined to collide with global evil. While the book "The Rising" is a prequel,