Tim LaHaye

Dr. Tim LaHaye, who conceived the idea of fictionalizing an account of the Rapture and the Tribulation, is a noted author, minister, educator, and nationally recognized speaker on Bible prophecy. He presides over Tim LaHaye Ministries and is chairman and founder of the Pre-Trib Research Center. Presently Dr. LaHaye speaks at many of the major Bible prophecy conferences in the U.S.andCanada, where his seven current prophecy books are very popular. Dr. LaHaye is a graduate of Bob Jones University and holds the D. Min. from Western Theological Seminary and the Lit.D. from Liberty University. For twenty-five years he pastored one of the nation’s outstanding churches in San Diego, which grew to three locations. It was during that time that he founded two accredited Christian high schools, a Christian school system often schools, and Christian Heritage College. Dr. LaHaye has written over forty books, with over eleven million copies in print in thirty-two languages. He has written books on a wide variety of subjects, such as family life, temperaments, and Bible prophecy. His current fiction works written by Jerry Jenkins—Left Behind, Tribulation Force, Nicolae, Soul Harvest, and Apollyon—have all reached number one on the Christian best-seller charts. Other works by Dr. LaHaye are Spirit-Controlled Temperament; How to Be Happy though Married; The Act of Marriage; Revelation Unveiled, Understanding the Last Days; Rapture under Attack: Will You Escape the Tribulation? ;and the youth fiction series. Left Behind: The Kids. He is the father of four children and grandfather of nine. Snow skiing, waterskiing, motorcycling, golfing, vacationing with family, and jogging are among his leisure activities.

adapted from the back of The Vanishings