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I’m wondering about the character Tsion Ben Judah in the left behind series. He is one of the 144,000. But he had a wife and family. Are not the 144,000 supposed to be virgins?

Jerry B. Jenkins Ann, The way I understood this from Dr. LaHaye was that the 144,000 are not necessarily virgins but rather they have "not been defiled." A man's relations with his lawfully wedded wife would not be considered defilement.

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Have your views changed since writing Left Behind? What do you think about the series now?

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Did you ever intend for the left behind books to be taken as literally as they are? And what's your take on rapture theology?

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I’m wondering about the character Tsion Ben Judah in the left behind series. He is one of the 144,000. But he had a wife and family. Are not the 144,000 supposed to be virgins?

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Have your views changed since writing Left Behind? What do you think about the series now?

Did you ever intend for the left behind books to be taken as literally as they are? And what's your take on rapture theology?

At what age did you realize that you wanted to become an author?

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