Darkening Skies: Judgment of Ice

Left Behind: The Kids #18

by Jerry B. Jenkins, Tim LaHaye, Chris Fabry

With nowhere to turn, Judd and Lionel must trust the son of a Global Community officer to lead them to safety. Fearful that Melinda will turn them in, Vicki and the rest of the Young Trib Force begin a frantic search for her. As another judgment rocks the planet, the kids wonder whether Judd and Lionel will ever make it home.

Follow the kids as they struggle to survive the next judgment.

Genres: Christian, Young Adult, Fiction, Christian Fiction, Adventure, Childrens, Apocalyptic

149 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 4, 2001

About the author

Jerry Bruce Jenkins is an American novelist and biographer. He is best known as the writer of the Left Behind series of books for Tim LaHaye and The Chosen novels to accompany his son Dallas's TV series. Jenkins has written more than 200 books, including mysteries, historical fiction, biblical fiction, cop thrillers, international spy thrillers, and children's adventures, as well as nonfiction. His works usually feature Christians as protagonists. In 2005, Jenkins and LaHaye ranked 9th in Amazon.com's 10th Anniversary list of Hall of Fame authors based on books sold at Amazon.com during its first 10 years. Jenkins now teaches writers to become authors here at his website. He and his wife Dianna have three sons and eight grandchildren.

Reviews

[Miranda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I feel like so much happened in this book but not yet not enough happened. An update on the people. One of Vicki’s friend from before is with the group. She is a mess though. Taylor and his girlfriend are dead now. But everyone else is okay for now. The next judgement is happening. The darkening of the sky. It is freezing and the kids in the schoolhouse just lost the generator. Judd and Lionel are still in Israel. Judd made a new friend Nada. She is the daughter of the people that are helping him and Lionel and letting them stay at the apartment thing.

[Tarissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Young Trib Force is still on the run -- and with these new judgments rolling across the Earth, they might be close to freezing to death!

[Ardae Perry · Rating 5 out of 5]

After the mass genocide of believers listening to the messages from Rabbi Tsion Ben-Judah, they were running away from the shooting. The YTF with Vicki was trying to find Melinda before she could turn them in. Samuel who helped them with a video of Tsion hoodwinking Judd and Lionel to turn them in to Sam's father who is a GC officer. Samuel soon tells them it was a plan to escape his father's raging anger. Mr. Stein and their inn hostess are arrested. Judd and Lionel run for their lives to escape the GC Armed Forces. Samuel gives them an address to witnesses of Jesus Christ and the 144,000 lives and hides from the GC. Vicki lets Mark out while she talks with Zeke (referred to now as Z) and talks to him about his bible readings and encourages her to keep on being a leader. Mark is out in a forest area and finds Melinda in the back of a squad car crying in handcuffs.
The Israeli Crew has been through a lot since the genocide and has to figure out a way to get home. They try to make efforts to make a heist to get some money they had back. He had to find a way to flee from the GC guards. Then he left, soon after Taylor and Hasina Taylor's fiance they are on his plane, and the GC has them surrounded and constantly getting baited to leave. Then, they both were shot and killed.
The American Crew is trying to prepare for the next judgment as it is 1/3 of the sun, moon, and stars. They are trying to store food, fuel, and necessities. Janie is their newcomer who hasn't yet committed to Jesus Christ. Lionel and Samuel has a conversation about religion. Samuel is led to Christ by Lionel and is overjoyed at knowing that he has the mark of the believer. Back in the United States Tribulation Force they are speaking on the whereabouts of what they're going to do with Jamie and are thinking about Judd and Lionel. As they are talking to Jamal Yitzhak comes back. They prayed about some certain things and after they were done and had a conversation the fourth judgment and everything went dark and everyone all over the world. The fourth judgment comes and everyone becomes rampant about what they should do next Nikolai Carpathia decides that he's going to meet with the witnesses. As the GC tries to come down as many citizens as they can and do rampant news conferences they predict that the judgment will last 2 to 4 days which is unlikely that it becomes one week Carpathia goes on the news and makes a speech. Then he then he travels to Israel to talk to the witnesses and when he asked them to stop the judgment they responded with your quarrel is not with us and that there is only one mediator between God and human and it is Christ Jesus. As the young trip force in Chicago use what they prepare for they all lose power and the generator and have to use natural Heat with wood. and they also predict due to the website of Dr Ben Judah that the next judgment is also on its way.

[Heather Stevens · Rating 5 out of 5]

ready to read the next one. this is a really good series.

[Ella · Rating 5 out of 5]

BEST SERIES EVER!!!!! YOU HAVE TO READ THIS SERIES!!!!! BEST SERIES EVER!!!!!

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book tells me about what Tribulation life is like for teenagers who are Tribulation Saints. Tribulation Saints is the nickname given to people who have been left behind and have decided to become a new follower of Christ. The Tribulation is a seven year period when people who haven't truly given their lives to Christ have to go through many trials and plagues, horrible, horrible, HORRIBLE plagues given by God. This is also the period the Antichrist comes into play. All the details of what is going to happen on Earth and in Heaven is described in the book of Revelation that is found in the Holy Bible. The "end times" are here and we must live like these are our last days to live on Earth. So if you're still not a born again Christian, then no time is better than now. If you don't want to go through what the teenagers in the book are going through, then I advise you to act now. Once Christ comes to take His own, you'll only have one more chance, but it's gonna be even tougher than this luxurious life we're living now. What you want to do before the Rapture (when Christ snatches away His own) is come to Him and become like Him.. a Christian. That's what being a Christian is all about: following Christ and try to be more like Him. In fact, Christian means Christ-like. So, once you're a Christian (and stay that way) you get to be snatched away by Christ Jesus and will live with Him forever. Now, for the kids in the book,hope is NOT lost for them. It's a second chance. And what they have done is taking advantage of it and are now eligable to either die and go to heaven, or live through the terrible Tribulation and see the Glorious Appearing of Christ and then go to heaven. But of course people who partner with the Antichrist will suffer, not during the Tribulation (in fact the will succeed in a way) but in the end when they will suffer an eternity's penalty in hell will the Antichrist, his followers, and Satan. For more information, get a Bible and read the book of Revelation. Remain blessed.

[Avel Rudenko · Rating 3 out of 5]

The kids series seems to be good in every book. These are not for really young kids, but would be appropriate for young teens. I enjoy them and I am an adult. The 18th book tells about Judd in Israel and where Melissa can be found. In Israel, Judd finds a new friend, Samuel. Judd is betrayed by Samuel and runs into the Global Community.

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

See the first book in the series for a full review.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

a great way to break down the symbolism in the bible for kids

[Misslea007 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very good. I was ready to read the next book. :)

[Anna Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm glad it dosen't get that cold in Flordia.

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