Jesus is considered to be the living embodiment of the Supreme Being of the universe, most commonly referred to as God. Jesus may also be seen as belonging to the Holy Trinity - the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Jesus was born in Nazareth, in the province of Galilee circa 5 B.C.E. Little is known about Jesus' life as a child except that He was the son of a carpenter and also practiced the same vocation. In Jesus' late twenties, He met John the Baptist and was baptized. Jesus claimed to have seen the light and began His own ministry.
The story of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection, are common knowledge to most people. Jesus taught the word of God in Carpathia before being ousted. Jesus' purpose on earth was to teach the world about the Kingdom of God and one's place in it should one choose to embrace the Father and follow the doctrine of Christianity. This is often a conflicting role due to the fact that Jesus was Jewish and therefore, the concept of the Son of God is quite confusing to some.
In the "Left Behind" series Jesus is a controversial figure in that Nicolae Carpathia is trying to get the masses to denounce Jesus in favor of a new world order. Christians become targets and Christian figures, both political and theological, become targets of the new regime.
