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"Can you imagine, Rafe? … Jesus coming back to get us before we die!"
―Irene to Rayford[src]

Irene Steele was Rayford Steele's wife before the rapture. Before she was raptured, she became fixated on Jesus, the salvation of souls, and read everything she could find on the rapture and end times. Rayford became convinced that she was off her nut.

Biography

Before the Rapture

She met Rayford during their college years as ROTC officers. During this marriage she gave birth to Rayford's daughter Chloe and his son Raymie. Both Irene and Rayford attended a Christian church prior to New Hope Village Church, where she and Raymie became true believers. Irene tried to get Rayford to attend this church, but Rayford found it too challenging and thus kept finding excuses to avoid attending.

At a women's Bible study, she tried to help Amanda White come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ and even prayed for her when she herself was raptured.

After the Rapture

After her return with the rest of the saints in heaven, Irene worked with Rayford in his ministry in Egypt when it suffered punishment from God for failing to attend the Feast Of Tabernacles in Israel during the Millennial Kingdom period.

Appearances

Left Behind series

Left Behind: The Kids

Mentions

Left Behind: The Kids

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