ChristianPost reports that the famous pastor and co-author of the best-selling Left Behind book series lost his life to severe stroke.

Issuing a statement, Jerry B. Jenkins, co-author of the book series, described his late partner as a "spiritual giant."

"Thrilled as I am that he is where he has always wanted to be, his departure leaves a void in my soul I don't expect to fill until I see him again.

If Tim was missing from the autograph table or the green room of a network television show, he was likely in a corner praying with someone he'd just met — from a reader to a part-time bookstore stock clerk to a TV network anchorman", he said.

News of LaHaye's death was announced on his official Facebook page.

Did the Left Behind series have any impact on your spiritual life?