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| Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist (Left Behind
No. 3) by Tim Lahaye, Tim F. LaHaye |
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Antichrist. The very word send shivers through us. And Nicolae
Carpathia certainly does not disappoint as Antichrist. Nicolae is
the third book in Left Behind series written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry
Jenkins, and is preceded by book one, Left Behind, and book two,
Tribulation Force. Nicolae Carpathia becomes the focus as he
continues to consolidate his power, unifying political states
("Global Community"), media ("Global Community
Network," "Global Weekly"), and religions
("Enigma Babylon One World Faith") under a Nicolae-appointed
supreme pontiff. Nicolae himself is grand potentate of the global
community.
Our heroes, pilot Rayford Steele and journalist Buck Williams,
along with the rest of the Tribulation Force, continue their
struggle to survive and protect their families in the midst of
global war and destruction. They have come to recognize Nicolae
Carpathia to be the Antichrist prophesied in the Bible, and to them
it comes as no great revelation that this man, who presented himself
as a charming and benevolent leader, has been unmasked as a ruthless
and cruel tyrant, manipulating people and events to serve his own
ends. And his ends are undoubtedly evil.
It becomes apparent that the chaos and turmoil created by Nicolae
are the fulfillment of John's prophesy of the seven seals as
recorded in the book of Revelation. And it becomes also apparent
they are now facing the sixth seal, a great earthquake which is
sometimes called "the wrath of the lamb." This upheaval of
the earth, with its accompanying death and destruction, is familiar
apocalyptic imagery: a blood-red moon, a sun turned black, and the
stars falling from the sky. And the Tribulation Force discovers that
these incredible descriptions turn out to be not so very far from
the truth.
Who survives? How? What does Nicolae have in mind for the world?
Readers of the first two books should not be disappointed with this
third installment to this chilling tale.
Ordering information at Amazon.com
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