They started going to a secret church in Arlington Heights and running a black market gas station. Once Nicolae became a very powerful businessman, he was taken by a demon to the desert, where he was forced to remain without food or water for 40 days. Spiritual State Falling victim to Fortunato's blackmail, the President of Romania resigns, allowing Carpathia to assume power with the unanimous support of the country's parliament. Their mission is to help the lost find Christ and prepare for God's Judgement that is to follow the peace agreement between the Antichrist and Israel. Ming Toy is the older sister of Chang Wong. Chloe leaves home to go to college, having never let go of her "show me" attitude. Their study reveals that the peace covenant with Israel will mark the beginning of the seven years' war with the Antichrist, known as the Tribulation. Fortunato is writhing in pain and shouting "Jesus is Lord!" He, along with, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryan, were the first original members of The Young Tribulation Force. Hattie is resurrected at the Glorious Appearing of Jesus Christ, to the great delight of Rayford and the rest of God's followers. While in a discussion with Loren Hut, the head of the Morale Monitors, on how to deal with dissidents in Jerusalem, Carpathia revealed on his own sadistic recommendations on how to give them painful deaths by shooting them nine times, twice on hands, knees, feet, shoulders, with the final blow in the forehead where the mark should be. There he resides until the Battle of Armageddon, when he leaves to help defend the Holy City. With Louis Gossett Jr., Kirk Cameron, Brad Johnson, Jessica Steen. She later fell in love with and married Ree Woo in "Armageddon". She is portrayed by Janaya Stephens in the films, Cassi Thomson in the 2014 film, and Sarah Fisher in Left Behind: Rise of the Anti-Christ. Akbar was characterized as a man who is reticent and slow to voice an opinion, but someone who is loyal and effective behind the scenes. In Kingdom Come, Irene and her husband lead a missionary trip to Egypt, where they lead many to salvation during the Millennium World. Carpathia just look away, and that convince Chang that Nicolae cannot know his thoughts. Carpathianism is a fictional religion established by Leon to worship Nicolae Carpathia, leaving it as the only legal religion on Earth. Hassid works in communications and is considered one of the top computer experts alive. Naomi Tiberias is the teenage daughter of Eleazar Tiberias, one of the elders at Petra, who help Micah (aka Chaim Rosenzweig) run the operations of the city of the remnant. When his nephew, Kenny Bruce Williams, attempts to infiltrate a Luciferian organization called The Other Light, Raymie becomes worried by the level of the devotion the "mole" is showing. When the Rapture takes place and his wife and three children are taken to Heaven, Bruce almost falls into depression and total disbelief. Thus, Nicolae eliminates any obstacles in his path to power. It can also a refer to a group of non-mainstream/not accepted "Christians" called Nicolaitans in Revelation 2:15. In contrast, Christopher Goodman, the Antichrist of the Christ Clone Trilogy, had less of an appetite for the devotion of the world, but he captivates others to follow his cause through flattery, the promotion of new age ideology that promises the collective evolution of humanity and libertine morals, and their odium towards God. After having lost his mother and two younger sisters in a fire the night of the rapture, he and his father were converted by a trucker stopping at their gas station. All the demands are met, and Carpathia is elected as the new Secretary-General of the United Nations. military presence on the planet; their mission was to destroy the remnant stronghold of Petra and take over the city of Jerusalem as the world's new capital after the supernatural destruction of New Babylon. With his advisers and counselors, Carpathia formed a successful import-export business, which quickly made him a millionaire. He also admits, at the feet of Jesus, that his entire life was a waste and that he rebelled against a God that he never knew loved him. In contrast to the ineptitude of Hickman, upon hearing the appointment of Akbar, David Hassid feared he would be competent enough to stymie the Tribulation Force. Ming helps Leah avoid suspicion and incarceration, and Leah returns to Illinois. After the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, Irene and the rest of the raptured saints wait and enjoy life in Heaven. Williams also suspects Todd-Cothran had framed him for the car bomb murder of Scotland Yard agent and close friend Alan Tompkins, who had grown suspicious of Todd-Cothran's practices. The death is not confirmed until the book The Mark when Hannah Palemoon finds her body in the morgue, then takes David to see it. Later, when Carpathia is assassinated by Dr. Rosenzweig and resurrected as prophesied, Fortunato becomes even more important, and is Carpathia's go-to man and second-in-command. During this time, Nicolae proudly announces to Rayford and Amanda Steele that Hattie is pregnant with his child and they are engaged. As well, his last name, Carpathia, comes from the Carpathian Mountains, a mountain range in Romania. Leon becomes the Most High Reverend Father of the new religion of Carpathianism. At his first meeting as United Nations Secretary-General (at the end of Left Behind), Nicolae Carpathia executes Stonagal and Todd-Cothran with a single bullet that passes through Stonagal's head, then Todd-Cothran's. Refusal to do either of these activities is made punishable by public execution. Back from the Dead: Nicolae Carpathia, who rises from his coffin on the third day to resume his role as the Antichrist. Calling himself Supreme Pontiff and Pontifex Maximus, Mathews became the leader of Enigma Babylon, adopted the name Peter the Second, and considered the new faith organization to be at least as important as the Global Community and himself an equal of Supreme Potentate and Antichrist Nicolae Carpathia. On the night on the rapture, Judd decided that he was going to run away. Carpathia after his indwelling is sadistic, but he was still callous before the indwelling. In Glorious Appearing, even though he was entrusted to command the overwhelming forces to overrun Petra and Jerusalem of the Global Community One World Unity Army, Suhail was publicly shamed for daring to mention the destruction of New Babylon in front of Carpathia in his underground bunker in Solomon's Stables and was later beaten to death on Carpathia's orders by another Unity Army Officer with a rattan rod. Rayford Steele and Albie encounter him in The Mark working undercover as a GC operative in Pueblo, Colorado. In the Dramatic Audio presentation of Armageddon, Nicolae was able to rip the heart out of Raman Vajpayee's chest with his bare hands when Raman challenged the Antichrist to kill him by calling him "impotent". A small band of Christians calling themselves the "Tribulation Force" resists him as . While she was in the air going to New Babylon to work for him, the Wrath of the Lamb earthquake hit killing all her family. As he is a natural, Kenny ages over the course of the Millennium, with both he and Kat unable to walk without walking sticks. Carpathia often informally address his subordinates by their first name, such as "Suhail" or "Walter". Chang becomes romantically involved with Naomi Tiberias, but they decide to postpone marriage until a point beyond Glorious Appearing. Carpathia said he cannot keep track of everyone who dies from the plagues. The same bullet that kills Stonagal also kills Joshua Todd-Cothran, the head of the London Stock Exchange, believed responsible for plotting an attempt on Buck Williams' life earlier in the book as well as murdering many of his acquaintances. She helps out at Operation Eagle as a nurse, and then goes to live with a co-op pilot and his wife when the Chicago safe house is compromised. Eleazer Tiberias is one of the elders at Petra, who helps Micah (aka Chaim Rosenzweig) run the operations of the city of the remnant. Relatives Carpathia, wanting to enter politics himself, employed Leon on his staff, and grew to value the man's counseling; although Leon tended to be clingy and sycophantic, he taught Carpathia humility (or more specifically, how to feign humility) which proved to be very valuable on the world political stage. He is killed by a lethal head wound from a sword which Rosenzweig had concealed. As her son Nicolae comes of age, Stonagal becomes one of his mentors, financing his rise in the corporate world. Fictional bio When one of the workers, Cendrillon Jospin dies at one hundred, It creates an uproar among the believers since only unbelievers die. A girl in Israel fell in love with him but however she was shot. In Desecration, he got his wish when he received the mark of the beast along with his fellow members of the Global Community cabinet Suhail Akbar and Viv Ivins at the Temple Mount a day before Nicolae Carpathia committed the abomination of desolation. He also gathers the armies of the world at the valley of Armageddon for the battle with Jesus Christ and his army. Kenny is the first child in COT. In Fortunato's final moments of life, he reveals his true self: a babbling, incoherent coward. As he had a Glorified Body, he never aged, while his nephew did and became older. Leah's first Trib Force undercover mission, at the midpoint of the Tribulation, takes her to Belgium to try to communicate with Hattie at the Belgium Facility for Female Rehabilitation (BFFR), or "Buffer." Israeli botanist and statesman, discoverer of a formula that made Israeli desert bloom, former Global Weekly Man of the Year; murderer of Carpathia; leader of the million-plus Jewish remnant at Petra; witness to the Glorious Appearing; now residing near the Valley of Jehoshaphat. Only hours before the Antichrist's resurrection, Tsion had an out-of-body experience, where he witnesses the hosts of Heaven, and the archangel Michael battling Lucifer, in dragon form. After that, he is then returned to Romania. Nicolae Carpathia. In Tribulation Force, with his power and countries independence fading, Fitzhugh plans with the British and Egyptian governments to launch a worldwide offensive against Carpathia and the Global Community, with help from various militias. In The Remnant, in region 7, the United African States, the Global Community massacred a crowd of protesters who were dismayed at the lack of a semblance of a justice system under Carpathia's rule. Viv Ivins (spiritual mentor, deceased) Satan (spiritual mentor, Defeated) During the Millennium World, Chloe and Buck are in charge of a massive childcare center, whose speaking guests include Noah and King David. She seemed to be attracted to Pan-Con pilot Rayford Steele, perhaps wanting an affair with him. Full Name In Desecration, he received the mark of the beast along with his fellow members of the Global Community cabinet Walter Moon and Viv Ivins at the Temple Mount a day before Carpathia committed the abomination of desolation. ), a world government which he ultimately marshals against the followers of Jesus Christ . Fortunato's "glory days" are short-lived, however, ending in Glorious Appearing with the return of Jesus. After losing some friends in the rapture she began searching but became a fan of Nicolae Carpathia. Bruce and Judd go on a few international trips, the last of these was taken shortly before Bruce's death. Buck Williams notices that the gunshot sounded similar to the sound of the gun Nicolae used to kill Eli and Moishe. He was "The Antichrist," born from an ancient Roman lineage, remarkably intelligent and athletic, manipulative and unbelievably successful in business. Carpathia refuses unless a direct set of events are put in place, including moving the UN to New Babylon, a city in development in Iraq. Died Lionel became a Christian and acknowledged that Jesus had raptured his church. He was best friends with Rayford "Raymie" Steele Jr., Rayford Steele's son, and the two often had much fun together. He proposed to Vicki (he always wanted to)after his return, and they marry about a year before the Glorious Appearing, where he and Vicki are both in Jerusalem. She was formerly married but left a widow during the early years of the Tribulation. In the Millennium World, he and his wife go on Rayford's missionary trip to Egypt to help spread the gospel. Metabolic control: Nicolae was known to barely sleep even before the Indwelling; after the Indwelling, he no longer required food or sleep, although he would sometimes eat at social events. Satan, however, is destined to return, as he is chained up for a thousand years. known as the most popular man in Romania, admired, respected, lauded by even his opponents. Sam Sorbo will portray Amanda in the upcoming Left Behind: Rise of the Anti-Christ. Eleazar's wife was converted to Christianity before she died of an illness, and Eleazar, who otherwise loved his wife greatly, rejected his dying wife's pleas to convert, and instead disowned her and slipped into depression. Like Nicolae, Leon regularly communicated with the 'spirit world'; it is implied that both men shared the same spiritual 'guide' Satan himself. Midpoint of Tribulation, was resurrected 3 days later After agonizing in prayer, Plank surrenders himself to the GC, refusing to take the mark. He also told Hut that their corpse should be taken to a guillotine and decapitated to make it clear that the consequences of the refusal to take the mark of loyalty. Eleazar is one of the 144,000 evangelical converts in the book. Bombs hit the hospital that he was admitted in for over-seas bug that stopped his worldwide encouragement of "Tribulation Saints". He would not tolerate others calling him "Nicolae" except perhaps his aunt, Viv Ivins. He also warns all of the Christians present that the Great Tribulation, the 3.5 worst years in human history await them all. A native of Pakistan, he was a prominent member of the Global Community. Rayford Steele met him when the plague of locusts struck, attacking all unbelievers. After revealing his true identity to Rayford and Albie, he helps them rescue Hattie Durham from the very facility where he has been working undercover. Raymie is the second child and only son of Rayford and Irene Steele. He, like other believers, is welcomed into Paradise at the end of both the Millennium and time itself. There, both he and Buck Williams are killed by Unity Army soldiers. During a UN conference, Secretary-General Carpathia ruthlessly murders both Jonathan Stonagal and Joshua Todd-Cothran with a single gunshot, revealing his true colors. Security Director Akbar was loyal to Nicolae Carpathia, always zealous to carry about his directives, even though these directives came in a pique or at a whim. ; Book Burning: Or rather, Bible burning, as the furnace inside the giant Carpathia statue constructed in New Babylon is fueled by onionskin paper found in Bibles.Otherwise, the Antichrist doesn't seem to be doing much to keep people from reading God's Word. Carpathia and the Global Community had no tolerance for dissent. He also ordered Commander Tenzin to beat Ipswich to death for Ipswitch's impropriety towards Carpathia for "my entertainment and for the education of all." Together they have two children, Chloe and Raymie. Satanist Ten subpotentates were chosen to rule ten governing districts of . David (at some point during this time) vomits on Carpathia during a meeting. She even counsels Rayford's parents, who are struggling with Alzheimer's, leading them both to salvation before their deaths. He spent the next seven years proselytizing, spending most of his time with Judd and Bruce Barnes. Zeke became a disguise specialist/master forger for the Tribulation Force and later joined them in Chicago, after his dad was arrested for black marketeering. Ben-Judah was commissioned by the Israeli government three years before the Rapture to undertake a study as to how the Jews would recognize the Messiah when he comes. Thought to be subversive after death due to messages planted by Hattie Durham, who later clears Amanda's name when poisoned by Nicolae. Akbar is not only loyal to Carpathia, but actually regards him as a divine figure; his attitude is similar to a divine command theorist or a theological voluntarist who regards whatever God wills constitutes the basis for morality or truth. During the latter half of the Tribulation, many Global Community citizens bearing Carpathia's mark of loyalty spoke out against him in protests. Nonetheless, Antichrist Carpathia was an expert at hiding his true colors and long-term goals by offering the world the seemingly glorious peace in the Middle East (especially in Israel), and global disarmament. The two of them are soon joined by Rayford's daughter, Chloe, and Cameron "Buck" Williams, and together they form an inner core group, the Tribulation Force. Ben-Judah went away from the meeting with much to think and pray about. According to the plot, Carpathia was born in Cluj County, Romania, the product of genetic engineering and artificial insemination. Through his parents, Carpathia possesses a unique bloodline dating back to Ancient Rome, so he can actually claim to be a Roman descendant. In Acts of God, Christopher Goodman rallies his followers around the world to gather in Middle East so they can march to Petra to destroy the last stronghold of resistors and liberate the humanity from the oppressive influence of Yahweh so humanity can reach the next evolutionary stage of increased health and psychic powers without Yahweh's obstruction. He realized she meant Vicki. This marks the beginning of our seven years of peace. As Christopher's army was marching towards Petra, Jesus appears on a ridge and Christopher meets him there. While others, such as Carpathia's secretary Krystall Carney and Loren Hut, became disillusioned with his behavior and personality, others in his inner circle were sycophantic around him, trying to curry his favor. Just before this, the Chicago-based Tribulation Force's own leader and teacher, Bruce Barnes, is killed by the Red Horse of the Apocalypse when World War III breaks. After Carpathia establishes the Global Community, the governments of the United States, United Kingdom, and Egypt launch an uprising against him, resulting in World War Three. Note that this is contrary to real-life Romanian naming conventions; Carpatescu would be a better rendition. At the age of 24, Carpathia stepped into the political scene as a member of the lower house of the Parliament of Romania. The scene closes, and Carpathia's sufferingalong with that of his master and his underlingis resumed for all eternity. Nicolae Jetty Carpathia In contrast to Jesus's temptation, Nicolae falls for all three temptations, thus fully confirming that he will soon be the Antichrist. After his indwelling is sadistic, but they decide to postpone Marriage until a point beyond Appearing. 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