Rayford becomes more and more distant over the years, and Irene suspects he is having an affair. The book begins soon after Nicolae Carpathia is assassinated, and tells more on the end of the Gala, the midpoint of the Tribulation and the opening of the Great Tribulation.. Ten oasis regions, where each delegate is given complete control over his respective area. There, both he and Buck Williams are killed by Unity Army soldiers. For those murders, Akbar lent Carpathia his side arm when Carpathia vehemently requested it. Razor is a Mexican military officer in his mid-twenties at the San Diego Tribulation Force fortress. He is reunited with his parents in Glorious Appearing. Eleazer Tiberias is one of the elders at Petra, who helps Micah (aka Chaim Rosenzweig) run the operations of the city of the remnant. In May 2000, after more than six months of waiting, readers finally got to find out who killed Nicolae Carpathia. Carpathia represents the forces of opposition to this crazy deity. 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 was best friends with Rayford "Raymie" Steele Jr., Rayford Steele's son, and the two often had much fun together. He was a prominent member of the Global Community who was promoted to the role of Supreme Commander after Leon Fortunato's promotion to High Reverend Father of Carpathianism and Jim Hickman's death. She even counsels Rayford's parents, who are struggling with Alzheimer's, leading them both to salvation before their deaths. His demise is short-lived, however, as after three days of lying dead, Carpathia's body is indwelt by Satan himself, thus making Carpathia appear to rise from the dead and further cement his power. Hattie is played by Chelsea Noble in the films, Nicky Whelan in the 2014 film, and Kathryn Kohut in Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist. The Indwelling marked a new phase in Left Behind publishing. 33 years before Rapture Before Carpathia's eternal sentence is carried out, the Devil is forcibly cast out by Jesus out of the Antichrist, who then kneels before Christ and forcibly declares Him as Lord. Sam Sorbo will portray Amanda in the upcoming Left Behind: Rise of the Anti-Christ. A true global community, a true world.of peace. Author of the underground cyber-magazine "The Truth". This occurs in Left Behind when he speaks to Buck Williams, who at the time worked for the same paper as Lionel's mother, Lucinda Washington. Mathews is later assassinatedstabbed with icicles from an ice sculptureby the ten "kings" that Carpathia had appointed to lead the world under his rule. Throughout his relationship with Carpathia, Fortunato continues to fawn over the man, a fact that seems to be driven home when Leon died in the Wrath of the Lamb earthquake. Carpathia's aim in defeating the remnant in Petra and capturing Jerusalem in the Battle of Armageddon is to usurp God's place and ascend to his throne in the heavens (Isaiah 14:13-14). After this, Nicolae was returned to Romania by Satan. Carpathia is the Antichrist, and leader of the Global Community, a world government which he ultimately marshals against the followers of Jesus Christ . She seemed to be attracted to Pan-Con pilot Rayford Steele, perhaps wanting an affair with him. As the Antichrist himself, Nicolae Carpathia (Gordon Currie), uses his newfound powers as head of the world government to bring war and plague on every nation, the American president (Louis Gossett Jr.) teams with a Christian resistance fighter (Jessica Steen) to try to stop him. Carpathia often informally address his subordinates by their first name, such as "Suhail" or "Walter". After he becomes a millionaire, he is then taken by a demon to a desert, probably the Judaean Desert, where he is forced to live without food and water for 40 days. The Antichrist Nicolae Carpathia, now the complete embodiment of evil, is preparing to desecrate the holy temple in Jerusalem by entering and declaring himself god. It is also interesting to note that Nicolae Carpathia and Leon Fortunato essentially share the same first names as Nikolai Lenin and Leon Trotsky. Male [7] There have also been complaints about the farcical characterization of Leon Fortunato when he suffers from the pain of a hemorrhoid in Desecration.[8]. Carpathianism draws heavily from the narratives and traditions of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. 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. She is present at the final battle at the end of the Millennium where Christ overthrows evil once and for all and welcomes all believers into the Kingdom of Heaven for eternity. After Nicolae Carpathia's return, his influence in business and politics grows, and anyone who stands in his way tends to disappear permanently. Biographical information 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. 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. At the end of the series he went to Jerusalem with the other believers. Plot summary. After agonizing in prayer, Plank surrenders himself to the GC, refusing to take the mark. Engaged and married on the same day as Chloe and Buck. He is the origin of evil, and the archenemy of God and His betrayer, and uses Nicolae Carpathia, the Supreme Potentate of the Global Community, as his vessel. Zeke then gives them a new ID. He quickly grows bored with business and finance and, guided by the "kingmaker" Leon Fortunato, sets his sights on politics. However, he manages to brainwash everybody present by convincing them that what they had actually seen was the two individuals murdering each other. After the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, Irene and the rest of the raptured saints wait and enjoy life in Heaven. Ben-Judah essentially took his place to teach, now reaching out to a worldwide cyber-audience. Before the Rapture, Hattie was a senior flight attendant, young and beautiful, working for Pan-Continental Airlines. Leon is revived, and then becomes more faithful than ever to Carpathia, believing that Carpathia is a god incarnate. However, on April 15, Carpathia left on a flight to the ATLANTIS-aligned United Kingdom on a highly secretive Gnosis mission. Following the earthquake and Ryan's death the Young Trib force live in a cave until they can escape to a safer hideout. In accordance with the series' interpretation of biblical prophecy, Jesus Christ Himself defeated Antichrist Carpathia right after theSecond Coming. He was hired by Nicolae Carpathia during the last half of the Tribulation period to be his Security and Intelligence chief in control of Peacekeepers and Morale Monitors throughout all the world regions. He acquired his name from a snowmobile accident in Minnesota before the Rapture when he hit some razor wire and should have died. His popular message of unity -- "We must disarm, we must empower the United Nations . He is portrayed in the films by Kirk Cameron, Chad Michael Murray in the 2014 film, and by Greg Parrow in Left Behind: Rise of the Anti-Christ. He had stolen money from his father's credit card and lied to both of his parents, telling them that he was going to the library to study for his schoolwork. Hassid and Blod clash, but eventually, Hassid realizes he must get along with Blod or risk discipline and possible exposure as a Tribulation saint; also, it is not very Christ-like to be promoting enmity. In The Search, following the death of Bruce Barnes Ryan is kidnapped along with a girl named Darrion Stahley. Clips taken from Left Behind: The Movie (2000), Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (2002), and Left Behind: World At War (2005). Rayford Steele and Albie encounter him in The Mark working undercover as a GC operative in Pueblo, Colorado. In his native Italy, Leon grew up fascinated with the trappings of Catholicism, although he never truly believed in any of the Church's teachings; Leon simply liked the glory. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Rebelling Against God 1.2 Using the Antichrist 1.3 Preparing for War 1.4 Final Defeat 2 Other Media 2.1 Left Behind III: World at War 3 Personality 4 Quotes 5 Trivia Contents 1 Biography During the plague of darkness after the Global Community had evacuated New Babylon since it had been crippled by the plague, Carpathia was discussing who is to blame for the failure of the Global Community News Network to retain control over their broadcast from the Tribulation Force's attempts to pirate it. Kenny is later vindicated, however, and Raymie is overjoyed to welcome his nephew back into the Force. He also gathers the armies of the world at the valley of Armageddon for the battle with Jesus Christ and his army. Cameron ("Buck") Williams, is an award-winning journalist, former senior publisher of Global Community Weekly, who became a believer before the murder of Jonathan Stonagal. The world survived Y2K and the year 2000 partied on like it was 1999. The trip was meant to last a week but actually lasted around three years. Kat finally goes to talk to Kenny and realizes that he is innocent. Carpathia frequently manipulated people and events for his own personal gain, and often resorted to murder and blackmail in order to achieve these goals. Supernatural Abilities: Even before he was indwelt by Satan, Nicolae had the ability to resurrect whoever he wanted from the dead, though this was used only one time with Leon Fortunato. He was able to do this after he murdered Jonathan Stonagal and Joshua Todd-Cothran by lying saying that Stonagal shot himself and Todd-Cothran in remorse for the assassinations. He and his wife were gifted to teach children during the millennium, in a place called Children of the Tribulation (COT), which was located in Israel; towards the end their son Kenny expanded it to Greece. As the Antichrist, Carpathia is directly responsible for the terrifying 7-year-long Tribulation, and the ultimate Battle of Armageddon. Ken Ritz, a fictional character of the Left Behind series, is a private pilot. In the film Left Behind: World at War, Fitzhugh is played by Louis Gossett Jr. Leon Fortunato is the False Prophet, and he is a key member of the inner circle of Nicolae Carpathia, businessman, financier, politician, and Antichrist. Four million people attend his funeral. Cities around the world are destroyed in the war, and Fitzhugh himself is killed by a Global Community blitzkrieg on Washington D.C. When one of the workers, Cendrillon Jospin dies at one hundred, It creates an uproar among the believers since only unbelievers die. He eventually goes in order to warn the kids about Wormwood. Unlike Carpathia, who accepted his fate, Leon struggled with Michael as the archangel threw him into the lake of fire. (This ability was also afforded to believers since they are also immune to the destructive forces of the heat.) In Kingdom Come, Irene and her husband lead a missionary trip to Egypt, where they lead many to salvation during the Millennium World. In Kingdom Come, he and former fellow Trib Force members lead a missionary trip to Egypt, which Tsion renames Osaze, meaning "loved by God" after turning its inhabitants from Ptah worship. However, it was already too late for Leon and Jesus sentenced him for eternity in the lake of fire. 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. T also helped Buck Williams and Chaim Rosenzweig escape from Israel on a plane that crashes in Greece, killing him. This touches on the golden calf story found in both the Old Testament and the Quran. Terrified from the events, Hattie informs Rayford about the event, thinking he does not know what has just happened. A very impressed reporter Cameron Williams (who was previously known to be a skeptic) even refers to him as the "Carpathia Juggernaut." Gustaf Zuckermandel, Jr. (aka: Zeke or Little Zeke) is a fictional character in the Left Behind series. When she woke up the next morning, all her family were gone because they had been raptured. Jesus had come back and he had been left behind. He was the sort of character we love to hate. Though her best friend Shelly wondered what happened, Vicki knew the truth Christ had come back for His own. The events of the Rapture happen; Eleazar listens to Tsion Ben-Judah's television broadcast on the Messiah and is converted. A native of Pakistan, he was a prominent member of the Global Community. Both Kenny and his wife are present at the final battle of the Millennium and they, along with all the other believers, are welcomed into heaven. Carpathia has the Global Community motto written as "Hail Carpathia, our lord and risin king!". Vicki's parents and her sister all accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior, along with her brother Eddie in Michigan, while a defiant Vicki refused. When a combined British and Egyptian attack on New Babylon backfires, the conflict escalates into World War III. 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. Back from the Dead: Nicolae Carpathia, who rises from his coffin on the third day to resume his role as the Antichrist. He was one of the few believers left alive when Christ, with his armies, returned to earth. The scene closes and Fortunato's suffering is resumed for all eternity. Ryan finds a dog and names it Phoenix early on in the series. 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. With his reign secure, he ordered that golden statues of himself be constructed in every locale possible, and commanded that all worship these statues three times a day, with death as the penalty for failure to obey. The main antagonist Nicolae Carpathia (i.e. 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. Tyrola Mark Delanty became a believer and a member of the Tribulation Force. He was fond of dressing in ornate and flowing robes and strutting all over his college campus. He also ordered GC security to occupy the GCCNN building in Al Hillah to shoot the the highest administrators from the chain of command there every minute until Chaim Rosenzeig was taken off the air from a pirated broadcast. Many Israelis and Jews worldwide were outraged at Ben-Judah, but he began to teach and meet with Jews all around the world, as more and more began to convert to Christ. Carpathia quickly began effecting changes to the U.N., converting it into the cruel and purely malevolentGlobal Community and appointing himself as that evil government's Supreme Potentate. Ryan died a couple days after the Wrath of the Lamb earthquake, having had a chunk of debris fall on him, causing his legs to become paralyzed and a wound in his back to become badly infected, from which he died soon afterward. After his death and resurrection, Carpathia proclaims himself God in the desecrated Temple of the Holy of Holies, an act that is considered blasphemous in all three Abrahamic religions. She is eventually killed by Leon Fortunato, who calls down a bolt of lightning to vaporize her. Thus, Nicolae eliminates any obstacles in his path to power. Language fluency: Nicolae was able to speak over nine languages, including his own, with impeccable grammar, although he retained an accent and did not use contractions in languages that have them. She is then convinced of the truth of God's Word, and she becomes a devout Christian. She and Hannah Palemoon move to Petra and help run the hospital there. Carpathia thought the guillotine was too humane for dissident Jews who refused his mark, and announced his intention to reward the sub-potentate with a doubled budget who is able to keep Jews alive the longest in the most abject conditions, with no heating, cooling, or medical care, but only enough food to maintain their existence. 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