- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.; 1st Trade edition (Jun 1 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0842329242
- ISBN-13: 978-0842329248
- Product Dimensions: 20.9 x 14.3 x 2.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 386 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (344 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #261,310 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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.
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Two years have passed since millions around the globe disappeared. Those left behind, terror stricken, suspected that the new world leader was the Antichrist. In Nicolae, the most explosive of the three books thus far in the best selling Left Behind series, the saga continues as the events of biblical prophecy unfold. Rayford Steele, his new wife, Amanda, and Buck and Chloe Williams make it their mission to win as many people to Christ as possible. The seven-year tribulation is nearing the end of its first quarter when prophecy says the wrath of the Lamb will be poured out upon the earth. Rayford and Buck work directly for Nicolae Carpathia, the Antichrist, who knows of Rayfords true allegiance but not of Bucks. Rayford becomes the ears of the tribulation saints at the highest levels of the Carpathia regime. Meanwhile, Buck attempts a dramatic all-night rescue run from Israel through the Sinai that will hold you breathless to the end. When you realize that this apocalyptic thriller represents the events that millions believe will actually occur, it could change your life forever.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Wayyyy better than Tribulation Force!,
By "johancornelius" (Marysville, MI) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist (Paperback)
This is one of the better books for the "Left Behind" series. I dont know what it was but this book seemed to draw me in and did not let go. A fast read like all of them...except Tribulation Force. You won't be let down with this one unlike Trib Force.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Non-Stop, Edge of your seat thriller,
By Richard Kulltrain (Norfolk, Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist (Paperback)
The third installment of the Left Behind series starts at the begining of the tribulation. After the start of World War III, the Tribulation Force struggles for survival as Nicolae Carpathia (The Antichrist) unleases his war machine against those who oppose the newly formed Global Community (formally the UN). Adding a particularly good twist to the story. two of the core members of the Tribulation Force are now employed buy the Antichrist creating a high amount of tension that serves to be very infomative for the reader. The members of the trib force in this third installment are now without a leader due to their previous leader dying under mysterious conditions. The book escalates and proves to be a page turner that you will find difficlut to put down. Action and suspense are ever present, as the reader is taken to locales such as Iraq were the throne of the antichrist is, Chicago, and a harrowing escape/rescue from Isreal which is perhaps some of the best suspenseful writing of our time.
3.0 out of 5 stars
WHY NOT KILL NICOLAE NOW AND SAVE THE DAY?,
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This review is from: Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist (Paperback)
The God Squad is back to (sort of) fight evil in NICOLAE. Someone else reviewed it better than I ever could when they said there was absolutely no excuse for stretching this story out over 12 novels. I could solve the problem of Nicolae Carpathia in one easy move. (See below for my brilliant spoiler.)But first, lets review: Rayford Steele is Carpathia's pilot. Steele, his useless wife Amanda, his useless daughter Chloe, and his son in law, Buck Williams comprise the Tribulation Force (God Squad). They are convinced that Nicolae Carpathia is the Antichrist. That's pretty apparent. NC has pretty much taking control of the whole world, though the hate machine that is the Middle East is not factored in real well. I guess if you're Islamic, you don't believe that Jesus is the Messiah, so they were all left behind. Anyway, there is a lot of hand-wringing and praying going on because except for Buck in Israel, rescuing Tsion Ben Judah (the man who broke the news to the world that as a Jew he was now convinced that Jesus was the Messiah); and Steele flying around with Nicolae eavesdropping on his conversations in the back of the plane, there is not a whole lot of action going on that the characters of this book are actually participating in. Though the story is very interesting and I will continue to read the series, here's an idea: If Steele is Nicolae's pilot and Nicolae is the Antichrist, bent on raining death and destruction on everyone on Earth, why doesn't Steele just crash the plane into the ocean, kill Nicolae and save the day? Probably because then LaHaye and Jenkins wouldn't be able to rake in more cash and have Jesus reappear in book 12 to defeat Nicolae.
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