Paperback: 432 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.25 x 8.23 x 5.49 Publisher: Tyndale House Pub; (June 1, 1998) ISBN: 0842329242

Book Description
The Tribulation Force continues its adventures after the Rapture as Nicolae Carpathia tightens his grip on world economics and politics

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.

I really enjoyed this book. It is the third book of a so far, nine book series. And the most action packed the series this far. This book is about a group of people, no younger than the age of twenty, living in hiding from the antichrist. 

One, a pilot for Nicolae {the antichrist} two, a former journalist for GNN {global news network}, and then some. The book gets more exciting as Buck {the journalist} goes to Israel to pick up an unsafe rabbi. The Arthur does a really good job to keep the reader reading, and not put the book down. 

I could not put the book down at some points! Really action packed, no swearing. And no bad junk parents wouldn’t want their kids, thirteen and up, to read. Overall it is a very good book for those who love the series!
A reader from Mt. Si, WA USA

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