The world survived Y2K and the year 2000 partied on like it was 1999. He was raptured, along with his mother, when Jesus returned before the Tribulation. Clips taken from Left Behind: The Movie (2000), Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (2002), and Left Behind: World At War (2005). Afterwards, Judd got off his plane and met up with Bruce Barnes. After hearing about the strange disappearances of his fellow passengers, Judd realized that what he had been told in his church before was true. After his incredible resurrection from the dead (after 3 days), Antichrist Carpathia is willingly possessed by the Devil, gruesomely desecrates the Jewish Holy Temple, declares himself to be God, and brutally enforces the diabolical new religion of Carpathianism by forcibly branding people with the Number of the Beast, and brutally executing Christians. 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. Judd fell in love with her very early in the series and the two were married around a year before the Glorious Appearing, shortly following Vicki's twentieth birthday. He and Lionel often clashed to the point of a brawl, yet they were still very close. Kenny is the first child in COT. He also gathered the armies of the world at the valley of Armageddon for the battle with Jesus Christ and His army. Refusal to do either of these activities is made punishable by public execution. Hattie begins working for Secretary-General Nicolae Carpathia as Head of Security, and later as personal assistant. Fictional bio 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. As Christopher's army was marching towards Petra, Jesus appears on a ridge and Christopher meets him there. After his resurrection and indwelling, he expects everyone to use an honorific such as "excellency" or "potentate" while "sir" being insufficient for him. Carpathia frequently manipulated people and events for his own personal gain, and often resorted to murder and blackmail in order to achieve these goals. Satan, however, is destined to return, as he is chained up for a thousand years. Ritz is badly injured in the Wrath of the Lamb earthquake, when an airplane wing hits the back of his head. [6] One critic has condemned the silliness of Fortunato's titles as being anti-Catholic and populist. In reference to the Book of Revelation, Carpathia introduces the mandatory mark known as the Mark of the Beast. The main antagonist Nicolae Carpathia (i.e. Carpathia is still writhing in agony as he is tortured in fire and brimstone, repeating over and over that Jesus is Lord. 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. 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. The Global Community is a fictional worldwide government led by Nicolae Carpathia, who was its Supreme Potentate.It was transformed from the United Nations after the Rapture when Nicolae took power, and moved to New Babylon where its main headquarters were until the plague of darkness from the fifth Bowl Judgment fell upon it. Nicolae and Elena evacuated the capital by helicopter. During his address, Carpathia quickly charms and impresses everybody present with his incredible oratory skills, amazing genius-level intellect and memory, as well as his vast knowledge of the United Nations, its members, history, principal organs, and specialized agencies. 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. 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. He died less than 24 hours before the Glorious Appearing. Plank falls under Carpathia's spell and serves him faithfully until he becomes surplus to Nicolae's needs. 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. In the weeks before the Rapture, Carpathia assigns Fortunato to orchestrate President of Romania, Ghregore Vasile's leave of office. Nicolae Jetty Carpathia is a fictional character and the primary antagonist in the Left Behind book series written by Timothy LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. Instead, Judd went to the O'Hare airport and boarded a plane that was heading to London, England. It is also interesting to note that Nicolae Carpathia and Leon Fortunato essentially share the same first names as Nikolai Lenin and Leon Trotsky. His popular message of unity -- "We must disarm, we must empower the United Nations . She was formerly married but left a widow during the early years of the Tribulation. He then enforces the loyalty mark, the prophesied Mark of the Beast, which all are required to wear. In Left Behind: The Kids, Bruce mentors four teenagers, Judd, Lionel, Ryan, and Vicki, who are left behind at the Rapture. Within two weeks of the Rapture, Plank accepts a post as press secretary for rising international political leader Nicolae Carpathia, and nominates Buck to take his place as senior editor. Carpathia often calls upon the influence of his "spiritual guide" (later revealed to be theDevilhimself) for advice. Despite his losses, however, he is determined to start anew. It can also a refer to a group of non-mainstream/not accepted "Christians" called Nicolaitans in Revelation 2:15. Lionel became a Christian and acknowledged that Jesus had raptured his church. Carpathia then ordered Suhail Akbar, the Global Community Director of Security and Intelligence, to assassinate the heads of Libya and Ethiopia and their entire senior cabinets in order to send a message to the sub-potentate of the United African States by the time the sub-potentate wakes up in the morning. His handlers arrange for his mother to be eliminated, and Nicolae himself eventually demands the dispatch of his "father", a key to his rise to power. Male He eventually goes in order to warn the kids about Wormwood. He was one of the few believers left alive when Christ, with his armies, returned to earth. Tyndale had built an entire warehouse dedicated to storing and shipping copies of Left Behind books. The name says it all. The meeting with the two witnesses had a profound effect on Ben-Judah, who spoke Nicodemus's words to Jesus, while the two witnesses took turns speaking Jesus' words. Peter Mathews was the archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, at the time of the Rapture. He was described as a very traditional Roman Catholic at this time, although he rapidly embraced dramatic changes to the faith after the Rapture. Apart from controlling most of the world's largest financial institutions and being the richest man in history, he also owns the genetic engineering company that artificially inseminated Nicolae Carpathia's mother Marilena. He says that he had already been convinced before the earthquake, and that he "was praying the prayer as the building came down.". Nicolae is not omniscient, even when indwelt by Satan, since that ability is only reserved for God. Thus, Carpathia declares himself to be God, and demands worship. Nicolae's Satanist handlers arranged for his mother to be eliminated, and Nicolae himself eventually demanded the dispatch of his "fathers," a key to his rise to power. Hannah Palemoon is a fictional character in the Left Behind series of novels created by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. Leah and Rayford Steele clash as they stumble at trying to work together, their personalities colliding. Being portrayed by Gordon Currie in the Left Behind trilogy, he had a more androgynous appearance (possibly to attribute him a more sinister, supernatural presence). 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. In Fortunato's final moments of life, he reveals his true self: a babbling, incoherent coward. He had to amputate his left arm after it was crushed in a rock slide while he and Judd were traveling back to the rest of the Young Tribulation Force from their adventures in the Middle East, but gained it back when Jesus returned at the end of the series. After his resurrection, Carpathia drops his peaceful facade and reveals himself to be a narcissistic and psychopathic tyrant. [3] He also finances an attempted invasion of Israel which is thwarted by God. In the Millennium World, he and his wife go on Rayford's missionary trip to Egypt to help spread the gospel. As well, his last name, Carpathia, comes from the Carpathian Mountains, a mountain range in Romania. 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. Many vie for Carpathia to become the new Secretary-General. His daughter Chloe also became a believer, and he has a grandson Kenny Bruce; he lost his second wife Amanda in a plane crash; original member of the Tribulation Force; wanted for supposedly murdering Nicolae Carpathia; witness to the Glorious Appearing; now residing near the Valley of Jehoshaphat. At the age of 24, Carpathia steps into the political scene as a member of the lower house of the Parliament of Romania. Former businessman, former President of Romania, later Secretary-General of the United Nations, then Supreme Potentate of the Global Community, His Excellency, de facto ruler of the world, the Antichrist The conversation they share is instrumental in the start of Ritz's journey to salvation, although the novels do not indicate any further services by Ritz to Buck until some 18 months into the Tribulation. The second day after the Rapture, Ritz provides Buck Williams with a flight as close to New York City as possible. In Desecration, he saw Carpathia personally murder high-ranking loyal personnel such as Loren Hut and Walter Moon for failing to fulfill Carpathia's orders, even though they acted competently and gave an earnest effort. He is born during the Tribulation, in the book Apollyon. When Kenny goes to France, he meets up with the Johpins and their other cousin, Nicolette. Pilot for Carpathia; Good friend of Rayford 'Ray' Steele, chief Tribulation Force pilot assigned to Petra; witness to the Glorious Appearing; residing near the Valley of Jehoshaphat. One thousand years later, Carpathia and Leon Fortunatoare seen in a brief glimpse, as the terribleLake of Fire opens to swallow up the Devil himself. In The Search, following the death of Bruce Barnes Ryan is kidnapped along with a girl named Darrion Stahley. When questioned by Carpathia about whether the execution of two innocent people bothered his conscience, Akbar said that Carpathia was the "father of truth", reiterating Carpathia's remarks after he finished the lie detector test, where Carpathia reported some obvious falsehoods that were assessed to be truthful replies. He came to stay in Petra after the marriage of Judd and Vicki where he was best man. Note that this is contrary to real-life Romanian naming conventions; Carpatescu would be a better rendition. Gender Eleazar's daughter is Naomi Tiberias. Carpathia also demonstrates his uncommon polyglotism, being able to fluently speak over 9 languages, which include Romanian, Hungarian, Russian, English, French,Spanish,German, Arabic, Hebrew, and Chinese. She is then convinced of the truth of God's Word, and she becomes a devout Christian. As the four earned a liking to each other, they formed The Young Tribulation Force. They head to Jordan where Kenny is seen by Abdullah Smith. With his advisers and counselors, Carpathia formed a successful import-export business, which quickly made him a millionaire. Upon hearing this heartrending realization, the gathering then starts to fight amongst themselves and were killed by a plague. 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. At the end of the Millennium, Tsion is welcomed into Heaven with the rest of the believers. Bruce acts as a spiritual mentor and adviser to the Tribulation Force, explaining the foretold prophecies of what is to come in the final days. By that point, they had assumed the worst and knew she had been captured. Jonathan Stonagal begins to grow regretful with his involvement with Carpathia, fearing that the youngAntichristis already out of his control. Late into the night, it was stated halfway to London from O'Hare, many awake to find that loved ones and others have vanished, leaving behind everything material, ranging from clothes and hearing aids to tooth fillings. Hassid, who is a believer, cannot take the mark of the beast and so he flees, faking his death. 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. However, Akbar had no qualms in killing his pilots once Carpathia expressed his disappointment in their performance and when they pridefully refused to conform to party line of the Global Community that they missed their target due to pilot error because they insisted that execution of the attack was impeccable but the Christians survived due to some kind of miracle. Lucifer in the persona of Nicolae Carpathia did not believe that God created him but that his sentience emerged from a primordial ooze and thought that God also came into existence the same way but had just preceded him. A true global community, a true world.of peace. Shortly after returning to the U.S. from a missions trip to India, Bruce is killed when the hospital he was being treated at for an overseas bug gets bombed by the Global Community in order to decimate a nearby rebel compound. As he had a Glorified Body, he never aged, while his nephew did and became older. He was the sort of character we love to hate. Ten oasis regions, where each delegate is given complete control over his respective area. Gordon Currie is a Canadian-American film and television actor, best known for his role as Nicolae Carpathia in the Left Behind films, and his role in horror films such as Puppet Master 4, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan and Blood and Donuts. Two weeks later, when United Nations secretary-general and Antichrist Nicolae Carpathia and a host of American and Israeli delegates arrived in Israel to sign a seven-year treaty of peace, and at the behest of Buck Williams, Ben-Judah guided Buck (Kirk Cameron) to the Western Wall so that he could speak with the two prophets, Eli and Moishe, men resurrected from Biblical times to bear witness to Christ and begin converting 144,000 Jews to become witnesses for Him. Months before the battle, when the protagonist Decker Hawthorne confronts Christopher Goodman, Christopher confesses that he expects to be thrown into hell, but that his spite towards God and his desire to sadistically relish in other people's hatred towards him motivates him to deceive the world to deprive God of the souls He intends to save. Before that, he was Director of Security for the Global Community. Carpathia was the Global Community official that had the highest amount of appearances in the adult, Carpathia was never referred to by name in. In Tribulation Force (Book 2), Carpathia tells Williams that he was named the sole beneficiary in Stonagal's will, though Stonagal's family members will receive massive payoffs to silence them. He helps Darrion escape her captors and she also become a believer following these events. Nicolae Jetty Carpathia is the primary antagonist in the Left Behind book series. 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