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. 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. Nicolae and Elena evacuated the capital by helicopter. At first, Irene is nervous when her works are tested by the fire because of her short time as a Christian, but her efforts are ultimately praised by Jesus. Eleazar's daughter is Naomi Tiberias. Hattie is resurrected at the Glorious Appearing of Jesus Christ, to the great delight of Rayford and the rest of God's followers. When Vicki was twelve, a man asked to speak at the dance. Cities around the world are destroyed in the war, and Fitzhugh himself is killed by a Global Community blitzkrieg on Washington D.C. Ryan finds a dog and names it Phoenix early on in the series. He is killed by a lethal head wound from a sword which Rosenzweig had concealed. As he is a natural, Kenny ages over the course of the Millennium, with both he and Kat unable to walk without walking sticks. Satanist Fortunato is writhing in pain and shouting "Jesus is Lord!" He is also the best friend of Ryan Daley. 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 Many vie for Carpathia to become the new Secretary-General. As well, his last name, Carpathia, comes from the Carpathian Mountains, a mountain range in Romania. Suhail probably does not hold Fortunato or the role of Most High Reverend Father of Carpathianism in high esteem. Through the counseling of her friend Jackie, Irene tries to turn the rest of her family towards Christ, but to no avail. He then wages a genocidal purge against Christians, Jews, Muslims, and secular rebels, going as far as telling an officer in Desecration to behead enemy bodies, even if already dead. When one of the workers, Cendrillon Jospin dies at one hundred, It creates an uproar among the believers since only unbelievers die. Full Name Even while choosing to place his head on the guillotine at the loyalty mark processing center, Plank uses wit and disarming cooperation as he is positioned for execution, bantering good-naturedly with his executioners, and trading quips about the stand-in executioner owing him a favour for assisting in operating the guillotine. Fictional bio Suhail Akbar is a supporting antagonist in the Left Behind series. In Kingdom Come, he works in Jerusalem with his older sister, Chloe Steele, who was executed during the Tribulation for her belief, and her husband, Buck Williams, who also died during the Tribulation during the final battle in Jerusalem. Dishelved with the death of a fellow co-worker at the age of one-hundred, Raymie founds the Millennium Force, a small group dedicated to sharing the Word of God with the undecideds during the Millennium World. When one of the pilots attacking Petra appeared to sound insubordinate while communicating to mission command at the Global Community palace after he had dropped his ordinance on Petra when he suggested to abort a subsequent missile launch towards because it seemed to be supererogatory, Akbar defended him of the insubordination when Carpathia was offended by the pilots's tone and Leon Fortunato demanded for the pilot to be reprimanded. With his advisers and counselors, Carpathia formed a successful import-export business, which quickly made him a millionaire. He is very military-like, and refers to men that he speaks with as "Sirs," which he eventually quits doing after Cameron "Buck" Williams tells him enough times. In May 2000, after more than six months of waiting, readers finally got to find out who killed Nicolae Carpathia. The world survived Y2K and the year 2000 partied on like it was 1999. They head to Jordan where Kenny is seen by Abdullah Smith. As the Antichrist, Carpathia is directly responsible for the terrifying 7-year-long Tribulation, and the ultimate Battle of Armageddon. To complete his quest for world domination, Carpathia creates the One World Unity Army, composed of all G.C. After he was indwelt, Nicolae had superhuman stamina and could withstand extremely high temperatures, as was witnessed by his taking a sunbath during the fourth Bowl Judgment. 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. In Kingdom Come, Irene and her husband lead a missionary trip to Egypt, where they lead many to salvation during the Millennium World. And Nicolae Carpathia certainly does not disappoint as Antichrist. Moon is given the title though it has no real meaning at this point in the story. Hassid begins grooming Chang Wong, a young man from China who is also very technically gifted, as his protg and replacement when Hassid must leave; the mark of loyalty is now required of employees in New Babylon, and Chang, given the mark unwillingly, has both the mark of the Beast and the mark of God's on his forehead. Formerly assigned to Global Community Headquarters Palace, New Babylon, United Holy Land States as Director of Purchasing; oversees all purchases for the GC and the hangar and cockpit crew of the Condor 216 and the Phoenix 216. 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. In a contrast to Jesus's temptations where He withstood Satan with Scripture, Nicolae fell to all three temptations. Carpathia frequently manipulated people and events for his own personal gain, and often resorted to murder and blackmail in order to achieve these goals. 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. Through his parents, Carpathia possessed a very unique bloodline, dating back to Ancient Rome, so he could actually claim to be of Roman descendant. 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. The world catches a final glimpse of both Carpathia and Fortunato at the end of the Millennium World, when Satan himself is thrown into the Lake of Fire. He is born during the Tribulation, in the book Apollyon. Carpathia attempted to regale Hut with the detail that one's heart can beat for more than a half an hour after decapitation, but Carpathia realized that was moot if someone actually shot a victim in the manner he described. Plank falls under Carpathia's spell and serves him faithfully until he becomes surplus to Nicolae's needs. Ben-Judah went away from the meeting with much to think and pray about. Within the series, Carpathia is the Antichrist, and leader of the Global Community (G.C. Antichrist. in imitation of a command that Jesus Christ gave to Lazarus. the Antichrist) in turn is a very thinly veiled spoof/ripoff of the infamous Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceauescu, as both are Romanian politicians of short stature with large egos (although Ceauescu's positions on abortion weren't far from that of most Left Behind fans). ), a world government which he ultimately marshals against the followers of Jesus Christ . Then, Ritz flies Buck to Israel where he locates and rescues Tsion Ben-Judah, and Ritz flies them safely back to America. He had sufficient control over his neurology, speech patterns, and body language that he could pass through an advanced lie detector test (not just a polygraph) by answering falsehoods that the computer program recorded as the truth. He appears twice, albeit briefly, in the final novel Kingdom Come, when he gives Abdullah Smith advice on how to go about infiltrating The Other Light, and later when both he and his father are present at Mac McCullum's thousandth birthday party. Kat finally goes to talk to Kenny and realizes that he is innocent. Director Akbar at first thought Carpathia was using hyperbole and said that he would talk to sub-potentate about the issue, but Akbar got clarification that Carpathia literally wanted the leaders and their cabinet dead. He eventually goes in order to warn the kids about Wormwood. Carpathia arrives at the UN Headquarters to deliver his long and comprehensive speech, addressing the United Nations. He leads a band of about four men and a woman at the safe house. Bruce was a pastor, believer, and the only member of the staff that had been left behind. Occupation He has statues of himself built around the world, which all people are required to bow to. However, he manages to brainwash everybody present by convincing them that what they had actually seen was the two individuals murdering each other. He is assumedly present at Cameron's estate during the final battle of the Millennium. With his advisers and counselors, Carpathia formed a successful import-export business, which quickly made him a millionaire. Zeke then gives them a new ID. Before that, he was Director of Security for the Global Community. Glorious Appearing: an Experience in Sound and Drama, Vanished: Left Behind The Next Generation, In the Dramatic Audio presentations, he is voiced by. Carpathia just look away, and that convince Chang that Nicolae cannot know his thoughts. However, on April 15, Carpathia left on a flight to the ATLANTIS-aligned United Kingdom on a highly secretive Gnosis mission. Plank next appears in The Remnant, when the GC brass order all personnel without Carpathia's mark of loyalty obtain it immediately. 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. Once a commercial airline pilot, Ritz was sacked because he was too much of a stickler for safety. She and Hannah Palemoon move to Petra and help run the hospital there. He knelt before Jesus and acknowledged him as Lord without hesitation. 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. Also, both hail from the country of Romania, and moved up the political ladder in that country with incredible speed and ease. 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 was raptured, along with his mother, when Jesus returned before the Tribulation. His mother, Marilena, is unwittingly convinced by Sataniststo become the mother of a child who, they assure her, will change the face of the world. 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. Gender He finds a video of the pastor explaining the Rapture, from which he learns that it is not too late to be saved, and he commits his life to God. 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. Carpathia often calls upon the influence of his "spiritual guide" (later revealed to be theDevilhimself) for advice. Leon Fortunato has been described as Nicolae Carpathia's sidekick. He initially met other Left Behind protagonists Vicki Byrne, Lionel Washington, and Ryan Daley. Bailey Chase as Nicolae Carpathia Corbin Bernsen as Steve Plank David LeReaney as Chaim Rosenzweig Sam Sorbo as Amanda White Braeden Sorbo as Connor Stafford Perry as Dirk Burton Linda Kee as Ivy Gold Paul Cowling as Joshua Todd-Cothran Shawna Pliva McGill as Ana Quintero Jesse Lipscombe as Ted Tossel Production Ten subpotentates were chosen to rule ten governing districts of . On arrival at the safe house to begin the flight to Denver, he shows that he has become a believer. 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. In the original Left Behind films, he is played by Gordon Currie. [3] He also finances an attempted invasion of Israel which is thwarted by God. Full Name Nicolae Jetty Carpathia Alias The Prince of Darkness The Son of Satan The Beast The Antichrist Wolf in Sheep's Clothing The Devil Incarnate The Great Deceiver The Most Clever Imposter His Excellency Origin Left Behind Occupation Businessman President of Romania Secretary-General of the United Nations (all formerly) His mother and father, unbelievers, died because of the events after the rapture. This event would run contrary to the current Constitution of Romania, which specifies that the Romanian President is directly elected, and in the event of the death, resignation, or removal, the presidency is assumed ad hoc by the President of the Senate until new elections are held. This is evidenced by both Carpathia's and Ceausescu's use of cult of personality in their rules. The President of Romania soon resigned in favor of Carpathia, with the unanimous support of that country's parliament. Following the earthquake and Ryan's death the Young Trib force live in a cave until they can escape to a safer hideout. Buck has just become a Christian. The next day, Carpathia and the Israelis signed the peace treaty, and shortly after that, Ben-Judah made a one-hour broadcast on GNN International to present his findings. After agonizing in prayer, Plank surrenders himself to the GC, refusing to take the mark. He is later drugged by his father, who forces the mark on Chang while the young man is incapacitated; Chang fears for his soul as a result of this, although he is reassured that he cannot be held responsible for taking the mark since it was forced on him against his will. Annie is also mentioned in Left Behind: The Kids when Judd and Lionel are at Carpathia's funeral, and Judd witnesses her death by lightning. Left Behind III: World at War: Directed by Craig R. Baxley. A true global community, a true world.of peace. After three and a half years in power, Carpathia is assassinated by Chaim Rosenzweig, an Israeli botanist and statesman. 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. Before the Rapture, Bruce is the associate pastor at New Hope Village Church, serving with the then-senior pastor Vernon Billings. After losing some friends in the rapture she began searching but became a fan of Nicolae Carpathia. He had been buried and crushed in the rubble of the GC headquarters complex and his mother was calling him home, when he heard a voice Carpathia's calling out: "LEONARDO, COME FORTH!" Ken Ritz, a fictional character of the Left Behind series, is a private pilot. 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. Leon is revived, and then becomes more faithful than ever to Carpathia, believing that Carpathia is a god incarnate. It is hinted later in the series that Bruce was poisoned by Nicolae Carpathia's agents and may have died prior to the actual hospital bombing. In Fortunato's final moments of life, he reveals his true self: a babbling, incoherent coward. Nicolae is not omniscient, even when indwelt by Satan, since that ability is only reserved for God. When a combined British and Egyptian attack on New Babylon backfires, the conflict escalates into World War III. She lost her mother and brother in the rapture, became a believer in Christ, married Buck and had a son called Kenneth Bruce Williams after Ken Ritz, the pilot, and Bruce Barnes, who led Buck, Rayford, and Chloe (CEO of the International Commodity co-op) to Christ. Spiritual State 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. 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. 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