Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist Book

In an already exciting series, things really begin to get amped up in this installment. Once again LeHaye and Jenkins do a nice job of bringing biblical events into a believable dystopian setting. Even during the action-packed scenes, we are learning more and more about our characters and getting an in-depth description of the prophecies foretold in the bible.

World War III has broken out as prophesied in the book of revelations. There is mass chaos and destruction. The death of a loved member of the Tribulation Force leaves the small group heartbroken and in search of guidance.

Of course, our band of survivors are scattered throughout the world and are on their own. They’re looking for one another not knowing who is alive, who is dead, injured or maybe even captured by the Global Community.

Tsion Ben-Judah, a Jewish rabbi and scholar was commissioned by his home country of Israel to study and analyze these prophecies. His study began three years prior to the Rapture and was meant to help the Jews recognize the promised Messiah. When Ben-Judah concluded that only one person fit the hundreds of prophecies that mention Messiah, and that person was Jesus Christ of Nazareth. He makes this bold proclamation on national television and is immediately shunned by most of the Israeli community.

But things get even worse for Ben-Judah. His wife and children are brutally murdered, left beheaded in the streets. Amid his grief, he is forced into hiding as the Global Community, led by the antichrist, Nicolae Carpathia, concocts a much different story. They place blame at the feet of Ben-Judah claiming that it was he that murdered his family after their refusal to convert to Christianity.

Chloe was in downtown Chicago at the time that bombs started dropping which resulted in a terrible car crash. Buck tries to locate her which proves even more difficult due to the wreckage from the bombings. Rayford asks his new girlfriend to go and aid Buck and Chloe and make sure they are safe while he is forced to charter the antichrist all over. Luckily for him, his new plane has a bugging system that allows him to know where the next attacks will be so that he can keep his loved ones safe.

What follows is one of the most intense chain of events. Buck, a fugitive on the run from the GC himself, must use one of his many false identities as a reporter to try to locate Tsion and bring him to safety. After receiving fragmented information from their mutual friend Chaim Rozenweig, Buck flies to Isreal in search of Tsion.

Will Buck and Tsion make it back to the United States under the all-seeing eye of the Global Community? Will Rayford and Amanda be able to get back to Illinois for the funeral service of their beloved leader? How many more will die before the Glorious Appearing?

This was one wild ride of a book. Don’t even think about picking it up unless you have time to devote to it. Every time I had to set it down, my mind was reeling with questions wondering what could possibly happen next, or how they could make it out of the situations they were in alive. As mentioned throughout all these books the trials and tribulations will only get harder and more severe as they near the Glorious Appearing. With main characters dying, you as the reader will be on the edge of your seat in anticipation about who will survive to see it. I know it may seem as if I have spoiled the whole book, but trust me, this is merely the tip of the iceberg.

You can check out my reviews for the first two books here:

Left Behind

Tribulation Force