''The Mark: The Beast Rules the World'' is the eighth book in the ''
Left Behind
''Left Behind'' is a multimedia franchise that started with a series of 16 bestselling religious novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. It focuses on a seven-year conflict between the Tribulation Force, an underground network of converts, a ...
'' series. It was published in November 2000 by
Tyndale House
Tyndale House is a Christian publisher in Carol Stream, Illinois.
History
Tyndale was founded in 1962 by Kenneth N. Taylor in order to publish his paraphrase of the Epistles, which he had composed while commuting to work at Moody Press in C ...
. It was on The New York Times Best Seller List for 32 weeks. It takes place 42 months into the Tribulation and 3–25 days into the Great Tribulation.
Plot summary
His Excellency Global Community Potentate Nicolae Carpathia
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Suhail Akbar
Suhail Akbar is a supporting antagonist in the ''Left Behind'' series. A native of Pakistan, he was a prominent member of the Glob ...
has been
resurrected and indwelt by
Satan
Satan,, ; grc, ὁ σατανᾶς or , ; ar, شيطانالخَنَّاس , also known as Devil in Christianity, the Devil, and sometimes also called Lucifer in Christianity, is an non-physical entity, entity in the Abrahamic religions ...
himself. He plans to remodel his offices and add two floors to his palace, including a glass ceiling. He also demands that the people of the Global Community (GC) worship him. Statues of himself are erected for worship. He introduces Viv Ivins to the senior staff and tells them of the loyalty mark program. The
Antichrist
In Christian eschatology, the Antichrist refers to people prophesied by the Bible to oppose Jesus Christ and substitute themselves in Christ's place before the Second Coming. The term Antichrist (including one plural form) 1 John ; . 2 John . ...
declares that every single person on earth must receive his
mark of loyalty and worship his image or lose their head to the
loyalty enforcement facilitator. David Hassid
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Suhail Akbar
Suhail Akbar is a supporting antagonist in the ''Left Behind'' series. A native of Pakistan, he was a prominent member of the Glob ...
finally finds out that his fiancée
Annie Christopher
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Suhail Akbar
Suhail Akbar is a supporting antagonist in the ''Left Behind'' series. A native of Pakistan, he was a prominent member of the Glob ...
has been killed by lightning called down by GC Supreme Commander and
False Prophet
In religion, a false prophet is a person who falsely claims the gift of prophecy or divine inspiration, or to speak for God, or who makes such claims for evil ends. Often, someone who is considered a "true prophet" by some people is simultaneou ...
Leon Fortunato
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Suhail Akbar
Suhail Akbar is a supporting antagonist in the ''Left Behind'' series. A native of Pakistan, he was a prominent member of the Glob ...
. David passes out in the heat after the "funeral" while looking for Annie. He awakes to find himself tended by Hannah Palemoon, a nurse and a believer. She is added to their ranks and helps to plan their escape before the mark.
Albie People
* Albert Axelrod (1921–2004), American Olympic medalist foil fencer
* Albie Booth (1908–1959), American Hall-of-Fame college football player
* Albie Grant (1943–2004), American basketball player
* Albie Hecht, American television produc ...
and
Rayford Steele
Rayford Steele is a fictional character and the ''de facto'' protagonist in the ''Left Behind'' series of novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. He is the leader of the group known as the Tribulation Force, and is the most fully developed char ...
run across Steve Plank, under the alias Pinkerton Stephens, at Boulder, CO, where Hattie has been taken. Steve tells them his conversion story; he became a believer during the Wrath of the Lamb Earthquake, surviving but losing much of his body. He now wears prosthetic body parts and uses a wheelchair. The three then carry out the incredible rescue of
Hattie Durham
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Suhail Akbar
Suhail Akbar is a supporting antagonist in the ''Left Behind'' series. A native of Pakistan, he was a prominent member of the Glob ...
, who finally becomes a believer. Before they rescue her, she tries to hang herself in her room.
Terror comes to
Christians
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
in
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
as they are among the first to receive the death penalty for refusing the mark.
Lukas Miklos
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Suhail Akbar
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loses his wife, his pastor, his pastor's wife and dozens of fellow Greek believers to the guillotine, while
Cameron "Buck" Williams
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Suhail Akbar
Suhail Akbar is a supporting antagonist in the ''Left Behind'' series. A native of Pakistan, he was a prominent member of the Glob ...
, who is in Greece in disguise along with
Albie People
* Albert Axelrod (1921–2004), American Olympic medalist foil fencer
* Albie Booth (1908–1959), American Hall-of-Fame college football player
* Albie Grant (1943–2004), American basketball player
* Albie Hecht, American television produc ...
, help two Greek teenagers escape the detention center. Meanwhile, back in the states,
Gustaf Zuckermandel, Jr.
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Suhail Akbar
Suhail Akbar is a supporting antagonist in the ''Left Behind'' series. A native of Pakistan, he was a prominent member of the Glob ...
also known as Zeke, is distraught to find out that his father, whom everyone calls "Big Zeke", has suffered the same fate after being caught helping and supplying other believers (subversives, according to the GC).
In New Babylon,
David Hassid
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Suhail Akbar
Suhail Akbar is a supporting antagonist in the ''Left Behind'' series. A native of Pakistan, he was a prominent member of the Glob ...
,
Mac McCullum
''Left Behind'' is a multimedia franchise that started with a series of 16 bestselling religious novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. It focuses on a seven-year conflict between the Tribulation Force, an underground network of converts, ...
, Abdullah Smith, and
Hannah Palemoon plan to leave, taking Ming Toy's 17-year-old brother
Chang Wong
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Suhail Akbar
Suhail Akbar is a supporting antagonist in the ''Left Behind'' series. A native of Pakistan, he was a prominent member of the Glob ...
(who is also a believer) along with them. But Chang, a computer prodigy, was brought by his parents to New Babylon, hoping to get him hired in Carpathia's forces. Determined to "make proud", Mr. Wong has Chang drugged, carried to the mark application site, and held down, even as he protests. But even after being given the mark of the beast against his will, Chang still has the mark of the believer clearly visible because he never accepted the mark of the beast by heart, spirit, and will. In this, David and Chang discover a great advantage: Chang can now be the new Tribulation Force
mole
Mole (or Molé) may refer to:
Animals
* Mole (animal) or "true mole", mammals in the family Talpidae, found in Eurasia and North America
* Golden moles, southern African mammals in the family Chrysochloridae, similar to but unrelated to Talpida ...
in the GC Headquarters Palace as he can come, go, and trade freely. Meanwhile, the others plan a plane crash to deceive the GC into thinking they're dead while they join up with the Tribulation force to get ready for the massive exodus for believers which they call "Operation Eagle", calling in all their favors from the International Commodity Co-Op.
Everything reaches a climax when Carpathia announces that he will be returning to
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
less than a month after his death there to occupy what he believes is his rightful house: the
Jewish Temple.
[The Mark by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins copyright 2000]
Region Codes
Each of the ten regions (prophesied in the
Bible
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aniel 7:20 in the Global Community, the
Antichrist
In Christian eschatology, the Antichrist refers to people prophesied by the Bible to oppose Jesus Christ and substitute themselves in Christ's place before the Second Coming. The term Antichrist (including one plural form) 1 John ; . 2 John . ...
-headed
world government
World government is the concept of a single political authority with jurisdiction over all humanity. It is conceived in a variety of forms, from tyrannical to democratic, which reflects its wide array of proponents and detractors.
A world gove ...
, is given a code that is also used when the
Mark of the Beast
The number of the beast ( grc-koi, Ἀριθμὸς τοῦ θηρίου, ) is associated with the Beast of Revelation in chapter 13, verse 18 of the Book of Revelation. In most manuscripts of the New Testament and in English translations of t ...
is applied to Global Community loyalists. Each number is obtained from a mathematical expression involving three sixes, the number of the beast. (Example: a citizen from the
United Carpathian States would receive a ''216'' on his or her right hand or forehead).
*
United North American States: 6-6-6 = -6
*
United South American States: (6-6)x6 = 0
*
United Great Britain States: (6+6)/6 = 2
*
United European States: 6+6-6 = 6
*
United African States: (6/6)+6 = 7
*
United Pacific States: 6+6+6 = 18
*
United Asian States: (6x6)-6 = 30
*
United Indian States: (6x6)+6 = 42
*
United Russian States: (6+6)x6 = 72
*
United Carpathian (Holy Land) States: 6x6x6 = 216
Characters
*
Rayford Steele
Rayford Steele is a fictional character and the ''de facto'' protagonist in the ''Left Behind'' series of novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. He is the leader of the group known as the Tribulation Force, and is the most fully developed char ...
*
Cameron "Buck" Williams
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Suhail Akbar
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*
Chloe Steele Williams
*
Dr. Tsion Ben-Judah
*
David Hassid
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Suhail Akbar
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*
Annie Christopher
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Suhail Akbar
Suhail Akbar is a supporting antagonist in the ''Left Behind'' series. A native of Pakistan, he was a prominent member of the Glob ...
*
Mac McCullum
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*
His Excellency Global Community Potentate Nicolae Carpathia
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Suhail Akbar
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*
Most High Reverend Father of Carpathianism Leon Fortunato
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Suhail Akbar
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*
Dr. Chaim Rosenzweig
*
Hattie Durham
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Suhail Akbar
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*
Leah Rose
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Suhail Akbar
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*
Kenny Bruce Williams
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Suhail Akbar
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*Laslos Miklos
*Mrs. Miklos
*Ming Toy
*Chang Wong
*Minister Guy Blod
*Al B (aka: Albie)
*Abdullah Smith (aka: Smitty)
*Walter Moon
*Supreme Commander James Hickman
*
Viv Ivins
VIV or Viv may refer to:
People
* Viv (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Viv., the standard author abbreviation of Domenico Viviani (1772–1840), Italian botanist and naturalist
Places
* 2558 Viv, a main belt asteroid
* VI ...
*Hannah Palemoon
*
Pinkerton Stephens, a.k.a. Steve Plank
References
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Left Behind series
2000 American novels
Post-apocalyptic novels
Novels by Tim LaHaye
Novels by Jerry B. Jenkins
Novels set in Chicago
Novels set in Greece
Novels set in Israel
Novels set in Iraq