Global Community Supreme Potentate Nicolae Carpathia has his oldest and newest enemies right where he wants them--massed at Pretra, a million strong--within reach of two bombs and a missile no one could survive without a miracle. Meanwhile the newest adjunct member of the Tribulation Force remains a hostage of an unlikely band of Greeks who have already murdered at least three underground Judah-ites. Mac McCullum, Chloe Steele Williams, and Hannah Palemoon resolve to rescue Sebastian at all cost--but they can't imagine how steep that cost will be. The earth staggers under the weight of worsening judgments from heaven, while Carpathia turns up the heat on Christ followers, Jews, Muslims and anyone else who does not swear total allegiance to him. All pretense is gone, even on the part of the Antichrist, as the planet hurtles toward Armageddon and the ultimate showdown between good and evil. Abridged. Read by Jack Sondericker. 3 CDs. 180 minutes.