The Mark by Jerry B. Jenkins, Tim Lahaye (2000, Hardcover)

I am excitedly making my way through this series. It has renewed me in my faith and has sparked me to return to the level of service I was at before I had my baby (ok - he's 12, I'm a slooooow healer!!!). In this book the Antichrist is risen and is indwelled with Satan. He plans to desecrate the Temple and break the treaty with Israel. Carpathia declares himself god and Leon institutes Carpathianism and they plan to institute loyalty marks on the heads or foreheads of his believers. Our Trib Force is still in action. David suffers a loss and suffers heat stroke at the "funeral" and meets a believer he didn't know about, Hannah Palemoon. But keeps on going and planning his, Macs, Hannah's, and Abdullah escape. Meanwhile Albie and Rayford run around dressed as Peacekeepers freeing Hattie who becomes a believer after, well read about it! Albie and Buck masquerading as Peacekeepers free two teenagers while witnessing atrocities to believers, the Tribulation Saints. In a fake air crash, Hannah, David, Abdullah and Mac flee the palace.