A few hours after his triumph at the UN, everyone has come to consider the brilliant solutions to international
problems he proposes to be some kind of miracle. Later appears all smiles and full of self‐confidence at the Olympic
Stadium for a ceremony that will prove to be an unprecedented spectacle. The global digital television broadcasts
the crowd going wild. As he passes by with a bounce in his step and smiling cordially, a sea of hands rises, all of
them making his sign. Many try desperately to touch him; he’s the perfect idol of every nation, class and age. As he
reaches the microphone, the stadium quakes. Millions of people are captivated. He’s amazing; he’s a genius; he’s the
hope of the world, a phenomenon, one‐of‐a‐kind, a god! Who would believe that he’s…the Antichrist?
Who could resist him?