Desecration: Antichrist Takes the Throne (Left Behind #9)Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins ISBN: 978-0842332293 Publisher: Tyndale House Book Release Date: November 1, 2001 Nicolae Carpathia, now the total embodiment of evil, desecrates the temple in Jerusalem by entering and declaring himself god. The explosive ninth book in the Left Behind series will carry the world to the brink of Armageddon.