Chang Wong
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Chang Wong is a fictional character of the Left Behind
series of books. A brilliant young man with skills in computing, 17 at the time of Global Community
Supreme Potentate and Antichrist
Nicolae Carpathia's temporary death, he is groomed by David Hassid to replace him as the Tribulation Force
's mole in the GC Headquarters Palace in New Babylon
. Hassid, who is a believer, cannot take the mark of the beast
and so he flees, faking his death. Chang is pressured by his parents, who are Carpathia loyalists, to take the mark, but Chang violently protests this as he is a believer in Jesus Christ
. He is later drugged by his father, who forces the mark on Chang while the young man is incapacitated; Chang fears for his soul as a result of this, although he is reassured that he cannot be held responsible for taking the mark since it was forced on him against his will.
Even though Chang appears to have the mark of loyalty, believers can still see the mark of God
on him. He is able to continue as the Trib Force's mole until God strikes New Babylon with darkness; then he is rescued and relocated to Petra
to work with the Remnant of Israel
.
Chang becomes romantically involved with Naomi Tiberias
, but they decide to postpone marriage until a point beyond Glorious Appearing
.
Left Behind (series)
Left Behind is a series of 16 best-selling novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, dealing with Christian dispensationalist End Times: pretribulation, premillennial, Christian eschatological viewpoint of the end of the world. The primary conflict of the series is the members of the Tribulation...
series of books. A brilliant young man with skills in computing, 17 at the time of Global Community
Global Community
The Global Community is a the fictional world government/state described in the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. The Global Community was established as the successor of the United Nations by Nicolae Carpathia, the series' main antagonist.At its territorial peak, the GC...
Supreme Potentate and Antichrist
Antichrist
The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to a leader who fulfills Biblical prophecies concerning an adversary of Christ, while resembling him in a deceptive manner...
Nicolae Carpathia's temporary death, he is groomed by David Hassid to replace him as the Tribulation Force
Tribulation Force (group)
The Tribulation Force is a fictional Christian-based group composed of those left behind after the Rapture, as portrayed in the fiction series Left Behind by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B...
's mole in the GC Headquarters Palace in New Babylon
New Babylon
New Babylon may refer to:*Neo-Babylonian Empire , a period of Mesopotamian history that is also known as the Chaldean Dynasty*New Babylon , the anti-capitalist city designed in 1950 by artist-architect Constant Nieuwenhuys...
. Hassid, who is a believer, cannot take the mark of the beast
Number of the Beast
The Number of the Beast is a term in the Book of Revelation, of the New Testament, that is associated with the first Beast of Revelation chapter 13, the Beast of the sea. In most manuscripts of the New Testament and in English translations of the Bible, the number of the Beast is...
and so he flees, faking his death. Chang is pressured by his parents, who are Carpathia loyalists, to take the mark, but Chang violently protests this as he is a believer in Jesus Christ
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
. He is later drugged by his father, who forces the mark on Chang while the young man is incapacitated; Chang fears for his soul as a result of this, although he is reassured that he cannot be held responsible for taking the mark since it was forced on him against his will.
Even though Chang appears to have the mark of loyalty, believers can still see the mark of God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
on him. He is able to continue as the Trib Force's mole until God strikes New Babylon with darkness; then he is rescued and relocated to Petra
Petra
Petra is a historical and archaeological city in the Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that is famous for its rock cut architecture and water conduits system. Established sometime around the 6th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans, it is a symbol of Jordan as well as its most visited...
to work with the Remnant of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Chang becomes romantically involved with Naomi Tiberias
Naomi Tiberias
Naomi Tiberias is a fictional character from the Left Behind series of books by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.Naomi Tiberias is the teenage daughter of Eleazar Tiberias, one of the elders at Petra, who help Micah run the operations of the city of the remnant...
, but they decide to postpone marriage until a point beyond Glorious Appearing
Glorious Appearing
Glorious Appearing: The End of Days is the 12th book in the Left Behind series. Released on March 30, 2004, this book sees the surviving believers awaiting the return of Jesus Christ as the war of Armageddon and the seven-year Tribulation period draws to its climax...
.