Project Gutenberg 2014-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 50 Lagerlöf, Selma 1858 1940 Lagerlof, Selma Lagerlöf, Selma Ottiliana Lovisa Lagerloef, Selma Suomalainen, Jaakko Antikrists mirakler. Finnish Antikristuksen ihmetyöt Produced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Antikristuksen ihmetyöt" by Selma Lagerlöf is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores profound themes of faith, prophecy, and the duality of good and evil through allegorical and mythological elements. Central to the narrative is the prophetic figure of the Sibyl, set against the historical backdrop of Augustus’s Rome, who reveals her foreboding message regarding the arrival of Antichrist. At the start of the novel, a dense darkness envelops the land during a significant night, while Emperor Augustus considers a sacred offering to the gods. As he and his entourage prepare to conduct a nighttime ritual, they encounter a horrifying Sibyl, who alludes to the coming of Antichrist, resembling Christ but destined to deceive. The opening sets a tone of tension and mystery, introducing elements of prophecy and tension between divine forces and human perception, ultimately revealing the Sibyl’s foretelling of a humble child who will transform the world. This blend of myth, spirituality, and history hints at a deeper exploration of faith and redemption that goes beyond the characters' immediate experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Sicily (Italy) -- Fiction Socialism -- Fiction PT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 696525 696440 2024-09-20T04:22:14.121278 2023-09-20T14:28:31.841612 text/html text/html 696518 696433 2024-09-20T04:22:14.459225 2023-09-20T14:28:32.033610 text/html text/html 326644 2024-09-20T04:22:25.381183 application/epub+zip 337011 2024-09-20T04:22:18.143209 application/epub+zip 320268 2024-09-20T04:22:16.723215 application/epub+zip 603675 2024-09-20T04:22:30.611149 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 572844 2024-09-20T04:22:24.434235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527593 2022-09-21T16:01:43.674958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 634242 634209 2024-09-20T04:22:13.394275 2023-09-20T14:28:31.425609 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 604427 2014-12-17T07:40:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 226550 2014-12-17T07:40:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18877 2024-09-20T04:22:30.746134 application/rdf+xml 15412 2024-09-20T04:22:17.280218 image/jpeg 4032 2024-09-20T04:22:17.001244 image/jpeg 323822 2024-09-20T04:22:14.520251 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia sv.wikipedia en.wikipedia