The Unholy Trinity are some of the main antagonists of The Bible.
They appear in some form within all three Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Judaism and Islam), albeit with differing constituents, being the Satanic inversion of the Christian concept of the Holy Trinity.
It is believed by some to be symbolic of a union between three powerful demons to oppose God and the forces of Heaven during the apocalypse, resulting in the era known as the End Times - which in turn would lead to the battle of Armageddon and ultimately the Day of Judgment.
The Unholy Trinity comprises of the Dragon, the Beast, and the False Prophet, a blasphemous version of the tradition "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" found in some Christian sects.
History[]
In The Book of Revelations, the Beast starts the End Battle by converting humans to his ways, and then the Beast moves among humans as one of them. The Beast and the False Prophet together rule the world with Satan, and all three have an empire which lasts the 7 years of the Tribulation. In that time, the Moon turns to blood, and stars fall and then the beast will be slained by the sword and then miraculously healed by the dragon.
In the final days of the reign, God defeats the Beast, the False Prophet, and the demons. The Beast and the False Prophet are captured and bound by Michael and cast into the Lake of Fire. Meanwhile, the Dragon, Satan, is bound by an angel with a great chain, and cast into the Bottomless Pit.
After 1,000 years, Satan is released from his prison, and he and his armies corner New Jerusalem. However, fire comes down from heaven and devours them. Satan is then thrown into the Lake of Fire (presumably by Jesus) where the Beast and False Prophet are, and the three would be tormented day and night forever and ever.
This is however a misrepresentation of Satan's fate. Ultimately, the Lake of Fire is the "Second death" which implies Satan along with the Beast and the False Prophet are obliterated and destroyed along with his followers when they are thrown in the Lake of Fire.
Examples in Fiction[]
- Final Space - Invictus is depicted as an analogy of Satan, the Lord Commander as the False Prophet, and Ash Graven as the analogy of the Antichrist.
- Hellboy - In the comics and film, the Ogdru Jahad are the Dragon (another name for the Devil), Grigori Rasputin is the False Prophet. and the titular Hellboy could be seen as the Antichrist. Luckily for all of humanity Hellboy, after being summoned by Project Ragna Rok, was discovered by the Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, a devout catholic, who raised the cambion like his own son. Due being raised in a moral enviornment, Hellboy has always rejected the temptation to fulfill his destiny to end the world.
- Left Behind - This series also has this Trinity, with Satan as the Devil, Nicolae Carpathia as the Antichrist, and Leon Fortunato as the False Prophet.
- Middle-earth - The legendarium of J.R.R. Tolkien depicts this trinity with Morgoth as Satan, Ar-Pharazôn as the Antichrist, and Sauron as the False Prophet.
- Spawn - The Unholy Trinity was mentioned numerous times with Satan himself being the Devil, and the Antichirst and False Prophet yet to be seen. Violator is affiliated with this group and seeks to create a new Unholy Trinity. During the Satan Wars arc, the demons seek vengeance against Simmons for what he did against the Trinity.
- Supernatural - This TV show has this Trinity, with Lucifer being the Devil, Jesse being the Antichrist, and Azazel being the False Prophet.
- Tales of Arcadia - A cult known as the Arcane Order can be seen as this, with Bellroc as Satan, the Green Knight as the Antichrist, and Skrael as the False Prophet.
- The Chronicles of Narnia - It is possible that the Unholy Trinity is referenced by C.S. Lewis with Tash as Satan himself, Rishda the Tarkaan as the Antichrist, and Shift as the False Prophet.
- The Omen - This series is centered around this philosophy, with the Unholy Trinity being the Devil as the Devil, Damien as the Antichrist, and Ann Thorn as the False Prophet. The Trinity is mentioned by monks in the first movie.
- The Power of Five - This series has this Trinity, with Chaos as the Devil, Scott Tyler as the Antichrist, and Diego Salamanda as the False Prophet.
- Transformers film series - The trinity could also be referenced with the Fallen as the Devil, Megatron as the Antichrist, and Starscream as the False Prophet.
- Wakfu - Rushu is the Devil, Oropo is the Antichrist and Qilby is the False Prophet.
See Also[]
- New World Order on the Evil Wiki
