Ex-cop-turned-bodyguard Jericho Cane (Arnold Schwarzenegger) uncovers a demonic plot when he prevents the assassination of his wealthy Wall Street employer (Gabriel Byrne). It transpires that Cane's boss is none other than Satan himself, come to take a young woman, Christine York (Robin Tunney), as his bride, who was secretly anointed by a satanic cult at birth. By doing so, on the eve of the new millennium Satan shall bring about the end of days as foretold in the Book of Revelation. With the help of his partner, Chicago (Kevin Pollak), Cane now attempts to protect Christine from both the devil, and a group of priests who believe that her death is the only way to halt Armageddon.