Christopher, the leader of an elite U.S. special operations unit undertakes one of the most important missions of his military career, attempting to rescue a French journalist kidnapped by ISIS, while distracted with trusting God over himself. He is confused and angry with God and ineffective in his leadership, however, Jackson, the team-deputy and long-time mentor and friend provides much-needed stability for Christopher and the team.
The operation reinforces in Christopher that God was not to be trusted when needed most and Jackson leaves the mission searching for God and meaning to his life, as the men prepare to return to Washington D.C for debriefing. As Christopher and his team redeploy from the rescue mission back to Washington D.C., they find themselves out of work as the National Security Advisor deactivates the Christopher-led unit pending an investigation into the failed journalist rescue.
Things
go from bad to worse for Christopher and Jackson as the two disgraced
soldiers are thrust, unbeknownst to them, into the midst of the Rapture.
They attempt to keep the chaos of a post-rapture world at bay, in a
series of globetrotting missions, from rural Virginia to Brazil, ancient
Babylon to remote Alaska. The actions of the president and others leave
the world on the brink of World War. Christopher continues throughout
each mission to trust himself above God. He refuses to listen to the
Holy Spirit-inspired advice that those around him provide and the
question lingers will he reconcile and surrender his pain to God.
Rise Of The Beast: The Tribulation Begins (Rapture: The Saga of Christopher Barrett, Book 2)
In the wake of World War III, Gabriella Costa finds herself working as the intelligence director for arguably the most powerful world leader in history, Draven Cross. She will face tests of loyalty to Omega while trying to survive the wrath of her new employer. Meanwhile, the world suffers at Draven’s whims when he unleashes a merciless biological weapon that leaves millions dead...Two mysterious men, labeled the Witnesses, draw lines between those believing in God and the One-World government, with casualties on all sides.
Who will pay the ultimate price for their beliefs? Who will survive the second year after the Rapture? Can Omega slow Draven down? Whether you’re a fan from the first book or new to the series, the Rise of The Beast is a globe-trotting thrill ride full of surprising revelations and provoking questions on the future of humanity.
Shadows of Eternity: The Great Tribulation (Rapture: The Saga of Christopher Barrett Book 4).
Shadows of Eternity is the fourth book in
the Rapture series. It captures the drama and suffering of a former U.S.
Special Operations Team and their pursuit to survive the judgments of
God and the evil of a Satan-indwelt global leader, Draven Cross.
Christopher
Barrett faces the pressure of leading an Omega team struggling for an
identity in the wake of losing several members and being hunted across
the globe. Jackson Williams, a core member of Omega and the spiritual
leader, seeks to protect Christians caught in the wake of the U.E.
global government’s path, no matter the cost.
The former Omega
intelligence chief, Gabriella Costa, remains scarred from her
imprisonment by Draven Cross, the evil one-world government leader.
Gabriella’s anger and pursuit of finding God’s promised destiny will
challenge the Omega team. Gemma Sutherland, an aide to Draven Cross and
spy for the Omega team, is caught in a dangerous game where the stakes
are the lives of millions. What will Gemma’s allegiance to Omega and the
God of the Bible cost her and the Omega team?
As the Great
Tribulation begins, the Omega team will forge new alliances to survive
against the forces of darkness. Terrifying judgments will spur choices
that further divide believers from non-believers, costing countless
people their lives. In Shadows of Eternity, living until tomorrow is
uncertain, and hope remains the only ally of the Omega team.
To be released on March 31st, 2023. Can be pre-ordered from the link in the novel title or in the link at the end of this post.
Perspective by Peter:
I contacted this author a few years ago to feature him on my previous blog. I was interested in this novel but was unable to review it at that time. Since then the entire series has developed and is about to conclude with Shadows of Eternity, Book 4 to be released on March 31st this year.
This is another novel series in the end-times genre or eschatology. I have repeated some of the same notes from my previous blog post of the review of that series, The Time of Jacob's Trouble series by James R. Dale.
I have added the diagram below to show these views. Phillips takes the view of the Pre-Tribulation in this series, that the Rapture of Christians and the Church occurs before the Tribulation. The first three novels deals with all the Biblical events of the first 3.5 years of the 7 year Tribulation period, while Book 4 deals with the remaining 3.5 years until the Glorious Appearing or Second Coming of Jesus and the 1000 year Millennium.
I speak more about this in the video review below:
The three ratings below are based on my discernment:
World Building 5/5
Characters 5/5
Story 5/5
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Reality Calling Christian Spirit-filled Fiction Award
Congratulations, Jocolby!
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