Religious Apocalyptic

In this highly accessible discussion, Bart Ehrman examines the most recent textual and archaeological sources for the life of Jesus, along with the history of first-century Palestine, drawing a fascinating portrait of the man and his teachings. Ehrman shows us what historians have long known about the Gospels and the man who stands behind them. Through a careful evaluation of the New Testament (and other surviving sources, including the more recently discovered Gospels of Thomas and Peter), Ehrman proposes that Jesus can be best understood as an apocalyptic prophet.

Accused of domestic terrorism, Emilio Vega was on his way to a Department of Global Security death camp when the mega-quake hit. The streets beneath his transport vehicle buckled, tossing the van in the air like a toy. He survived the crash, but the world is now in ruins. However, for a condemned man, this disaster may be just the lucky break he needed. Emilio has been left behind! Six detainees were in the van prior to the quake. However, only Emilio and one other prisoner were still around when he regained consciousness.

The Rapture was the most terrifying event in human history. And Tara was left behind. One minute, her husband Mark was by her side. The next, he was gone, vanished in the blink of an eye, along with millions around the world. In his place: chaos, death, and a silence so heavy it crushes the soul. Now seven months pregnant and alone in a collapsing world, Tara is forced to navigate a brutal new reality, not just as a survivor but as a woman betrayed. Her heart is shattered beyond repair. Her grief has curdled into rage. She doesn’t just question God she wants to make Him hurt. Carrying a ...

Sam Jones finally hit his limit of endurance with the narcissistic nature of self-absorbed individuals who are transfixed in the fake reality of social media. Fed up with society in general and the direction that a liberal Government is taking the United States, Sam decides to go off the grid and enjoy his retirement years. Along the way, Sam connects with a friend who fills his life with joy and purpose after losing his wife of many years. Together Sam and Samantha embark on a life journey to relocate to a remote section of the country. Their efforts are bolstered by newfound riches and ...

When a man with power believes he's God, mankind doesn't have a prayer. When Constantine Jedidiah Goodfellow shot up through the senate, people were all-too surprised and delighted to see someone in the prime of life wanting to heal wounds, bring people together, and bring peace, so they elected him President. His aim, however, was to bring the exact opposite. The year is 2113, and Christianity is under siege. A massive virus has torn across the planet and killed off half of the world’s population and its leaders.

A Pope Chosen by the Stars. A Church Led by Shadows. Before he became Pope Innocent XIV, he was a missionary in Peru… and a secret believer in horoscopes. One whispered prediction changed everything: that his rise to power was written in the stars. Now, deep within the Vatican, a new Pope rules — one guided not by scripture, but by an AI trained on forbidden astrological texts, ancient Enochian scrolls, and something darker. With every decision, he leans on a mysterious cardinal whose "readings" grow more powerful… and more apocalyptic. The Church calls it divine guidance. But behind ...

A stand-alone novel, 3rd in the Extinction series. We may survive the fires of heaven, but can we escape ourselves? No one knows that Liam Collins is an android. How could they? He’s completely human in every aspect and fully self-aware. Like many others, he has recently taken refuge in a subterranean enclave high in the Rocky Mountains. War and famine have ravaged mankind, but he’s safe for the moment, but that won’t last for long. A massive solar flare is about to consume the surface of the planet, and a new religion is rising that worships the cleansing fire that will purge the ...

"... the last days are not unfolding exactly as written, but make no mistake - Heaven and Hell have fallen to Earth." When an earthquake plunges the world into darkness, Alexandra Contreras struggles for survival and seeks answers. Guided by a mysterious, scarred man, she braves the wasteland in search of humanity's mythical birthplace: Eden. Once confronted with her tragic destiny, she must make a decision which will alter the fate of the world.

Now available in audio, the best-selling edition of the most important noncanonical apocalyptic text. The Book of Enoch's vision of the apocalypse takes a very different view than that of Western Christians, although it is part of the biblical canon for Ethiopian and Eritrean Christians.

A history of how mystical and spiritual influences have shaped Russia’s identity and politics and what it means for the future of world civilization.

EMP blasts started the apocalypse during Tom and his family's return flight to San Francisco from Hawaii. Surviving the crash only caused them to confront the chaos of the apocalypse head-on. Their fellow survivors were helpless and lacked the skills to survive. Tom, his sister, and their grandma survive the perilous trip from San Francisco to their ranch in Southern Oregon using their prepper skills to keep them alive during the anarchy around them.

In a world scorched by ruin, where faith is rare and mercy rarer, Eden walks the wasteland with nothing but a prayer on her lips and fire in her soul. She rescues the broken, buries the dead, and listens for the quiet voice that still speaks in the dark. When she finds a wounded stranger bleeding out in a graveyard, she doesn’t flinch—she prays. Silas Ward is a soldier with blood on his hands and no reason to believe he deserves saving. But Eden doesn’t ask if he’s worth it. She just stays. What begins as a fragile alliance in the ashes becomes something holy—fierce devotion ...

CRETE 1941 - A LOST SECRET IS DISCOVERED During the German invasion of Crete, an air raid destroys a church revealing an ancient Christian scroll buried under its foundations. It is discovered by Callidora, a young Cretan shepherdess. She meets Hans, a German paratrooper who helps her understand the significance of the scroll. Callidora’s family accuse her of collaboration with the enemy and disown her. While Hans’ commanding officer, Captain Wolfgang Kohlenz, will stop at nothing to force Callidora to reveal the scroll’s secret. LONDON 2005 - A GLOBAL CONSPIRACY Richard Helford, an ...

In the year 2069 the Apocalypse came and went, but Jesus didn’t show up, as some expected. Instead, a cataclysmic war, natural disasters and pandemics eradicated 90 percent of earth’s population. Now, in 2131, a totalitarian government rules the world from the majestic, opulent capitol of Carthage, Tunisia. Blamed for igniting the war, religion and religious books are banned. Citizens who will not renounce their religion are sent to work camps. Grant Cochrin, imprisoned in a bleak petroleum camp in what was once North Dakota, leads his family and friends to escape and embark on a long, ...

One of the most important manuscripts in the history of mankind. A book that changed the course of history and religion forever. But what is the greatest secret behind it? What could have been the real reason for such a biblical creation? The most fascinating story behind one of the greatest turning points of modern religion. A futuristic and dystopian science fiction ride featuring time travel that you can’t miss!

A collection of poetry that takes a journey from the darkest, bleakest emotional landscape, through to a happy, peaceful place of light. On its travels, it visits mental illness, violence and surreal silliness, as well as scenes of nature and tranquility. It’s a bit of a bipolar roller coaster ride, not really to be approached by the faint hearted and unwary.

Maximillian has defected. The god-king Nero has bled. And now, the High Vassal has stolen an AirGuard and sought shelter among Earth's last surviving military stronghold: The United Kingdom. But in an unthinkable twist, Colonel Thomas Drexler's son, Sage, has also switched sides, joining up with the youth organization Friends of Nero. What the Colonel doesn't know is that Sage desires to infiltrate Nero's inner circle and kill him, bringing vengeance and justice for all the Christians who have paid the ultimate price.

En la era medieval, una época gobernada por hombres, el recuerdo de la vida de algunas mujeres notables como Roswitha de Gandersheim, Margarite de Poreté, Catalina de Siena o Santa Gertrudis tiene doble connotación e importancia. Sin embargo, nadie se compara con la genial Hildegarda de Bingen, monja benedictina alemana del siglo XII que ocupó una posición extraordinaria en el mundo intelectual de su época.

Vatican City is in ruin as a brazen terrorist attack ignites a new holy war between Christianity and Islam. The enigmatic Crescent King and his merciless caliphate raze the ancient city, declaring the inauguration of their vicious jihad. Yet, the Crescent King's rampage is nothing more than a diversion orchestrated by an ancient bloodline bent on recapturing a relic of unparalleled might from the Vatican's hallowed archives. Pascal Mencini emerges from the carnage, having reclaimed the instrument that will forge his family's everlasting dynasty. At long last he and his father, French ...

The transdimensional empire, the Unity, has dissolved, its ruling powers forced into exile - but empires don't die easily. The living planarship Ways and Means has come to medieval Earth and ended the Black Death, but it keeps its intentions to itself. Someone is trying to kill its agent Osia, who is suffering through her own exile. Spy-turned-anthropologist Meloku becomes a target, too, when she catches Ways and Means concealing the extent of its meddling.