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demanding three and a half years since
the “Beast” had taken over the temple
and proclaimed himself God. Now
it was over and all of the restrained
stress burst out as if the damn at
Niagara Falls had broken. At that
moment, one of the splendid ones,
her mother Alise gently caressed
Suzi’s head and raven black hair.
Tears still streaming down her face,
she immediately felt a perfect peace,
stopped crying, and turned to her
mother who was dressed in glowing
white like the others in the group who
had actually fought in the battle with
Christ as members of the Armies of
God. Suzi, Erik, and Suzi’s cousin
Evette knew that their beautiful
relatives had all been ready when
the last trumpet was sounded. Alise,
Sue and Bob (Alise’s mother and stepfather),
as well as Janet and Melanie,
(Evette’s sisters and Suzi’s cousins)
had all disappeared at the same time
and had been spared the horrible
period that their grandmother’s book
had called “God’s Wrath” and “The
Great Tribulation”. The glowing ones
had not been compelled to hide, to
resist the “mark of the beast,” or to
be martyred because Jesus had come
back for them and all, dead or alive,
who were ready for his call.
At the same time, Evette was thinking
about her father who lay dead at their
feet because he had volunteered to
help in the great war against Israel.
She was also thinking about her
mother Lila, who had turned to the
Messiah so shortly before she was
brutally killed by the officers of the
“Beast” or the anti-Christ. “Will I ever
see them again?” She pondered. Janet
and Melanie said she would, but how
do they know? A few moments ago
they were all laughing and jumping
up and down with joy first because of
the end of the war and the Messiah’s
return, then at the reunion of the
family members.
Roger, a young man who had
volunteered with Tom and Evette,
joined them looking tired but happy.
He had found the group when the
recall sounded, signifying that the
battle was ended. He was amazed
when he saw the immortals, not sure
who they were.
Then Bob hugged him and Sue
laughed at his expression when he
recognized them. Roger had been
a member of a youth Bible study in
their home for two or three years. “We
want to share with you all what we
have experienced and some of what
we learned while separated from you,”
Bob exclaimed to the group.
Sue, Alise, Janet, and Melanie
altogether began to try to express
what a wonderful place and time it
had been. “We actually saw God.”
“He was pure love.”
“It was so beautiful with such colors!”
“The music was magnificent!”
“We learned so much from Jesus
himself.”
Bob continued, “The very first thing
that happened was that Jesus met
us in the air and we were taken to
be presented to our Father God,
the almighty creator. You should
have seen it. There was a huge floor
which looked like the flat surface
of an Emerald. Above it there were
other jewel colors which seemed to
just hang free but stacked upon each
other. At the top of the stack was a
large platform with a magnificent
throne on it. Actually there were
three thrones. God was sitting on
the one in the center. When he said,
‘Come up here,’ I knew he was talking
to me! Imagine out of thousands –
maybe millions, he spoke to me. I felt
myself being transported right onto
the platform immediately in front of
him! The love I felt emanating from
him almost crushed me. For some
reason I looked down and saw that I
was covered with blood. I heard him
say to me, ‘Because you are covered
with my son’s blood, you are blameless.
Welcome to the Kingdom of God.’
At that point, Jesus himself gave
me this fantastic robe, and I was
transported back to the place down
on the emerald floor. When I tried to
tell others what had happened, they
said that the same thing happened
to them at the same time! Then the
praise began, and it continued for
who knows how long.”
Melanie couldn’t hold it any longer.
“It was the most beautiful music I’ve
ever heard. I used to just play music
on a flute, too shy to sing, but being
in front of the God of the Universe
filled your being so full that you had
to sing. There were instruments also.
Maybe someday, I thought, I’ll get to
play for God too.”
“And she did – she became a regular
member of one of the fabulous bands
in heaven!” Sue broke in, fondly
patting her granddaughter. “After
that we were taken to our very own
homes. They were all absolutely
beautiful, but I think mine was
the most beautiful of all. However,
everyone else believes theirs is the
best because each one is designed to
please the inhabitant who will live
there. It’s amazing how God knows
us better than we know ourselves,
and he wants to give us the desires
of our heart. After all he created us
individuals with a plan for our lives
which included personality and taste
as well as purpose and mission, all to
be developed on earth by following
his word and his guidance.”
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Alise joined her mother in explaining
what had occurred since they left
earth. “One day an angel came to my
door and asked me to accompany him
to the back yard of my home. There I
saw a part of my house which I had not
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