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Tribulation and Last Days

by Richard L. Jones

164 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #03-0366; ISBN 1-4120-0004-1; US$19.50, C$22.95, EUR16.00, £11.50

This book is based on the Bible; the Author interprets the Bible and uses it to create a couple that missed the Rapture and have to find a way to live through Tribulation.

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About the Book

The author uses the Bible prophecies and his interpretation of their meanings to establish Dana and Bernice Rogers as characters that have missed the Rapture.
After being warned of the consequences of being left behind by a friend, he told them that they should not receive the Mark of the Beast they may have a chance to reach Heaven but they will have to go through the Tribulation seven year period.
The Russians returned to Communism after a few years of Capitalism decided to renew the U.S.S.R. by recapturing the countries the once had under their control plus a few others like Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, and Israel would be next.
The United States objected and was trying to get the United Nations to do something about it. Russia decided to shut the U.S. up, they fired atom bombs at the largest U.S. cities.
Dana and Bernice had to go underground to keep from having the Mark forced on them by the government and decided to move from their home in Kansas to an area clean from the radiation that was in the area.
They were told to go to North Dakota, which was clean and out of the radiation area during this time the antichrist came into power creating a one world government that developed from the United Nations.
Due to high crime rates the Antichrist imposed the Mark on everyone, if they didn't accept they would be executed.
Dana and Bernice had to go underground to escape receiving the Mark and they had to find a way to live this way for seven years of tribulation.
They had a feeling they had to move and find others that were unmarked and decided to go to the mountains and provide their own food because you could not buy food without the Mark.
Their journey across country had many problems and were captured a couple of times and by some miracle were able to escape and eventually arrived on the north coast of California where they met others that were being gathered by Angels awaiting for the return of Jesus and the final battle that would be fought to destroy Satan and the Antichrist.
The battle occurred and Satan and those that received the Mark of the Beast were cast into hell. Dana and Bernice were eventually accepted by Jesus in the new world and had to work as Angels because they missed the Rapture. At the end of a thousand years Satan would be released and try to capture more people. Dana and Bernice along with hundreds of other Angels had the task to prepare some protection from Satan that would attempt to win them to join Him.

About the Author

Richard L. Jones grew up in Belleville, Kansas during the Great Depression. He contracted odd jobs in his preteens and worked with his Dad who was a building contractor and Minister of his own church in Belleville. Richard gave his heart to Jesus when he was a youngster and believes in Him as his savior.
Richard loved flying and while in High School spent every penny on flying lessons and received his private license during that time.
When he graduated he joined the Navy and was assigned to the Amphibious forces. His ship was sent to Hong Kong to support the U.S. consulate during the Communist take-over of mainland China in 1949.
During his tenure in Hong Kong, the Korean War started and his ship was ordered to Japan to prepare for the Inchon Landing of September 15, 1950. They landed the Marines 1st Division on Wolmi-Do in the morning and in the afternoon were control vessel for the Inchon Landing. Later they were assigned to the East coast of Korea and made many raids destroying bridges and tunnels supporting British Commandos and Underwater Demolition teams.
He returned to San Diego Naval Hospital due to injuries received during this time. After eight months he was medically discharged from the Navy.
In 1952 he joined the Northrop Aircraft Division in Hawthorne, California. He worked for them as an executive in the Manufacturing Engineering Operation supporting Design Engineering in developing new technology for future aircraft.
Upon retiring Richard moved to Colorado and established a Manufacturing Engineering Consulting company, worked for the U.S. Census Bureau and many other tasks to keep him busy. He loved to write so now he is trying to use some of his memories since he can no longer do physical labor. His first novel, China Sunset, was also recently published by Trafford Publishing.

Sample Excerpt

An ugly foul smell hung over the city the yellow cloud threatened all life that existed on earth. It didn't really matter to me as far as I was concerned the existing life didn't offer much to live for anyway.
It was only going to get worse as time goes on, I only had one thing in mind and that was to survive for a couple more years or until the promise was fulfilled and things would be all right.
I had been on my usual route to find anything of value especially food. I had to compete with the stray animals at the local markets by chasing them away and then watching over my shoulder to prevent being attacked from being by my hungry competitors.
The markets were the only source that we had for our supplies I could not shop in them as the Normals' did because Bernice my wife and I didn't have the Mark. Without the Mark we were considered outlaws and had to live apart from the Normals, we were fugitives in the world, living underground, hiding from every living soul for fear of being detected by the SARDATS. SARDATS (Security Authorities Regional Defense Administration Teams.)
I had just arrived back at the burned out building that we called home in Bismarck, North Dakota, the sun still below the horizon had lightened the sky in the east, the orange and yellow colors spread outward in a colorful display changing constantly as the rising sun continued its upward journey, as beautiful as it was, it was poison air slowly choking off the life of the earth's creatures, how much more could we take no one knew.
I hesitated briefly as I gazed at this deadly beauty, then cautiously looked up and down the deserted street to make sure I hadn't been seen by anyone, then quickly went inside the building.
The SARDATS patrolled the city heavily during the daylight hours and the evenings until ten pm, when the curfew started but had to be careful nevertheless you never knew when the patrols would come by.
Without the Mark on our hands or our foreheads Bernice and I were subject to be arrested and forced to go to the local training camp for mind correction, this supposedly was for our own good it would enable us to participate in the job programs and then could live normal lives out in the open with everyone else.
We would also have housing privileges and would be allowed to have a one room apartment or even a large plush suite, of course this would depend on the rank that you held in the World system.
Many people had been captured and sent off to these training camps, many succumbed to the SARDATS training and became Normals' by receiving the Mark. Those that resisted and would not accept the Mark willingly had been sent to prison to await execution.
Many times I wondered why I resisted the system but just go ahead and become a Normal, but each time I remembered what a close friend of mine said. "Dana, I know you don't believe in the Bibles teachings and you may not understand what I'm going to tell you but if you live long enough to see the rapture and have to live in the Tribulation period don't accept any Mark on your body in order to buy, sell or whatever, you may even then have the chance to enter the Kingdom of God."
It isn't that I didn't believe in the teachings of the Bible, but I didn't take time to read it and to understand, there were to many things to do. I didn't have time to go to church or to read the Bible. Had to watch television a movie or ball game of some sort.
This friend read a passage from the Bible. (Revelations Chapter Thirteen starting at verse eleven, which said. "And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
And he excerciseth all the power of the first beast before him and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in sight of men and deceiveth them that dwell in the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beasts!
Saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword and did live and had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
He causeth all both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand or in their foreheads and that no man might buy or sell, save he had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Here is wisdom, let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast! It is the number of a man! His number is six hundred threescore and six.)"
I was so wrapped in the things of the world that none of it sunk in then, anything said then seemed so remote I dismissed it from my mind. Wasn't there always someone hounding us about the end of the world and of major disasters that would destroy us.
Many Ministers had predicted dates of these horrendous times but were always proven wrong, it all seemed a joke as these foolish people tried in vain to predict the end of time. This was dismissed from my mind, I didn't worry about the future just went on with my life as usual.
My thoughts were interrupted as I entered the small room. "Dana, were you able to find something to eat?" Bernice was asking. I could tell she was suffering, what little food in the past was not too good and it was telling on both of us.
I hated to tell her it was going to be worse our shelter wasn't adequate and now the food source had dried up and without food we wouldn't be able to survive the cold winter months ahead. We survived the first years because we had food but things were different now.
I felt guilty as I looked at her ashen face, the lines seemed to grow deeper each day, her clothes hung on her no longer being supported by the supple body she once had, yes she was suffering and only because she believed in me and wanted to be with me at the end. She was a good woman and tried to remain cheerful under these horrible conditions.
Bernice had come from a wealthy family and never had to worry about food and shelter in the past, I was proud of her the way she accepted this way of life and agreed to go along with me.
I really believe that she was stronger than I. Once she read the scriptures she understood immediately what was going on and made a firm stand to never receive the mark voluntarily.
Once again I looked at her frail body and I felt the shame well up in me, I had no food to offer her, nothing to relieve the hunger pangs that tore at our insides.
I had foraged through all of my regular trash bins that were located behind the various markets, the usual cast-offs were missing and to my dismay I read the new sign that had been posted at the rear of each market. "No waste foods of any nature to be disposed of in these containers, violators are subject to arrest per Ordinance #546382 by order of the World SARDATS". The squeeze was on to ferret out the remaining holdouts that were scattered around the world.
"Honey I'm sorry but I couldn't find a thing." I explained what I had found, Bernice softly groaned in notable anguish. "It's time that we move to another place you know we talked about this, maybe some remote place in the mountains, maybe we could trap some wildlife and even grow some things in order to survive these last few years.
Getting there would be a problem, we couldn't be seen in public, so any transportation such as buses or trains were out of the question.
We would have to walk but with out our proper food we couldn't get far before we collapsed from malnutrition, we would have to take our chances and play it by ear, our faith in the Lord would have to provide us with the necessities to survive the journey."
Why didn't I listen to my friend? He told me we could miss the times of great trouble. He called it the tribulation period. He said, "Dana, John, Chapter three verse sixteen says, (for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whatsoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.) Acts Chapter two verse 38 thru 40, says (Then Peter said unto them, repent and be baptized every one of you in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
For the promise is unto you and your children and to all that are afar, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
With many other words did he testify and exhort, saying save your selves from the uptown generation.) If you believe this word Dana, and follow this simple plan, giving your life to Christ you will be included in the Lambs book of life and not have to suffer in the cruel world after the Rapture occurs.
You know Dana, we don't know when the Rapture will occur but all prophesies are being fulfilled in our time. About all that is left is for the Rapture to take place."
How right he was, it has been four years since the strange disappearance of thousands of people. Many disasters occurred at this time, cars, buses, trains, and airplanes careened crazily as the drivers and occupants mysteriously disappeared. The unmanned vehicles darted to and fro until they collided with each other or crashed wildly killing thousands of people worldwide.
Trains left unmanned roared through their normal stops crashing into other trains or barriers along the way. Ships at sea ran aground, construction equipment continued to run and created havoc. Factories and their equipment continued to run causing untold millions of dollars worth of damage.
These were fearful times, the Governments of the world attempted to explain the strange disappearance of all these people but nothing made sense to me, all I remember is what my friend told me about the Rapture. I know it happened and Bernice and I were not prepared, we were left behind to suffer the consequences.

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