This book of fiction gives scriptural answers to why the dead rise first. It also shows what it could be like if you were caught off guard when the resurrected saints walk among us just like Jesus did. The Bible does say God will raise them the same way He raised Jesus. Are you ready for that to happen?

 

Matt. 27:52-53, “and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.” KJV

 

1Thess. 4:13-14 “We don’t want you to be uninformed, concerning those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope. Since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, in the same way God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep through Jesus.” HCSB

 

Acts 17:11 "Now these were more noble-minded than those Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily, to see whether these things were so." NAS

Amos 3:7 “Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.” KJV

Colossians 4:3 "and pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of christ,"
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In the small town of Jordan, Oklahoma residents find themselves the victim of a shocking terrorist attack. A society so completely dependant on technology for its security and commerce has suddenly been turned upside down. Even worse than the uncertainty of their immediate safety is another problem that no one can explain.

People who have been dead for years are popping up all over town, appearing and giving witness that the Rapture of the Church is eminent but for the lost, the Great Tribulation. Who will listen to their message and repent and who will refuse to believe their own eyes?

Meet Jack, a pastor who is suddenly slapped in the face by what has happened and then baffled when he spots Sister Gregg, a former member of his church. The only trouble is the last time he saw the woman was at her own funeral. The town begins to shake at these events and as a church turns to their leader, Pastor Jack desperately searches for the answers he must give his congregation. How much time remains for people to repent is anyone’s guess, for Jack and his flock it’s a race to reach the lost.

The Dead Rise First is a fast paced, intriguing read for anyone interested in the Rapture. This book brings something new to readers and is provoking discussion among scholars with this one question: why do the dead rise first? Although purely fiction, the events are based on scriptural answers that unearth a new understanding concerning the rapture of the Church. Does it reveal a mystery about how God will raise the dead in Christ as seen in 1Thess. 4:13-14? Will it be the same way Jesus resurrected in Matthew 27:52-53? You decide.
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