The first trumpet has sounded. The Gospel is about to be tested.
Elian is just a quiet, ordinary adopted boy from a small family. But when an apocalyptic blaze unleashes blood and fire, he is chosen by God to be His witness and to turn the people to Christ.
Tirzah’s streets have become ovens, and citizens have turned on each other. Soldiers under the centurion Marcus exert control over the city and beat, imprison, and assault anyone who threatens their power and spreads the truth about God and Jesus.
As the ruins fill with desperate survivors, some repentant and some hardhearted, Elian is caught between two factions: the one he leads that teaches the truth about Christ’s sacrifice, the true nature of God’s judgment and the ultimate mercy of the Lord, and the hardened, pragmatic faction led by Marcus that believes their pagan gods will provide them the strength to preserve their lives.
Elian finds his faith and leadership tested as he grows the bravery and the power to submit to God’s will and fulfill the role of being the Lamb’s witness, a weight he feels unworthy to carry.
With every mile through ash and every night consumed by a feeling of judgment more than mercy, Elian must battle the creeping belief that God has turned away and deal with rumors of another trumpet on the horizon.
In a world of blood and fire, will Elian bear witness when it matters most?
