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== Prologue == | == Prologue == | ||
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Her quiet life changed one evening as she watched the news. A new global health crisis had emerged, and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a universal medical mandate: a miracle drug named ´Restorix´, claimed to protect humanity from an unprecedented disease. The governments of the world, under the banner of unity, passed laws mandating its use. The penalties for refusal were harsh: no access to jobs, travel, or even the ability to purchase food. | Her quiet life changed one evening as she watched the news. A new global health crisis had emerged, and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a universal medical mandate: a miracle drug named ´Restorix´, claimed to protect humanity from an unprecedented disease. The governments of the world, under the banner of unity, passed laws mandating its use. The penalties for refusal were harsh: no access to jobs, travel, or even the ability to purchase food. | ||
Sarah knew better. Her readings of Revelation, especially passages like Revelation 18:23, resonated with what she saw unfolding: | Sarah knew better. Her readings of Revelation, especially passages like Revelation 18:23, resonated with what she saw unfolding: "For by thy sorceries were all nations deceived." She understood that the Greek word “pharmakeia”, translated as "sorcery," encompassed not only physical but spiritual deception. She began to see Restorix as part of a greater, darker agenda. | ||
== The Awakening == | == The Awakening == | ||
At the hospital, Sarah noticed unsettling changes. Patients who received | At the hospital, Sarah noticed unsettling changes. Patients who received Restorix reported dreams of shadowy figures whispering to them. Her colleagues dismissed these as side effects, but Sarah saw something sinister. The same patients began losing their joy, becoming robotic in their demeanor. Some even renounced their faith, claiming they felt “free” for the first time. | ||
“It’s not just a drug,” Sarah whispered to her friend Elijah, a former pastor who’d been warning their town about end-time prophecy. “It’s something spiritual.” | “It’s not just a drug,” Sarah whispered to her friend Elijah, a former pastor who’d been warning their town about end-time prophecy. “It’s something spiritual.” | ||
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Months passed, and the mandates escalated. A new decree required every individual to receive a biometric implant—a digital identification system tied to one’s vaccination record, financial transactions, and societal status. Without it, life became impossible. | Months passed, and the mandates escalated. A new decree required every individual to receive a biometric implant—a digital identification system tied to one’s vaccination record, financial transactions, and societal status. Without it, life became impossible. | ||
“This is it,” Elijah told the group one night, his voice trembling. “Revelation 13:16-17: | “This is it,” Elijah told the group one night, his voice trembling. “Revelation 13:16-17: ‘And 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 that had the mark.’” | ||
Sarah felt the weight of his words. The biometric implant wasn’t just technology—it was the Mark of the Beast, a seal of allegiance to a world system that had fully aligned itself against God. | Sarah felt the weight of his words. The biometric implant wasn’t just technology—it was the Mark of the Beast, a seal of allegiance to a world system that had fully aligned itself against God. | ||
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== The Final Stand == | == The Final Stand == | ||
One night, as the group huddled in a cave, the heavens erupted with signs. The moon turned blood red, and the stars seemed to fall from the sky. Sarah opened her Bible to Matthew 24:21: | One night, as the group huddled in a cave, the heavens erupted with signs. The moon turned blood red, and the stars seemed to fall from the sky. Sarah opened her Bible to Matthew 24:21: “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.” | ||
The group knew they were living in that moment. They wept and prayed, their hope anchored in Revelation 19:11: | The group knew they were living in that moment. They wept and prayed, their hope anchored in Revelation 19:11: “And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True.” | ||
== The Return of the King == | == The Return of the King == | ||
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== Epilogue == | == Epilogue == | ||
The world was no longer under the sway of deception. The saints who had endured were vindicated, their faith rewarded. The words of Revelation 21:4 echoed in Sarah’s heart: | The world was no longer under the sway of deception. The saints who had endured were vindicated, their faith rewarded. The words of Revelation 21:4 echoed in Sarah’s heart: “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” | ||
The Great Tribulation had ended, and the eternal reign of Christ had begun. | The Great Tribulation had ended, and the eternal reign of Christ had begun. | ||
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