In this battle for ultimate control, the armies of the Lord of the Universe did not lack fresh warriors. One by one, the principalities and powers of Satan’s host were bound and removed from earth. Soon, Michael had cleared every satanic alien from the skies. However, no one realized what was happening in the heavens. Things had become so grim that it appeared as if Satan had defeated God. But there were some serious surprises ahead.

Israeli ground troops gave up territory grudgingly, but little by little they were forced to pull back to form a defensive perimeter around Jerusalem. The threat came not just from an advancing army of vastly superior forces from the north; the Antichrist had also summoned troops from Libya, Ethiopia, and the Sudan to move across the Sinai to invade Israel from the south. A giant military movement was underway that would soon envelop the entire nation of Israel and then surround the city of Jerusalem.

Israel lay prostrate at the feet of the tyrant, Mark Beaulieu. As Israeli troops pulled back, they took as many of their civilians with them as possible. But only limited evacuation could be accomplished under battlefield conditions.

The combined forces of the Antichrist had gained the access points to Jerusalem from all sides. Behind them lay a population that had been raped and plundered. To all appearances, the nation of Israel was as good as dead. Within twenty-four hours, Jerusalem would be overrun. For weeks, the Israelis had fasted and cried out to God, but no answer had come. They were helpless, isolated, seemingly alone. The might of the entire world was against them. The end had come.

Then, something began to happen. The ground began to shake. No bomb had been detonated, but the effects of a neutron bomb were clearly visible in the forces of the Antichrist. Pieces of flesh began to fall from the soldiers’ bones. Their eyeballs began to rot in their sockets. Their internal organs slowly began to turn to mush, and they fell, gushing blood, one after another.

Bodies of the dead and dying were piled all over the hills and valleys surrounding Jerusalem. Dark clouds gathered over the city, and rain began to fall that soon turned to hail. First there were pellets, then baseball-sized stones of ice, then round chunks of ice that weighed as much as fifty pounds. There was no place for the remaining forces of the Antichrist to hide. They were literally stoned to death.

THE FINAL ACT BEGAN with a mighty angel, who descended into Earth’s atmosphere and blew a trumpet blast heard around the globe. Then, he shouted with a voice that reverberated through the heavens, “NOW!”