The Time of Jacob’s Trouble

VanLiere (The Christmas Secret) provides a moving, fast-paced account of the end times. Physical therapist Emma Grady is just arriving for a long day of work when a client disappears right in front of her. Meanwhile, Elliott Hirsch is at a funeral when graves are opened and people—both living and dead—disappear; and Dr. Zerah Adler witnesses others in his office disappear. Across the globe people are disappearing, ushering in chaos and confusion. As cities collapse and governments scramble to explain and rebuild, Elliott and Zerah both feel called to spread the Gospel, and Emma connects with friends and others who now believe the disappearances are part of God’s prophecy to prepare for hard days ahead—and the budding of new faith. At the end of this well-crafted dystopian saga, VanLiere includes an epilogue as a blueprint of where these prophecies can be found in the Bible and a deeper study of what the verses mean. Filled with heavy warning but hope, this speculative tale of the realization of prophecy will please readers who enjoy James Rubart. (Mar.)