Escape the Coming Night: A Message of Hope in a Time of Crisis - Softcover

Jeremiah, Dr. David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0785221980 ISBN 13: 9780785221982

Verlag: Thomas Nelson, 2018

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There’s no doubt the world is in trouble. We see tragedy in the streets and violence in the news—but what can we do about it? And how can we find peace amid the chaos?

We hear increasingly divisive political debates that spotlight the deep and bitter divisions in our society. We feel the pain and confusion of a culture that seems to be coming apart at the seams. It can be difficult to find a way forward, trusting that God will protect and care for us amid the struggles of life.

In this updated edition of Escape the Coming Night, Dr. Jeremiah walks through the perfect Scriptures for these uncertain times, exploring The Book of Revelation in a practical way. For those who have wanted to know more about Book of Revelation but didn’t know how to get started, the book answers key questions like:

• How do we explain so much continuous chaos?
• How do we live with such turmoil?
• Is there any hope for peace in our lifetime?

As one of the world’s most beloved Bible teachers, Dr. David Jeremiah is the perfect voice to help answer these questions. This exploration of Revelation is shocking and eye-opening, but also consistently uplifting—and a vital message for our time.

 

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Dr. David Jeremiah is the founder of Turning Point Ministries, an international ministry committed to providing Christians with sound Bible teaching through radio and television, the internet, live events, and resource materials and books. He is the author of more than fifty books, including The Book of Signs, The Great Disappearance, Where Do We Go from Here? and The Promise of Heaven.

Dr. Jeremiah serves as the senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church in El Cajon, California. He and his wife, Donna, have four children and twelve grandchildren.

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Escape the Coming Night

By David Jeremiah, C. C. Carlson

Thomas Nelson

Copyright © 2018 David Jeremiah
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-0-7852-2198-2

Contents

Introduction, ix, 
PART 1: REVELATION: KEY TO THE FUTURE, 1, 
CHAPTER 1: WARNINGS IGNORED, 3, 
CHAPTER 2: THE GREATEST COVER STORY, 21, 
CHAPTER 3: VISION OF AN EXILE, 33, 
PART 2: THE WORLD TODAY: RUINED BY MAN, 43, 
CHAPTER 4: THE CHURCH UNDER GLASS, 45, 
CHAPTER 5: THE LUKEWARM CHURCH IN THE LAST DAYS, 69, 
CHAPTER 6: EARTH'S RACE TO THE FINISH, 79, 
PART 3: THE WORLD TOMORROW: RULED BY SATAN, 93, 
CHAPTER 7: MILLIONS MISSING, 95, 
CHAPTER 8: FOUR RIDERS ON THE HORIZON, 109, 
CHAPTER 9: OF MARTYRS AND MADNESS, 121, 
CHAPTER 10: REVIVAL DURING HELL ON EARTH, 133, 
CHAPTER 11: SILENCE BEFORE THE STORM, 143, 
CHAPTER 12: GOD IS STILL IN CHARGE, 155, 
CHAPTER 13: WAR IN HEAVEN, 169, 
CHAPTER 14: MALICIOUS MASQUERADE, 181, 
CHAPTER 15: EMPIRES OF THE BEAST, 191, 
PART 4: THE WORLD FOREVER: RECLAIMED BY GOD, 207, 
CHAPTER 16: IT IS DONE!, 209, 
CHAPTER 17: THE SECOND COMING, 225, 
CHAPTER 18: THE THOUSAND YEARS, 239, 
CHAPTER 19: PARADISE REGAINED, 251, 
CHAPTER 20: THE TIME IS NEAR, 261, 
Notes, 267, 
About the Author, 273, 

CHAPTER 1

WARNINGS IGNORED

Convict Lake sparkled under the crisp winter sky of the Sierra Nevada. Surrounded by two-foot snow banks, the ice above crystal clear waters invited daring souls with a siren song of beauty ... and treachery.

Trained rescue people know a frozen mountain lake is the most illusive of natural phenomena. There is no such thing as "safe ice." It could be two to four feet dense in one place, but only a short distance away, pockets of warm springs bubbling under the surface might shrivel the thickness to a perilous few inches.

On a cloudless day in February, fifteen teenagers and two counselors from Camp O'Neal, a residential facility for troubled youth, were on a holiday outing at the lake. What began as an adventure ended in disaster.

Some of the boys stayed with Counselor Randy Porter on the breakwater by the marina, throwing rocks to break the shallow-water ice. Another group was about eight feet out on the ice, laughing and clowning around while Counselor Dave Meyers snapped pictures.

At first no one noticed five boys who were headed toward the middle of the lake. When Randy spotted them, they were already far out from shore.

"Hey, you guys ... get back here. It's dangerous out there!" His shouts fell on deaf ears.

Far out on the frozen lake, the boys heard a loud crack and looked down to see the ice fracturing beneath them. One boy shouted, "We shouldn't be doing this," and started back to shore. The other four boys forged ahead.

"I don't care if I die!" one boy shouted as he smashed the ice with his hiking boots.

Within seconds, the four boys fell into the freezing water as the loud crack of the ice fracture echoed through the canyon. Muffled screams coming from the middle of the lake could be heard on shore. Counselor Dave dropped his camera gear and began to race toward the sound of those frantic cries. With each step the ice gave way under his feet.

When Counselor Randy realized the danger, he immediately ordered the kids close to shore to get off the ice and instructed one of the wards to run to the ranger's residence for help. Then Randy headed out on the ice himself.

Dave reached the spot where the four boys had been hanging onto the edge of the ice, but only three were there. Shawn was gone. Without a wet suit, Dave's jeans and sweatshirt were frozen stiff, but he plunged into the ice-water and pushed Phil to the surface and coached him to crawl on his belly to the north shore, some two hundred feet away. Phil survived, but his buddy, Sellars, was unable to move, his body frozen to the surface of the ice. Dave and another boy, Ryan, struggled for life as hypothermia gripped their bodies.

On shore, Ranger Clay Cutter, caretaker for Convict Lake, had been called from his home by a hysterical boy. His wife, Teri, dialed 911 and reported to the emergency services dispatcher that four youths were "through the ice at Convict Lake." She told her three daughters, "Stay in the house," grabbed her binoculars, and headed to the lake that was consuming the lives of those caught in its freezing grip. She watched the entire event, including the valiant life-and-death battle her husband fought for the next forty-five minutes.

MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM

In a mountain home twenty-five miles from Convict Lake, the beeper sounded for Reverend Russ Veenker, a man trained in underwater search and recovery and a skilled scuba diver. A few moments before, two of his friends, Doug Englekirk and Doug Nidevar, expert athletes themselves, had stopped to visit the Veenker family and hearing the urgent call, asked, "Can we help?"

While Kandy Veenker rushed to the phone to alert other rescue team members, Russ paused for a quick prayer. "Lord ... keep us safe." Prayer was SOP — Standard Operating Procedure — for Russ. He always prayed for the safety of the rescuers because many times they risked their own lives to save others. He knew that life-and-death situations were in God's hands.

"Get the rubber life raft and meet me at the lake," Russ instructed the two Dougs.

He gave Kandy a quick kiss and hug. "Love you." This was also SOP.

Kandy had great confidence in Russ's wilderness abilities and God's protection. But this time as he pulled out of the driveway, she felt oppressed by a vague presence of darkness. She began to pray more fervently.

FROM FEAR TO PANIC

Ranger Clay Cutter and Counselor Randy Porter watched helplessly as one boy slipped away under the surface. As they were moving on their hands and knees toward the large ice hole where another boy and Counselor Dave Meyers were struggling to keep their heads above water, suddenly the entire edge of the hole cracked and gave way. Randy fell into the water just as Clay's frozen hand lost its grip on Sellars. Convict Lake had claimed two victims.

On shore, emergency units had arrived and begun a rescue effort. Paramedic Chris Baitx and Fire Captains Vidar Anderson and Ray Turner obtained an aluminum fishing boat and began to push over the ice toward the hole. However, the thin layer gave way from the weight, spilling Captain Turner overboard. Baitx and Anderson rescued him before he sank below the surface. While this drama was being played, far out on the ice a frantic voice was heard.

"Hurry up!" screamed Ranger Cutter.

Paramedic Baitx retrieved a ladder from the boat and, tying one end of a rope to himself and the other to the ladder, grabbed a pike pole and, pushing the ladder ahead of him like a sled, crawled over the ice toward the victims.

At the ice hole, Baitx saw Counselor Randy and one of the boys holding to the end of a rope and Counselor Dave floating on his back a short distance away. Baitx headed toward Dave, but the ladder he was using for support turned into a slick slide and plunged him into the water.

Meanwhile, Captain Anderson, using two ladders like giant snowshoes, was sliding across the surface of the ice in another rescue attempt.

Then Dave disappeared. One more fatality. How many more lives would be claimed before this nightmare ended?

BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE

When Russ arrived on the scene he was not prepared for what he saw. There were a dozen or more fire volunteers standing on...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Thomas Nelson
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0785221980
• ISBN 13: 9780785221982
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304
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