Book One of the Thy Kingdom Come series.A time has come upon the Earth unlike any other time. Famine, pestilence, and war have descended and affected all who dwell on the planet. A time of hatred and greed overshadowed and led by a particular sort of evil. Carl has survived and made it through the awful seven years. There are those who say no to the evil. One such man is Carl. He, in his life has lost his brother; Mike who was a vessel called by the Lord. He, in his life has found his wife and all who are good and noble gone in the Rapture. Carl has survived the seven years of the Tribulation. He is to see a new day arise for him and the Earth. Driven to the brink of death, he lies in the desert of mankind's avarice and greed and war having been chased from his town by the evil cause he has purposed not to serve. The rain begins to fall and brings strength back to the weary soldier of right who would not bow to the evil one of the Tribulation. This is a story of how and why Carl found himself having to go through this perilous time. He has made it through the terrible wrath placed on the Earth. This is a story of how Carl lost his faith and regained it to bolster his courage and faith in the truth of the Lord. He has missed the Rapture, but he has purposed not to deny the Lord. He will stand the evil no matter the what or the how. He has made it through the evil times. In the desert, where he and the world are now being restored, he ponders and reflects on his past which has brought him to his present and soon discovers a glorious future in a miraculous surprise.