the end of days page 22

 the end of days page 22 by ric gustafson

Rory walked across the street to a small park near his office. It was lunch time and the park was a quiet place. He sat down at one of the park's wooden benches. He opened his paper lunch sack. He took out a ham sandwich and some carrot sticks. As he quietly ate, he felt his face. The damage from the locust stings had finally healed. The attack had left him very bitter toward God.

After Rory had finished his lunch, he began to smell a faint odor of smoke. All of a sudden, Rory was thrown off the wooden table. He hit the ground hard. Trembling, he took cover underneath the overturned table. He could not believe his eyes.

Next to the table was a horse twice the size of a normal horse. The horse was not touching the ground. Flames and smoke came out of it's nostril and mouth. The rider looked like he was ten feet tall. The rider wore a breastplate that was yellow, red and blue.

There were horses behind it as far as Rory could see.

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the end of days page 21

 the end of days page 21 

Rory and Carlo were walking back to their vehicle. As they walked, Rory could hear a metal against metal sound. All of a sudden, out of the dark smoke of the night flew what to Rory looked like locusts. They were brown, black and yellow and looked hideous. They were five to six inches long. Their tails resembled scorpions.

Carlo and Rory ran for the car. As Carlo got near the car, several of the insects latched onto him. They began to sting him. He began to swat at them. " Rory, get them off of me".

Rory opened the car door. Carlo quickly got in. 

Rory opened the driver door to get in. Several of the insects latched themselves onto Rory. They began to bite him. Rory swatted them off of his face. Like Carlo, Rory's face was badly bitten.

Rory started the car and drove off.

" What are those insects Rory?".

" I don't know Sir?". He handed Carlo one of the dead insects. It had a horse shaped body. It had a two part abdomen. One of it's segments looked like a metallic breastplate.

At that point, Carlo knew where they had come from. He shook a fist at heaven. " You will not defeat me".

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the end of days page 20

 the end of days page 20 by ric gustafson

Rory walked into the large room. He noticed several One World scientists looking through a large telescope. 

" Rory". He smiled as he stared through the telescope. " Come take a look at this".

Rory walked over to his leader. 

" Mr Stevens, can you explain to my friend what you have been telling me?".

" Sure". He handed Rory some data sheets. " For a while, we have tracking what I thought was just a shooting star". He gave Rory a troubled stare. " I was wrong".

Rory looked at the data sheets. " What do you mean you were wrong?".

" This object we could not identify slipped past us and hit the earth's surface".

" We are not sure of the location of the impact". He frowned. " We do know it caused a deep crevice".

" What else happened at impact?".

" Our data sheets show it has caused volcano like activity beneath the earth's surface".

Carlo looked at his friend. " Rory, what do you make of that?".

" I don't know Sir".

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the end of days page 19

 the end of days page 19 by ric gustafson

Carlo smiled at the large crowd of followers. He was thirsty. He took a sip of water. He spit it out. It was blood. " Who did this?". He noticed the two witnesses in the back of the hall. He pointed to two One World guards who were right next to him. " Go to the back of the hall and shoot down those two".

The two guards quietly walked down the middle of the hall toward the two.

" Woe to the one who would threaten the vessel of the most High God".

As the guards approached the two, they got out their weapons.

" Woe to the imposter of the sealed followers of the Messiah".

When the guards reached a certain distance, they aimed their rifles at the two witnesses.

" You are doomed, your souls are beyond redemption".

The two guards pulled their triggers.

All of a sudden, white light burst forth from the mouths of the two witnesses. The light hit the two guards in the chest. They dropped their rifles. Their flesh vaporized. Their bones became ash.

Carlo's followers began to run away in fear and panic.

Carlo pointed a finger at the two in anger. " I will kill you both".

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the end of days page 18

 the end of days page 18 by ric gustafson

Rory and Carlo walked up to the fence. 

Someone yelled from the nearby crowd. " Hail Carlo Simpato".

One of the witnesses cried out. " Woe to the enemy of the most high God".

Carlo grinned at Rory. " I am nor the enemy of God".

" A sword will pierce your head and you shall die".

Carlo stared in anger at the two witnesses. " I have had enough of your lies".

" Until the due time, you have no authority over God".

Carlo shook his fist at the two. " I shall win over you two".

" Who wins was determined before the beginning of time".

Carlo smiled at Rory. " We shall see".

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the end of days page 17

 the end of days page 17 by ric gustafson

One day, Carlo was going over some One World financial projects. 

All of a sudden, his intercom beeped. He pushed the button. " Yes".

It was Rory. " Mr Simpato, I think you should see this".

He quickly walked down to a cramped weather room. There, Rory was looking at a One World global weather screen.

Carlo squinted at the screen. " What are those?".

" It looks like giant hailstones coming down from the sky".

Carlo sneered. " I've seen hailstones before".

Rory gave him a frightened stare. " With fire coming out of them".

Carlo looked again at the screen. " Rory, what is that?".

" It looks like blood pouring down from the sky".

Rory stared at Carlo. " My mother told me about the Trumpet Judgements".

" Rory, I will take care of you". Carlo banged a fist on a nearby table. " We will not be beaten".

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the end of days page 16

 the end of days page 16 by ric gustafson

Rory walked into his mother's apartment. She was sitting in her recliner reading her bible.

" Hello Mother". He gave her a peck on the cheek. " I see you are reading your bible".

" Hi Rory". She put down her bible. " I've been reading Revelation 8".

" What wrath is God throwing at us now?".

" Revelation 8:5 says an angel will take a censer, fill it with fire and throw it on the earth".

" And what will be the result of that?".

" Rory. it will be thunder and an earthquake".

" An earthquake?".

Rory shook his head. " Mother, do you believe all that?".

" Of course". She grinned. " Revelation 8 also talks about angels and trumpets".

" I need to go help Mr Simpato". He gave her another peck on the cheek. " I'll see you later".

" Rory, be careful". She gave him a fearful embrace. " I don't trust him".

" I'll be careful".

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