OT: Alright, now we are getting into Revelation scriptures! R/R PLEASE,
by the way. This chapter
features the return of an old character from chapter one! *Drums sound.*
and now.on to the show.
CHAPTER SEVEN
When Kyle hopped into his car outside, he was surprised that it still worked after the damages it just endured on the way over. When he was halfway home, his cell phone chirped. My cell phone works?, he thought.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Kyle. It's Pete."
"Hey, Pete. What's wrong? You sound a little out of breath. What's going on?"
"I got it."
"Got what?'
"Information."
"What?"
"The U.S. Government. They are trying to take advantage of the vanishings."
"Huh? How?"
"The U.S. Government is pushing one currency, and a lot of countries have already decided in favor of it."
"What? That's impossible. There's not going to be one currency."
"It's true, Kyle. I'd bet my life to it."
"What are you trying to say?"
"The yen, the frank, the pound, the mark, all gone."
"What have they decided to pass?"
"The dollar."
"No...there's...no..way."
"Kyle, they are about to announce it live. You know who is behind this, don't you?"
"Who?"
"The new U.S. President, Andrew Jansin."
"What about President Bush?"
"Disappeared."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"He was just named the President?"
"Yeah. That's the weird part. Apparently, he is pretty convincing. He is about to be on TV to announce it himself."
"Television is on?"
"For a couple of hours, yes. Every station is running the news, and I don't hear anyone complaining. I doubt we will be seeing regularly scheduled program for quite a while. They will be announcing the global currency every hour on the hour."
"So, this Jansin guy is pushing a one world currency?"
"Yeah. I have never heard a guy that felt so strongly about it."
"Jansin?"
"I know, I looked into it. Not American. He was born in Romania. Don't ask me where Andrew came from."
"How is he President? The last time I had American History class, you had to be born in America to be President."
"Like I said before, he must be pretty convincing."
"I bet. How do you know all this? It's been two days since these disappearances occurred? Haven't you looked into your family?"
"Kyle, my parents are dead. They were my only family. I might have a few aunts and uncles in Pittsburgh or something, but I've never known them. Basically, I have nobody to check on."
"I wish I could say that."
"Why? Oh, Kyle, they didn't!"
"My.parents..."
"Oh my gosh. I am so sorry."
"...but hey, how do you know this stuff?"
"I got friends in high places. Just keep this under your hat, will ya? I need time to get the paper started again. We have no clue how many staff workers disappeared. When we get started though, I will work all night if I have to. I want to blow these people out of the water. By then, we can have some security."
"Pete? Why?"
"Kyle, who knows how far this goes? We have to be safe. We need to meet as soon as possible."
"Okay, Pete. Just stay safe. I want to see you again, dude."
"Then, make it right now. I'm have to talk to you face to face. This could not be a secure phone line. I've probably already said too much."
"Okay, I'm up for it. In the middle of the end of the world, where are we going to meet though?"
"Why not the office?"
"I'm on my way." Kyle said, making a U-turn, going back to the office.
Tim Hamilton had never felt so energized in his entire life. He had seen teens get saved at Youth functions and he thought that they must feel incredible, but nothing compared to this. The only problem was that it wasn't before the rapture. How he wished that he hadn't waited for Jesus' wake up call to become saved! He could very well be in Heaven right now.
Now, Tim wanted to know what was going to happen now. He read much of Revelation. Revelation was always a book he tried to stay away from in the Bible. Tim thought of it as scary and depressing. Now, he read it the most. He wanted to know what was to come.
He learned that the Tribulation hasn't actually started yet. It doesn't start until a seven-year covenant for peace between Israel and the Antichrist is struck.
Feeling the urge to tell everyone about Jesus and the reasons behind the disappearances, Tim went through the church, fixing it up.
With a little organization, I could tell many people about Christ at the same time. I'm sure people will be looking for answers. I could set up a service and get the word out to people seeking answers. With a lot of study, I could be ready within one to two weeks. Hmm..this church might not have seen its last service yet after all, he thought.
Many times in her life, Lucy Chambers had ridden on a plane. It wasn't a new feeling to her. She even preferred those long flights. Lucy felt that on a plane, you can get away from everyone. It is a perfect place to think about things. There's just something about looking out the window, knowing you are 25,000 feet in the air that makes you feel insignificant. This simple fact plagued her this day.
She tossed and turned in her seat, desperately trying to go to sleep. She was trying to get her mind off the disappearances. Desperately trying to shake the thought of her parents' gone in thin air, she practically suffocated herself with her pillow. Then she sat up in her seat, knowing that an attempt at sleep was hopeless and futile at a time like this.
Constantly, she thought of what she would do if her parents had disappeared. She just didn't know. Her future wasn't planned out yet. It was still a work-in-progress. Her parents were probably her greatest help whether she wanted to admit it or not. Regardless of the unrelenting attempts at converting her to their far-fetched religion, Lucy wouldn't be in college if it wasn't for their help, both financially, emotionally, and academically. Lucy always envied her friends' financial backing by their parents, though. That's what always separated Lucy and her parents. They always thought that God would provide if they had faith. Lucy found that ridiculous. Nothing can be earned without earning it yourself through hard work and determination. You can't just sit back and hope that some superior being will provide something. She wouldn't be in college if she thought that way.
That was just one side of the coin, though. The other would be getting over the loss. Often, Lucy compared them being disappeared to them being dead. Tears streamed down Lucy's face. For some reason, she felt that they had disappeared. The sound that she heard on the phone and just an intuition. She just had to see for herself, though.
CHAPTER SEVEN
When Kyle hopped into his car outside, he was surprised that it still worked after the damages it just endured on the way over. When he was halfway home, his cell phone chirped. My cell phone works?, he thought.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Kyle. It's Pete."
"Hey, Pete. What's wrong? You sound a little out of breath. What's going on?"
"I got it."
"Got what?'
"Information."
"What?"
"The U.S. Government. They are trying to take advantage of the vanishings."
"Huh? How?"
"The U.S. Government is pushing one currency, and a lot of countries have already decided in favor of it."
"What? That's impossible. There's not going to be one currency."
"It's true, Kyle. I'd bet my life to it."
"What are you trying to say?"
"The yen, the frank, the pound, the mark, all gone."
"What have they decided to pass?"
"The dollar."
"No...there's...no..way."
"Kyle, they are about to announce it live. You know who is behind this, don't you?"
"Who?"
"The new U.S. President, Andrew Jansin."
"What about President Bush?"
"Disappeared."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"He was just named the President?"
"Yeah. That's the weird part. Apparently, he is pretty convincing. He is about to be on TV to announce it himself."
"Television is on?"
"For a couple of hours, yes. Every station is running the news, and I don't hear anyone complaining. I doubt we will be seeing regularly scheduled program for quite a while. They will be announcing the global currency every hour on the hour."
"So, this Jansin guy is pushing a one world currency?"
"Yeah. I have never heard a guy that felt so strongly about it."
"Jansin?"
"I know, I looked into it. Not American. He was born in Romania. Don't ask me where Andrew came from."
"How is he President? The last time I had American History class, you had to be born in America to be President."
"Like I said before, he must be pretty convincing."
"I bet. How do you know all this? It's been two days since these disappearances occurred? Haven't you looked into your family?"
"Kyle, my parents are dead. They were my only family. I might have a few aunts and uncles in Pittsburgh or something, but I've never known them. Basically, I have nobody to check on."
"I wish I could say that."
"Why? Oh, Kyle, they didn't!"
"My.parents..."
"Oh my gosh. I am so sorry."
"...but hey, how do you know this stuff?"
"I got friends in high places. Just keep this under your hat, will ya? I need time to get the paper started again. We have no clue how many staff workers disappeared. When we get started though, I will work all night if I have to. I want to blow these people out of the water. By then, we can have some security."
"Pete? Why?"
"Kyle, who knows how far this goes? We have to be safe. We need to meet as soon as possible."
"Okay, Pete. Just stay safe. I want to see you again, dude."
"Then, make it right now. I'm have to talk to you face to face. This could not be a secure phone line. I've probably already said too much."
"Okay, I'm up for it. In the middle of the end of the world, where are we going to meet though?"
"Why not the office?"
"I'm on my way." Kyle said, making a U-turn, going back to the office.
Tim Hamilton had never felt so energized in his entire life. He had seen teens get saved at Youth functions and he thought that they must feel incredible, but nothing compared to this. The only problem was that it wasn't before the rapture. How he wished that he hadn't waited for Jesus' wake up call to become saved! He could very well be in Heaven right now.
Now, Tim wanted to know what was going to happen now. He read much of Revelation. Revelation was always a book he tried to stay away from in the Bible. Tim thought of it as scary and depressing. Now, he read it the most. He wanted to know what was to come.
He learned that the Tribulation hasn't actually started yet. It doesn't start until a seven-year covenant for peace between Israel and the Antichrist is struck.
Feeling the urge to tell everyone about Jesus and the reasons behind the disappearances, Tim went through the church, fixing it up.
With a little organization, I could tell many people about Christ at the same time. I'm sure people will be looking for answers. I could set up a service and get the word out to people seeking answers. With a lot of study, I could be ready within one to two weeks. Hmm..this church might not have seen its last service yet after all, he thought.
Many times in her life, Lucy Chambers had ridden on a plane. It wasn't a new feeling to her. She even preferred those long flights. Lucy felt that on a plane, you can get away from everyone. It is a perfect place to think about things. There's just something about looking out the window, knowing you are 25,000 feet in the air that makes you feel insignificant. This simple fact plagued her this day.
She tossed and turned in her seat, desperately trying to go to sleep. She was trying to get her mind off the disappearances. Desperately trying to shake the thought of her parents' gone in thin air, she practically suffocated herself with her pillow. Then she sat up in her seat, knowing that an attempt at sleep was hopeless and futile at a time like this.
Constantly, she thought of what she would do if her parents had disappeared. She just didn't know. Her future wasn't planned out yet. It was still a work-in-progress. Her parents were probably her greatest help whether she wanted to admit it or not. Regardless of the unrelenting attempts at converting her to their far-fetched religion, Lucy wouldn't be in college if it wasn't for their help, both financially, emotionally, and academically. Lucy always envied her friends' financial backing by their parents, though. That's what always separated Lucy and her parents. They always thought that God would provide if they had faith. Lucy found that ridiculous. Nothing can be earned without earning it yourself through hard work and determination. You can't just sit back and hope that some superior being will provide something. She wouldn't be in college if she thought that way.
That was just one side of the coin, though. The other would be getting over the loss. Often, Lucy compared them being disappeared to them being dead. Tears streamed down Lucy's face. For some reason, she felt that they had disappeared. The sound that she heard on the phone and just an intuition. She just had to see for herself, though.