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Tyrant Rise of the Beast Chronicles of the Apocalypse Book One By Brian Godawa Tyrant: Rise of the Beast Chronicles of the Apocalypse Book One 1st Edition Copyright © 2017 Brian Godawa All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without prior written permission, except in the case of brief quotations in critical articles and reviews. Embedded Pictures Publishing Los Angeles, CA [email protected] www.godawa.com ISBN: 978-1-942858-25-6 (paperback) ISBN: 978-1-942858-24-9 (ebook) Scripture quotations taken from The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001. TOC ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Read This Note—It’s Important MAP: Rome, AD 64 MAP: Extent of Great Fire, Rome MAP: Jerusalem AD 70 MAP: Holy Temple & Grounds Part One Antichrist Chapter 1 – Ephesus, AD 64 Chapter 2 – Rome, July, AD 64 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 - Laodicea Chapter 6 – Rome July 19 Chapter 7 – Philadelphia, Sardis Chapter 8 – Antium, South of Rome, July 20, AD 64 Chapter 9 - Smyrna Chapter 10 – Rome, July 26, AD 64 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 - Thyatira Chapter 13 - Rome Chapter 14 - Pergamum Chapter 15 - Rome Chapter 16 – November, AD 64 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Part Two Apostasy Chapter 22 – Jerusalem, December, AD 64 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Part Three Apocalypse Chapter 32 – Rome, May, AD 65 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 - Ephesus Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Afterword Chronicles of the Apocalypse Chronicles of the Nephilim Chronicles of the Watchers About the Author Endnotes The Chronicles of the Apocalypse series is dedicated to Ken Gentry and Gary DeMar. Scholars and gentlemen, both. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Special thanks to my wife, Kimberly, always, always, always; to Sean McDowell for his research on the death of the apostles; to Doug Van Dorn, Michael Gavlak and Chris Holmes for their amazing storytelling input; to Jeanette Windle for her editorial input; to Christy Callahan for her proofreading, and to my Advance Reader Team for their helpful input (you know who you are). And also special thanks to the courageous Biblical scholars who have stood against the tide of sensationalist popular opinion to unveil the apocalypse in its original ancient context. READ THIS NOTE—IT’S IMPORTANT Chronicles of the Apocalypse is the conclusive sequel series to my Chronicles of the Nephilim series about the Biblical Cosmic War of the Seed. But one need not read the previous Nephilim series to be able to understand this Apocalypse series, though the literary and theological connections run deep. This is the story of the apostle John’s writing of the Apocalypse during the time of the Roman Empire, the first major persecution and martyrdom of Christians, and the Jewish revolt of AD 66 that resulted in the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in AD 70. My hope is that the original context of the ancient world in all its symbolic glory will come alive to the reader as you encounter the imagery in Revelation dramatically unveiled through its Old Testament and first-century literary lens. Creative License I have tried to be as accurate as I can with the actual historical events and characters surrounding the Jewish revolt of AD 66-70. However, there are many details that we simply do not know with certainty either because the Bible or other historical sources are silent, or because there is disagreement over the facts. Because of this, I had to take some creative license to fill in the gaps or simplify for easier reading. But I tried to remain true to the spirit of the text if not to the letter. For example, the New Testament letters, such as John’s Apocalypse, did not have chapter or verse numbers. They were originally letters written to various people and congregations. The chapter and verse numbers were added in the medieval era for closer detailed study of the Scriptures. In Chronicles of the Apocalypse, I broke up the book of Revelation into “fragments” that correspond to our modern chapters for the purpose of making it easy for the modern reader to look up those Bible verses. It was a kind of creative license footnoting within the context of a narrative. I hope the more demanding “Bible scholars” will forgive such petty contrivances for the sake of helpful annotation and storytelling. Endnotes I’ve included numbered endnotes for each chapter that provide detailed Biblical and historical substantiation behind the fictional story. As it turns out, half of the text of this book is endnotes. This may be my most heavily researched series of novels yet. Though using endnote numbers in a novel text is considered anathema by many, I chose to use them to provide proof for my fans who want to “fact-check” and dig deeper. This is fiction based on fact. If you question anything I’ve written in a particular paragraph, simply check the closest endnote to that paragraph. You will find that the truth is stranger than fiction! The historical fulfillment is mind-blowing. Besides, my fans have come to expect such documentation!

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