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After the unfinished battle at Calvary, Lucifer and his angelic forces now focus on the nascent Christian community born of Pentecost. They attempt to suppress the growing spiritual movement, employing both persecution and covert corruption. Readers follow the angelic perspective as the Lord works through figures such as Peter, Paul, and Stephen, building a supernatural kingdom amid a fierce struggle between good and evil in early Christianity.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy
Authors: D. Brian Shafer
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