Telford Work examines some of the most important ways Jesus is "the omega and the alpha"--the end and the beginning. Jesus alone fulfills the divine purpose for all things, brings about the end of the old world's evil and suffering, and begins eternity's new creation. This core conviction is one of the deepest logics that shapes Christian thinking and life. The author offers a unique, big-picture introduction to how Jesus's life and death shape Christian theology and practice and helps readers fully understand Jesus's transformation of all things.

“As March gave way to April in the spring of 2005 and the world kept vigil outside the apostolic palace in Rome, the pontificate of Pope John Paul II, then drawing to a poignant end, was already being described as one of the most consequential in two millennia of Christian history.” With these words, world-renowned author and NBC Vatican analyst George Weigel begins his long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II. More than ten years in the making, The End and the Beginning: Pope John Paul II—The Victory of Freedom, the Last Years, the Legacy tells the dramatic story of the Pope’s battle with communism in light of new and recently disclosed information and brings to a close Weigel’s landmark portrait of a man who not only left an indelible mark on the Catholic Church, but also changed the course of world history. When he was elected pope in the fall of 1978, few people had ever heard of the charismatic Karol Wojty³a. But in a very short time he would ignite a revolution of conscience in his native Poland that would ultimately lead to the collapse of European communism and death of the Soviet Union. What even fewer people knew was that the KGB, the Polish Secret Police, and the East German Stasi had been waging a dangerous, decades-long war against Wojty³a and the Vatican itself. Weigel, with unprecedented access to many Soviet-era documents, chronicles John Paul’s struggle against the dark forces of communism. Moreover, Weigel recounts the tumultuous last years of John Paul’s life as he dealt with a crippling illness as well as the “new world disorder” and revelations about corruption within the Catholic Church. Weigel’s thought-provoking biography of John Paul II concludes with a probing and passionate assessment of a man who lived his life as a witness to hope in service to the Christian ideals he embraced.

The End and The Beginning: From Darkness to Light is a dramatic portrayal of the Son of God, the Pioneer of our faith: JESUS as depicted in the four gospels. This is His story: a story that reaffirms our belief and faith in Him as our Savior. He Was a Galilean Jew and well-acquainted with Jewish law. His birth, ministry, death and resurrection serve as a basis of Gods continuing proclamation of joy and sadness, despair and hope, isolation and crowds and apparent defeat but in the end VICTORY! It is a story that never leaves us: a story that our parents, the sons and daughters of slaves, born of religious convictions and faith, shared with us during the days of our early youth amidst sweat, tears and a weary life. They referred to Him, both in song and thought as their Sweet Little Jesus Boy. This was the only thing that they truly could claim as their own. A CHILD A SON IS GIVEN UNTO YOU AS GOD HAD PROMISED! Like our fan page on Facebook...

The beautiful book of Revelation is the LordaEUR(tm)s own aEURoeemergency preparedness handbook.aEUR It was given to us two thousand years ago as a fire drill for the end of time, so that no one would have to be caught unaware. No one knows exactly when God will say, aEURoeEnough!aEUR as he did in NoahaEUR(tm)s generation when he saw how great manaEUR(tm)s wickedness had become on the earth, being only evil all the time. His heart was so grieved he said, aEURoeI will wipe mankind off the face of the earth.aEUR And he did. Noah was the only man on the planet who knew great waters were about to flood the entire Earth. He and his family survived that first apocalypse because he acted on the warning. The Revelation is GodaEUR(tm)s warning for this and every generation. He did not hide the warning of the end of time in a sacred vault. Every detail of the end is available in the last book of the Holy Bible. We only have to study it to show ourselves approved.

I have a friend who recently told me that the Lord has to return this year because he can't hold out any longer. Others want to know when he is coming so they can slack off until that day. My reaction is radically different. The more facts that we learn about the end of the age, the more motivated we should become. Many Christians have the point of view that he hasn't returned in 2,000 years so there is no reason to believe that he will return in their lifetime. These people are in for a shock. Have you ever wondered if there was any way to tell when the world will end? Does it puzzle you why the Magi knew when Jesus came the first time and yet we are told that we can't know when he will return? John Pyles seeks to prove that we can indeed know the course and timetable of end-times events. Using a series of biblical clues, John establishes a timeline for Creation, the birth of Christ, and His Second Coming. We truly can know and understand The Beginning and End of the World as We Know It.

"Dragons, battles, beasts, and plagues it's no wonder that Revelation is often called the scariest book in the bible. The End Is the Beginning is a trusted companion that cuts through the echo chamber of apocalyptic anxiety with a clear picture of God's persistent love, providing tools that carry readers into all corners of scripture"--

The End is the Beginning is a 290-page masterpiece that explains everything we need to know concerning all the major end-time issues. It is an in-depth study of what everyone can expect in the short time remaining before the Battle of Armageddon and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. This book discusses topics such as The United States in Bible Prophecy, Islam in Bible Prophecy, The Berlin Wall in Bible Prophecy, when and where World War 3 will happen, The Mark of the Beast, and nine other chapters loaded with end-time prophetic facts. I highly recommend this book to anyone searching for the latest updates on end-time prophecy. Review written by W.P.