09-23-2016, 08:45 AM
Lights along the streets became streaks of white as they sped away from the airport. For all Ivan's calm exterior, Jensen's heart was pounding. So much information at once, it was too much to process. The Ascendancy was hurt, badly hurt. Never mind the infinite consequences his death would inflict upon the world, but the government sought Jensen out to help him. They sent Ivan to find him. That meant they knew he was at the airport, had checked in and passed security. They even knew what flight he was on.
Never mind the chilling thoughts about how traceable he was, but consider the gravity of the situation. The Ascendancy would have the best medical care anyone could possibly have. Jensen had no doubt. But he was in such bad shape, they were willing to put the remainder of his life in the hands of a man based off what he put in a registration form. That's how they knew, Jensen assumed. He remembered writing that he could heal. Ivan probably confirmed it, given that was the mechanism of their initial meeting.
Never mind all that. John Doulou and him spent many a night discussing the prophecies and studying the ancient texts. John was the student of antiquity and Jensen the student of the Bible. Together they came to one terrifying conclusion: Ascendancy was the antichrist.
And Jensen was asked to go heal him.
What do I do?
Stomach in knots, he was silent the remainder of the drive. His thoughts returned to the Bible as his mind poured over Revelation, Isaiah, and Mark.
He will move into the East and dominate the land. Where he walks, the Earth shall crumble at his feet. The Great Serpent shall be torn from his flesh yet his worm does not die and his fire is unquenched. He is an abomination to all mankind.
The worm which does not die and the fire that is not quenched were referenced in both the Old and New Testament, the latter quoted by Jesus himself to depict the final victory over the enemies of the Lord. The number of their corpses shall be so many that the worm that feeds on them, maggots, would never die, and their souls will suffer unquenched in the eternal fires of hell.
The prophecies of the End Times were woven through all the dispensations of the Bible. What was revealed to John, the author of Revelation, was beyond the capacity of human interpretation, therefore the book was filled with metaphors and symbolism. It was incredibly difficult to understand.
Some things were clear though. The coming antichrist would impose his will upon the earth. He would unify the world with peace and charisma. He would perform miracles. He would claim to be God. Months ago, Jensen was unaware of the Ascendancy claiming to be God and performing miracles, but all that changed today.
Did he tell Ivan that Ascendancy was the antichrist? Where Jensen and Doulou differed was Doulou insisting they find the enemies of Nikolai Brandon and stop him. But Jensen believed the apocalypse had to come if the thousand years of peace were to reign afterward. The coming of the second Jerusalem was nigh, but mankind had to pass through fire to reach it.
He kept his thoughts to himself, and wrung his hands together nervously all the way until reaching the hospital.
Never mind the chilling thoughts about how traceable he was, but consider the gravity of the situation. The Ascendancy would have the best medical care anyone could possibly have. Jensen had no doubt. But he was in such bad shape, they were willing to put the remainder of his life in the hands of a man based off what he put in a registration form. That's how they knew, Jensen assumed. He remembered writing that he could heal. Ivan probably confirmed it, given that was the mechanism of their initial meeting.
Never mind all that. John Doulou and him spent many a night discussing the prophecies and studying the ancient texts. John was the student of antiquity and Jensen the student of the Bible. Together they came to one terrifying conclusion: Ascendancy was the antichrist.
And Jensen was asked to go heal him.
What do I do?
Stomach in knots, he was silent the remainder of the drive. His thoughts returned to the Bible as his mind poured over Revelation, Isaiah, and Mark.
He will move into the East and dominate the land. Where he walks, the Earth shall crumble at his feet. The Great Serpent shall be torn from his flesh yet his worm does not die and his fire is unquenched. He is an abomination to all mankind.
The worm which does not die and the fire that is not quenched were referenced in both the Old and New Testament, the latter quoted by Jesus himself to depict the final victory over the enemies of the Lord. The number of their corpses shall be so many that the worm that feeds on them, maggots, would never die, and their souls will suffer unquenched in the eternal fires of hell.
The prophecies of the End Times were woven through all the dispensations of the Bible. What was revealed to John, the author of Revelation, was beyond the capacity of human interpretation, therefore the book was filled with metaphors and symbolism. It was incredibly difficult to understand.
Some things were clear though. The coming antichrist would impose his will upon the earth. He would unify the world with peace and charisma. He would perform miracles. He would claim to be God. Months ago, Jensen was unaware of the Ascendancy claiming to be God and performing miracles, but all that changed today.
Did he tell Ivan that Ascendancy was the antichrist? Where Jensen and Doulou differed was Doulou insisting they find the enemies of Nikolai Brandon and stop him. But Jensen believed the apocalypse had to come if the thousand years of peace were to reign afterward. The coming of the second Jerusalem was nigh, but mankind had to pass through fire to reach it.
He kept his thoughts to himself, and wrung his hands together nervously all the way until reaching the hospital.