[PDF] Voices From A Distant Thunder eBook

Author : Jimmy Root, Jr
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 30,31 MB
Release : 2010-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1609575814

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The prophet Ezekiel was never taken seriously when he predicted the destruction of Israel's enemies, but unfortunately for them, he was right. The truth of Ezekiel's words will soon be felt by the entire modern world, and it seems chaos will reign supreme. In the midst of the ensuing mayhem, Pastor Ty Dempsey arises as the man who is able to connect the dots of modern day occurrences with the prophecies of the ancient scriptures. Meanwhile, Israeli F-16 "Lightning" pilot Moshe Eldan begins to discover the truth of those same prophecies in his daily dealing with terrorists. Dempsey and Eldan will learn that they are part of a bigger plan. However, they are not alone. This thriller provides an answer to an age-old question: What would happen if the entire world turned on Israel? This story provides the first installment of a fast-paced, electrifying read called The Lightning Chronicles. It is filled with all the action and adventure that usually accompanies the last day events of the prophesied end of the world. "In Distant Thunder, Jimmy Root Jr. brings to life a story as relevant as tomorrow's newspaper, built on a foundation as ancient as a 2,500 year old prophecy. This fast-paced narrative brings the reader into a world of human intrigue and spiritual revelation." Robert Whitlow NY Times Bestselling Author of Deeper Water "Zip up your G suit and strap in tight! This is a prophetic thriller I could not put down." Randy Reed USAF (Ret) F-15 Eagle Pilot Distant Thunder is "a well-written chilling yarn that will make you eager to stick around and enjoy the read!" Norm Goldman BookPleasures.com

Author : B. Kristoff Jakksen
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 14,53 MB
Release : 2001-05-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1469121344

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Our young people are dying, constantly being murdered by senseless acts of violence. They are dying in unprecedented numbersnot on the battleground of foreign landsbut in the schoolsand on the streets of their very own cities. RUMBLE OF DISTANT THUNDER is a story born out of love and compassion for these children. For already in the distance an ominous cloud has formed forecasting destruction, wars, and global famine for their future. No one seems to care enough and so, they are become the forgotten ones. Violence is robbing our youth of the simplicity of pleasure, their childhood. RUMBLE paves a way from such gloom that threatens to destroy our children and our society. It teaches self-respect and the value of human life. Within the first chapters, you will meet SOJOURNER, a star-ship that is one of the principal characters. Its primary function is to travel the galaxies, while monitoring the "Chosen Ones" stationed throughout the universe. You will meet Darius; a seventeen-year-old inner?city youth who is forced to ward off everyday events that threatens his survival. Through a series of events and prophecies, he learns that there is a special call on his lifeand an inescapable destiny. Young Darius and his friends have seen the results of living in such a violent and moralless society. He has seen childhood friends senselessly gunned down, others trying to escape by way of drugs, leaving to mourn their shattered lives friends and loved ones. Darius is troubled and saddened by all that is happening around him. Powerless to do anything about it for the moment, he pledges that somehow, he WILL make a difference. The unsuspecting youth learns through an age?old prophecy that he is a prince and direct descendant of the Wantu?Wazuri, a supremely advanced race that had once visited our world over twelve thousand years ago. In their observation of human development, they were overwhelmed with concern for the children they were to leave behind. Upon their departure, they endowed the lives of these children with positive effects and indelible marks of more advanced and intelligent civilizations. Unbeknownst to Darius the prophecy is unfolding itself. Elsewhere in the Universe, the Council of Elders are convening and collectively using their telepathic powers to summon and prepare him for the leadership of his people. As Darius appointed time draws near, he begins to speak out of love and self?respect to all that will listen, while Jamaal, a young, ruthless killer, and leader of a powerful drug?gang, is determined to protect his own interests. The escalating violence surrounding him continues to fill Darius with questions as he struggles to understand why, and the call on his life. Through Ganna, his spiritual guardian and mentor, Darius knows he must accept his fate. The decision to leave Earth even temporarily is tough, but he knows that if his world is to survive at all, he must go. Arriving with his family and some of his closest friends on Wantu?Wazuria, the Central Seat of government for the vast, expanding empire, the struggle intensifies as Efuru, the evil and manipulating wife of the late Emperor Nkombe?the?Great, attempts to thwart his ascension to the throne. This humble, yet lion?hearted youth learns that for the last five hundred years, the Wantu?Wazurians were peaceful and prosperous people. Now, after the Emperors death, his wife fights to have her evil and treacherous son rule, despite the prophecies that the throne would be torn from her grasps and given to an off?worlder. Ignoring the ancient prophecies, Efuru continues her campaign for her sons rights against the Will of God and the Council of Elders who had refused to reinstate him honoring the request of his father on his deathbed. Prince Naamesis, extremely bitter over that decision, rebels and leads a revolt against Darius. But while on Khorsabad, a world outside the Empire, he is killed during an assassin

Author : Janis G. Scalone
Publisher :
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 49,50 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :

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Distant Thunder contains authentic short stories, poems, and excerpts from novels by ethnic minority writers. Informed by reader response theory, the text uses student-centered activities and a reading-process approach to literature. In the spirit of communicative language teaching, Distant Thunder provides abundant opportunities for students to share their written and spoken responses. The text is rich with themes of inner conflict and cultural confrontation and adaptation. It contains stories and poems by Americans of Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Mexican, Native-American, and African descent, whose work will engage readers and encourage meaningful communication. Distant Thunder contains ten units, each centering on a single story or poem accompanied by student-centered, reader response activities and language exercises. The book introduces various literary structures (such as point of view, character, setting) and devotes a section in each unit to a focus on language. The text encourages students and teachers to discover meaning together. Teachers can guide the students's transaction with the stories and poems using the text's numerous activities, ensuring a relevant and meaningful language experience with its high-interest literature.