The Vanishment

Robert LPN Firth

Description

The VANISHMENT describes a fictional account of a modern day visitation by the late great Jesus Christ. The appearance of the spirit in the personage of the son of God or God himself, with all his miraculous powers, in the back yard of a middle class white guy, begins an astounding series of happenings that change mankind and the world forever.

The book relates the authors rather wry and at times hilarious and wishful account of the "second coming" as has been predicted for two thousand years. Why Jesus decides to visit humanity in 2011 and why he returns to a poolside patio in Boca Raton Florida is left to the imagination of the writer and the reader.

Equally, it remains for the reader to comprehend Jesus' actions as he goes about his business. Most certainly there are echoes of the day of Judgment, so colorfully described in the Book of Revelations, the last chapter in the Christian Bible, dealing with the prophetic visions John, a servant of Jesus, received from God.

The author, in imagining the reasoning and actions of JC as he goes about "cleaning up" the mess mankind has made of his lovely world, delivers to the reader a vision of God's vision of a perfect world, with all its poisonous influences surgically removed by 'miraculous intervention.' Nothing, but nothing, can top God when it comes to removing "stains" from the carpet of history.

From one problem to the other, God, who knows the hearts of all men, makes decisions to improve his world and preserve his chosen people, which, as it turns out, aren't entirety and solely the Jews.

In the end, a perfect world remains, cleansed of all 'evil' influences...... The question for the reader is this: Is the world "fixed" by Jesus Christ a better one?

Sujets

• Philosophie
• Métaphysique
• Metaphysics
• Religion
• Philosophie et théologie

Informations

• Publié par: eBookIt.com
• Date de parution: 21 février 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781456603472
• Langue: English

Extrait

THE VANISHMENT
 
by
Robert Firth
 
Copyright 2011 Robert Firth,
All rights reserved.
 
 
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ISBN-13: 978-1-4566-0347-2
 
 
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FOREWORD
 
By
 
Sir Archibald McLeod, OBE
The VANISHMENT describes a fictional account of a modern day visitation by the late great Jesus Christ. The appearance of the spirit in the personage of the son of God or God himself, with all his miraculous powers, in the back yard of a middle class white guy, begins an astounding series of happenings that change mankind and the world forever.
The book relates the authors rather wry and at times hilarious and wishful account of the “second coming” as has been predicted for two thousand years. Why Jesus decides to visit humanity in 2011 and why he returns to a poolside patio in Boca Raton Florida is left to the imagination of the writer and the reader.
Equally, it remains for the reader to comprehend Jesus’ actions as he goes about his business. Most certainly there are echoes of the day of Judgment, so colorfully described in the Book of Revelations, the last chapter in the Christian Bible, dealing with the prophetic visions John, a servant of Jesus, received from God.
The author, in imagining the reasoning and actions of JC as he goes about “cleaning up” the mess mankind has made of his lovely world, delivers to the reader a vision of God’s vision of a perfect world, with all its poisonous influences surgically removed by ‘miraculous intervention.’ Nothing, but nothing, can top God when it comes to removing “stains” from the carpet of history.
From one problem to the other, God, who knows the hearts of all men, makes decisions to improve his world and preserve his chosen people, which, as it turns out, aren’t entirety and solely the Jews.
In the end, a perfect world remains, cleansed of all ‘evil’ influences…… The question for the reader is this: Is the world “fixed” by Jesus Christ a better one?
 


 
 
 
The Vanishment was written over
a period of ten days.
During that time, the door to my study
remained closed, the phone turned off.
I didn’t reply to emails, tweets, notes
or knocks.
Except for occasional meals, tea and coffee,
my wife, two dogs and the cat
stayed out. Without the understanding of all
this book could not, and would not, have been written.
 


 
 
 
Vanishment explains very well the dangers and differences between secular humanism – "collectivism” as the author labels it and the Judeo-Christian worldview. Seldom does one come across a writer capable of concisely distinguishing so clearly between good and evil. J. Marshal Higginson, Phd,
 
Vanishment discusses how and why many in AMERICA, once the moral lighthouse to the world, abandoned their God for progressivism and political correctness and are now paying the price. The book deals with a masked lying president, a hideous creature of the “collective” who was steering the country to a place they didn’t want to go. Ms. Linda Appleby, London UK
 
CHAPTER 1
JESUS CAME BACK
"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him." Matthew 24:42-44
He always said he would but, what I couldn’t understand was why he decided to show up in my back yard? I still can’t… but, in case you never knew how all this started, you have to hear the story…
It was Easter Sunday, the 24 th of April, 2011. I was reading in my hammock, like always, and thinking how I could possibly make a buck… it was getting harder and harder since obama started squatting in the White House.
Suddenly, there was this shining white light….. It looked like a pillar of brightness, perhaps thirty feet high……….I never saw anything like it or anything to compare it to.
So, there it was, on the edge of my pool maybe fifteen feet from me. A foot appeared from the edge of the light followed by a leg and then “He” stepped out onto the patio.
I remember being surprised how much he looked like his pictures… I mean, I knew who he was right away…… Jesus Christ himself……..right here in my back yard!
I stood up and faced him … I was going to drop to my knees when he said, in the plainest possible English, “Hey, old fellow, it’s all right, hold on, don’t get too excited.” He stepped over to me, the light behind him vanished and- there he was… wearing a white T-shirt and jeans with leather sandals,, but his face, his beard, they were just like I thought he would look …….(later, I learned he does that on purpose, gauging his looks to match expectations )
I managed to say “what……what, is it you? Are you really Jesus.” I know , that was lame and he was probably thinking why did I pick this imbecile… of course, he was Jesus, how the hell (heck, sorry,) could he be anyone else,, how many people pop out of a pillar of light… for God’s sake…upps, sorry, I mean for gosh sakes, he could probably read my thoughts… good grief.,.. !
He sat down at the outdoor table and motioned for me to sit…. I remember thinking how glad I was that Alyona, my wife, had bought the nice new chairs…At the time I didn’t… Good Grief, more money! That’s what I thought at the time…
He said, “no worries old man, I can hear your words and your thoughts… just relax and be calm.. Yes, I’m Jesus and yes, I have come back as I said I would and so, here I am…”
He touched my arm and, My God! His hand was warm and felt perfectly normal…
I managed to ask him if he would like something to drink? Boy was I stupid, but anyway, amazingly, he said “yes, that would be nice, what do you have” I said, “how about iced tea or a beer?” I thought, what the hell, upps, sorry again, what the heck.. I have to watch my thoughts.. I could see him smiling… Good grief, what am I doing offering the Son of God a beer… I can’t believe all this.. maybe I’m just dreaming..?
He said, “Look Robert,” calm down, a beer would be just great.” he knew my name. He smiled at me and said, “Of course, I know your name… I know everybody’s name.” “and yes, I see your thoughts too, so, look, forget the bad language worries, believe me, I’ve heard worse.” “Just be yourself.”
I went into the kitchen and got two cold beers from the fridge… I looked out the window over the sink, he was still there… Holly shit!, this wasn’t a freeken dream.. Jesus was on my patio and we were about to have a beer together…Noway!
I got him a glass, in case, he didn’t want to drink from the can…I heard that rats crap on the cans, so I always use a glass… He took a long drink and, wiping the foam from his beard, said, “that’s good, it’s been a long trip.” I’ll bet!
I asked him if I could ask a question? ”Sure, he said smiling, “what’s on your mind besides a million things?” Well, stammering, I managed to say, “I was wondering what you want and why me? Why not visit the Pope, or the president or someone important? I mean no ones seen you for two thousand years, so why now, why me?”
“Well, Robert, let’s say that I was saving the moment for when my presence might really be needed and this seems to be it… “We have been carefully watching you all here on earth, very carefully. We saw what a great job you did in creating America and we knew you would do OK in the world wars, of course, we helped a bit here and there but, there was never any doubt… Now, today, things are not going well and we decided that this was the time, so, here I am.”
I think I understood him. After all, from my knowledge of history and current events, I too felt that maybe this time, things were really out of control and we didn’t have any one steering the boat who had the faintest clue of what to do…..
Jesus, said, finishing the beer, “look, I’m a bit tired and would like a shower a shave and little rest, would it put you out to let me use your bath and guest room?” “No, no, of course not, come this way?” Then, I thought, oh shit! The bloody dogs, oh, oh, I mean darn, I forgot about the dogs.. they’ll bark their heads off…”Jesus, said, reading my thoughts, “ Robert, no worries about the language…and I’ll take care of the dogs.” And he did…….. He opened the sliding glass door and both of the German Shepherds came up to him wagging their tails and licked his hand.. no barking… They plainly loved him… Of course, how stupid, he’s Jesus, of course they love him.
I showed him the bathroom and bedroom and gave him some towels. He didn’t have a suitcase… I asked him, “Do you want to borrow some clean clothes, we’re about the same size?” “Sure, thanks that would be great.”
He disappeared into the bathroom and, in minutes, I heard the shower running. I went back outside and sat, thinking about what was happening to me and why.
Jesus had showed up about noon. I was still sitting pondering his arrival when, about six thirty, he walked out sitting down at the table. He looked completely different. He had shaved his beard and trimmed his hair. He looked just like anyone else.. I had given him a blue long sleeved shirt and a pair of chinos. Both fit perfectly…His sandals looked OK with the outfit. Jesus, as he appeared to me, was a good-looking guy. Just under six feet, maybe 180 pounds, well built, with deep blue eyes. If you passed him on the street, you would never know who he was… I guess that was the way he wanted it..
He said “Robert, let’s talk