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2020

Format:	Large Print, Book
Author:	VanLiere, Donna, 1966- author.
Title:	The time of Jacob's trouble / Donna VanLiere.
Edition:	Center Point Large Print edition.
Publisher, Date:	Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2020.
Description:	431 pages (large print) ; 23 cm large print
Summary:	"A typical day at the rehabilitation center turns into a nightmare for Emma Grady when her favorite physical therapy patient vanishes in front of her, along with several colleagues. Fear turns to chaos as Emma begins the frantic race from Brooklyn to Queens, anxious to discover if her boyfriend is safe. Subways are closed, graves are open, and countless people have inexplicably disappeared. Mayhem erupts as terror grips the residents of New York City. Was this a terrorist attack? An alien abduction? Or has evil been unleashed? What else could make so many vanish in a moment? And not just in New York, but all over the globe. With so many people missing, Emma wonders if this is the predicted end of the world and begins a desperate search to discover the answers"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects:	Rapture (Christian eschatology) -- Fiction. End of the world -- Fiction. Christian fiction. Religious fiction. Inspirational fiction. Large type books.
Notes:	Includes bibliographic references and Internet addresses.
LCCN:	2020934776
ISBN:	9781643586663 1643586661
Other Number:	1179242359
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
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Control Number:	1080951
Call Number:	VANLIERE D
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Donna VanLiere has written numerous books including The Good Dream, Finding Grace, The Angels of Morgan Hill, and The Christmas Light. The Christmas Shoes and The Christmas Blessing were both adapted by CBS television into movies. She has received a Retailer's Choice Award for Fiction, a Dove Award, a Silver Angel Award, and an Audie Award for best inspirational fiction. She is also a popular conference speaker and has appeared at numerous women's and family events.

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VanLiere (The Christmas Secret) provides a moving, fast-paced account of the end times. Physical therapist Emma Grady is just arriving for a long day of work when a client disappears right in front of her. Meanwhile, Elliott Hirsch is at a funeral when graves are opened and people--both living and dead--disappear; and Dr. Zerah Adler witnesses others in his office disappear. Across the globe people are disappearing, ushering in chaos and confusion. As cities collapse and governments scramble to explain and rebuild, Elliott and Zerah both feel called to spread the Gospel, and Emma connects with friends and others who now believe the disappearances are part of God's prophecy to prepare for hard days ahead--and the budding of new faith. At the end of this well-crafted dystopian saga, VanLiere includes an epilogue as a blueprint of where these prophecies can be found in the Bible and a deeper study of what the verses mean. Filled with heavy warning but hope, this speculative tale of the realization of prophecy will please readers who enjoy James Rubart. (Mar.)

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A typical day at work turns into a nightmare for Emma Grady when her favorite patient and several colleagues vanish in front of her. Fear turns to chaos as Emma begins the frantic race from Brooklyn to Queens, anxious to discover if her boyfriend is safe. Subways are closed, graves are open, and countless people have inexplicably disappeared. Mayhem erupts as terror grips the residents of New York City. What could make so many vanish in a moment? And not just in New York, but all over the globe? Emma wonders if this is the predicted end of the world and begins a desperate search for answers.

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