Underground Zealot 01 - Soon by Jerry Jenkins

Author:Jerry Jenkins
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2011-06-11T15:18:40+00:00

She laughed. “And what would the NPO do if there had been a supernatural occurrence?”

“Probably the same thing they did in Washington, Gulfland, and San Francisco.”

She raised her eyebrows. “Why should I talk to you?”

He pulled out a handful of leaves from his pocket. “Because of these. I know what they signify: ‘Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.’”

She said nothing.

“‘To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.’”

She appeared to relax. “You seem to know what you’re talking about.

What do you want with me?’”

“Well, first, why would a believer work for Demetrius?”

“I’m trained in finance,” she said. “It’s no worse than anywhere else.

All the financiers worship money. Plus, I’m not alone. There are almost thirty of us believers there. We’re nothing compared to the total, but we’ve made progress. Things are a little more open here than in the rest of the country, and we’re careful. People get to know we’re believers, and they want to know about things like the oil well fires in Texas and the cherry blossoms. They want to know what these things mean. We believe they signal the beginning of the end, and we say so.”

“Risky.”

“That’s our lives. Yours too if you’re working for Uncle Sam.”

Paul shrugged. “Can’t argue with that.”

They sat in silence for a moment. “Tell me, Phyllis,” Paul said finally,

“what do you think is going on at your firm?”

“I think it’s God.”

“What do you mean? I should tell you, I’m new at this.”

“At the NPO?”

“At being a believer. What did God do?”

“Well, Ephesus was a greedy man. Arrogant. He ridiculed Dolores and challenged God. He thought he was above the law and beyond God’s reach.”

“Dolores? The missing one? Did you know her?”

“Not well. She was one of the new ones hired to buy up silver. She didn’t like what Ephesus wanted her to do.”

“Did he hurt her?”

“I don’t know. I pray she ran away when word of this ‘curse’ got out, so she wouldn’t be arrested as a Christian. If he did something to her, we’d never find out. He’s rich enough to cover it forever.”

“What about the guards? That story true?”

She nodded. “I knew them both. And I haven’t seen them since.”

“What do you think they saw in the vault?”

Phyllis shrugged. “God. Some evidence of God.”

“What about Arthur?”

“Arthur idolizes his older brother. But he was never as ruthless. We pray for him.”

“You what? For Demetrius?”

“Of course. We’re supposed to love our enemies.”

“That can’t be easy though, can it, Phyllis?”

She hesitated. “No, but when you think about it, it’s a privilege.”

“I think I’d be tempted to pray he would come to a bad end,” Paul said.

“Oh no, sir. We pray for his salvation.”

19

Paul and Phyllis agreed she should head back to the office a full five minutes before he did. It was a little before six-thirty,

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