Running from Martial Law

.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dorothy Schmidt Writes—Running From Martial Law—End Times Novel 

Dorothy Schmidt writes, Running From Martial Law, life after the Rapture.

BAXTER, MN

—June 12, 2009—Holy Fire Publishing (www.christianpublish.com ) releases Running From Martial Law (Paperback, US $14.99, ISBN#978-1-60383-191-8). Dorothy Schmidt’s novel portrays life after the “catching away.”

Forty-five-year-old Hannah is not ready to submit to Jesus when her friend Barb tells her to prepare for the “catching away.” After the Rapture takes place, Hannah (now fully submitted to Jesus) works to bring others to salvation, gathering and protecting them in the Underground Church of Jesus Christ built by believers living as First-century Christians. Hannah battles wild animals, earthquakes, martial law patrols, hunger and more, while on mission trips to the deep woods to harvest others running from Martial Law. At last, Hannah’s joy is complete when Jesus visits her in the millennial garden.

“Barb figured that when ‘the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together;’ from Revelation 6:14 will be the defining moment: Jesus will catch the faithful believers away to Himself to the person of God. She said the next thing we will know is … the standing before God, saying, “Salvation to God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb.”  I couldn’t imagine what she was saying would happen, but she was literally glowing, and I was happy she was happy. With sweeping arms she described the heavens departing as a scroll when right before my eyes, she dematerialized—literally’ … ‘I confessed right off the top that I had maxed out yesterday. I had a moment where I felt I needed to go back and just help Pa and Ma. But, when I came to myself after the persecution report, and realized what Joe and Marty saw (the beheading of men and women by patrols) just might be me down the road, well, it was okay with me. It would just mean I go home and see my caught-away friend, Barb, and rest in the bosom of God. I would love that so—no more fear. No more going terror-stricken. ‘We must push on,’ I said.”—Excerpt

“World events have followed the book of Revelation’s pattern for many years, and never so much as now. With a finger on the pulse of ministries around the world, as well as in secular news, people commonly proclaim “biblical proportions” to events, lining these events up with the Word of God as never before. Earthquakes with death counts reaching biblical proportions have occurred in Pakistan; accounts of weather (Hurricane Katrina) have reached biblical proportions, as well as endless wars and rumors of wars. I have prayerfully written this book to remind people that God, Who is our Heavenly Father, His son Jesus Christ, and His Holy Spirit are “the same today, yesterday and forever,” as the Bible says in Hebrews 13:8.”—Dorothy [Dot] Schmidt                                                                

What readers say: “Not just a thriller, it takes a look at how life might be in tumultuous times in the future. Written with a solid Biblical base and scriptural accuracy.”—John Schmidt

Dorothy Schmidt, a 30-year nurse, supports and leads small mission teams, volunteering in medical service, church construction, and VBS in Guatemala. She attends a small ELCA mission church in Baxter, Mn. named Rejoice Lutheran Church, participates in an interfaith hospitality network, prayer chain, local food pantries, and evangelistic outreach in the USA and Mexico. Her passion is missions and missionaries, prayer, Bible study, and unity with her family and friends. Her pioneer spirit interests her in gardens, canning, and freezing foods. She and husband Gary (deceased) were married 42 years. They have two adult children and three grandsons. Web site: http://RunningFromMartialLaw.com/ Blog: http://ontherunfrommartiallaw.blogspot.com/

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