In Rome, when the Antichrist invites Chelsea to an intimate dinner, his promise of wealth, power, and prestige threaten to ensnare her. In Paris, as Dylan, Margot, and Caleb flee from Unitum Imperium agents, they meet the French ex-spy who promised refuge. But he warns they've been followed, their mutual American friend has disappeared, and he doesn't trust them.In Heaven, the second seal is opened, unleashing the rider on the red horse and planet-wide war.In the South China Sea, a gunner's mate on a nuclear-armed destroyer joins the U.S. fleet as it blocks a belligerent Chinese navy sailing for Taiwan. And in Israel, the Antichrist waits for Russia and the Islamic nations to invade, beginning the Battle of Gog and Magog.

Ahead lies the third seal and world-wide famine. Following that comes the fourth and fifth seals: death for one quarter of the world's population and persecution for anyone refusing to follow the beast.Can anyone survive the next thirty-two months without losing their life? Or their soul?.