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"I will return before you must leave and tell you about it."
David sat shaking his head. How he wished he could see what was going on. But
the theater of the mind was that much better anyway. Carpathia called someone
to fetch Walter Moon, and then he had
Moon "bring me that costume."
Moon told him the caravan to Pilate's court would be leaving inside ten
minutes. "Did Reverend
Fortunate run down the sites for you?"
"No. He seems to be in considerable discomfort."
"Still? Well, we go from Pilate's court to the street. A ways down we have Viv
Ivins in place to meet with you as a stand-in for your mother." David heard
the rustle of paper-a map, he assumed.
"Here's where we have a young woman come out and wipe your face; then two
stops later you exhort the women of Jerusalem. And then, after Golgotha, you
see Viv again, playing your mother. Then it's on to the Garden Tomb."
Someone seemed to be making a sound through his teeth, and David couldn't
imagine Moon doing that in front of Carpathia. Finally Nicolae said, "All
right, cut out half of these. This part, and that one with Viv, and this, and
the one with the young woman and the speech to the women, this one, and the
last one with Viv."
"May I ask-"
"The point is reenacting, Walter. Half of these never happened."
"We don't know that. They're tradi-"
"They never happened. Believe me. I know."
"You'll want to change clothes now?"
"As soon as Leon is finished in the-ah, Leon! Feeling better?"
"Sadly, no."
"So what is it?"
"I'd rather not talk about this with you, sir."
"Nonsense! So is it a bite?"
"I don't think so, sir. But it's large and painful and infected."
"And it is right there?"
"Yes." Leon sounded miserable.
"Poor man! A sore on your left-"
"Yes. On my, uh-on my behind."
Carpathia seemed to be stifling a giggle. "You must tell me about the image."
"On the way, sir. I was hoping you'd notice."
"Notice?"
"My mark."
"Let me see! On your hand! Striking! Two-one-six! Excellent. Thank you, my
friend. Does it hurt?"
"I wouldn't know. Because of the, uh-"
"Yes, well. . ."
"Anyway, I'll show you the chosen image. It's life-size and gold and
beautiful. And when I had taken the mark of loyalty, I fell before it and
worshiped."
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"Bless you, Leon. And may you heal quickly."
THREE
HATTIE KNELT in her hotel room in Tel Aviv, thanking God for all she had
learned from Tsion Ben-
Judah in such a short time. She thanked him for Leah and for Chaim and
especially for Buck, whom she had met even before he became a believer. She
thanked God for Rayford, who first told her about Christ. She thanked him for
Albie who, for some reason, cared so much for her.
As she prayed, she became aware of someone standing in her room. Here she was,
one who always checked everywhere before locking herself in. No one else could
have been there. Yet the sound of his words made her lower her face to the
floor as if in a deep sleep. Suddenly a hand touched her, which made her
tremble. And a voice said, "O daughter, you are greatly beloved of God.
Understand the words I speak to you, and stand upright, for I have been sent
to you."
Hattie had read Dr. Ben-Judah's story of being spoken to in a dream, and she
stood, shaking. The voice said, "Do not fear, for from the first day you
humbled yourself before your God, your words were heard. I have come because
of your words."
"May I know who speaks to me?" Hattie managed.
"I am Michael."
Hattie was too terrified to say anything eloquent. She said, "What are you
supposed to tell me?"
He said, "I have come to make you understand what will happen in these latter
days." Hattie felt so privileged she couldn't say anything. And Michael added,
"O daughter greatly beloved, fear not!
Peace be to you; be strong, yes, be strong! Accept not the blasphemy of the
evil one and his false prophet. If you are wise, you shall shine like the
brightness of the firmament. Those who turn many to righteousness shall shine
like the stars forever and ever. Many shall be purified, and made white and
refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall
understand, but the wise shall understand."
Hattie sat panting. She took the message to mean she was to speak out against
the lies of
Antichrist. She prayed that God would give her the courage, because she could
only imagine what would happen. She couldn't sleep and asked God if she was
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