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Elijah in jerusalem,the longawaited sequel to the acclaimed, bestselling novel father elijah. Efforts to rally the faithful behind the pope have had almost no success. An apocalypse,is the continuing story of the catholic priest called to confront a powerful politician who could be the antichrist foretold in the bible a convert from judaism, a survivor of the holocaust, and a participant in the founding of israel, father elijah was for decades a monk on mount. A convert from judaism, and a survivor of the holocaust, he has for decades been a carmelite monk on the mountain of the prophet elijah. An apocalypse, is the continuing story of the catholic priest called to confront a powerful politician who could be the antichrist foretold in the bible a convert from judaism, a survivor of the holocaust, and a participant in the founding of. The book was written twenty years ago when people were speculating on what would happen at the turn of the millennium. As the title suggests, its an apocalyptic thriller centered on the work of one priest who ends up bearing significant responsibility for the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Michael david obrien born 1948 is a canadian author, artist, and essayist and lecturer on. Michael obrien, iconographer, painter, and writer, is the popular author of many bestselling novels including father elijah, eclipse of the sun, sophia house, theophilos and island of the world. Father elijah is a convert from judaism, a survivor of the holocaust, a man once powerful in israel.
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