Elohim III: The Return (22 page)

The Vatican leader contacts the government heads who have met to plan the nuclear assault against Immanuel's ship and the docked flagship orbiting above Bethlehem. He tells them that there will be soon be an opportunity to seize or destroy an Anunna transport vehicle in the valley of Megiddo, but it will take the coordinated effort of all the nations involved to converge on the area with their armies using conventional weaponry, as they are likely to encounter resistance from the Israeli army when crossing their borders.

He then introduces them to General Mastema, claiming that he is the only qualified military commander who can successfully lead such an operation. When Mastema lays out his strategy for coordinating the assault on the Anunna ship, all are persuaded to hand him the reins and lead their armies into battle. Baalthazar expects that their use of nuclear weapons at the same time will result in the destruction of Rome by the asteroid, triggering a world war that will most likely result in the end of all human life on Planet Earth.

In the meanwhile, Tetu and those who serve the seven churches of Immanuel have been overwhelmed by the number of people in Rome and Jerusalem who have come to the realization that all of the things which have been happening in the world can only mean that Immanuel was indeed the promised Messiah spoken of by the prophets of the Bible, and that he has returned and removed his church. Throngs of people begin to gather in the streets of every major city, praying on their knees together, weeping, wailing, and calling for Immanuel to save them from the plagues and the destruction yet to come. Everyone who does so is given the Paraclete, and their names are recorded in Elohim's book of Life.

When the tenth day of the month finally arrives, the nation's armies under the command of General Mastema, who is accompanied by the leader of the Vatican and all of the Anunna rebels, cross the borders into Israel and converge in the valley of Megiddo. Unbeknownst to Mastema, his every move is still being tracked. Immanuel orders the New Jerusalem and the flagship to descend above
Tel Megiddo
. As soon as they enter Earth's atmosphere, Gabriel alerts Immanuel that incoming nuclear missiles are being launched in their direction.

Each missile is pre-programmed to land in the Mediterranean Sea if it misses its target. Commander Abgal maneuvers the ship back above the atmosphere out of reach of the missiles, which soon begin detonating in the sea. Michael is then commanded to engage the enemy with his Anunna army, take Mastema and the Vatican leader captive and kill all of the remaining Anunna rebels who resist capture. All of the rebels fight to the death, rather than being taken as prisoners. Those left alive of the armies of the nations retreat back across the borders.

Immanuel and Gabriel join Michael in transporting Mastema and the Vatican leader above Mount Aetna. Both are then tossed out of the hatch into the active volcano. When their bodies reach the reddish-orange glow of the main caldera, a wave of bright yellow and white light splashes, glowing brilliantly as puffs of smoke rise upward, letting the crew know that their executions are done.

Baalthazar is soon located on his yacht, which is boarded and seized. He is placed in chains, and told that he will no longer be afforded the choice of going to Titan, but that his son, Sin, may yet choose to do so. Baalthazar is then allowed to enter into his mini-sub, go below the surface into the abyss, and retrieve him. When the sub returns to the surface, Sin is the only one inside.

Immanuel orders Michael to locate the entrance to the underground abode and seal it, locking Baalthazar inside the ancient palace of the gods. Every measure is taken to insure that there are no other exits and that all communications with the outside world are impossible. Of all the Anunna rebels besides Baalthazar, Sin is the only one left alive. Titan will be his new home.

The waters of the Mediterranean and the surrounding tidal lands are now so contaminated with radiation poisoning that all of the fish begin to die and float on the surface. The biological chain reaction resulting from such a massive die-off will inevitably result in an environmental disaster comparable to the plagues of Egypt during the time of Moses, but on a global scale. Immanuel calls for his chief engineer, Parat, to come up with a plan to contain the radiation poisoning so that it does not continue to spread throughout the world's oceans.

Parat, whose name in ancient Sumerian texts was Enbilulu, is one of Baalthazar's sons and Sin's brother. Elohim adopted Parat when he was younger, and it was Parat who engineered the building of all the underground cities on Eris before the planet's atmosphere collapsed over three shars before. Parat recommends the closing off of the sea at the Straights of Gibraltar and at the Suez Canal, which will isolate the Mediterranean. Then he suggests that the water be treated with a bio-engineered bacteria that will turn the surface waters red, but over time will absorb the radiation and contain it. The process will seal the contamination on the surface, but the water below the surface will most likely remain contaminated for centuries. The bacteria will need to be introduced into the tidal lands and all of the rivers that empty into the sea, so that the radiation around the river mouths is contained first.

The effort is ordered to begin immediately, and many of the Anunna ships begin spraying the tidal lands, rivers and seaways. However, many people have already been exposed to high levels of radiation, which results in radiation sickness and associated disorders. Most blame the Anunna for their health problems and for having contaminated the water, causing it to turn red. A peak in the
solar cycle
,
added to the effects of increasing global temperatures, results in extreme heat and drought in the region. This is also blamed on the Anunna.

Immanuel asks Abgal to coordinate an Igigi effort to begin transporting the water pumping stations on Europa to the Mediterranean and Parat begins construction of additional pump stations. New receiver stations are ordered for Mars. Efforts are soon underway to drain the water of the Mediterranean into dry lakes and canyons on Mars. The land exposed when the waters of the Mediterranean recede can then be reclaimed.

The process of molecular transportation will eliminate all radioactive residue, so that the water arriving on Mars will be pure and free of contamination. Anunna engineers are also set to work creating newly designed receiver stations that will separate the water arriving on Mars into oxygen and hydrogen gas to thicken the Martian atmosphere, while adding greenhouse gases to absorb additional solar radiation and prevent the newly arriving oxygen from escaping the atmosphere into space.

The citizens of Rome and their leaders in the Vatican continue to curse the Anunna and blame the alien invaders for all of mankind's problems. Immanuel is still undecided about whether or not to destroy the city altogether by diverting the asteroid in orbit toward it. He decides on one last tactic that will allow the people of Rome to decide for themselves, and orders the New Jerusalem and the flagship to be separated. Then he instructs Abgal to take New Jerusalem above Rome, so that the entire city is darkened beneath the shadow of the enormous craft.

Jesus, the son of Ananias, is given one last opportunity to warn the people of Rome to heed his warning. He descends from below the ship above St. Peter's Square and begins to shout again,
"
Woe, woe, woe to this city!"
His message is announced from the ship's external audio and reaches everyone below the vessel. All of Rome hears Jesus preaching, "Go out from her, my people; that you be not partakers of her sins and that you receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and the Lord hath remembered her iniquities."
--Revelation 18:4-5
(RHE)

21. The Last Great Day

"And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail."
--Revelation 11:19

Word spreads quickly to all those in Vatican City that Jesus has returned and is warning everyone to evacuate Rome. The people of the city have already begun to panic, taking refuge in every underground shelter available, as the giant Anunna ship hovers overhead. Rome is in a state of twilight, darker than any eclipse. Many believe that going underground will save them, but others decide to evacuate immediately and head out in every direction.

Soon every road and every highway leading away from Rome is congested. Vehicles collide and others simply stall from running out of fuel, blocking the roads and highways. People who cannot escape fall on their knees, while looking upward at the ship over their heads, raising their hands in supplication and pleading for mercy.

Seeing the sights below them, Immanuel orders Abgal to retract the sides of the craft. The hinged decks unlock and the golden decks are lowered, exposing the spaces between each of the twelve levels of the craft to open air for the first time since New Jerusalem was being prepared for launch from Eris. The ark of the covenant inside Immanuel's throne room is moved to the outer deck and raised above the railings for all to see.

Dark clouds that have moved in above the ship generate lightning bolts that are attracted to the ship and move through the air below it. The 144,000 resurrected martyrs go to the decks and look below to see a city in chaos, with thousands of people running for their lives and as many cars trying to leave the area and get out from beneath the shadow of their vessel.

Immanuel decides to return Jesus ben Ananias to the ship, and onlookers watch from Saint Peter's square, as he ascends upward and is taken aboard again. The vibrations and thunderous roar coming from the main engines below the giant ship, combined with lightning and thunder from the storm clouds above it, break windows and shake the city's older buildings, causing many to collapse as if they had been struck by earthquakes.

Immanuel announces to all those aboard, "Behold the city of your tormentors! Babylon is fallen!"

The 144,000 soon recognize that Rome is now nothing more or less than one of thousands of cities in the world. They begin to take pity on those below them, who are in fear of their lives, and soon raise their voices to tell Immanuel they have seen enough. They urge him to be merciful to the people below them, and tell him that their true persecutors, who lie buried as dust and ashes in the ground, can now be forgotten.

Immanuel takes pity on the people of Rome and tells Jesus ben Ananias that he will henceforth be known as a false prophet, like Jonah was to the people of Nineveh.

"Rome is spared," says Immanuel. "Abgal, take us to Jerusalem!"

All of the nations of the world finally disarm their nuclear weapons, and the Anunna confiscate the fissionable materials in all of their warheads. Immanuel instructs the Anunna ships to maneuver the asteroid in orbit above the planet to be removed and driven harmlessly into space. The nations celebrate to finally be relieved of the impending threat. All of the radioactive material from the warheads is loaded into a probe and sent into space on a collision course for the sun.

The beginning of the twenty-second day of the seventh month at sundown in Jerusalem marks the end of the
Feast of Tabernacles
. Known as the Eighth Day of Assembly (or
Shemini Atzeret
), it is the last of the annual holy day sabbaths observed by the Jewish people. Immanuel instructs Abgal to extend the landing gear and land the New Jerusalem on the
Mount of Olives
. Gabriel is told to have the captain of the flagship descend on
Mount Zion
, after the New Jerusalem has landed. Immanuel's wedding day has finally arrived. The first event to be held this evening will be his coronation ceremony, when he is crowned Earth's new king.

Both ships activate their landing lights, which brightens the whole area, including the Kidron Valley that lies between the two mountains. The weight of the New Jerusalem cracks the foundation of the bedrock below the Mount of Olives, creating an earthquake and opening an underground artesian spring that begins to flow in two directions. One stream flows west toward the Mediterranean and the other flows east toward the Dead Sea.

The arrival of the colossal craft and the earthquake created by the landing of the New Jerusalem creates panic among the citizens of Jerusalem and the surrounding areas. Many begin to evacuate the city. Men look up in awe as the fleet's flagship descends on Mount Zion, appearing as a giant golden pyramid. They watch from miles away, as the decks of the flagship are also lowered, revealing its colossal ziggurat configuration that precisely matches the appearance of the New Jerusalem ship. The entire city is bathed in the light emanating from the peaks of both Anunna craft.

Michael soon arrives with his ship and descends upon the Temple Mount between the other ships. When its bay doors are opened, his army cavalry corps exits. Each officer is riding a white stallion. The lead troopers behind Michael are escorting a riderless white steed, the finest of the herd. They move as a group through the Kidron Valley, ascend to the top of the Mount of Olives, and assemble in formation upon their arrival at the main entry gate of New Jerusalem. The company's bugler raises his trumpet and sounds the call announcing their arrival. Michael steps down from his horse, takes the reins of the riderless stallion and walks ahead of the troop to the gate where he waits at attention.