Dystopian

Who will rebuild God's most holy temple, and, at what cost?

In a near-future Jerusalem, harrowing omens plague the a desecrated altar, an unbearable stench, a rampant famine. Shaken but devout, Jonathan, the royal family’s third son, continues to hold services and offer animal sacrifices at the prophesied Third Temple, built to celebrate the founding of the new Kingdom of Judah. His father, Israel’s self-appointed ruler, will surly restore peace and order. But when an angel of God appears and torments Jonathan with warnings of the king’s sacrilege, the foundations of the young priest’s faith—and then his world—begin to give way.
 

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