WARRIORS: IN THE FINAL FRAY
had known for centuries. “I don’t know if this is for tonight or for always, but tonight…” “Tonight, Mary,” he said in English but then continued in Arabic, “I long to know your kisses, your caresses, to feel you next to me.” Their lips met ever so slowly, tenderly at first, searchingly, inquiringly until as if in a moment of definite surrender, Mary pressed her body against his in a passionate embrace. They felt it was more than two hearts could contain, this ecstasy, this total union, this sensation that was much more than human love, more than anything earthly. And in fact, it was more than their two hearts could contain, for that night their ecstasy bridged two worlds. Jesus was ravishing His wild, insatiable Bride; Lenny and Mary were being made one as a team for the days of Tribulation; and Rodrigo Diaz and his beloved Jemain were loving one another through their new assignments. The two loved again and again until breathlessly they lay entwined, whispering words they each had thought they would never say again to another earthly being till the Marriage Supper of the Lamb or later. With words of praise and thankfulness, passion and tenderness, they drifted off into a deep sleep.
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- 11 HOUSE ARREST! According to the arrangements already made secretly with nations that had to be crossed to reach Israel, the hundreds of world government tanks that had been hidden along the various borders were on the move, into Turkey, into Iraq. On down they raced through Syria and Lebanon, while forces of their allies moved from the south and the east toward Israel. As dawn broke on the capitals of the Middle East, One World fighter jets buzzed the Holy City and especially the Temple Mount, sending the populace of Jerusalem and its environs scurrying for cover. Message after message was sent to the joint American-British fleet, asking them to pull back, saying that the One World forces were in control of the situation, and that the presence of American independent troops could only serve to further exacerbate the situation. But the calls went unheeded, and American jets were launched to closely monitor the situation from the air. They soon learned that a large fleet of One World forces was coming up the Suez Canal towards the Mediterranean. Word went out to the American fleet that One World troops would be hosting military exercises in the region, and that any buildups or maneuvers the Americans might witness should not be 71