{"id":22,"date":"2026-01-19T14:40:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T20:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preachingfromthebible.net\/thelastdays\/?p=22"},"modified":"2026-03-16T21:54:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T03:54:20","slug":"preface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preachingfromthebible.net\/thelastdays\/preface\/","title":{"rendered":"Preface"},"content":{"rendered":"

Preface<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear readers,<\/p>\n

This novel series consists of seven parts, including the Preface, the Call, and five main sections.<\/p>\n

The first part has ten chapters, and the fourth part has fourteen chapters. The second, third, and fifth parts each have seven chapters.<\/p>\n

The number 14 represents the faithfulness of God in fulfilling His promises, including the promise of salvation and judgment.<\/p>\n

The number 10 represents completeness in number; completeness in the physical order; the duties and responsibilities of humankind; and completeness in a person\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

The number 7 represents spiritual completeness; the completeness and holiness of God; and the completeness of God\u2019s purposes and plans.<\/p>\n

The number 5 represents the grace, goodness, and kindness of God toward humankind.<\/p>\n

Therefore, the structure of the book speaks of the love, grace, will, and plan of the God for humankind. It speaks of the completeness of the Church\u2014those who choose to believe and receive His salvation. It speaks of the righteous judgment of the world according to the holiness of the God. It speaks of the grace by which the God restores all things.<\/p>\n

This novel series is written with one single purpose: to bring the truth of salvation from the God to many people.<\/p>\n

That means we use a fictional story to present the truths of God\u2019s Word concerning love, grace, the righteous judgment of the God, and His eternally good will for humankind.<\/p>\n

God\u2019s Word is the Bible. You may read the Bible online at the following websites:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/thewordtoyou.net\/bible\/<\/a> <\/p>\n

You may also download the BiblePhone version for use on mobile phones or the BibleView version for use on computers. Please visit the following link for download instructions:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.thanhkinhvietngu.net\/nhu-lieu-doc-thanh-kinh-ngoi-loi\/<\/a> <\/p>\n

Apart from the events that have been prophesied in the Bible, which we use as the foundation for this novel series, other elements such as characters and current situations are fictional or hypothetical.<\/p>\n

Humankind is living in the last days of its history of self-governance. The time when the God judges the sinful world is rapidly approaching; it may be measured only in months. Whether it is ten months, twenty months, or thirty months, it is still an extremely short period of time.<\/p>\n

At the present time, as we write this Preface, we have only a general outline for the book, which we are using as the table of contents. We do not yet know how we will begin or develop the details, or how to create situations that closely reflect real life. We rely entirely on the grace granted by the God, the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and the strengthening of the Christ to complete this novel series.<\/p>\n

The readers of this book will include those who have believed and received the salvation of the God, who are in His Church, who have become His people, as well as those who have not believed and received His salvation.<\/p>\n

For God\u2019s people, we pray that the Holy Spirit will use this book as a tool to encourage you to continue living a holy life according to God\u2019s Word, to serve the Lord wholeheartedly, to serve one another, and together be ready to welcome the Christ. For those who are not yet living wholeheartedly according to God\u2019s Word, we pray that the Holy Spirit will help them to be watchful and alert.<\/p>\n

For those who have not believed and received the salvation of the God, we pray that the Holy Spirit will use this book as a tool to lead you to the truth about the real existence of God, the Creator of all things, and His good will and plan for you. We earnestly hope that you are among those who have not yet believed and received the salvation of the God, so that during or after reading this book you will become believers. We do not want you to remain among those who do not believe and receive the salvation of the God, because their destiny is to be eternally separated from God, to suffer in hell, with no further opportunity for salvation.<\/p>\n

We respectfully ask you to help disseminate this book to many people. The English version is stored in the following two locations:<\/p>\n