4: 16: Twelve Faction Stories of the Rapture

By Reed Rogers

What if the Rapture happened exactly as the Bible describes - at 4:16?

One ordinary moment. One global instant. The trumpet sounds.

In that single heartbeat, the dead in Christ rise first - from ancient tombs, from cremation urns, from open caskets, from blood-stained stages, and even from low-Earth orbit. Then the living believers are caught up to meet the Lord in the air.

Follow twelve ordinary people in their final moments on Earth:

A freight train engineer who pulls the emergency brake to save a cityA pilot whose empty seat sends a 777 into uncontrolled descentA death-row inmate falsely accused who receives the ultimate pardonAn astronaut who vanishes during a live spacewalkAn unborn child taken by mercy from her unbelieving motherA nuclear plant operator whose quick action prevents disasterA U.S. Secretary of Defense who disappears mid-briefingAnd many more - including a Sunday-school teacher rising from her own funeral and a young martyr ascending moments after being shot.

Blending real professions, real science, and real Scripture, 4:16 is a powerful "faction" story - fact and fiction woven together - that brings 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 to vivid life.

What would you do if the trumpet sounded today?

For readers who love Left Behind, end-times fiction, and stories that make Scripture feel urgently real, 4:16 is a gripping, hope-filled reminder that glory can break in at any moment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GXKX835B
• ISBN13: 9798257726552
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 52 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"