Secrets of the Heart: Lily Among Thorns “Under the Spotlight”

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Lily Among Thorns

Secrets of the Heart

Lily Among Thorns "Under the Spotlight"

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Lily Among Thorns Song of Solomon 2:2 In The Last Days 2nd Peter 3:3 Part 1

Secrets of the Heart

Under the Spotlight

Memories, Chapter 1, Page 5, Lily's Thoughts

Sinister Enmity, Lily's Thoughts

A all-consuming “Sinister Enmity” is swiftly enveloping the globe, and at present, as a Christian young woman living in the most perilous time in history. I pondered while searching the Holy Scriptures for answers why it is I feel like a small benevolent cog in a gigantic fierce malevolent machine, and with this, I started to read as it is written in James 3: 14-18, But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

Stefan

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Chapter 3, Going From Bad to Worse, Chapter 3, Page 119, Stefan Said

My Official Title, Stefan Said

“And you might say how it is you then get people the likes of me. Well, behind these walls my official title is SPF Commander Stefan Gerard Strobeck.”

Author's Commentary

Horrific Time

The central character Lily living at the moment in the most Horrific Time of the “Last Days” where a Demonic Police State is rapidly presenting itself onto the scene to invade the private lives of the unsuspecting SOULS of the earth. The opening scene in this heartwarming love story yet terrifying tale Lily Among Thorns. Lily is alone on her lunch-break at work reading her Bible and being a curious sort’ she knows without a doubt a truthful answer to prophetic time-clock can only be found in one place the Sacred Text that is the “Word” of God the Holy Bible as it is written in 2nd Peter 1:19, We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts.

Stronghold

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Revealeth Secrets

Daniel 2:28, But there is a God in the heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed are these.

Going From Bad to Worse Chapter 3, Page 117

Good vs Evil, Lily's Thoughts

I then heard the door unlock with a click behind me, and with trembling hands and heart pounding, I knew myself to be on the front lines and was about to partake in the aged old battle between "Good vs Evil."

Your Title Goes Here

Stefan & Lily

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Going From Bad to Worse, Chapter 3, Page 126

In My Power, Stefan Said

“I want to help you, Lillian, and the first chance I get, I’ll see to it you’re out of here. Even if it be in my custody and if it were in my power, I’d let you and Rawlands go right now, to go and live out the remainder of yours days in peace. But there are powers that be above my authority who are determined not to let this happen.”

Secrets of the Heart

Under the Spotlight

Caleb & Lily

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Shape Up & Fly Right, Chapter 2, Page 102,

Regrettable Reality, Lily's Thoughts, Caleb Said

I just knew by his expression he knew me to speak the truth, and even so, and with this being my regrettable reality, I quickly turned back round before his adoring eyes would change my resolve. Taking a deep breath, I was just on the verge of making my final move when he went on ahead and said the words I’d only been able to dream of him saying to me thus far.

“I Love you, Lily.”

Going From Bad to Worse, Chapter 3, Page 115

Going From The Fry Pan And Into The Fire, Lily's Thoughts

Good riddance was my first impulse, but not even a moment later, I felt like I was going from out of the fry pan and into the fire.

HEADQUARTERS

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Secrets of the Heart

Psalms 44:21, Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Author's Commentary

A Time , No, Nor Ever Shall Be

The portrait picture above portrays the likeness of the main characters Lily & Caleb a Christian loving couple in the Enthralling and Moving Love Story, that is the contemporary novel, Lily Among Thorns Part 1.

Caleb’s Christian pilgrimage leads to a direct confrontation deep inside hostile territory straight to the “Belly of the Beast” of the Global Demonic Cabal’s mighty stronghold S. P. Headquarters “SECURITY POLICE HEADQUARTERS”!

Thus by default Lily to Caleb’s horror she to ends up at S. P. Headquarters! Destiny has chosen this loving couple to live at such a time as this the Lord Jesus called the “GREAT TRIBULATION” as it is written in Matthew 24:21, For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

Caleb

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Going From Bad to Worse, Chapter 3, Page 148, Caleb Said

Out of Danger, Caleb Said

“I am pleading with you, Lily, to see things as they are. Don’t you know it’s what I hope for and pray for. That you will be safe and out of the hands of these wicked men. Please Lily, please give me the peace of mind in knowing you’ll be out of danger. Now I want you to promise me, on our love for one another, that by whatever act of God, if there be a way for you to get yourself out of this hellish nightmare, you will take it and run. And to never look back.”

Secrets of the Heart

Under the Spotlight

Jared & Lily

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Your Title Goes Here

Going From Bad to Worse, Chapter 3, Page 116

Secrets Well Hidden, Lily's Thoughts

I first noticed the drab grey colors of the floors and walls, and to exemplify the dreary surroundings were steel doors flanking the corridor, no doubt used to keep all their dirty little secrets well hidden.

Prison Cells

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All is Lost, Chapter 4, Page 150

State of Disbelief, Lily's Thoughts

I found myself in a state of disbelief, which turned into contempt by the time it took me to take my very next step, because who should I find fraternizing with the enemy. None other than Jared Hargrove!

Secrets of Men

Romans 2:12, In the days when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

Author's Commentary

Last Generation

Exploring the Biblical “End Times” prophecy envelopes the entire human history and so it is with the Holy Scriptures from the first book of the Genesis, to the very last pages of the book of Revelation. The novel Lily Among Thorns a 3 Part Trilogy takes the reader on a perilous, but heartwarming romantic story of a young woman in her mid-twenties, and as a Bible Believing Christian living as a part of the “Last Generation.” Persecution is on the horizon for the faithful living in the rapidly rising of the “Global Beast Regime,” as it is written in Luke 21:32, Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

Secrets of the Heart

Under the Spotlight

Lily & Stefan

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All is Lost, Chapter 4, Pages 176, 177

Favorable Results, Lily's Thought, Lily Said, Jared Said

Patiently waiting to see if I would respond, I came around to Jared’s thoughtfulness and said, getting straight to the point, “How were you able to get me out of headquarters”

“…..I’d rather not go into details on just exactly how I finally did manage to get you out, because the less you know, the better off you are…..But I don’t think I would have been able to achieve favorable results it it hadn’t been for a Commander Strobeck.”

Lily

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All is Lost, Chapter 4, Page 177

Eyewitness to the Brutality, Lily's Thoughts

But I was surprised to hear Stefan Strobeck helped me…… I kept the eyewitness to the brutality of the past experience to myself and continued to listen.

Going From Bad to Worse, Chapter 3 Page 117

Room No Bigger Than A Walk In Closet, Lily's Thoughts

Once the door buzzed and clicked open. The guard led me into a room no bigger than a small walk-in closet. Once inside, the door automatically clicked shut, and with this happenstance came a most disturbing thought. There was no escaping this Nightmare ever!

INTERROGATION ROOM

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Secret Chambers

Matthew 24:26, Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert, go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

Author's Commentary

Inhabiters Of The Earth

The enemy, that “Old Serpent” emits great wrath upon the Earth knowing he has but a short time to execute his evil plan of deception and lies on the unsuspecting SOULS of Earth, as it is written in Revelation 12:12, Therefore rejoice ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! For the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

History is repeating itself forthwith as it is written in Ecclesiastes 1:9, The thing that hath been, is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

And such as it was for the persecuted 1st Century Christian; so shall it be for the Christian believing in the Gospel message of salvation through the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in the “Time of the End” considered a crime against the state as it is written in Revelation 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Stefan

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All is Lost, Chapter 4, Page 178

No Consoling, Lily's Thoughts

But there would be no consoling me at this point, and after turning away, I took to my feet and stared out into the world, which now seemed forever just beyond my reach.