The Pioneers: Commencement

In today's chaotic world, where it seems impossible to find rational order, two black swan events occur that are seemingly unpredictable and have severe and widespread consequences. First, a group of people disappear all at once, whereabouts unknown. Then, a malevolent world ruler called the Beast or Antichrist comes to power to reign from Israel. But these events are only unpredictable if you disregard biblical predications of things to come. A group of ten hearty souls recognized the times and took a leap of faith to quietly isolate themselves in a remote location for four years, avoiding both the madness of the Beast and God's physical wrath that is poured out to test all humans. Having survived, they have the prospect of being pioneers in a literal one-thousand-year kingdom, ruled by the Lord Jesus Christ, the benevolent King. But first they must travel to Israel for one final judgement to determine whether they are worthy.