Any similarity between events depicted in this book and events occurring in our day is coincidental. Or prophet. Time will determine which. Reverend Jonathan Taylor finds himself fighting for his life - and his very humanity - in a world suddenly gone mad. Skyrocketing news reports of random acts of violence around the globe, rumors of a deadly virus gone airborne and a spike in seismic activity seem far removed from the small town in South Carolina where Jonathan leads his well-ordered life. But as the world loses its grip on self-control, Jonathan realized he, too, is susceptible to the madness gripping the world's population, a madness that is like the awakening of a horrifying inner beast.