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For eight hundred years, the Knights Templar, a unit of warrior monks chosen by Gabriel, have anticipated the fulfillment of a prophecy. They await John, the disciple whom the Lord loved, to arrive at the monastery they occupy in Scotland. According to the prophecy he is to name the unnamed sword and to protect the ancient relic, the Holy Grail. In addition, he is charged with the leadership of the knights in the new war. He must save mankind from annihilation by Lucifer and his minions. Will John succeed or fail in his mission? Is this mission more than he can endure?
God’s Assassins confronts many issues that have been prevalent in our world such as pedophilia, homosexuality, alcoholism, drug addiction, witchcraft, and a few others. These issues not only involve Lucifer’s army, but also the army of the Knights Templar. Each character has a past, and you learn about some of them in the course of the book. God’s Assassins tries to illustrate that no matter what you have done in the past, there is always hope for salvation through Christ Jesus.
Mark Paradise has no problem voicing his opinions about what is wrong in the world today, be it about religion or politics. His book is rather edgy and can be found offensive. He points out that the problem with the church is that they are passive participants. The church needs to take a more active role against evil actions. Furthermore, he takes a more personal view and accuses Christians of becoming more tolerant with the attitudes of today when they should be taking action against those that are morally wrong. He is calling for Christians to be more united and to fight evil on all fronts including in the church.
I was not sure what to expect with this book and it did surprise me. I have read books that contain battles, but this one is an all out war against evil. Some of the scenes are shocking. This book may be better suited for those who like action. This book is definitely not for children. It contains some graphic, violent scenes and has some language content. As the author of this book is British, the book contains British slang. I was unsure of the meaning of some of the words, so that makes some of the scenes a little hard to decipher. Overall, the book succeeded in being a call to action.
Review contributed by: Melissa Kammer
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