Author: Leighton Greene
Publisher: Leighton Greene
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
A mafia Underboss. A federal agent. A forbidden affair that could destroy them both. Special Agent Baxter Flynn's master's thesis on the Morelli Family Underboss was supposed to be the start of a promising career. Instead, his fixation on the mysterious Angelo Messina is starting to blur the lines between attraction and obsession. After a series of slayings in Central Park are blamed on the Morelli Family, Bax is determined to uncover the truth behind the notorious mobster's legendary reputation. But a tense late-night encounter in the Park turns into an assassination attempt on one—or maybe both—of them. Forced into an uneasy alliance against a twisted killer with a deadly agenda, Bax and Angelo are drawn to each other despite everything—their age gap, their conflicting morals, and the fact that they're supposed to be enemies. But with corrupt cops, old vendettas, and their own inner demons to conquer, will the path to a happily ever after be paved with blood? *** Enticed by the Enemy is a M/M mafia romance set in the world of the Morelli Crime Family. It can be enjoyed as a standalone, but it's even more fun to experience the series in order. Characters and events from previous books are referenced.
Enticed by the Enemy
Author: Leighton Greene
Publisher: Leighton Greene
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
A mafia Underboss. A federal agent. A forbidden affair that could destroy them both. Special Agent Baxter Flynn's master's thesis on the Morelli Family Underboss was supposed to be the start of a promising career. Instead, his fixation on the mysterious Angelo Messina is starting to blur the lines between attraction and obsession. After a series of slayings in Central Park are blamed on the Morelli Family, Bax is determined to uncover the truth behind the notorious mobster's legendary reputation. But a tense late-night encounter in the Park turns into an assassination attempt on one—or maybe both—of them. Forced into an uneasy alliance against a twisted killer with a deadly agenda, Bax and Angelo are drawn to each other despite everything—their age gap, their conflicting morals, and the fact that they're supposed to be enemies. But with corrupt cops, old vendettas, and their own inner demons to conquer, will the path to a happily ever after be paved with blood? *** Enticed by the Enemy is a M/M mafia romance set in the world of the Morelli Crime Family. It can be enjoyed as a standalone, but it's even more fun to experience the series in order. Characters and events from previous books are referenced.
Publisher: Leighton Greene
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
A mafia Underboss. A federal agent. A forbidden affair that could destroy them both. Special Agent Baxter Flynn's master's thesis on the Morelli Family Underboss was supposed to be the start of a promising career. Instead, his fixation on the mysterious Angelo Messina is starting to blur the lines between attraction and obsession. After a series of slayings in Central Park are blamed on the Morelli Family, Bax is determined to uncover the truth behind the notorious mobster's legendary reputation. But a tense late-night encounter in the Park turns into an assassination attempt on one—or maybe both—of them. Forced into an uneasy alliance against a twisted killer with a deadly agenda, Bax and Angelo are drawn to each other despite everything—their age gap, their conflicting morals, and the fact that they're supposed to be enemies. But with corrupt cops, old vendettas, and their own inner demons to conquer, will the path to a happily ever after be paved with blood? *** Enticed by the Enemy is a M/M mafia romance set in the world of the Morelli Crime Family. It can be enjoyed as a standalone, but it's even more fun to experience the series in order. Characters and events from previous books are referenced.
Enticed by the Light
Author: Sharon Beekmann
Publisher: Resource Publications (OR)
ISBN: 9781610971515
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
For ten years, Sharon Beekmann trusted the ""spirit guides"" that promised her fulfillment. By the time she discovered their frightening, true identity, it was too late--they had taken control of her mind . . . tormenting her, attacking her sanity, pushing her to the brink of suicide. But in her darkest hour, Sharon discovered a Savior powerful enough to free her from the evil that threatened to destroy her. In Enticed by the Light, Beekmann describes her descent into spiritism and her fierce battle as a Christian convert pitted against terrifying, unseen forces. More than electrifying reading, Enticed by the Light is a revealing look at New Age practices . . . and a remarkable testimony to the liberating power of Jesus Christ. ""Caught in the insidious trap of New Age deception and danger, Sharon Beekmann's journey to freedom is an incredible story of hope, encouragement, and a way out for those still trapped."" Quin Sherrer, author of Miracles Happen When You Pray Sharon Beekmann's personal story provides a much needed message of both alarm and hope. Her shout of warning says that seeking spiritual experience apart from the absolutes of God's Word is a sure road to deceived bondage. Her message of hope assures that the darkest spiritual bondage can be broken when Christ is embraced and darkness is renounced."" Dr. Mark I. Bubeck, International Center For Biblical Counseling ""Numerous people in the West are searching for meaningful spiritual experience by contacting ""angels"" and ""spirit guides."" Sharon Beekmann's story tragically illustrates that not all spirits have our best interest in mind. The good news is that the Lord Jesus Christ offers deliverance and freedom from their deceit and tyranny."" Dr. Clinton E. Arnold, Professor of New Testament Talbot School of Theology ""Sharon Beekmann is a committed Christian who attends our church faithfully and serves Christ well. Sharon has unusual discernment with regard to the spiritual pitfalls of a fallen world. I believe that through this book, the light of Christ will shine on many."" Dr. James S. Dixon, Senior Pastor Cherry Hills Community Church Highlands Ranch, Colorado ""Sharon Beekmann's Enticed by the Light is a psychologically perceptive description of occultism's magnetism for a troubled youth and a moving account of the Lord Jesus Christ's power to liberate a young woman from it. This well-written true story is as intriguing as a novel. ""The book both alerts dabblers in the occult to the dreadful dangers of deceptive ""spirit guides"" and realistically depicts the liberating power of the Holy Spirit-illumined Scriptures presented by understanding, caring people. ""This compelling book vividly illustrates why friends and relatives may become involved in occultism, what they may be going through, and how to help them. Its unique integration of psychological and theological insights should enhance the ability of counselors, pastors, teachers and students to minister for both preventive and restorative purposes. Dr. Gordon R. Lewis, Senior Professor, Denver Seminary Sharon Beekmann is an ordained minister in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. In addition to writing, she teaches books of the Bible at local churches and conducts seminars on biblical demonology. She is General Editor and contributor for the forthcoming Masquerades of Satan: A Handbook on Biblical Demonology.
Publisher: Resource Publications (OR)
ISBN: 9781610971515
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
For ten years, Sharon Beekmann trusted the ""spirit guides"" that promised her fulfillment. By the time she discovered their frightening, true identity, it was too late--they had taken control of her mind . . . tormenting her, attacking her sanity, pushing her to the brink of suicide. But in her darkest hour, Sharon discovered a Savior powerful enough to free her from the evil that threatened to destroy her. In Enticed by the Light, Beekmann describes her descent into spiritism and her fierce battle as a Christian convert pitted against terrifying, unseen forces. More than electrifying reading, Enticed by the Light is a revealing look at New Age practices . . . and a remarkable testimony to the liberating power of Jesus Christ. ""Caught in the insidious trap of New Age deception and danger, Sharon Beekmann's journey to freedom is an incredible story of hope, encouragement, and a way out for those still trapped."" Quin Sherrer, author of Miracles Happen When You Pray Sharon Beekmann's personal story provides a much needed message of both alarm and hope. Her shout of warning says that seeking spiritual experience apart from the absolutes of God's Word is a sure road to deceived bondage. Her message of hope assures that the darkest spiritual bondage can be broken when Christ is embraced and darkness is renounced."" Dr. Mark I. Bubeck, International Center For Biblical Counseling ""Numerous people in the West are searching for meaningful spiritual experience by contacting ""angels"" and ""spirit guides."" Sharon Beekmann's story tragically illustrates that not all spirits have our best interest in mind. The good news is that the Lord Jesus Christ offers deliverance and freedom from their deceit and tyranny."" Dr. Clinton E. Arnold, Professor of New Testament Talbot School of Theology ""Sharon Beekmann is a committed Christian who attends our church faithfully and serves Christ well. Sharon has unusual discernment with regard to the spiritual pitfalls of a fallen world. I believe that through this book, the light of Christ will shine on many."" Dr. James S. Dixon, Senior Pastor Cherry Hills Community Church Highlands Ranch, Colorado ""Sharon Beekmann's Enticed by the Light is a psychologically perceptive description of occultism's magnetism for a troubled youth and a moving account of the Lord Jesus Christ's power to liberate a young woman from it. This well-written true story is as intriguing as a novel. ""The book both alerts dabblers in the occult to the dreadful dangers of deceptive ""spirit guides"" and realistically depicts the liberating power of the Holy Spirit-illumined Scriptures presented by understanding, caring people. ""This compelling book vividly illustrates why friends and relatives may become involved in occultism, what they may be going through, and how to help them. Its unique integration of psychological and theological insights should enhance the ability of counselors, pastors, teachers and students to minister for both preventive and restorative purposes. Dr. Gordon R. Lewis, Senior Professor, Denver Seminary Sharon Beekmann is an ordained minister in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. In addition to writing, she teaches books of the Bible at local churches and conducts seminars on biblical demonology. She is General Editor and contributor for the forthcoming Masquerades of Satan: A Handbook on Biblical Demonology.
The Enemy Within
Author: Kris Lundgaard
Publisher: P & R Publishing
ISBN: 9781629959559
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This revised edition of Kris Lundgaard's best-selling classic brings the wisdom of Puritan John Owen to a broad audience. Find insight, encouragement, and hope for your battle with sin"--
Publisher: P & R Publishing
ISBN: 9781629959559
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This revised edition of Kris Lundgaard's best-selling classic brings the wisdom of Puritan John Owen to a broad audience. Find insight, encouragement, and hope for your battle with sin"--
They Called Us Enemy - Expanded Edition
Author: George Takei
Publisher: Top Shelf Productions
ISBN: 1684068827
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The New York Times bestselling graphic memoir from actor/author/activist George Takei returns in a deluxe edition with 16 pages of bonus material! Experience the forces that shaped an American icon -- and America itself -- in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love. George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his magnetic performances, sharp wit, and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new frontiers in STAR TREK, he woke up as a four-year-old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father's -- and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future. In 1942, at the order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, every person of Japanese descent on the west coast was rounded up and shipped to one of ten "relocation centers," hundreds or thousands of miles from home, where they would be held for years under armed guard. THEY CALLED US ENEMY is Takei's firsthand account of those years behind barbed wire, the terrors and small joys of childhood in the shadow of legalized racism, his mother's hard choices, his father's tested faith in democracy, and the way those experiences planted the seeds for his astonishing future. What does it mean to be American? Who gets to decide? George Takei joins cowriters Justin Eisinger & Steven Scott and artist Harmony Becker for the journey of a lifetime.
Publisher: Top Shelf Productions
ISBN: 1684068827
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The New York Times bestselling graphic memoir from actor/author/activist George Takei returns in a deluxe edition with 16 pages of bonus material! Experience the forces that shaped an American icon -- and America itself -- in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love. George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his magnetic performances, sharp wit, and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new frontiers in STAR TREK, he woke up as a four-year-old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father's -- and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future. In 1942, at the order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, every person of Japanese descent on the west coast was rounded up and shipped to one of ten "relocation centers," hundreds or thousands of miles from home, where they would be held for years under armed guard. THEY CALLED US ENEMY is Takei's firsthand account of those years behind barbed wire, the terrors and small joys of childhood in the shadow of legalized racism, his mother's hard choices, his father's tested faith in democracy, and the way those experiences planted the seeds for his astonishing future. What does it mean to be American? Who gets to decide? George Takei joins cowriters Justin Eisinger & Steven Scott and artist Harmony Becker for the journey of a lifetime.
Claiming the Enemy
Author: Lauren Hawkeye
Publisher: Entangled: Brazen
ISBN: 1633757102
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
Piper Dawson has spent a lifetime living by other people’s rules. She’s worked hard to get what she wants—a residency at her first choice hospital—and no one will ever tie her down again, not even her severe yet incredibly sexy supervisor, Dr. Alexander “Ace” Lennox. Ace is done with love. He’s had his heart shattered, and he never wants to go there again. But when he’s inexplicably enticed by the sexy, tattooed woman with blue streaks in her hair and a perpetual smile on her lips, he figures that maybe he can keep it to just sex. The problem? He thrives on control, and Piper dances just around the edges of it. But when they're together, control is the first thing to go... Each book in the Pulse series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order. Series Order: Book #1 Engaging the Bachelor Book #2 Seducing the Boss Book #3 Claiming the Enemy Book #4 Shocking the Medic
Publisher: Entangled: Brazen
ISBN: 1633757102
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
Piper Dawson has spent a lifetime living by other people’s rules. She’s worked hard to get what she wants—a residency at her first choice hospital—and no one will ever tie her down again, not even her severe yet incredibly sexy supervisor, Dr. Alexander “Ace” Lennox. Ace is done with love. He’s had his heart shattered, and he never wants to go there again. But when he’s inexplicably enticed by the sexy, tattooed woman with blue streaks in her hair and a perpetual smile on her lips, he figures that maybe he can keep it to just sex. The problem? He thrives on control, and Piper dances just around the edges of it. But when they're together, control is the first thing to go... Each book in the Pulse series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order. Series Order: Book #1 Engaging the Bachelor Book #2 Seducing the Boss Book #3 Claiming the Enemy Book #4 Shocking the Medic
Enemy Women
Author: Paulette Jiles
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061741698
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
For the Colleys of southeastern Missouri, the War between the States is a plague that threatens devastation, despite the family’s avowed neutrality. For eighteen-year-old Adair Colley, it is a nightmare that tears apart her family and forces her and her sisters to flee. The treachery of a fellow traveler, however, brings about her arrest, and she is caged with the criminal and deranged in a filthy women’s prison. But young Adair finds that love can live even in a place of horror and despair. Her interrogator, a Union major, falls in love with her and vows to return for her when the fighting is over. Before he leaves for battle, he bestows upon her a precious gift: freedom. Now an escaped "enemy woman," Adair must make her harrowing way south buoyed by a promise . . . seeking a home and a family that may be nothing more than a memory.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061741698
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
For the Colleys of southeastern Missouri, the War between the States is a plague that threatens devastation, despite the family’s avowed neutrality. For eighteen-year-old Adair Colley, it is a nightmare that tears apart her family and forces her and her sisters to flee. The treachery of a fellow traveler, however, brings about her arrest, and she is caged with the criminal and deranged in a filthy women’s prison. But young Adair finds that love can live even in a place of horror and despair. Her interrogator, a Union major, falls in love with her and vows to return for her when the fighting is over. Before he leaves for battle, he bestows upon her a precious gift: freedom. Now an escaped "enemy woman," Adair must make her harrowing way south buoyed by a promise . . . seeking a home and a family that may be nothing more than a memory.
Entice
Author: Jessica Shirvington
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402271298
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
The war between Exiles and Angels is on—and she's wanted by both sides. The hotly anticipated follow-up to Embrace, Entice ramps up the captivating combination of angel mythology, forbidden romance and intense action. Seventeen-year-old Violet Eden's whole life changed when she discovered she is Grigori – part angel, part human. Her destiny is to protect humans from the vengeance of exiled angels. Knowing who to trust is key, but when Grigori reinforcements arrive, it becomes clear everyone is hiding something - even her partner, Lincoln. And now Violet has to learn to live with her feelings for him while they work together to stay alive and stop the exiles from discovering the key to destroy all Grigori. It isn't easy. Especially when the electricity between her and exile Phoenix ignites, and she discovers his hold over her has become more dangerous than ever. The race halfway across the world to find the one artifact that could tilt the balance of power between Angels and Exiles brings them to the cradle of civilization, where Violet's power will be pushed to the extreme. And the ultimate betrayal exposed. The Embrace Series: Embrace (Book 1) Entice (Book 2) Emblaze (Book 3) Endless (Book 4) Empower (Book 5) Praise for the Embrace Series: "A delicious romantic triangle." —USA Today "One of the best YA novels we've seen in a while. Get ready for a confident, kick-butt, well-defined heroine." —RT Book Reviews "Strong, compelling and wonderfully flawed, Violet is the kind of heroine that will keep readers enthralled and rooting for her until the final page is turned." —Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402271298
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
The war between Exiles and Angels is on—and she's wanted by both sides. The hotly anticipated follow-up to Embrace, Entice ramps up the captivating combination of angel mythology, forbidden romance and intense action. Seventeen-year-old Violet Eden's whole life changed when she discovered she is Grigori – part angel, part human. Her destiny is to protect humans from the vengeance of exiled angels. Knowing who to trust is key, but when Grigori reinforcements arrive, it becomes clear everyone is hiding something - even her partner, Lincoln. And now Violet has to learn to live with her feelings for him while they work together to stay alive and stop the exiles from discovering the key to destroy all Grigori. It isn't easy. Especially when the electricity between her and exile Phoenix ignites, and she discovers his hold over her has become more dangerous than ever. The race halfway across the world to find the one artifact that could tilt the balance of power between Angels and Exiles brings them to the cradle of civilization, where Violet's power will be pushed to the extreme. And the ultimate betrayal exposed. The Embrace Series: Embrace (Book 1) Entice (Book 2) Emblaze (Book 3) Endless (Book 4) Empower (Book 5) Praise for the Embrace Series: "A delicious romantic triangle." —USA Today "One of the best YA novels we've seen in a while. Get ready for a confident, kick-butt, well-defined heroine." —RT Book Reviews "Strong, compelling and wonderfully flawed, Violet is the kind of heroine that will keep readers enthralled and rooting for her until the final page is turned." —Kirkus Reviews
My Friend the Enemy
Author: Dan Smith
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545665434
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Peter feels compelled to help a wounded German pilot, but he doesn't want to be a traitor--especially not to his father, who is off fighting the Nazis. A moving story about the moral dilemmas of war. Summer 1941: For Peter, the war is a long way away, being fought by his father and thousands of other British soldiers against the faceless threat of Nazism. But war comes frighteningly close to home one night when a German jet is shot down over the neighboring woods. With his feisty new friend Kim, Peter rushes to the crash site to see if there's anything he can salvage. What he finds instead is a German airman. The enemy. Seriously wounded and in need of aid...Continuing in the tradition of thought-provoking literature about the Second World War, Dan Smith's MY FRIEND THE ENEMY is a thrilling adventure that also personalizes the moral dilemmas faced by the children left behind on the home front.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545665434
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Peter feels compelled to help a wounded German pilot, but he doesn't want to be a traitor--especially not to his father, who is off fighting the Nazis. A moving story about the moral dilemmas of war. Summer 1941: For Peter, the war is a long way away, being fought by his father and thousands of other British soldiers against the faceless threat of Nazism. But war comes frighteningly close to home one night when a German jet is shot down over the neighboring woods. With his feisty new friend Kim, Peter rushes to the crash site to see if there's anything he can salvage. What he finds instead is a German airman. The enemy. Seriously wounded and in need of aid...Continuing in the tradition of thought-provoking literature about the Second World War, Dan Smith's MY FRIEND THE ENEMY is a thrilling adventure that also personalizes the moral dilemmas faced by the children left behind on the home front.
Undercover Jihadi Bride
Author: Anna Erelle
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780008139582
Category : Jihad
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Previously published as 'In the Skin of a Jihadist' Twenty-year-old 'Mélodie', a recent convert to Islam, meets the leader of an ISIS brigade on Facebook. In 48 hours he has 'fallen in love' with her, calls her every hour, urges her to marry him, join him in Syria in a life of paradise - and join his jihad. Anna Erelle is the undercover journalist behind 'Melodie'. Created to investigate the powerful propaganda weapons of Islamic State, 'Melodie' is soon sucked in by Bilel, right-hand man of the infamous Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. An Iraqi for whose capture the US government has promised $10 million, al-Baghdadi is described by Time Magazine as the most dangerous man in the world and by himself as the caliph of Islamic State. Bilel shows off his jeep, his guns, his expensive watch. He boasts about the people he has just killed. With Bilel impatient for his future wife, 'Melodie' embarks on her highly dangerous mission, which - at its ultimate stage - will go very wrong ... Enticed into this lethal online world like hundreds of other young people, including many young British girls and boys, Erelle's harrowing and gripping investigation helps us to understand the true face of terrorism.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780008139582
Category : Jihad
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Previously published as 'In the Skin of a Jihadist' Twenty-year-old 'Mélodie', a recent convert to Islam, meets the leader of an ISIS brigade on Facebook. In 48 hours he has 'fallen in love' with her, calls her every hour, urges her to marry him, join him in Syria in a life of paradise - and join his jihad. Anna Erelle is the undercover journalist behind 'Melodie'. Created to investigate the powerful propaganda weapons of Islamic State, 'Melodie' is soon sucked in by Bilel, right-hand man of the infamous Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. An Iraqi for whose capture the US government has promised $10 million, al-Baghdadi is described by Time Magazine as the most dangerous man in the world and by himself as the caliph of Islamic State. Bilel shows off his jeep, his guns, his expensive watch. He boasts about the people he has just killed. With Bilel impatient for his future wife, 'Melodie' embarks on her highly dangerous mission, which - at its ultimate stage - will go very wrong ... Enticed into this lethal online world like hundreds of other young people, including many young British girls and boys, Erelle's harrowing and gripping investigation helps us to understand the true face of terrorism.
The Truth Regarding Ancestral Worship
Author: Matlou Selepe
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479794600
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
The book deals with ancestral worship practiced by many people in African countries. It covers the origin of the worship and the subsequent consequences for those practicing it. Beginning with the creation, the book highlights and gives information regarding Lucifer and the spiritual realm. It also touches upon the roles of angels and demonic spirits and the unseen world or realm of the spirit. After dealing extensively with the unseen world, the realm of the spirit, and Lucifer’s subsequent fall, the book then focuses on some of his ruthless and wicked characters being used today against human race. The core of the book, ancestral worship, is covered just after the description of the characters, mainly to enable the reader to understand the origin and the ploy of using ancestral worship as a tool to harvest souls for eternal destruction away from the Almighty God.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479794600
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
The book deals with ancestral worship practiced by many people in African countries. It covers the origin of the worship and the subsequent consequences for those practicing it. Beginning with the creation, the book highlights and gives information regarding Lucifer and the spiritual realm. It also touches upon the roles of angels and demonic spirits and the unseen world or realm of the spirit. After dealing extensively with the unseen world, the realm of the spirit, and Lucifer’s subsequent fall, the book then focuses on some of his ruthless and wicked characters being used today against human race. The core of the book, ancestral worship, is covered just after the description of the characters, mainly to enable the reader to understand the origin and the ploy of using ancestral worship as a tool to harvest souls for eternal destruction away from the Almighty God.