The Visitation

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Peretti’s latest major fiction work tells of a small farming town that is turned upside-down by supernatural occurrences. Told in the first person narrative of a disillusioned pastor, this novel offers a chilling look at the battle for our minds through one man’s crisis of faith.

Former pastor Travis Jordan is forced to confront his religious beliefs
when a series of miraculous events occurs in Antioch, Washington.

Sightings of angels, a weeping crucifix, images of a Messiah in the sky...Nothing interesting ever happened in the small, eastern Washington wheat town of Antioch - until now. Without warning, Antioch has suddenly become a gateway for the supernatural from sightings of angels and messianic images materializing in the sky to a weeping crucifix with the power to heal.Yet these miracles are only the beginning of something much bigger: the return of the Messiah as prophesied in the bible. Then a self-proclaimed prophet mysteriously appears at a local ranch with a message...but is it from God?In search of answers and hungry for miracles, the national media along with the curious - flock in droves to the all-but-forgotten town. But what's great for local business has just the opposite effect on Travis Jordan. The burned-out former pastor has been trying to hide his past in Antioch. Now the whole world is headed to his backyard to find the Messiah, and in the process, every spiritual assumption he has ever held will be challnged. The starling secret behind this visitation ultimately pushed one man into a supernatural confrntation that will forever alter the lives of everyone involved.