In The Second Coming: A Love Story, the devilish new novel by Scott Pinsker, the culture war between Red America and Blue America turns shockingly real when two self-declared saviors appear on earth. The first “messiah” attracts legions of liberal and secular-progressive followers with his message of New Age brotherhood, quickly becoming the darling of the left. The second “messiah” preaches fire-and-brimstone traditional Christianity, gaining a grassroots army of conservative worshippers ready to battle to the death.
It’s finally happened: Red America and Blue America are headed for Armageddon!
Courting controversy of Biblical proportions, The Second Coming: A Love Story is the groundbreaking “thought-experiment” by Scott Pinsker that dares to ask: How well do YOU know God?
And how well do you know evil?
Two men claim to be the Second Coming of Christ. Each claims the other is Satan in disguise. But only one is telling the truth, and the reader isn’t explicitly told who’s who.
The United States soon splits along ideological lines, with Red America swearing allegiance to the conservative “savior” and Blue America (naturally) worshiping at the altar of the other. A furious Culture War-turned-Holy War erupts, with both sides waging a win-at-all-costs marketing campaign to prove their savior’s supremacy.
It’s finally happened: Red America and Blue America are headed for Armageddon!
Adding to the intrigue, the key characters are modernized updates of beloved Bible characters. For example, Mary Magdalene is recast as Margaret Magdala, Esquire – an unscrupulous attorney who sells her legal services to the highest bidder, until a self-declared savior rescues her from a lifetime of sin.
But was she really saved by God? Or damned to Hell?
Scott Pinsker is a Tampa-based publicist who has analyzed marketing trends and political brand-building strategies for FOXNews.com, Jewish World Review and the Washington Times. As the author describes it:
“According to Christian theology, the Devil is thousands of years old and deviously brilliant. I remember wondering one night, if such a creature didn’t want you to know who he was… how would you know? How could you out-think a creature that’s not only smarter than you, but also thousands of years more experienced and capable of supernatural powers? We get fooled by ordinary people every day – and most of the time, they’re not particularly clever! So what prayer would we realistically have to outwit the Prince of Darkness?
Then I had a further thought: If the Devil really wanted to con mankind, he wouldn’t appear with a pitchfork and horns. All those horror movies have it wrong; that’s too obvious. Instead, his best option would be to appear as a holy man – and to attach himself to the faith of his target audience. Because if I were Satan’s publicist, that’s what I’d recommend.
But what if we raised the stakes even further, and now there were TWO self-declared saviors – one who preached to Red America, the other to Blue America? And what if the key characters were all modern day updates of the major characters from the Bible? What would happen then?
Well, you’re about to find out!
For the last 15 years, I’ve tirelessly researched the subject matter, studying ancient texts and combing through the delicate intricacies of Christian eschatology. The end-result is The Second Coming: A Love Story. You needn’t be a theologist to fall in love with this story, although it certainly won’t hurt: I’ve woven-in countless clues and subtle references to the identity of the true Second Coming – and to the identity of Satan – throughout. No matter your faith, no matter your background, this book will challenge you to reconsider the very nature of existence. And that’s the God-honest truth.”
Divinely provocative and wickedly intelligent, The Second Coming: A Love Story will keep you guessing who-is-who until the very end…
…and possibly even after that.
This sounds like a very interesting story, one I might be interested in reading!
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