This volume brings together many important historical texts, the majority of them (speeches of Themistius, the Passion of St Saba, and evidence relating to the life and work of Ulfila) not previously available in English translation.

Matt Hiatt and the Disciples come face-to-face with evil. As a secular world moves closer to John's Revelation, Samil (Angel of Death) leadership does everything it can to prevent a blessed child from being born. Samil is intent on taking over the world and crushing religions worldwide. The End of Alpha is the second book in The 12th Disciple series. Modern day Disciples have come together to ensure that God's will is done in a world that has lost its way. The Third World War favors Samil leadership and the Disciples understand they must go on the offensive and recruit important military and government leadership to protect the interests of the United States and world. Much like The 12th Disciple, The End of Alpha is fast paced with plenty of action and intrigue. The love story between Matt and Elisabeth continues to blossom in the second installation. They embrace the importance of their destinies and significance of their relationship. "Release the Crevan "

Matt Hiatt has recently returned from a tour in Afghanistan with Special Operations. While stationed at Pendleton, the Marines allow him to work for a civilian company called Delta Defense. Delta Defense engineers and develops weapons for the U.S. military and rely on Matt's expertise for field-testing the equipment. Since his return from the Middle East, Matt has experienced several recurring dreams about a woman he doesn't know and hasn't met (yet). He documents the dreams in a journal to keep track of their content and recurrence. While at work one morning, Matt receives an instant message from a man named Sesom who warns Matt that people are tracking him and his life is in danger. Sesom invites Matt to meet him at a popular cafe near Delta Defense to share more details of his discovery. While Matt is skeptical, he has had a few strange encounters recently and would like to meet Sesom to understand why someone would want to track him. The meeting reveals that people are following Matt and want to kill him before he has a chance to reveal his dreams and visions. Sesom also shares that Matt's visions are a catalyst to the beginning of Revelation and an inevitable return of the Messiah. The meeting at the cafe ends in bloodshed and Matt witnesses firsthand that a group of evil people intends to end his life. Matt finds out there are Disciples that found Sesom by their own visions and discovery. Matt is unique because Sesom had visions of finding him in the City of Angels, and Matt's knowledge could hold the secret to understanding the beginning of Revelation. These modern day Disciples are different than Disciples that followed Jesus 2000 years ago. While the Disciples have a strong conviction in their own beliefs and skills, they come from different religions and two of them are women. The Disciples have come from all over the world to follow Sesom as he searches for the meaning of his visions and subsequent calling. They are trained in martial arts, hand-to-hand combat, specialized weapons, kendo, karate, and information gathering and sharing. Their trips take them to the Western Wall of Jerusalem and the Vatican in Rome. The Disciples find the woman of Matt's dreams in Jerusalem and she becomes much more than a metaphor in Matt's mind. She has been touched by the Holy Spirit and is the key to the second coming of the Messiah. However, she is in great danger and at risk of being eliminated by a group of evil people that call themselves Samil. With twists and turns at every page, the Disciples embark on a journey together to understand their fate. After two years of waiting, they have found critical partners in their journey of faith and understanding. The 12th Disciple is the first novel in a series of books that will usher in Revelation and the 2nd coming of the Messiah. One problem is of great concern for the Disciples. The second coming may have been aborted. Book One in The 12th Disciple series.

This volume begins with an introductory chapter on Orator, Emperor, and Senate. It then presents translations of a selection of speeches of Themistius, grouped into chapters that deal with a key period in the evolution of his career or with a sequence of events of particular historical significance. Chapter two explores Themistius' initial rise to prominence and includes translations of orations one and three as well as of the letter of Constantius to the Senate. Orations five and six are included in chapter three, which explores the themes of Themistius' ability to jump between regimes and of the religious controversies of the 360s. With chapter four (orations 14-16), the story leaps forward a decade and a half to the turbulent years of Theodosius, charting the evolution of his policies as he struggled to constrain the warring Goths. Chapter five, finally, brings the story to the twilight of Themistius' career and the controversy that erupted when he agreed to become urban prefect of Constantinople in 383/384. Orations 17 and 34 presented here, not only illuminate that controversy, but also how Themistius wished his lifetime's achievement to be viewed.