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Christian Fiction
- Historical Novels
Title: The Last Sacrifice Author: Hank Hanegraaff & Sigmund Brouwer Rating:  Excellent!
Publisher: Tyndale House Web Page: http://www.tyndale.com Reviewed by: Maurice A. Williams |
 
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The previous novel of this series ends with Vitas and John the Evangelist, the last disciple, on a ship headed for Alexandria. Vitas had been condemned to die in the arena, but powerful men in the Empire arranged his escape. His wife, Sophia, was sentenced to commit suicide. Vitas doesn’t know that she escaped also. The ship left harbor so quickly that the customary homage to the gods was not made. The superstitious sailors take matters into their own hands. They throw John overboard to appease the gods. Vitas jumps overboard and saves John. This offends the captain, who thinks he now lost his authority. He dare not leave Vitas drown because he fears the powerful men who paid him to take Vitas safely to Alexandria. The captain doesn’t know it, but the men who paid him to take Vitas want Vitas to lead a coup against Nero. Nero’s henchmen lost track of John and hire Damian, a famous hunter of escaped slaves to recapture him. Damian is Vitas’ brother and discovers that John is on the ship, but doesn’t know Vitas is with John. When the ship arrives in Alexandria, John is secretly put on another ship headed for Rome. When Damian arrives at Alexandria, he is surprised to see his brother Vitas rather than John. Vitas convinces Damian to help him rescue John. They boldly force the second ship’s captain to release John. Damian tells Vitas of Sophia’s enforced suicide. Vitas asks Damian to help him find the men looking for him so he can deal with Nero. THE LAST SACRIFICE will hold your interest from cover to cover and make you eagerly await the third novel in the series. In the last chapter, the authors explain why they believe their interpretation of Revelation makes far more sense than other interpretations. This outstanding series of books by Hank Hanegraaff and Sigmund Brouwer are not only interesting but will teach you much about early history and biblical interpretation.
Maurice A. Williams
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