Monday, December 6, 2010
Pathway Press
Please be sure to check out the link to Pathway Press where you can order a copy of END OF THE AGE!
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
ForeWord Clarion Review
ForeWord Clarion Review has finally reviewed END OF THE AGE: THE ASCENDANT, and here is the gist of what they said.
His religious beliefs and knowledge of theology and science fiction add to the delectable ambiguity that exudes from the novel…this underlined motif is the fuel that powers the novel and causes readers to question their own beliefs.…the story is also contagious in its excitement for history, philosophy, and theology that mesh together with Sims’ storytelling ability to create true art.
Get your copy today! :o)
His religious beliefs and knowledge of theology and science fiction add to the delectable ambiguity that exudes from the novel…this underlined motif is the fuel that powers the novel and causes readers to question their own beliefs.…the story is also contagious in its excitement for history, philosophy, and theology that mesh together with Sims’ storytelling ability to create true art.
Get your copy today! :o)
Monday, May 3, 2010
Gaston Gazette article
Go to http://www.gastongazette.com/articles/meets-46633-author-mille.html to find an interesting artcle on the novel
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Possible Press Release
The following is a first draft press release. We are still waiting for the ForeWord Clarion Review.
New novel considers life after Armageddon
Author Ervin Sims presents a view of the future from a eschatological perspective in End of the Age
BELMONT, N.C. – End of the Age: The Ascendant by Ervin Sims explores what it might be like to live in the time of peace and plenty that takes place after the Battle of Armageddon.
In End of the Age, it is the year 953YOL, which is the 10th century of an era that rose out of the destruction surrounding Armageddon, and Paul Watanabe has just turned 21. Almost a thousand years before, the world was almost destroyed by war and natural disasters until Lord Emmanuel, King of the World, came from space claiming to be God and accompanied by immortal followers who said that they had lived on Earth before. People were free as long as they submitted to the rule of the king. There was only one religion and one ruler.
Having now graduated from high school and completed his universal service requirement, Paul is ready to ascend from minor status to the status of full citizen of the empire. From this time on, Lord Emmanuel’s government will hold him fully responsible for his behavior and decisions. He must follow orders as very few people opposed the king. After all, the planet and mankind had recovered, and people everywhere prospered leading follower to believe that their empire must be paradise.
With a keen interest in eschatology, or a branch of theology focused on the final events of mankind or the world, Sims speculates on the millennial reign of Christ as prophesized in the Bible. “Many today think of Armageddon as a metaphor for the end of the world and time. However, I believe that Armageddon is the end of one age of human history and the start of a new age,” says Sims. “Huxley wrote Brave New World and Orwell wrote 1984. In a similar manner, I am looking at the future from a dispensationalist [a study of periods in history in which God relates to human beings in different ways under different Biblical covenants] Christian perspective, and I see this future as one that is prosperous.”
Professor and lecturer Dr. Daniel Goldberg states, “End of the Age by Dr. Ervin Sims has the great potential to incite and excite anyone thinking and reading about great future events depicted in Biblical prophecy.
Biblical prophecy is presented in a fresh, new and dramatic way for both young and old.”
End of the Age: The Ascendant is available for sale online at Amazon.com and other channels.
About the Author
Ervin Sims is a U.S. Army veteran and graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s degree in human development and learning. He taught in high school for many years until he returned to graduate school in order to teach at the college level. He resides in Belmont with his wife. End of the Age is his first novel, and the plans for two follow up books are underway.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Ervin Sims
Web: www.biglakepublications.blogspot.com
Any comments?
New novel considers life after Armageddon
Author Ervin Sims presents a view of the future from a eschatological perspective in End of the Age
BELMONT, N.C. – End of the Age: The Ascendant by Ervin Sims explores what it might be like to live in the time of peace and plenty that takes place after the Battle of Armageddon.
In End of the Age, it is the year 953YOL, which is the 10th century of an era that rose out of the destruction surrounding Armageddon, and Paul Watanabe has just turned 21. Almost a thousand years before, the world was almost destroyed by war and natural disasters until Lord Emmanuel, King of the World, came from space claiming to be God and accompanied by immortal followers who said that they had lived on Earth before. People were free as long as they submitted to the rule of the king. There was only one religion and one ruler.
Having now graduated from high school and completed his universal service requirement, Paul is ready to ascend from minor status to the status of full citizen of the empire. From this time on, Lord Emmanuel’s government will hold him fully responsible for his behavior and decisions. He must follow orders as very few people opposed the king. After all, the planet and mankind had recovered, and people everywhere prospered leading follower to believe that their empire must be paradise.
With a keen interest in eschatology, or a branch of theology focused on the final events of mankind or the world, Sims speculates on the millennial reign of Christ as prophesized in the Bible. “Many today think of Armageddon as a metaphor for the end of the world and time. However, I believe that Armageddon is the end of one age of human history and the start of a new age,” says Sims. “Huxley wrote Brave New World and Orwell wrote 1984. In a similar manner, I am looking at the future from a dispensationalist [a study of periods in history in which God relates to human beings in different ways under different Biblical covenants] Christian perspective, and I see this future as one that is prosperous.”
Professor and lecturer Dr. Daniel Goldberg states, “End of the Age by Dr. Ervin Sims has the great potential to incite and excite anyone thinking and reading about great future events depicted in Biblical prophecy.
Biblical prophecy is presented in a fresh, new and dramatic way for both young and old.”
End of the Age: The Ascendant is available for sale online at Amazon.com and other channels.
About the Author
Ervin Sims is a U.S. Army veteran and graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s degree in human development and learning. He taught in high school for many years until he returned to graduate school in order to teach at the college level. He resides in Belmont with his wife. End of the Age is his first novel, and the plans for two follow up books are underway.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Ervin Sims
Web: www.biglakepublications.blogspot.com
Any comments?
Monday, April 5, 2010
Easter in the Carolina's
Easter in the Carolina's was beautiful this year. The days are now starting to get longer and longer. In the novel Easter is not called Easter any more. It is combined with Passover and is called by a new name. I would like to challegne you all to read the novel and respond, telling the new name for Easter.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
On Amazon.com
You can now go to Amazon.com and find END OF THE AGE: THE ASCENDANT. You can look it up by title or by author. Check it out!!! After reading your copy you can write a review and post it on Amazon.com.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
It has been released!!!
The final edit has been approved and END OF THE AGE: THE ASCENDANT is now on the market. The e-store at Create Space is ready to take your order. Simply go to https://www.createspace.com/3409770 and place your order. END OF THE AGE: THE ASCENDANT will soon be available on Amazon.com as well, but why wait. Follow the link to Create Space now!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The Book will be out soon!
I have approved the last of the last corrections and I should have the final hard copy proof in about two weeks. If all goes well the book will be available before April. When it does I will set up a link from this blog to my Create Space estore. I am very excited about this. It will also be made available on Amazon.com and with time I will bring other retailers on board. Below is a copy of the book description as it will be seen on Create Space and Amazon.com.
In 953YOL Paul Watanabe turned 21. After graduating from High School and completing his Universal Service requirement he was ready to attain the status of full citizen of the Empire. Paul ascended from minor status and gained the rights and responsibilities of a citizen. From this time on Lord Emmanuel’s Government would hold him fully responsible for his behavior and decisions. Almost a thousand years before the world was almost destroyed by war and natural disasters. Then someone came from space claiming to be God, accompanied by immortal followers who said that they had lived on Earth before. The planet and mankind recovered, and people everywhere prospered. Even the poorest lived in plenty.
Now Paul was becoming a citizen, thus is set the stage for this new novel. This is the first in a series of three novels exploring what it would be like to live in the time of peace and plenty that takes place after the Battle of Armageddon. Many today think of Armageddon as a metaphor for the end of the world and time. A closer reading of Bible prophecy does not show that. Armageddon is the end of one age of human history and the start of a new age.
The story of Paul Watanabe is set during the tenth century of an era that rose out of a time of social and natural disasters. The King of the World, Lord Emmanuel, says He is the Creator God. There is only one religion and one ruler. The King proclaims Himself to be God and He has a race of immortal beings to back Him up. People are free as long as they submitted to the rule of the King. Those who opposed the King are dealt with in rapid order. Very few people opposed Him; after all, everyone had work and a place to live. No one went hungry. Surely this is paradise. Isn’t it?
In 953YOL Paul Watanabe turned 21. After graduating from High School and completing his Universal Service requirement he was ready to attain the status of full citizen of the Empire. Paul ascended from minor status and gained the rights and responsibilities of a citizen. From this time on Lord Emmanuel’s Government would hold him fully responsible for his behavior and decisions. Almost a thousand years before the world was almost destroyed by war and natural disasters. Then someone came from space claiming to be God, accompanied by immortal followers who said that they had lived on Earth before. The planet and mankind recovered, and people everywhere prospered. Even the poorest lived in plenty.
Now Paul was becoming a citizen, thus is set the stage for this new novel. This is the first in a series of three novels exploring what it would be like to live in the time of peace and plenty that takes place after the Battle of Armageddon. Many today think of Armageddon as a metaphor for the end of the world and time. A closer reading of Bible prophecy does not show that. Armageddon is the end of one age of human history and the start of a new age.
The story of Paul Watanabe is set during the tenth century of an era that rose out of a time of social and natural disasters. The King of the World, Lord Emmanuel, says He is the Creator God. There is only one religion and one ruler. The King proclaims Himself to be God and He has a race of immortal beings to back Him up. People are free as long as they submitted to the rule of the King. Those who opposed the King are dealt with in rapid order. Very few people opposed Him; after all, everyone had work and a place to live. No one went hungry. Surely this is paradise. Isn’t it?
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Final Proof has been shipped
The final hard copy proof has been completed and shipped. I should receive it next week. There may be pre review copies available before the end of the month. This book has also been entered in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. The first cut of entries will be made February 25th. Check back and I will keep all interested parties informed.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Foreword from End of the Age: The Ascendant
Foreword
There are many examples of apocalyptic literature and films in this day and age. Two movies in 1998 (Deep Impact and Armageddon) foresaw the world being destroyed by meteor impacts. Sometimes the end comes in a nuclear holocaust, or disease. Another favorite genre is invasions by various assortments of monsters or aliens. All have a macabre appeal. It would appear that people have a fascination with the thought of end-time disaster. Perhaps this is natural. One can certainly see it in the various religions of the world and when one thinks of the Bible the name Armageddon jumps quickly to the mind of many.
When people hear the word Armageddon, they often think in terms of the end-times and the end of the world. They associate it with Biblical end-time mythology or as Christians might prefer, eschatology. However, according to Christian prophecy, Armageddon is not the end of the world, but the dawning of a new age, an era that will last at least one thousand years. This novel envisions a civilization that is thriving in this distant future. A world populated with mortal men and women having the same flaws and virtues common today.
1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; 3 and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while. Revelations 20:1-3 NKJV
This story is presented from a Dispensational perspective. Discussions of the Rapture and the Tribulation often use ideas drawn from this theological framework. The early nineteenth century Plymouth Brethren movement and John Nelson Darby form its modern roots. Several different offshoots exist. Rigorous exploration of these branches leads to fascinating concepts like pre, post and mid Tribulation Rapture, as well as various other nuances. An interesting book to research end-times theology is Things to Come by Dwight Pentecost.
The goal of this novel, however, is not to appeal to the Christian reader only. I tried to present the story in such a way that all who enjoy stories of the future might find it interesting. Only time will tell if I have succeeded. It is a novel of a future time in the same fashion as Huxley’s Brave New World or Orwell’s 1984. A comparison of parts of this book, have been made with Robert Heinlein’s novella If This Goes On. I do not recall having read the novella, but I have read enough of Heinlein to consider that praise.
In my mind End of the Age is a three part story. I believe that The Ascendant as a novel stands on its own, but the story that I have set out to write is not completely told here. Book Two is almost finished and the plot outline for Book Three is already set. It is my intention to publish these as well. I hope you enjoy the story.
There are many examples of apocalyptic literature and films in this day and age. Two movies in 1998 (Deep Impact and Armageddon) foresaw the world being destroyed by meteor impacts. Sometimes the end comes in a nuclear holocaust, or disease. Another favorite genre is invasions by various assortments of monsters or aliens. All have a macabre appeal. It would appear that people have a fascination with the thought of end-time disaster. Perhaps this is natural. One can certainly see it in the various religions of the world and when one thinks of the Bible the name Armageddon jumps quickly to the mind of many.
When people hear the word Armageddon, they often think in terms of the end-times and the end of the world. They associate it with Biblical end-time mythology or as Christians might prefer, eschatology. However, according to Christian prophecy, Armageddon is not the end of the world, but the dawning of a new age, an era that will last at least one thousand years. This novel envisions a civilization that is thriving in this distant future. A world populated with mortal men and women having the same flaws and virtues common today.
1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; 3 and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while. Revelations 20:1-3 NKJV
This story is presented from a Dispensational perspective. Discussions of the Rapture and the Tribulation often use ideas drawn from this theological framework. The early nineteenth century Plymouth Brethren movement and John Nelson Darby form its modern roots. Several different offshoots exist. Rigorous exploration of these branches leads to fascinating concepts like pre, post and mid Tribulation Rapture, as well as various other nuances. An interesting book to research end-times theology is Things to Come by Dwight Pentecost.
The goal of this novel, however, is not to appeal to the Christian reader only. I tried to present the story in such a way that all who enjoy stories of the future might find it interesting. Only time will tell if I have succeeded. It is a novel of a future time in the same fashion as Huxley’s Brave New World or Orwell’s 1984. A comparison of parts of this book, have been made with Robert Heinlein’s novella If This Goes On. I do not recall having read the novella, but I have read enough of Heinlein to consider that praise.
In my mind End of the Age is a three part story. I believe that The Ascendant as a novel stands on its own, but the story that I have set out to write is not completely told here. Book Two is almost finished and the plot outline for Book Three is already set. It is my intention to publish these as well. I hope you enjoy the story.
Monday, January 11, 2010
THE COVER IS READY!
The latest cover proof has been approved. This pushes the completion right on down the road. In case it's difficult to read, the back cover reads:
Paul Watanabe grew up in a world at peace for over eight hundred years. There was one world government, one world king, the Lord Emmanuel. Lord Emmanuel was proclaimed God. He had a race of immortal beings to back Him up. People were free as long as they submitted to His rule. Those who opposed Him were dealt with in rapid order, and very few people opposed Him; after all, everyone had work and a place to live. No one went hungry. Surely this was paradise. Wasn’t it?
Ervin Sims is a native of the Carolina piedmont and lives in Belmont North Carolina. While serving in the US Army he met his bride of forty years in Germany. They have one daughter. He has a Masters Degree from the University of North Carolina Charlotte and currently teaches history at Gaston College and Lee University. Ervin is an active member of the North Belmont Church of God. He enjoys reading books on history, science fiction, and theology.
We are still hopeing to go to press sometime in the spring.
Paul Watanabe grew up in a world at peace for over eight hundred years. There was one world government, one world king, the Lord Emmanuel. Lord Emmanuel was proclaimed God. He had a race of immortal beings to back Him up. People were free as long as they submitted to His rule. Those who opposed Him were dealt with in rapid order, and very few people opposed Him; after all, everyone had work and a place to live. No one went hungry. Surely this was paradise. Wasn’t it?
Ervin Sims is a native of the Carolina piedmont and lives in Belmont North Carolina. While serving in the US Army he met his bride of forty years in Germany. They have one daughter. He has a Masters Degree from the University of North Carolina Charlotte and currently teaches history at Gaston College and Lee University. Ervin is an active member of the North Belmont Church of God. He enjoys reading books on history, science fiction, and theology.
We are still hopeing to go to press sometime in the spring.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
END OF THE AGE : The Ascendant
Be on the lookout, a new book is coming down the pike. END OF THE AGE: The Ascendant is the first of a three book series depicting the times after the Tribulation.
Paul Watanabe grew up in a world at peace for over eight hundred years. There was one world government, one world king, the Lord Emmanuel. Lord Emmanuel was proclaimed God. He had a race of immortal beings to back Him up. People were free as long as they submitted to His rule. Those who opposed Him were dealt with in rapid order, and very few people opposed Him; after all, everyone had work and a place to live. No one went hungry. Surely this was paradise. Wasn't it?
END OF THE AGE: The Ascendant is scheduled for release sometime this spring.
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