Witness the End - 2034: ...they were right!

Witness the End is a doomsday thriller like no other.
Social breakdown marks the end of days, and bizarre catastrophes both natural and man-made ravage the globe. The events that constitute Armageddon, and the utter pandemonium of the Dystopian aftermath left to the handful of survivors is a tale that will grab the reader’s attention and hold it tight. But what's really disturbing is the revelation that an obscure group of religious zealots who've been preaching about this very thing for years turn out to be right. Members of this group have been crystal-balling Armageddon since 1879, and they have been wrong about the date so many times, that many of the most devoted, staunchest adherents to their doctrine no longer took their prophecy seriously. And then along comes 2034 and - surprise! The proverbial end of the world is finally here, in all its hideous and horrible splendor! And then it's all over but for those few left to witness the end, all the way through to its climax; those few chosen ones left to carry on, and to try to figure out what comes next.

What comes next is the utopian new system of things their religious leaders promised them… Anticipating paradise, they are instead met with devastation and a landscape of destruction. The shattered ruin they find awaiting them is a far cry from the Promised Land they expected to inherit.

What are these people to do now that Armageddon is over, and they have graduated into the not-so-instant Paradise? They spent their lives preaching, but now there are no people left to preach to; everybody else is dead. And might there not be a mess to clean up? Busted-up buildings, wrecked cars, basic rubble? And stores closed; gas stations, offices, all the places where business, commerce, and even fun and recreation took place, all either gone or left to wrack and ruin? Dead bodies everywhere, nine billion stiffs. Who is going to clean up this mess? Bury the dead? Rebuild the homes? Get the power back on? Find food?

They survived Armageddon into God's New Order and... they're all stuck with clean-up duty. No matter, they've also been granted everlasting life, so they will all have plenty of time to complete the task!

After that, what comes next? Be careful what you wish for…