[ WP ] In a world where religion in all its forms has been banned , you witness the second coming of Jesus .

> `` For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words.'' 
 -- [ 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 ] ( https: //www.biblegateway.com/passage/? search=1+Thessalonians+4:16-18 & version=NIV ) 
 
 `` So, Mr. Kleiza, you were awake and saw the whole thing?'' 
 `` That's right, officer.'' 
 `` All right... What were you doing?'' 
 `` I was at the bus stop on my way to work, waiting for the 3:25AM bus.'' 
 `` And what was your first indication that something unusual was happening?'' 
 `` I heard the word'PIKILTI!' shouted from nowhere -- no, *everywhere* -- as loud as a thunderclap.'' 
 ``'Pikilti'?'' 
 `` It means'rise up' in Lithuanian. I was born in Vilnius.'' 
 `` I see. And then what happened?'' 
 `` Mrs. Castillo stood up like she'd been hit with a taser. She's an old lady from Guatemala who rides the same bus every day, and she does *not* speak Lithuanian, so I do n't know why she stood up. Then there was an even *louder* sound like a horn blast, and it shattered every window I could see from the bus stop.'' 
 `` Yes... and then what?'' 
 `` The bus stop is at the corner of a big cemetery, and though my ears were still ringing, I heard a rumble from that direction. I looked and saw dirt and bodies flying up.'' 
 `` Was it... happening everywhere?'' 
 `` You know, it's funny that you would ask that. There was stuff flying up in isolated spots all over the place, but *the older sections* were so involved that it looked as though bombs were going off there. The dirt fell back toward the ground, but the bodies kept rising, head first, with their hands stretched up like flying cartoon superheroes.'' 
 `` Okay... and where did they go?'' 
 `` Well, there was a cloud layer that looked to be about five hundred feet up. It had a really bright glow, as if the sun were above it, even though this was hours before sunrise. It lit up everything. All the bodies kept rising until they disappeared into the cloud layer. Then I heard Mrs. Castillo shout something, and when I turned around she was rising into the air after them! She disappeared into the cloud layer a few seconds later along with a few others, and right after that the clouds disappeared and the sky was clear.'' 
 `` Do you know if Mrs. Castillo was involved in any... prohibited cult activities?'' 
 `` Wow, *that's* an odd question. Mrs. *Castillo*? I ca n't imagine her being involved with a *terrorist* group! No, I'm sure she was n't.'' 
 `` All right... Do you have anything else to add?'' 
 `` No, that's everything I saw. Do the authorities have any idea what could have caused it? Was it some weird kind of terrorist attack, like they're saying online?'' 
 `` I do n't think anyone's sure yet, but I know there several agencies working on it.'' 
 `` Do you think it was connected to the mass prison escapes they say happened the same night?'' 
 `` I ca n't confirm that, sir... Well, that's all for now. Thank you for your time, Mr. Kleiza.'' 
 `` Not at all, officer, I'm always happy to do what I can to help the police. If it were n't for you guys, this place would go straight to hell.'' 
 
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