His wife and the boys were there waiting for him. “I was starting to get worried,” said Sarah, stepping forward. “Well…how did it go?” Bill’s expression was not encouraging. “Not too well. We arrived just outside of the great walls of Zion, at the gate where we normally enter.” Bill paused. “There were people running everywhere. In all of my years in Heaven I have never seen panic like I did today. I mean, there was never any reason for it. People were gating out all around me, tens of thousands of them. It was impossible to enter into the city with a flood of people trying to get out. Not many people were in the mood to talk to us either, but those who did talk painted a real grim picture. “The angels and demons had been battling in and above the streets all day. They were still battling. There was smoke drifting everywhere. Parts of the city were in flames. Many people had tried to reach the Holy Place to seek sanctuary, but at least some were turned back by roving bands of demons.
