Book 1
The Invisible War
1960s → the election of 2048
Four friends, two called to ministry and two to politics, live through the growing split between liberal and conservative America. Will true Christians be seen as a cult?
Tribulation Cult
The complete 4-book series · Michael Phillips
Tribulation Cult
A century of America, from the 1960s to the 2060s. A nation pulled apart. A Church that must decide where it stands. A speculative thriller that many readers call prophetic.
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4 paperback novels
1,936 pages
100 years of story
“Others have called the series prophetic.”
Michael Phillips says Tribulation Cult may be the most important fiction series he has ever written.
As current as the headlines
Political compromise, cultural upheaval, the loss of liberties, and the rise of Islam. The future America in this series echoes the debates in today's news.
A saga across generations
Four college friends take different roads. Two become ministers. Two rise to the top of world politics. Their families carry the story into the 2050s.
Faith under pressure
Will a remnant church be called out of the larger Church? What will it look like, and what will be its role as the nation moves toward what many believe are the end times?
Four books. One story.
Read them in order for the full experience.
Book 2
Birth of a Remnant
The early 2030s
A shocking presidential assassination shakes the nation. As cultures clash and a mysterious “tribulation cult” rises, the place of Christianity in America is put in question.
Book 3
Hidden Jihad
2050
“World president” Jefferson Rhodes celebrates progressivism's triumph. But a secret cabal and a hidden Islamic faction move against America, and a remnant Church awakens.
Book 4
Freedom Manifesto
2051 → the election of 2056
A secret plan to remake the nation targets Christianity. A nuclear attack stuns the country. The Christian remnant faces a season as an “underground” Church.
A century of story
Where each book falls between the 1960s and the 2060s.
The Invisible WarBook 1: the 1960s to 2048
Birth of a RemnantBook 2: the early 2030s to 2048
Hidden JihadBook 3: 2050
Freedom ManifestoBook 4: 2051 to 2056
What readers say
Reader reviews from Amazon.
★★★★★
The Invisible War makes you think
“This is fiction, but it rings so true that it is a little scary. Phillips does a great job with his research, so the history is solid. … I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the sequel.”
★★★★★
A light that shines in the darkness!
“I had a difficult time putting the book down and I didn’t want it to end! … There is a light that always shines and has the power to cast out the darkness and this book has that as its theme.”
★★★★★
Great insight!
“The author goes into society’s changes through the years and has great insight into these years in America. I really enjoyed the depth of insight, the characters’ growth and listening to the excellent narrator.”
About Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips has written for the Christian market since 1977. He is the author of more than a hundred books and one of the leading novelists of the Christian fiction boom of the 1980s. Many readers know him as the man who renewed interest in the Scottish author George MacDonald.
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