Originally published: Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.

God Created Evolution Lucifer Rebelled Against It. The Father conceived a universe of elemental planets in evolution, with unique mortal personalities to evolve with them, and ascend to perfection. Lucifer considered it a massive waste of resources. Two ages come to grips with the Lucifer Rebellions impact on Earth. IN PREHISTORY... 511,000 years ago, the rebellion has cut interplanetary communications circuits and quarantined the Earth. Stranded is Anvil and a band of garden colonists from the Pleiades. They stand embattled in a primitive world which compromises their ideals, threatens their lives and demands a trip to the ruined city of Dalamatia where once stood the Tree of Life. IN MODERN DAY... Pleiadians are strongly but secretly present in a startlingly altruistic corporation. There, Mega and a united team of personalities with intelligence, beauty and sensuality seek to reverse the worlds cancerous corruptions. This leads to the U.S. President acting very peculiar and it may instigate a terrorist attack in Manhattan by a global arms industry threatened by peace. Lucifers Gardens stands alone as an action adventure that explores spiritual evolution and Gods Be Ye Perfect plan. It follows three other novels with these characters: The Alien Intimacies, Edge of Dark Light, and Dark Riders. Jim Clevelands nonfiction new spirituality books are: Beyond Cynicism, Celestials over Cincinnati, and Celestial Songbooks I and II. Jim, with Mark Austin, has produced 11 CDs of spiritual poetry and musical guest artists at CD Baby and iTunes.

How Lucifer Hijacked Humanity's Eternal Destiny is a whimsical poetic tale that tackles some of humanity's most enduring enigmas such as the unnerving inevitability of death, as the beginning of one's own eternal destiny--and the disturbing existence of evil in the world. But what might eternity be, if life is the only testing ground that precedes forever? And why has humankind been assigned such a wonderous, but grave responsibility--as everyone contemplates eternity with concepts of heaven, hell--and even nothingness? These ageless ideas continue to cause everyone to hope for the very best in terms of an afterlife for themselves, and for their loved ones. Eternity remains as relevant a consideration now as it was in ancient times when the greatest civilizations labored to entomb their kings and queens with enough care as to ensure their safe arrival to the hereafter. Thus, the onus of eternity has always haunted humanity like the strange curse of death itself. And as humanity still reckons with that inexplicably egregious entity called evil--does anyone actually know what it is, or who it is?

Deliver Us from Evil: A Prayer for Our Times is a book written for the volatile evil times in which we live and what primarily the Christian church needs to know and do about it. Its purpose is to move beyond the performance stage to view the backstage, to look behind at the often unrecognized spiritual and evil infrastructure that constantly influence and corrupt what we see on the world’s popular stage. It explains why truth on every level is under attacked. It exposed the satanic strategy of lies, camouflage, hidden agendas, hidden spiritual wars that contribute to evil in the world. It reveals the many ways in which the Christian church is being dragged into wars God did not call us to fight, while neglecting the one he called us to fight. It reveals why the evangelical church is so deadly silent about God’s good news to our world while evil news is always viral in our times. Most of all, this book lays out how we must fight our battles. It reveals the detailed biblical battle plan God gave his followers to follow, to fight, and to win. It shows the path back to the real spiritual war against evil God called his people to engage. It delivers the often hidden foundational reason and purpose for Christ’s prophetic prayer to his followers. This book shows Jesus’s prayer was meant particularly for our times and dispensation just before he returns to finally and ultimately “deliver us from evil.” It is one of the most important Christian books for survival for the Christian church’s effective witness in our times.

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In the beginning… Three brothers – Gabriel, Michael and Lucifer. Royalty. Archangels. United in devotion to their father and all his works. But when Lucifer learns of their father’s latest creation – a new race, fashioned from crude matter and yet made in his image – he is consumed with resentment. Why have he and his angelic kind been overlooked? After a bitter confrontation, Lucifer is cast out, doomed to an eternity of exile and punishment. Unrepentant, he vows he won’t suffer alone. Mankind has made a powerful enemy – one determined to lure it into darkness and torment any way he can… “There could be no bigger canvas for film-making.” – Mark Ordesky (Executive Producer – Lord of the Rings); “Alec not only re-frames pre-history; she also imaginatively illustrates how the realm of spirit impacts the contemporary material world.” Ileen Maisel (Executive Producer for the Golden Compass) “This is the best work of fiction I have read since the last installment of Dean Koontz’ Frankenstein series” Jim McDonald – 1340Mag – Online Entertainment Magazine.