There are items that, if obtained, can open the heavens for further enlightenment before the second coming of the Lord. Through a series of surprise events, a cast of characters begins to come together—a "gathering of peoples" that, unbeknownst to some, have entered into a potentially dangerous and life-threatening situation dealing with the items mentioned above. One of these characters, Darren Brown, a Colorado native with a wife and three children, begins to feel disenfranchised, unsettled, and concerned about the world around him. As he sets off to find some personal answers, he is shortly swept into something that he knows nothing about, changing his and his family's lives forever. Another character, Misty Butler, an elderly Native American widow, arrives on the scene and she too, after experiencing some powerful and emotional spiritual visions, is wrapped up into the plot. From the first chapter to the last, the plot twists and turns, leaving the reader in suspense over what will happen next.