Mark Roberts is student of the book of Revelations.  He has incorporated his knowledge of the prophetic messages to write a novel set in the United States on the Airngton Farm.  The events pick up just prior to the sounding of the 6th trumpet,  In a scene harkening back to the start of World War II, ambassadors visit the president of the United States on the eve of the start of World War III when Russia, China and Iran attack the coasts of North America and Europe with nuclear weapons, killing 1/3 of the world's population.  It's a thriller with an historical prophetic punch.