The Trigger: A Novel on the Revelation [Paperback]

Hon Hoh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 16, 2011

“You must not fail.”

Three individuals from three continents find their lives merged in a single divine purpose: to win the last unreached people group on earth and usher in the Second Coming of Christ. They must succeed in order to fulfil the trigger for the return of the Lamb as declared in Matthew 24:14.

In their way stands the legion of demonic principalities intent on destroying the plan. Against the backdrop of unprecedented persecution and the onslaught of cataclysmic events, Pastor Josh must remain steadfast to carry out the priority revealed to him by God. He now realizes that no believer will escape the greatest tribulation in human history and that only the matchless return of the King can deliver mankind from evil’s reign.

The climactic battle between Good and Evil unfolds as Lucifer executes his definitive act of defiance: the global genocide of all Christians. With the sound of the trumpets reverberating throughout the heavens, what has been set in motion must now complete its course. Eternity and the fate of the earth are at stake.

There is no Plan B.

Far more than just another End Times novel and theologically distinct from the Left Behind series, the author of Risen Lamb, Empowered Saints: The Book of Revelation Made Easy offers a riveting story with an intriguing new perspective on the global events to come.

Prepare for your future.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Living Impact (May 16, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0578071959
• ISBN-13: 978-0578071954
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,203,251 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Hon Hoh is founder and executive director of Living Impact Inc. He was a pastor of three Australian churches, functioning in the capacity of associate, teaching, and senior pastor. A graduate of the University of Melbourne (Psychology), Swinburne Institute of Technology (Applied Social Psychology), the Bible College of Victoria, and Harvest Bible College (M.A. in Ministry), Hon worked in the field of social welfare prior to entering pastoral ministries. Hon is married to Ling and they have three children. 

For more information on Hon's latest book, THE TRIGGER (including the 81s book trailer, prologue, and reviews) please visit www.livingimpact.org

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5.0 out of 5 stars Revelation at its best!, May 18, 2011

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Roberto Mattos (Morganville, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Trigger: A Novel on the Revelation (Paperback)

I always thought the Book of Revelation to be one of the most intriguing books in the Bible. After reading Mr. LaHaye and Mr. Jenkins "Left Behind" series my common sense said that having the rapture before the tribulation was an easy escape for Christians and not likely to happen. But that was just my feeling. Although my will was for that interpretation to be true, I believe that the theological line of Mr. Hoh is more likely to happen.

In this wonderful novel, Mr. Hoh describes the "behind the scenes" action in heaven (and hell) while our heroes play their part spreading the Word of God till the last regions on Earth, so the prophecy of the second coming of Jesus could be fulfilled. After preaching in Shanghai, Pastor Josh McGuire is arrested by security forces in the airport when he was leaving and he is conducted to the Ministry of State Security. Over there he meets Mr. Yang, the chief, and inspired by the Holy Spirit he removes the demon from the chief's body. The chief sincerely converts to Christianity and helps Josh to leave the country. While this happens on Earth, an intense activity is also happening in the spiritual world. After arriving in Australia, Josh talks to his missionary friend and touched by Jesus and Gabriel he leaves to preach in the last part of the world where Christianity was not introduced yet. With the participation of Michael, Gabriel, Apollyon and lots of other characters, you have a very intense novel that will keep you glued to the book until the last page is turned and the last word is read.

I recommend this book to the permanent library of any reader that enjoy a very well written novel.

This book was written by Mr. Hon S. Hoh and it was published by Living Impact in May, 2011 and B&B Media Group were kind enough to send me a copy for reviewing through their blogger book review program.

5.0 out of 5 stars Will Christians Suffer Through the Tribulation?, June 27, 2011

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Laura Davis "Laura" (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Trigger: A Novel on the Revelation (Paperback)

The Trigger, by author Hon Hoh is an interesting take on the tribulation period that will have many pre-tribulation believers grabbing their bibles to make sure they are right.


The novel follows three people: Josh - a Pastor of a huge church, Yang- a spy, and Scott - a missionary, as well as some angels and demons in the spiritual realm.

Josh, Yang and Scott are all convinced that they need to be holding a rally for the last unreached people on earth, but there are forces in the spiritual realm who don't want that to happen for obvious reasons - the people that become believers at this event will trigger Christ's coming. Something the devil definitely does not want to happen.


But other things are taking place as well and the world is in chaos. The members of Josh's church are sure the Rapture will happen any day, but now, convinced that he preached the wrong message to his parishioners in regards to the rapture, Josh is convinced Christians will now live through the tribulation and he has to prepare his congregation for news they never expected to live through - persecution by the Antichrist.


This novel is going to be a shocker for those with a pre-trib view. If you believe the rapture is going to happen soon, this book might even make you mad. However, if you have an open mind it might encourage you to pick up your bible and find out for yourself if the rapture is something that is really going to happen before the tribulation.


Either way, The Trigger will definitely provoke discussion and probably lead the reader to look closely at end-times scripture. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more by this author.

5.0 out of 5 stars Suspenseful, June 18, 2011

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BookBargainsandPreviews.com "www.bookbargains... (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Trigger: A Novel on the Revelation (Paperback)

This is a terrific suspense novel written about the end times. The plot is taken from the Book of Revelation and the events could be mistaken for headlines in today's newspaper. Hoh takes the concepts and events from Revelation and writes them in such a way that even the Biblical novice or unbeliever can understand. I guess what makes this book so exciting is that it could happen in our world at anytime. There is much in this book about spiritual warfare and God's working in our lives. It was a great book and one to share with others.