Review – Soul’s Gate

One of Seattle’s newest, best-selling authors, James L. Rubart takes readers into a dimension of spiritual warfare few frequent in “Soul’s Gate.” Book one of the mystical Well Spring Novel series that releases today, November 6th.  There, Rubart writes spiritual truth with a supernatural twist in an entertaining thriller that pushes the boundaries and “breaks all the molds.”

The provocative narrative begins with Reece Roth, an ordinary middle-aged man with an extraordinary ability of entering inside another’s soul. It’s been thirty years since he helped heal others deep spiritual wounds with Jesus.  Thirty years since the tragedy that ended his warfare in the spiritual realm. Thirty years of torment since his destiny was ripped away with the words, “You killed them.”

Now, God has “…drawn him back…” his mission—to fulfill a thirty-year-old prophecy. He knew to invite four. They would meet at a secluded Colorado ranch where he would teach them the art of spiritual warfare. The battle would be intense from an enemy determined to stop them. Yet Reece knew by the end of their training the four would see the spiritual world with “stunning clarity.” They would call themselves, the Warrior’s Riding.

Alone on the northwest beach he again pulled the crumpled paper from his pocket and read in part, “…they will be four…the song, the teacher, the leader, the temple…instruct these warriors…bring healing to the broken…for one—death will come… 

Their battle would be intense and it had already begun. 

Thus begins James thought-provoking mystical fiction where four, Brandon, Tamara, Dana and Marcus would be invited to Wells Springs, a mysterious ranch in Colorado. Reece would train those who accepted the invitation in the art of spiritual warfare and they would learn to see with spiritual eyes, not unlike the days of Elijah, Enoch and the apostle Paul.

James blends fantasy and fiction with Scripture and a modern setting to portray a spiritual world not unlike that found in the Gospels and the Book of Acts. The fast-paced thriller revolves around prayer, intercessory prayer and spiritual warfare. Yet, it’s also about forgiveness and the freedom found in Christ that destroys relentless, soul-corroding guilt. 

The mind-blowing narrative combines with a touch of romance and intriguing characterizations to engage readers in a powerful, unforgettable story of good and evil that will be talked about long after the last page is turned.