They both deal with classic Christian religious iconography, but are
not "religious fiction" in the vein of LaHaye/Jenkins, et al.
One was most likely a fiction piece published in Omni. As I recall,
the plot was this: the Second Coming arrives, and it's not what we
think it to be. Mankind is placed under a literal theocratic regime
in which any breaking of God's law results in instant divine
punishment - in the form of a fatal aneurysm.
The second was (I believe) found in a fantasy or sci-fi annual anthology.
A fellow named Rosenthal kills his wife, and later dies or commits
suicide. He's dispatched to a barren place he believes is Hell, but
there's no one there to torment him, and no one being tormented. Slowly,
he grows body hair and cloven feet. And he realizes/finds out that he
arrived just after Lucifer and his minions repented and were
accepted back into Heaven. So he's alone in Hades, and has become its
new ruler... (Better to rule in Hell than... ) |
