The Battle for Heaven and Earth by Mark M. Yarbrough

The Battle for Heaven and Earth

A Biblical Novel of Lucifer’s Fall and the Garden of Eden

Mark M. Yarbrough, Jerry B. Jenkins

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Themes
Origin of evil, Free will, Angelic rebellion

Who it’s for

  • For readers interested in biblical fiction about creation and the Garden of Eden
  • For readers drawn to stories of angelic rebellion and celestial warfare

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About this book

In the beginning--before Earth, before humanity, before sin--there was Heaven. And it was perfect.

This is the story of creation as you've never imagined it.

Once united in worship and purpose, the angelic realm is shaken when Lucifer--the most beautiful and exalted of all--questions the authority of God Himself. What begins as subtle pride soon ignites into open rebellion.

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As loyalties fracture and one-third of Heaven's hosts defect, Michael the Archangel is thrust into a role he never imagined: commander of God's army in a war that was never supposed to erupt. Friendship turns to enmity. Worship becomes warfare. And Heaven itself becomes a battlefield.

From the first spark of dissonance to the thunder of celestial combat, this sweeping epic explores the origin of evil and the agonizing cost of free will. With vivid imagination rooted in deep biblical truth, witness darkness rising against the very throne of God . . . and the divine plan that refuses to be undone, one that stretches from the creation of a new world to a garden paradise, and a fall that echoes through all of human history.

This is not just the story of a rebellion.

It is the story of why it mattered.

And why it still does.

Publisher details

Publisher categories

  • Action & Adventure
  • Family Sagas
  • Ancient Historical Fiction
  • Faith & Fiction
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  • Supernatural Thrillers
  • Visionary Fiction
  • Christian Historical Fiction
  • Biblical Fiction
Authors
Mark M. Yarbrough, Jerry B. Jenkins
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Published
November 3, 2026
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Action & Adventure