{"product_id":"9781683595953_the-gates-of-hell","title":"The Gates of Hell","description":"\u003cb\u003e2022 Foreword INDIES Finalist, History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe gates of hell shall not prevail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDecimated by war, revolution, and famine, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia was in critical condition in 1921. In \u003ci\u003eThe Gates of Hell,\u003c\/i\u003e Matthew Heise recounts the bravery and suffering of German Russian Lutherans during the period between the two great world wars. These stories tell of ordinary Christians who remained faithful to death in the face of state persecution. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristians in Russia had dark days characterized by defeat, but God preserved his church. Against all human odds, the church would outlast the man-made sandcastles of communist utopianism. \u003ci\u003eThe Gates of Hell\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful testimony to the enduring power of God's word, Christ's church, and the Spirit's faithfulness.","brand":"Matthew Heise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42346563895373,"sku":"9781683595953","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8532\/3085\/files\/9781683595953.jpg?v=1771964741","url":"https:\/\/bakerpublishinggroup.com\/products\/9781683595953_the-gates-of-hell","provider":"Baker Publishing Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}