The news spread like wildfire across the quiet Louisiana town—Cathy Duplantis, beloved wife of renowned pastor Jesse Duplantis, was gone. The congregation of Covenant Church sat in stunned silence as Jesse took the pulpit, his usual fiery spirit dampened by grief.
“My wife, my partner in faith, has gone to be with the Lord,” he said, his voice thick with sorrow. “But this… this was not how it was meant to happen.”
Whispers filled the sanctuary. There had been no reports of illness, no sign that Cathy was unwell. Yet, in the early hours of the morning, she had been found in their home—lifeless, her face frozen in an expression of fear.
The coroner had no answers. No signs of struggle, no illness, no explanation. It was as if her soul had simply been taken.
Jesse clenched his fists. “Last night, Cathy told me something.” He looked out at his congregation, his eyes scanning the worried faces before him. “She said she felt something… watching her. A presence.”
A murmur of unease rippled through the crowd.
“I told her to pray,” he continued. “I told her there was nothing to fear.” His voice broke. “I was wrong.”
The whispers grew louder. Some clutched their Bibles, others bowed their heads in silent prayer.
“The doctors can’t explain what happened,” Jesse said, his voice steadying. “But I know the enemy is real. I know darkness exists, even where there is light.”
In the back of the room, a woman stood abruptly, her face pale. “Pastor,” she said, her voice trembling, “I saw her last night.”
The room fell into dead silence.
“Where?” Jesse asked.
“In my dreams,” she whispered. “She was trying to speak, but something—something was holding her back.”
A chill ran through Jesse’s spine. He had spent a lifetime preaching about heaven and hell, about faith and miracles. But now, standing in front of his people, he realized—there was something else. Something lurking between the lines of scripture, something they had never prepared for.
And it had come for Cathy.
As the church doors creaked open and a sudden gust of wind swept through the sanctuary, Jesse knew one thing for certain—this was far from over.
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