HIDEAWAY, Texas--Although Frank Nelte's been busy writing a commentary on the whole Bible, he took time out recently to think about and compose an essay that will be of interest to many readers of The Journal.

Mr. Nelte wrote "God's Plan for Mankind and Christ's Return." The original version is about 27 letter-size pages long.

"This article says things you have never read before," Mr. Nelte told The Journal. "It presents a picture drastically different from anything that has ever been taught in the present age of God's church, I believe."

The Journal publishes a condensed version of the essay in this issue. For the unabridged version, see Mr. Nelte's Web site, www.franknelte.net.

"Anyone who feels that I believe in predicting the year of Christ's second coming needs to read this article," Mr. Nelte said.