Flawed Paradise
The transitional period between the chaos of the old earth and the excellence of the new earth.
The emergence of life into an implausible world. Instead of the dreaded form of a mushroom cloud breaking forth from a nuclear explosion, an actual colossal mushroom has "supplanted" it. Vegetation gradually is replacing the irreconcilable.
Ground Zero
"In the dark we discover amazing courage, unspeakable suffering, everlasting love, life over death,... and dynamic faith..... Emergency Rescue Workers reveal another world. In this world self-sacrifice is the first law of life, everyone really is for everyone else." -Dr. David Randolph, More Candles in the Dark