Zion Rising

In Zion Rising, attorney and policy executive Samuel D. Castor traces the theme of Zion across scripture, history, and world religions—from Enoch's translated city and Melchizedek's Salem to Joseph Smith's restoration and the prophesied Second Coming. Drawing on the standard works, apocryphal texts, and personal experience, Castor argues that Zion is both a literal rising of purified earth to heaven and an inner awakening available now. A speculative, devotional, and deeply personal work for Latter-day Saint readers hungry for doctrinal depth about the last days.

• Reframes Enoch's Zion as a literal city that rose into the sky—and argues we're meant to rise too
• Connects ancient scripture, apocrypha, and modern prophecy into one sweeping vision of Zion
• Written by a high-powered attorney who found Zion during pandemic lockdown
• Blends deep doctrine with vulnerable personal stories of injury, pain, and awakening

“Just as Christ is the why, Zion is the how.”

Perfect for a doctrinally curious Latter-day Saint adult fascinated by Enoch, the city of Zion, translation, symbolism, and Second Coming prophecy who enjoys speculative gospel scholarship.