In 1999, Norman Ramsey experienced a vivid and unsettling dream. An earthquake occurred in Japan and the aftermath of its shaking was devastating, an even more violent shaking erupted in Southern California, and then a plane carrying Michael Gorbachev went down over Eastern Europe. In between each sequence of events, Norman asked God one simple question, "Why?" In the dream the answers were revealed. A Nation Pierced describes the answers spoken to...