In the final year of the Jewish Revolt, Simon the Zealot, one of Jesus' twelve disciples, seeks to rescue his estranged son from the Romans and convert him to Christianity. By the final year of the Jewish Revolt, Vespasian has become emperor and turned responsibility of defeating the Jewish rebels over to his son, Titus, a man of flagrant evil. During this turbulent time, Simon the Zealot, one of Jesus' twelve disciples, seeks to rescue his estranged son from the Romans and convert him to Christianity. Simon's son, Jonas, is a leader among the Jewish rebels and fiercely committed to saving both his people and the temple in Jerusalem. Vespasian and Simon each desire a kingdom for their sons, one an earthly empire, one a place in God's heavenly realm.