Jerusalem Countdown: A Warning to the World
by John Hagee
c. 2006
I found this book at the used bookstore in town and bought it simply because it was referenced in a book I previously reviewed–Racing Toward Armageddon.
This is an interesting, Biblical look at how the fight over Jerusalem is moving the world toward the final battle which is, indeed, Armageddon. It is not, however, a pushing force in moving the world in that direction. In fact, it would be a voice attempting to slow the progression in that direction.
Hagee insists that the Muslims and Jews are fighting over Jerusalem and the Temple Mount in a dangerous game. Both want all of Jerusalem and are playing their advantages in that most of the world either agrees with them or doesn’t understand what the problem is. The problem is, in a nutshell, there will be no peace in the world until Christ comes again but neither side will acknowledge that. Both the Muslims and the Jews are looking for a Messiah but neither of them believe Jesus Christ to be either the Son of God or the Messiah they are looking for.
Meanwhile, much of the rest of the world believes that peace is achieveable if both sides will just compromise a bit more. It won’t happen because neither side is willing or able to give up. The Muslims won’t give up until Israel is GONE and the Jews can’t give up because if they do, the world will end. It is, therefore, up to the Christians to make sure that the right thing is done.
There are a few problems with the book, however. One of them is in Hagee’s reciting of a conversation with a “source.” Not identifying a source may be a safeguard but, honestly, the conversation recited is just too strange to be believable without a name attached to it. It sounds contrived and “canned.” It would have been better to have left the whole thing out, in my opinon.
It is a good book and well worth reading. My copy is used and had been marked by the previous owner which made certain things stand out that maybe shouldn’t have to me. But that may just have been me. Easy to read and understand. Scriptures are printed in the text so there is no need to carry a Bible along with you while you read.
